NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations have been designated as either administrative rules or conduct rules. Typically, administrative rules are those dealing with preparation for the contest. Conduct rules are those that have to do directly with the playing of the contest. Some administrative rules (as indicated) may be altered by the mutual consent of the competing institutions. Others (as indicated) are unalterable. No conduct rule may be changed by mutual consent. All NCAA member institutions are required to conduct their intercollegiate contests according to these rules.
In the NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations, administrative rules that may be altered by mutual consent of the institutions include:
| 1-1-4 | 3-2-2-a |
|---|---|
| 1-2-7-a | 3-3-3-c and d |
| 3-2-1-b | 11-2-1 |
Administrative rules that may not be altered include:
1-1-1-a | 1-1-2 1-1-3-a and b 1-1-4 1-1-5 1-1-6 1-1-7 1-2-1 1-2-1-a-d, h, k and l 1-2-2 1-2-3-a and b 1-2-4-a-e 1-2-5 1-2-6 1-2-7-a, b, e and f 1-2-8-a-d 1-2-9-a and b 1-3-1 1-3-2-b, c, e and f 1-3-2-d Exception 1-4-3 1-4-7 1-4-9 3-2-4 3-3-3-e 11-1 11-2-2 Administrative rules that may be altered by game management without mutual consent include: 1-2-1-a Exception 1-2-7-c and d 1-2-1-e-g, i and j 1-3-2-d 1-2-4-f 1-2-5-c Exception All other rules are conduct rules and may not be altered.