T formation
noun
: an offensive football formation in which the fullback lines up behind the center and quarterback with one halfback stationed on each side of the fullback
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The Jaguars lined up in an old-school T formation — three players in a horizontal row behind the quarterback — and sent running back Travis Etienne on an outside rush to the right.
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Derrik Klassen, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2023
With an unwavering belief in the full house/wing T formation, an extensive weight lifting program and a faith-heavy, family atmosphere, Lowry built the Rebels into a perennial state title contender, a Jeffco football heavyweight alongside Pomona.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 June 2020
Derrik Klassen, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2023
With an unwavering belief in the full house/wing T formation, an extensive weight lifting program and a faith-heavy, family atmosphere, Lowry built the Rebels into a perennial state title contender, a Jeffco football heavyweight alongside Pomona.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 June 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1930, in the meaning defined above
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“T formation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T%20formation. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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