[Husker] Touchdown = first down?

[Anita Jackson]

A touchdown IS counted as a first down. I remember because commentators 
were making a big deal of the number of first downs Nebraska racked up 
during a game against Kansas years ago. Probably the one where Calvin 
Jones had stupid crazy yards (and touchdowns).




On 10/20/2012 4:13 PM, Mike Nolan wrote:
> You must read the language 'A first down shall be recorded...' differently
> than I do.
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> Mike Nolan
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>> Nope...just a TD
>>
>> On 10/20/2012 3:52 PM, Mike Nolan wrote:
>>>> is a touchdown (if it's over 10 yards?) also a first down?
>>>>
>>>> Somehow this doesn't seem correct.
>>>    From the NCAA Football Statistician's Manual:
>>>
>>> SECTION 1=E2EUR"FIRST DOWNS
>>> Article 1. A first down shall be recorded whenever the yardsticks
>>> are ordered forward and/or when a touchdown is scored from scrimmage
>>> (rushing or passing) within a series of downs starting from 10
>>> yards or more from the goal line, or when a dead-ball foul results in
>>> an automatic first down (see Section 1, Article 6).
>>>
>>> See web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/Stats_Manuals/Football/2011ez.pdf
>>> --
>>> Mike Nolan
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