View Full Version : How do you get 1 point in CFL?
Illini
10-12-2007, 09:41 PM
Any other weird rules? I know you only get 3 downs.
Kenny B
10-12-2007, 09:50 PM
Scoring in Canadian football is the same as in the American game, except for a variation of the single point, also called the rouge or single. A single is scored when the ball enters the goal area after a punt or a missed field goal and is recovered by a defensive player who is downed in the goal area. A single is also scored when the ball enters the goal area after a punt or missed field goal and then goes out of bounds, or on a kickoff when the ball is touched by a member of the opposing team and then enters the goal area.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564016/Canadian_Football.html
Essentially the offense has to get the ball out of endzone or 1 point is scored by the kicking team.
Illini
10-12-2007, 09:53 PM
so if you miss a field goal, but it goes out the back of the endzone, do you get a point? What if you punt it into the endzone, but the receiving team doesn't touch it? Interesting stuff. I had no idea the one pointer existed until tonight.
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