Football Offense of 1939 in High Schools-Part 2
August 25th, 2006
Special thanks to Jim Barg for the materials and Guy Savoie for the text conversion
Athletic Journal — 1939
Illinois
In Diagram 11, 5 cuts down to take out the weak-side line-backer; 6 blocks the defensive right tackle; the center blocks the defensive right guard; 9 and 10 team on the defensive left guard and 10 goes on to block out the defensive left backer-up; 11 and 1 block the defensive left tackle. The ball is passed to 3 who fakes a plunge into the line, hands the ball to 2 who continues his spin and runs as diagrammed, then flips a lateral to 4.
In the wide reverse, shown in Diagram 12, 5 and 6 block the defensive right tackle; 7 takes the defensive right guard; the center and 11 block the defensive left guard; 2 and 3 block the defensive right end. The ball is passed to 4 who hands it to 1 for a wide sweep around the right defensive end. Nine and 10 lead the play.
Indiana
Diagram 13: A flanker play, from a single wing-back, balanced line formation. Five takes the defensive right tackle; 6 the right backer-up; 7 blocks the defensive right guard; the center helps 10 block the defensive left guard and then goes down for the safety; 1 hits the defensive left end drawing him in; 2 drives through and takes the defensive left backer-up; 3 blocks the defensive left halfback. Nine leads the play. The ball-carrier 4 starts in, then goes out around the defensive left end.
Diagram 14: Five goes down and out; 6 takes the defensive right tackle; 7 takes the defensive right guard; the center helps 10 with the defensive left guard. One cuts at an angle back of the defensive left backer-up, then cute out back of the defensive halfback. Eleven goes down in front of the defensive half. Three blocks the defensive left end; 9 blocks the defensive left tackle. The ball is passed to 4 who forward passes to 2 who has gone out into the flat, or he may pass to 1 if free.
The play shown in Diagram 15, a mousetrap on the guard from the outside, is run from a single wing-back unbalanced line with the ends out a yard. Five checks the defensive right tackle and goes for the halfback. Six blocks the backer-up on the weak side. The center and 8 block the defensive right guard. The inside tackle 9 goes through and takes the defensive left backer-up out, who will be pulled over as the ball-carrier starts wide. The outside tackle 10 together with the end 11 block the defensive left tackle. The quarterback 2 goes through for the safety. One blocks the defensive left guard. The fullback 3 drives at the defensive left end, then goes down for the defensive left half who will be widened out if the tail-back 4 starts wide. The ball-carrier 4 takes a lead pass and starts out as if going wide, puts his outside foot down and drives inside defensive left tackle and outside guard.
Diagram 16: The left end 5 blocks the defensive right tackle out; 6 blocks the defensive right guard in; 7 pulls out and blocks the defensive right end out. The center and 10 block the defensive left tackle. Nine pulls out and goes through on the right defensive line-backer. Eleven blocks the defensive left backer-up. Two goes to the left and blocks the defensive right halfback. One goes down for the safety. The ball is passed to 4 who spins and gives it to 3. Three drives on a reverse between the defensive right tackle and guard.
Idaho
The fake reverse shown in Diagram 17 is used with the wing-back playing deep in Minnesota style and starting in motion before the snap of the ball. The ball is passed to 3 who fakes to 1 then half spins, runs around the defensive left end pouring on the speed. The blocking is not strong but the play depends upon the strength of preceding reverses and upon a speedy fullback.
Iowa
Diagram 18: With the backfield shifted to the right, the ball is passed to 3 who spins, faking to 4 as he goes to the right. One coming around, gets the ball and goes inside end and outside the defensive weak-side tackle. The line blocking end 5 and the guard 6 take the defensive right tackle. The center blocks the defensive guard and the inside tackle 9 takes the defensive left guard. The strong-side guard 8 and the outside tackle 10 lead the play. Two blocks the defensive right end.
The play shown in Diagram 19 is a check-off of the play in Diagram 18, with a trap on the defensive right guard. The ball is snapped back to 3 who fakes to 4 and to the wing-back 1 and then goes through the hole between the two defensive guards. The two guards and center let the defensive right guard through and 2 mousetraps him from the side. The left end 5 blocks the tackle; 6 blocks the right defensive backer-up and 8 takes the left backer-up. The center leads the play. Nine and 10 block the defensive left guard. If the defensive guards play closer, 8 and 9 take the guard and 10 takes the linebacker.
