College Football Two Point Conversion

Touchdown rules?

The other day I was watching a college football game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Minnesota Gophers. In the 3rd quarter, Wisconsin was trying to make an extra point to make the score 42 to 3. When the ball was snapped, the football deflected off of the holders hands and a Minnesota Gopher defensive player intercepted the deflection and ran 90 yards for the touchdown. Minnesota was only awarded 2 points instead of 6 for a touchdown. Why was the interception only worth 2 points instead of 6? Are there three ways to score 2 points? Because I only thought there were 2 ways to score two points... A safety or a 2 point conversion. Is this rule the same in NFL?

Returning a blocked, fumbled, or intercepted PAT is worth two points in college, but there's no equivalent rule in the NFL where a blocked PAT isn't worth anything.

I'm not sure why they only award two points instead of six, but my guess is that it's because the PAT itself is only worth one point. If you made a returned kick in that situation worth six points, in my opinion, it would be putting too much value on the play. Considering a successful try is only worth a single point, then stopping it defensively should only be worth a couple.

The answer below is incorrect - an NFL team CAN NOT score on a blocked PAT. Check the rules here - it's number 2 on this page:

http://www.nfl.com/fans/rules/try

Fresno State vs. Illinois 2009 2-point Conversion

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