single wingback formation

noun

, Football.

1. an offensive formation in which the wingback lines up outside of and about one yard behind an end, the quarterback lines up lateral to the wingback but about midway between the same end and the center, the fullback is three or four yards behind the middle of the line, and the tailback lines up one yard behind the fullback on the other side of the line from the wingback and quarterback.

Word History and Origins

Origin of single wingback formation¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

All over the country other coaches taught their teams the Warner unbalanced line and the fast-breaking Warner single wingback formation.

From Time Magazine Archive