A period shall not be extended by an untimed down if one of the following occurred during a down in which time expires:
a. When the defense fouls during a successful try/field goal and the offended team accepts the results of the play with enforcement of the penalty from the succeeding spot.
b. There was a foul by either team and the penalty is accepted for:
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- unsportsmanlike fouls,
- nonplayer fouls,
- fouls that specify a loss of down,
- fouls that are enforced on the subsequent kickoff as in Rule 8-2-2, 8-2-3, 8-2-4, 8-2-5; or
- fouls for which enforcement, by rule, result in a safety.
NOTE: The score is cancelled in the event of an accepted penalty that specifics a loss of down.