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unusual facts about T formation


Bear Down, Chicago Bears

We'll never forget the way you thrilled the nation with your T formation.



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1912–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

In addition to coaching basketball, Jones was head coach of the Chicago Bears from 1930–33, where, among other achievements, he was credited with the revival of the T-formation and the use of a man in motion to throw off the defense.

Pride of the Southland Band

Although the T formation is used almost exclusively at UT home games in Neyland Stadium, it has been done at other venues, most notably at the 1986 and 1991 Sugar Bowl.