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A flying wedge (also called flying V or wedge formation, or simply wedge) is a configuration created from a body moving forward in a triangular formation. This V-shaped arrangement began as a successful military strategy in ancient times when infantry units would move forward in wedge formations to smash through an enemy's lines.
He invented the "flying wedge" formation, which was unveiled in a 6–0 loss to Yale in the championship game of 1892. Later, Deland collaborated with former Yale Bulldogs football coach Walter Camp on the seminal book titled Football , published in 1896.
The flying wedge was used in the early days of American football and became a symbol of the origin of the NCAA in 1906. There is a life-size sculpture of the flying wedge in the NCAA Hall of Champions in Indianapolis and a reproduction is awarded as The Flying Wedge Award. Ironically, the flying wedge formation was outlawed in college football ...
Harvard introduced the flying wedge to football November 19 at the beginning of the second half before 21,000 spectators. [68] Captain Vance McCormack warned his Yale teammates upon witnessing the formation, "Boys, this is something new but play the game as you have been taught. Keep your eyes open and do not let them draw you in". [69]
During the 1880s and 1890s, teams developed increasingly complex blocking tactics including the interlocking interference technique known as the flying wedge or "V-trick formation", which was developed by Lorin F. Deland and first introduced by Harvard in a collegiate game against Yale in 1892.
The clock stopped with two seconds left in the first half. The defense lined up with its heels on the goal line. The Philadelphia Eagles emerged from their huddle needing just a single yard to ...
The T-formation, one of the most basic formations in football. The T formation is the precursor to most modern formations in that it places the quarterback directly under center (in contrast to its main competitor of its day, the single wing, which had the quarterback receiving the ball on the fly).
Influenced by Yale and Pudge Heffelfinger, Heisman implemented the now illegal "flying wedge" formation. [24] It involved seven players arranged as a "V" to protect the ball carrier. [25] Heisman was also likely influenced by Heffelfinger to pull guards on end runs. [26] [27] The 1892 Oberlin football team: Heisman on the left in the middle row.