Question for the Football Intelligent

[romegajacket]

1-What is the difference in the Single Wing Offense and the Notre Dame Box?
2-Are any schools using either of these today as their primary formation?
3-If there is really a difference, what advantage does one have over the other?

 

[olgoldandwhite]

No college uses either that I know of. The main differences:
Single wing had tailback, fullback (to the side of tailback, QB(lined up behind tackle), and wingback (just outside the end). We always ran an unbalanced line to the side the QB and WB lined up. It gave you a ton of blockers to the strong side. Both variations snapped directly to the TB. The box usually involved a shift before the snap and the backs were more in a box formation compared to the single wing.
Both were fore runners to the shot gun made famous by Dallas Cowboys, I think. Later came the spread, which is basically a version of the single wing.
There is really nothing new in football. It all involves blocking and tackling. If both teams are pretty equal, the team that blocks and tackles the best will win.

 

[clapper]

Single wing had tailback, fullback (to the side of tailback, QB(lined up behind tackle), and wingback (just outside the end). We always ran an unbalanced line to the side the QB and WB lined up. It gave you a ton of blockers to the strong side. Both variations snapped directly to the TB.

Keep in mind that the QB was not the same position as we think of today. He called the plays and formations as he does now, but his role during play was more like a blocking back. The TB actually performed most of the functions of today's QB and the FB was more like today's TB. Confused?