Overtime
ELF Overtime rules[edit | edit source]
Overtime rules in the ELF are the same as in college football (NCAA).
At the end of the fourth period of regulation time, the referees and team captains shall meet for another coin toss. The captain of the visiting team may call the coin toss. The winner of the coin toss may choose one of two options:
- play offense or defense
- which end of the field will be used for both overtime periods. There is no shifting option in college overtime. The team that loses the coin toss must choose the remaining option.
First period of overtime[edit | edit source]
In overtime, each drive starts at the opponent's 25-yard line. Each offensive team has one possession to score a touchdown or field goal. The time the possession lasts does not matter.
The team that gets the ball second then has one attempt to match or exceed what the opponent has managed. The drive can start at a hash mark or between hash marks.
Second overtime period[edit | edit source]
If the score is tied after the first overtime, each team gets another chance to score from the 25-yard line in the second overtime.
Either way, in the second overtime, each team that scores a touchdown must also attempt a two-point conversion.
Third Period of Overtime[edit | edit source]
Once the game reaches three overtimes, the teams alternate on offense and attempt a 2-point conversion instead of starting a drive at the 25-yard line.
Additional overtimes may be played until a winner is determined.
Timeouts[edit | edit source]
Each team has one timeout per overtime period. They are not carried over to the next period. If a timeout is used between two overtime periods, it counts as a team's only timeout in the next overtime period.
ELF Games decided in overtime[edit | edit source]
| Season | Week | Date | Away | Home | OT1 | OT2 | OT3 | OT4 | OT5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 26 June 2022 | Hamburg Sea Devils | 26 | 23 | Panthers Wrocław | FG-0 | ||||
| 2022 | 6 | 10 July 2022 | Panthers Wrocław | 25 | 31 | Berlin Thunder | 0-0 | 0-TD | |||
| 2022 | 6 | 10 July 2022 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 26 | 20 | Stuttgart Surge | 0-0 | 0-0 | TD-0 | ||
| 2022 | 9 | 31 July 2022 | Istanbul Rams | 26 | 29 | Hamburg Sea Devils | FG-TD | ||||
| 2023 | 6 | 9 July 2023 | Barcelona Dragons | 19 | 22 | Helvetic Guards | 0-0 | 0-FG | |||
| 2023 | 8 | 23 July 2023 | Milano Seamen | 24 | 31 | Helvetic Guards | 0-TD+XP | ||||
| 2024 | 11 | 04 Aug 2024 | Frankfurt Galaxy | 37 | 43 | Cologne Centurions | TD-0 | ||||
| 2024 | 12 | 11 Aug 2024 | Panthers Wrocław | 34 | 36 | Berlin Thunder | TD+XP - TD+XP | 0-0 | 2PT-2PT | 2PT-2PT | 0PT-2PT |
| 2024 | 13 | 17 Aug 2024 | Madrid Bravos | 12 | 15 | Paris Musketeers | 0-FG | ||||
| 2024 | SF | 08. Sep 2024 | Rhein Fire | 29 | 23 | Stuttgart Surge | TD-0 |
