(Most refer to this as an extra point or PAT. A Try Down field goal is worth one point. The offensive team can also score a field goal during the Try Down that follows a touchdown. (Most refer to this as a two-point conversion.) A Try Down touchdown is worth two points. And–interestingly–a offensive or defensive team can score a touchdown during the Try Down that follows a touchdown. The play after a six-point touchdown is called the Try Down–an actual down during which the clock does not run. Pages 83-88 of the Rules and Interpretations discuss Scoring. Anyone who bet on Nebraska would have benefited from a successful extra point, in which case the bet result would have been a “push” instead of a lost bet, in which case the bettor’s money would have been returned to him instead of having been lost.)
(Nebraska won the game by three points on the game’s final play, and a guy asked me why Nebraska didn’t kick the extra point after the final play to put Nebraska up by four points, which happened to be the number of points by which Nebraska was favored at the start of the game. I recently read portions of the 211-page NCAA Football 20 Rules and Interpretations following Nebraska’s Hail Mary pass against Northwestern. Pop Quiz Choices: A: The Extra Point B: The PAT C: The Try Down or D: The Fumbleroosky. Pop Quiz: What’s the play following a college football six-point touchdown called? College Football Rules: Points After A Touchdown Posted: Novem| Author: The DA Blog | Filed under: Sports | 6 Comments
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