Two players on the same team can have the same number, but cannot be on the field at the same time. There are usually 100+ players on a college team's roster. The overlap of a number usually occurs between seniors and freshmen, or with second- or third-string players who will see little to no game time.
No they can not, for the simple reason of identifying players from the referee's stanpoint. If you had two players with the same number, calling a penalty on the player could mean two different players. So unfortunately, you'll just have to ask another player for the number if it's taken.
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Yes they can. Look at Ohio State's roster. They have many players with the same number. add a comment
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Your an idiot Brett, not because your answer isn't true but because your answering questions that you don't m
Know much about. add a comment
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You would certainly "THINK" that to be the case. But it's NOT !! They are allowed as long as the don't play the same "down" together. My question, what if of the players played Special Teams and got a tackle, how would scorekeeper know who to credit with tackle ? add a comment
Since penalties are not tallied by player and used to inact a subsequent penalty, ie fouls in basketball and sequentially fouling out, the use of the same number by multiple players is allowed in football and other sports without aggregate penalty systems.
Yes, just look at Notre Dame, Golson and Te'o both wear #5 and Russell and Riddick both wear #6. They actually have 2 of each of these #s - 2,4,5,6,7,9,11,17,38,39 and 46.
