Canadian Football Question???

[shoeman530]

Quote by Chado1 in his CFL thread:

"Down 20-1 at halftime and comeback to win 21-20!!!"


How do you score just one point in the CFL? Have seen this a few times and always wondered...too lazy to look it up right now.


Thanks.

[Kaptain]

Another difference that may completely confuse non-Canadian football fans is the rouge. This scoring is used only in Canadian Football. A rouge is scored if the ball can not be returned out of the endzone. Fieldgoals are live and can be returned for a touchdown. Should the defending team not return the missed field goal out the end zone a single point is awarded to the kicking team.

For example: The first team kicks to the second team. A player on the second team attempts to catch the ball in his team's endzone, but fumbles the ball and is subsequently tackled. The other team scores a rouge, as the ball became dead in possession of a player in his own goal area.

After a rouge, the team scored against next puts the ball into play at any point between the hash marks on its 35 yard line. If the point was scored as the result of an unsuccessful field goal attempt, the team scored against may elect to put the ball back into play at its own 35 yard line or at the point of last scrimmage.

This is an excerpt form the differences in CFL, NFL, NCAA etc....

[shoeman530]

Thanks Kapt.

[fuzzebear]

THE FIELD IS JUST TOO GODDAM BIG!!!!!

[drugstuntman]

maybe I just really miss football season, but I actually like watching the CFL....lots of passing and some decent players sprinkled throughout the league - it will do until the real thing cranks up!