Worster was one of the original participants in the wishbone formation.
This included abandoning Alabama's old power offense for the newly fashionable wishbone formation.
They will alternate except when the offense occasionally moves to a wishbone formation and then both are in the backfield.
Pettibone, on the other hand, preferred the running game and specifically the wishbone formation and the triple option.
On offense, he played halfback in the wishbone formation and carried the ball 7 times for 35 yards.
The Cadets run well out of the wishbone formation and eschew the passing game unless forced into it by falling behind.
The wishbone formation, also known simply as the 'bone, is an offensive formation in American football.
Another variation of the wishbone formation is called the flexbone.
He was considered to have had one of the most innovative offensive minds in football and is credited for inventing the wishbone formation.
Hoard's 40-yard run up the middle from the wishbone formation, which Michigan used sparingly, was the big play.