sey ▁color ▁( e . g . ▁" white ", ▁" red ", ▁" blue ", ▁etc .). ▁ ▁General ▁types ▁of ▁penalty ▁enfor cement ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁general ▁types ▁of ▁penalty ▁enfor cement . ▁Specific ▁rules ▁will ▁vary ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁league , ▁conference , ▁and / or ▁level ▁of ▁football . ▁ ▁Most ▁pen alt ies ▁result ▁in ▁re play ing ▁the ▁down ▁and ▁moving ▁the ▁ball ▁toward ▁the ▁off ending ▁team ' s ▁end ▁zone . ▁The ▁distance ▁is ▁usually ▁either ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 0 , ▁or ▁ 1 5 ▁yards ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁penalty . ▁However , ▁such ▁pen alt ies , ▁when ▁enfor ced , ▁are ▁c apped ▁at ▁half ▁the ▁distance ▁to ▁the ▁off ending ▁team ' s ▁goal ▁line . ▁ ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁f oul , ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁the ▁penalty ▁is ▁enfor ced ▁may ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁spot ▁of ▁the ▁f oul ; ▁the ▁previous ▁spot ▁( the ▁line ▁of ▁sc rim m age ▁where ▁the ▁down ▁began ); ▁the ▁spot ▁of ▁the ▁snap , ▁f umble ▁or ▁backwards ▁pass ; ▁or ▁the ▁succeed ing ▁spot ▁( the ▁line ▁of ▁sc rim m age ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁down ). ▁ ▁Some ▁def ensive ▁pen alt ies ▁give ▁the ▁off ense ▁an ▁automatic ▁first ▁down . ▁Con vers ely , ▁some ▁off ensive ▁pen alt ies ▁result ▁in ▁loss ▁of ▁a ▁down ▁( loss ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁repeat ▁the ▁down ). ▁The ▁off ensive ▁team ▁receives ▁a ▁first ▁down ▁if ▁a ▁penalty