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

Examples of T formation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That was the beginning of three championships in four years, and the run-heavy program defined by the full house/wing T formation had taken off. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026

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. — 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

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for T formation

• ablation
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation