31 formations across 4 groupings.
The Ball State Cardinals offense playbook in College Football 27 has 31 formations across 4 families: Singleback (1), Pistol (7), Gun (22), Goal Line (1). Together they run 450 plays (266 unique). By play type the book carries 259 pass plays, 142 run plays and 44 RPOs. 16 plays use pre-snap motion (MTN). Gun is the largest group with 22 formations. Click any formation to see its plays with play art, switch to Diagrams for pre-snap alignments, and use the shift viewer to watch same-personnel formations morph into each other.
Curl Flat, Dash Flood, Flanker Drive, HB Counter Extra, HB Dive, HB Draw, HB Slip Screen, HB Zone, Inside Zone Split, Mtn PA Slide, Mtn RPO Read Y Slide, Mtn Wide Zone, PA Boot Slide, PA Cross, PA Deep In, PA Pin Deep, Read Option Wk, RPO Alert Zone Hitch, Seattle, Spacing, TE Angle
All Go, Fade Smash, Fade Stop, HB Counter, HB Dive, HB Draw, HB Stretch, PA Boot, PA Wheelie Curls, PA Wheelies, Quick Slants, Quick Slot Out, Read Option, RPO Alert Dive Hitches, RPO Alert Dive Out, Slot Outside, Smash Slot Read, Speed Option, Speed Out, Wide Zone, Wide Zone Wk, Y Shallow Cross, Z Spot, Zone Alert Bubble, Zone Alert X Smoke
HB Power G, HB Zone Wk, PA Dagger, PA FK Bubble Wheel, PA Stretch, RPO Dive Alert Bubble, Sprint Stick, Sprint Z Spot, Wide Zone
Drive, HB Counter, HB Stretch, HB Zone Wk, PA Boot, PA Boot Lt, Pin Pull Sweep, Power O, Read Option Wk, TE Attack, TE Stick, WR Screen
HB Slam, HB Stretch, HB Zone, PA Boot Levels, PA Boot Lt, PA Stretch Shot, RPO Power Alert Outs, TE Attack, Z Spot
0 1 Trap, Corner Strike, Curl Flats, Dagger, Inside Zone, Jet Inside Zone, Jet PA Cross, Jet Touch Pass, PA Comeback Seam, PA Read, Power O, Quick Slants, Read Option, RPO Peek Slant, Y-sail
All Go, Buck Sweep, Counter Trey, Fake Jet HB Seam, Fake Screen Wheel, HB Punch, HB Slip Screen, Jet Pass FK Zone, Outside Zone, PA Comeback Seam, PA Go Dig Post, PA Go Slot Cross, PA Rollout, QB Blast, Read Option, RPO Zone Alert Screen, Slant Flat, Zone Fake Jet
All Go, Curl Combo, Double Cross, H Shallow Cross, HB Draw, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone, Outside Zone, PA Bubble Y Over, PA Dagger, PA Read, Power Alert Bubble, Redzone HB Corner, Slants, Strike HB Seam
All Go, Corner Strike, Curl Combo, Fade Stop, Fake Jet HB Seam, HB Scissors, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone, Jet Touch Pass, PA Go Slot Cross, Read Option, RPO Bubble, RPO Peek Slant, Slants, Slot Fade, Slot Option, Vert Comebacks, Zone Fake Jet
All Go, Counter Y, Curl Flat, Double Post, Double Slants, FK Power WR Screen, HB Draw, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone Split, Lead Read Option, PA Jailbreak Screen, PA Read, PA Slide, RPO Alert Bubble, RPO Alert Hitches, RPO Glance Post, RPO Glance Slant, RPO Peek Slant, RPO Read Y Flat, Slants, X Dagger
Corner Strike, Curl Flat, Curls Z Post, Dagger, Deep Post Out, Flood, Post Cross, QB Zone, TE Screen
Bench Sticks, Double Cross, Flood Slot Dig, HB Stutter Slant, Hitch Z Dig, Quick Screens, Seams Y Shake, Slot Fork, Verts Slot Under, Verts Y Cross, Y Stick, Zig Comeback
Corner Strike, Curls Y-shake, Dbl Slot Cross, Four Verticals, Jet QB Counter, Jet QB Power, Jet Touch Pass, Mesh Spot, PA Jet Flood, PA Jet Sweep, PA Jet Sweep Shot, QB Power, QB Zone, Rz Dusty, Sprint Smash
Curl Flats, HB Dive, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone Split, PA Comeback Seam, Read Option, Speed Option, X Dig, Y Lead Read Opt Rt
Counter Bash, Lead Split Zone, Mtn HB Sweep Wk, Mtn PA HB Seam, Mtn RPO Read Slide, PA HB Corner
All Go, Corner Strike, Flanker Dig, H Shallow Cross, HB Base, HB Counter, HB Mid Draw, HB Slip Screen, Hitch Seam, Inside Zone, Mtn PA FK Screen Wheel, Mtn RPO Alert Screen, Mtn RPO Read Screen, Outside Zone, PA Bubble Y Over, PA Read, Quick Slants, Read Option, RPO Peek Slant, RPO Read WR Screen, Smash Corners
0 1 Trap, 617, All Go, Curl Flats, Dagger Curls, Fade Stop, HB Draw, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone, Mtn HB Cross Screen, Mtn PA Cross, Mtn RPO Read Flat, Quick Slants, Read Option, RPO Alert Zone Bubble, RPO Read Bubble, Slants Middle, Smash Bullseye, Smash Corners, Smash Cross, Smash Verticals, Y Cross, Y Shallow Cross, Zone Speed Option
All Go, Curls, Dragon Stick, Drive, Flood Switch, HB Direct, HB Slip Screen, Inside Switch, Inside Zone, Outside Zone, PA WR In, Read Option, RPO Alert Bubble, Sail, Stick, Trips Cross, WR Mid Screen, X Choice
0 1 Trap, All Go, Curls, Fake Bubble Post, Fake Screen Wheel, HB Counter, HB Draw, HB Slip Screen, QB Slot Option, Read Option, RPO Alert Zone Bubble, RPO Alert Zone Screen, RPO Read Bubble, Slot Drive, Slot Under, Smash, Stick, Verticals, WR Mid Screen, Z Spot, Zone Speed Option
Fake Screen Wheel, Flood, HB Counter, HB Draw, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone, Levels Sail, PA Crossers, Read Option, RPO Alert Bubble, Shock H Option, Speed Option, Stick, Verticals
Gt Counter, HB Dive, Inside Zone, Jailbreak Slot Screen, PA Dagger, PA Slot Post, PA Wheel, Read Option, RPO Zone Alert Bubble, RPO Zone Alert Slants, Sprint Corner, Verticals
Dagger Sit, HB Power, Inside Zone, Levels Out, PA Crossers, Read Option
Drive, Four Verticals, HB Punch, Inside Zone, Outside Zone, PA Glance N Go, PA Slants, PA TE Attack, RPO Glance Zone, Spacing Posts, Speed Option, Stick
HB Strong Zone, Inside Zone, PA Flood, PA Post Curl, PA Wheel Curls, RPO Alert Slant-hitch, Speed Option, Sprint Switch Smash, Sprintout Smash
Bash, Counter Bash, Dbl Lead Read Opt, Drive, Gt Counter Bash, Inside Zone, Inside Zone Split, Outside Zone, PA Inverted Veer, PA Slide U Over, Power Read, QB Wrap, Slants, TE Attack, Z Spot