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Nine-man football is a type of American football played by high schools that are too small to field teams for the usual 11-man game. In the United States, the Minnesota State High School League, North Dakota High School Activities Association, South Dakota High School Activities Association, and Wyoming High School Activities Association hold high-school state tournaments in nine-man football.
At that time, most teams were using a nine-man line on defense, and there were only three downs and no forward passes. [3] The 7–2–2 was the base defense used by Knute Rockne at Notre Dame, [4] as well as Mike Donahue at Auburn. Into the late 1930s, the 7–2–2 was still commonly employed inside the defender's thirty-yard line.
Eight-man football "Gun Formation" Eight-man football is a form of gridiron football, generally played by high schools with smaller enrollments. Eight-man football differs from the traditional 11-man game with the reduction of three players on each side of the ball and a field width that can be reduced to 40 yards, 13 1/3 yards narrower than the 53 1/3-yard 11-man field.
All-state football teams released for 11-man, nine-man classes and All Nations Conference. Gannett. Roger Merriam, Watertown Public Opinion. November 27, 2024 at 3:45 AM.
North Louisiana Football Alliance: 2020 Nine-man football: South Central: New England Football League: 1994 Outdoor New England: Pacific Coast Football League [40] [41] [42] 2006 [43] Outdoor California: Pacific Northwest Football League [44] [45] 2016 Outdoor Pacific Northwest: Rocky Mountain Football League [46] [47] 1997 [48] Outdoor Rocky ...
In gridiron football, not all players on offense are entitled to receive a forward pass: only an eligible pass receiver may legally catch a forward pass, and only an eligible receiver may advance beyond the neutral zone if a forward pass crosses into the neutral zone. If the pass is received by a non-eligible receiver, it is "illegal touching ...
Nov. 27—PIERRE — While the future of South Dakota nine-man football as a two or three-class entity is still up in the air, potential changes to the playoff structure could be on the way. At ...
Seven-man line defenses use seven down linemen on the line of scrimmage. The most common seven-man line defenses were the 7–2–2 defense and the 7–1–2–1 defense. They were most common before the forward pass became prevalent, but were still common prior to the inception of the platoon system. They are still sometimes used in goal-line ...