31 formations across 4 groupings.
The Northwestern Wildcats offense playbook in College Football 27 has 31 formations across 4 families: Singleback (2), Pistol (4), Gun (24), Goal Line (1). Together they run 467 plays (323 unique). By play type the book carries 268 pass plays, 135 run plays and 62 RPOs. 73 plays use pre-snap motion (MTN). Gun is the largest group with 24 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.
All Go, HB Draw, HB Slip Screen, PA Y Cross, RPO Alert Screen, Stack Out
All Go, HB Dive, Jet Inside Zone, Jet Speed Option, Jet Touch Pass Str, PA Wheelie Curls, PA Wheelies, Read Option, Speed Option, Y Corner, Y Cross
All Go, Curl Flats, Deep Curls, Double Screens, Double Switch, Drive Smash, Dual Mid Screens, Empty Stick, Hitch Corners, Jailbreak Slot Screen, QB Zone, Shallow Cross, Shark Wheel, Slot Corner, Stick N Nod, Strong Flood, WR Comebacks, Z Spot
All Go, Curl Flats, Double Pivot, Flood Switch, Hitch Corners, Inverted Mesh, Jet Sweep, Mesh Spot, Mtn Mesh Y-post, QB Draw, Shallow Cross, Shock Slot Option, Stick, Strong Flood, Verticals Slot Out, Whips, Whips Curls, WR Screens
HB Draw, Inside Zone, Mesh Rail, PA Scissors, Sit Z Drag, Whip Y Cross
HB Draw, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone, Mtn Curls HB Angle, Mtn Verts HB Angle, Mtn Y Cross, Outside Zone, PA Read, PA Verticals, Read Option, Scat, Slot Trail, Strong Flood, Verticals, Y Cross Post
Dagger, Duo, FK Toss Lead Swing Dig, FK Toss Slide, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone, Lead Swing Spot, Mtn Deep Post, Mtn Inside Zone, Mtn Stick, Pin Pull Toss, Read Option, RPO Alert Screen, Slant Spacing, Y Trail
RPO Alert Screen, RPO Alert Trap, RPO Read FL Screen, Slot Cross, Smash HB Seam, Smoke N Go
All Go, FK FL Screen Wheel, FL Screen, Flanker Drive, Inside Zone, Mesh Spot, Mtn Slip Screen, Orbit PA HB Wheel, Orbit PA Y Cross, Orbit RPO Alert Swing, Outside Zone, PA Cross X Poco, PA Go Slot Cross, QB Sweep, QB Wrap, Read Option, RPO Peek Slant, Spot Dbl Slants, Z Close Mtn Cross, Z Close Mtn Levels, Z Close Mtn Mesh Spot
Mtn FL Screen, Mtn HB Counter, Mtn HB Cross Screen, Mtn HB Sweep, Mtn Mesh Y Corner, Mtn PA Return, Mtn PA Y Middle Read, Mtn RPO Alert Power, Mtn RPO Alert Return, Mtn Slot Cross, Mtn Slot Post, Mtn Spot
Bash Option, Boomerang 0 1 Trap, Boomerang Slot Swing, Boomerang Y Delay, Buck Sweep, Buck Sweep Read Opt, Inside Zone, Midline Read Option, Mtn Buck Sweep, Mtn HB Base, Mtn PA Cross, Mtn PA Wheel, PA Cross, PA Middle Read, PA Power Cross, PA Verts HB Seam, PA Z Poco, Pin Pull Sweep, Portland Mesh, Read Option Power, RPO Alert Bubble, RPO Alert Buck Swing, RPO Alert Mtn Swing, RPO Read Buck Bubble, Wide Zone, Wide Zone Read, Y Cross
All Go, Inside Zone, Mtn HB Base, Mtn PA Flood, Mtn PA Y Corner, Mtn PA Z Over, Mtn RPO Alert Bubble, Mtn RPO Read Flat, Orbit Fake Screen Wheel, Orbit PA X Spot, Outside Zone, PA Bubble Y Over, PA Digs, PA Jailbreak Screen, PA Verticals, PA Y Flood, RPO Alert Bubble, RPO Peek Buck Slant, RPO Peek Orbit Bubble, RPO Read Bubble, Stack PA Y Middle Read, Stack RPO Alert Zone, Stack RPO Read Screen, Strike HB Seam