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Football Offense of 1939 in High Schools-Part 1
August 14th, 2006
Special thanks to Jim Barg for the materials and Guy Savoie for the text conversion
Athletic Journal — 1939
Alabama
In the play shown in Diagram 1, the ball is snapped to 3 who fakes to give it to 2, then gives it to 4 who goes over center. The left guard 7 pulls out and blocks the defensive right tackle, allowing the opposing guard to come through and be trapped by 1. Five blocks the right backer-up and 6 takes the left backer-up. The center and 9 take the defensive left guard. The play must get off before the left end can get in.
Diagram 2 shows a cut-back inside the defensive right tackle. The ball is snapped to 3 who starts to his left and cuts back inside the defensive right tackle and reverses his run to the right. The left end 5 sideswipes the defensive right guard with the help of 7. Six cross-blocks the defensive right tackle out with the help of back 2. The center and 9 block the defensive left guard; 10 blocks the weak-side line-backer; 11 blocks the defensive left tackle and then goes down the field; 4 blocks the defensive right end and 1 leads the play through the hole.
Arizona
The play shown in Diagram 3, as used by an Arizona high school this fall, has on the guard; the center blocks the defensive left line-backer; 9 and 10 take the defensive left guard and 11 blocks the tackle.
In Diagram 4, the ball is passed to 3 who fakes a reverse and then half spins into the line. Just as he gets a step from the line, he jumps, wheels and passes laterally to the tail-back who loafs out into position to receive the pass. Five blocks the defensive right tackle; 6 and 7 team on the guard; the center blocks the defensive left line-backer; 9 and 10 take the defensive left guard and 11 blocks the tackle.
Washington, D.C.
Diagram 5 shows a shovel pass play from 4 to 1. The ball is passed to 4 who takes a step back and tosses a forward pass to 1 who is running behind the line of scrimmage. Three and 5 block the defensive right tackle in; 6 and center block the defensive right guard; 9 blocks the defensive left guard; 11 blocks the defensive left tackle, and 2 blocks the defensive right end out. Eight and 10 lead the ball-carrier through the hole between the defensive right tackle and end.
Arkansas
In Diagram 6 the ball is snapped to 3 who spins and hands the ball to 1 who runs outside tackle. The blocking assignments are: 4 starts wide to draw the defensive right end out so that 2 can block him out; 5 blocks the defensive right tackle; 6 and center block the right guard; 8 pulls out and takes the weak-side linebacker; 9 blocks the defensive left guard; 10 takes the strong-side line backer; 11 brushes the defensive left tackle out and goes for the safety.
Florida
Diagram 7 shows a shovel pass play to the end from a fake reverse. Two blocks the defensive left end out; 1 helps 11 take the defensive left tackle in. The ball is passed to 4 who fakes to 3. spins and tosses it forward to the left end 5 who comes around behind the line of scrimmage and carries the ball between the defensive left tackle and the left end.
Seven and 9 lead the play through the hole in Diagram 8. Two receives the ball from center, fakes to’ 3, spins inside tackle, laterals to 3 who may lateral to 4. Five blocks the defensive right backer-up; 1 traps the defensive right tackle; 6 and 7 take the defensive right guard; 10 helps the center on the defensive left guard and then takes the backer-up.
In the fake pass and run play, shown in Diagram 9, 2 blocks the right defensive end; 5 and 6 take the right tackle; 7 and the center block the right guard; 9 blocks the defensive left guard; 10 takes the defensive right halfback; 11 blocks the defensive left tackle, then goes for the safety; 3 blocks the weak-side line-backer. The ball is passed to 4 who fakes to pass to the right end, then runs inside tackle.
In Diagram 10, a pass from a position less than five yards behind the line of scrimmage is shown. Five, 11 and 1 go down. The ball is passed to 2 who fakes to 3, then passes to 11.
Next time we will continue looking at the different states.
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Adam
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