Football 5 Yard Penalties List
Below is a list of 5 yard penalties in football categorized by league and ordered alphabetically.
NFL 5-Yard Penalties
- Delay of game
- Encroachment
- False start
- Illegal formation
- Illegal forward handling
- Illegal forward pass
- Illegal kick
- Illegal motion
- Illegal shift
- Illegal snap
- Illegal substitution
- Illegal touching of a forward pass
- Illegally touching of a free kick
- Illegal use of hands by defense
- Ineligible player downfield on kick
- Ineligible player downfield on pass
- Invalid fair-catch signal
- Kicking team player voluntarily out of bounds
- Neutral zone infraction
- Offside
- Running into kicker
- Second excess team timeout after two-minute warning
- Too many players on the field
College Football 5-Yard Penalties
- Defensive Offside
- Delay Of Game
- Delay Of Kickoff
- Disconcerting Acts or Signals
- Encroachment
- False Start
- Illegal Contact
- Illegal Formation
- Illegal Forward Handoff
- Illegal Forward Pass
- Illegal Kick And Kicking Loose Ball
- Illegal Motion
- Illegal Shift
- Illegal Substitution
- Illegal Touching of a Forward Pass
- Illegal Use Of Hands
- Ineligible Downfield Kick
- Ineligible Downfield Pass
- Invalid Fair Catch Signal
- Neutral Zone Infraction
- Offensive Offside
- Offside On Free Kick
- Pass Interference
- Player Out Of Bounds On Kick
- Running Into The Kicker
- Sideline Infraction
- Too Many Men On Field
CFL 5-Yard Penalties
- Defensive Offside
- Encroachment
- False Start
- Illegal Contact
- Illegal Forward Pass
- Illegal Kick And Kicking Loose Ball
- Illegal Motion
- Illegal Shift
- Illegal Use Of Hands
- Ineligible Downfield Pass
- Neutral Zone Infraction
- Offensive Offside
- Offside On Free Kick
- Player Out Of Bounds On Kick
- Pyramiding
- Running Into The Kicker
- Time Count
High School Football 5-Yard Penalties
- Defensive Holding
- Defensive Offside
- Delay Of Game
- Delay Of Kickoff
- Encroachment
- False Start
- Illegal Contact
- Illegal Formation
- Illegal Forward Handoff
- Illegal Forward Pass
- Illegal Kick And Kicking Loose Ball
- Illegal Motion
- Illegal Shift
- Illegal Substitution
- Illegal Touching of a Forward Pass
- Illegal Use Of Hands
- Ineligible Downfield Kick
- Ineligible Downfield Pass
- Invalid Fair Catch Signal
- Neutral Zone Infraction
- Offensive Offside
- Offside On Free Kick
- Player Out Of Bounds On Kick
- Running Into The Kicker
- Too Many Men On Field