There are a lot of different signals that football officials use in the game. It can get confusing. This is a list of the different football referee hand signals and what they mean. The specific rules below are described in more detail on other pages (see links at bottom of page). Football Official |
 Holding or illegal use of hands  Offside or encroachment  False start by the offense  Clipping 
 Personal Foul  Roughing the Passer |
 Delay of game  Facemask  Intentional grounding by the quarterback  Illegal block in the back  Pass interference  Roughing the kicker  Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
 Touchdown, field goal, or extra point scored |
 Safety scored |
 First Down |
 30 Second Time out (also illegal touching) |
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