HB Scissors, Inside Zone, Jet Touch Pass, Mesh Spot, Mtn HB Off Tackle, Mtn HB Swing, Mtn PA Boot, Mtn RPO Alert Zone, Mtn Snag Curls, Mtn TE Middle Screen, PA Jet Sweep, PA Shot, PA Snag, Power Read, Read Option, RPO Alert Out, RPO Glance Post, RPO Peek Spot, Y Stick, Y-sail, Zone Fake Jet
Double Cross, HB Slip Screen, Inside Cross, Inside Zone, Mtn Bench, Mtn Bench Curls, Mtn Inside Zone Split, Mtn PA Flood, Mtn RPO Read Flat, Mtn Spot Y Seam, Mtn X Replace, Mtn Y Shallow Cross, Mtn Y Stick, PA Cross, PA Switch Seam, PA Y Cross, RPO Alert Screen, RPO Peek Slant, RPO Power Peek, RPO Read Bubble, X Replace
Cake Read Option, Cntr Read Option, Curl Combo, Dagger, G Trap Read Option, H Shallow Cross, HB Scissors, Inside Cross, Inside Zone, Midline Read Option, PA Bubble Y Over, PA Inverted Veer, PA Read, Power Read, QB Wrap, Read Option, RPO Alert Bubble, RPO Read Bubble, Ttrap Read Option, Vert Comebacks, X Dagger
Buck Sweep, Buck Sweep Read Opt, HB Sweep, HB Swing, RPO Alert Buck Flat, RPO Alert Spot
0 1 Trap, Fake Screen Wheel, HB Power O, Inside Zone, Outside Zone, PA Read, PA Whip Mills, Read Option, RPO Alert Buck Screen, RPO Peek Y Pop, RPO Read Buck Bubble, RPO Read X Smoke
Buck Sweep Read Opt, Dagger Sit, Flood HB Flat, Inside Zone, PA Cross Sit, PA Y Cross, RPO Alert Bubble, RPO Alert Buck, RPO Buck Peek, RPO Pin Alert Bubble, RPO Read Buck Bubble, Speed Option, Verticals, Wide Zone, Wide Zone Read
Buckeye Flood, Curl Flat, Dagger, HB Quick Base, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone, Mesh Dagger, Mesh Whips, Mills, Mtn Mills, Mtn Shock Slot Dig, Mtn Stick, PA Crossers, PA Dagger, RPO Alert Bubble, Shock H Option, Slot Out, Verticals
All Curl, All Go, Choice Zig, Curl Flat Corner, Curl Slot Dig, Dbl Comeback, Deep Flood, Double Screen, Drive, Flood Switch Fade, HB Base, HB Off Tackle, HB Slip Screen, Inside Zone, Mesh Spot, Mesh Wheel, PA QB Choice, Read Option, RPO Alert Bubble, Stick, WR Mid Screen
45 Quick Base, HB Dive, Inside Zone, Jailbreak Slot Screen, PA Buckeye Dagger, PA Slot Post, Read Option, Return Sprint HB Throwback, Return Sprint Spot, Return Sprint Spot Whip, RPO Zone Alert Bubble, Verticals
Dagger Sit, HB Power, Inside Zone, Levels Out, Mtn Fade Smash, Mtn Stick, Mtn Verticals, Outside Zone, PA Boot, PA Boot Corner-post, PA Crossers, Read Option, RPO Peek Corner, Smash, Spot Quads
All Go, Buck Sweep Read Opt, Double Post, HB Counter U, Inside Zone, Mesh HB Corner, Midline Read Option, Mtn Buck Sweep, Mtn HB Base, Mtn PA Cross, PA Bubble Y Over, PA Inverted Veer, Power Read, QB Wrap, Read Option, RPO Peek Buck Slant, RPO Read Bubble, RPO Sweep Alert Bubble, Smash, Speed Option, TE Lead Read Opt
Dash Curl Flat, Gt Read Option, Inside Zone, Mtn Drive, Mtn Whip Deep Flood, Orbit Mesh HB Swing, Orbit RPO Peek Y Flat, PA All Curl, PA Slot Corner-post, PA X Corner, Power Read Toss, RPO Peek Y Pop, RPO Zone Alert Screen, RPO Zone Peek, Rz Orbit Crossers, Stick, Wide Trap, Y Flood
All Go, All In, Buck Sweep, Buck Sweep Read Opt, Diy Buck Sweep Reverse, HB Base, HB Mid Draw, Inside Zone Split, Mtn Cross Z Poco, Mtn Dash Hitch Over, Mtn HB Off Tackle, Mtn PA Wheel, Mtn RPO Read Y Flat, Mtn Wheel Spot, PA Deep Sail, PA Read, PA Y Wheel, RPO Alert Slant, RPO Buck Alert Smoke, Shot Y Wheel, Slot Cross, Stick, Y Lead Read Option, Z Dig