FCS Base Offenses and Defenses

[sikolec]

Out of curiousity, I was wondering what all the FCS teams playbooks consist of. By this I mean, what does each team run as their base offense and defense. I will create a directory with this post as quick reference for those that are curious.

Offense:

Pro-Style
Spread
Flexbone Option
Wing T
West Coast
Run and Shoot
Pistol
Single Back
Multiple

Defense:

4-3
3-4
3-3-5
4-2-5

Team: Offense | Defense

BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Eastern Washington: Gun Spread | 4-3
Idaho State:
Montana:
Montana State:
Northern Arizona:
Northern Colorado:
Portland State:
Sacramento State:
Weber State:

BIG SOUTH
Charleston Southern:
Coastal Carolina:
Gardner–Webb:
Liberty: Multiple | 3-4
Presbyterian:
Stony Brook:
VMI:

CAA
Delaware:
James Madison: Spread | 4-2-5
Maine:
UMASS:
New Hampshire:
Richmond:
Rhode Island:
Townson:
Villanova: Spread, Option, Wildcat | 3-3-5
William & Mary: Multiple Pro-Set | Multiple 4-3

INDEPENDENTS
Fordham University:
Georgia State: Multiple | 3-4
North Carolina Central:
Old Dominion:
Savannah State:
South Alabama:

GREAT WEST
Cal Poly: Flexbone Triple-Option | 4-3
North Dakota:
South Dakota:
Southern Utah:
UC Davis:

IVY LEAGUE
Brown:
Columbia:
Cornell:
Dartmouth:
Harvard: Multiple | 4-3
Penn:
Princeton:
Yale:

MEAC
Bethune-Cookman:
Delaware State:
Florida A&M:
Hampton:
Howard:
Morgan State:
Norfolk State:
North Carolina A&T:
South Carolina State:

MVFC
Illinois State:
Indiana State:
Missouri State:
North Dakota State: West Coast | 4-3
Northern Iowa:
South Dakota State: Pro-Style | 4-3
Southern Illinois:
Western Illinois:
Youngstown State:


NEC
Albany:
Bryant:
Central Connecticut State:
Duquesne:
Monmouth:
Robert Morris:
Sacred Heart:
St. Francis:
Wagner:

OVC
Austin Peay:
Eastern Illinois:
Eastern Kentucky:
Jacksonville State:
Morehead State:
Murray State:
Southeast Missouri State:
UT Martin:
Tennessee State:
Tennessee Tech:

PATRIOT
Bucknell: Pro-Style | 4-3
Colgate:
Fordham:
Georgetown:
Holy Cross: Spread | 3-4
Lafayette:
Lehigh:

PIONEER LEAGUE
Butler:
Campbell:
Davidson: Air Raid
Dayton:
Drake:
Jacksonville:
Marist:
Morehead State:
San Diego:
Valparaiso:

SoCon
Appalachian State:
Chattanooga:
The Citadel: Flexbone Triple-Option
Davidson:
Elon: Spread | 4-3
Furman:
Georgia Southern: Flexbone Triple-Option | 4-3
Samford:
Western Carolina: Pistol | 4-2-5/Multiple
Wofford:

SOUTHLAND
Central Arkansas:
Lamar University:
McNeese State: Multiple Pro | 4-2-5
Nicholls Statte:
Northwestern State:
Sam Houston State:
Southeastern Louisiana:
Stephen F. Austin:
UT San Antonio:
Texas State:

SWAC
Alabama A&M:
Alabama State:
Alcorn State:
Arkansas Pine Bluff:
Grambling State:
Jackson State:
Mississippi Valley State:
Praire View A&M:
Southern:
Texas Southern:

I will update this post with information as I receive it. Please also let me know if I have forgotten a particular offense or defense.

[superman7515]

Smash mouth isn't really a base formation, it's more of a mindset and style. You can play the triple option and be finesse or smash mouth, but your formation is still triple option. Same with the Delaware Wing T or the Notre Dame Box.

[GlassOnion]

Smash mouth isn't really a base formation, it's more of a mindset and style. You can play the triple option and be finesse or smash mouth, but your formation is still triple option. Same with the Delaware Wing T or the Notre Dame Box.

Oh hell! Not the Notre Dame box! I remember as a high school student, we went to the playoffs one year and lost, the next we got a new coach, who was gonna resurrect our Championship tradition with the Notre Dame Box. He held all sorts of talks, newspaper stories, the whole nine yards. We won something like 3 games the next 2 years, passing about 3 times a game. Oh the box! What memories...

[eaglemachine]

Georgia Southern:
Flexbone Triple Option / 4-3 Defense.

Also, our whole playbook is online: http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=georgia+southern+playbook&pbx=1&oq=georgia+southern+play&aq=0&aqi=g1g-v1g-j3&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=0l0l1l31l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp=42a59b5543e22839&biw=1151&bih=635

[Tribe4SF]

W&M

Multiple Pro-Set

Multiple 4-3

[Screamin_Eagle174]

EWU - Gun Spread, 4-3

[Smitty]

Western Carolina: Pistol, 4-2-5 / Multiple

[appfan2008]

ASU: O: Multiple Spread D: 3-4

[DJKyR0]

NDSU:

Offense: West Coast
Defense: Base 4-3, Tampa-2

[McNeese75]

McNeese

Multiple Pro Offense
4-2-5 Defense

[Jacked_Rabbit]

SDSU's pro-style offense is about as boring as it gets... Our base D is 4-3.

[bjtheflamesfan]

I guess the best way to describe LU is multiple sets on offense (with elements of gun spread and pistol among them) and 3-4 on defense

[phoenixphanatic21]

My best guess with Elon would be Spread/4-3.

[jmufan999]

JMU Defense: we have been running a 4-2-5, but I think I heard we're switching to a 4-3. I could be wrong, and i'm not sure why we would switch since we're good on defense most years. the 3rd safety acts like a kind of LB.

offense: last year it was a pistol, but i don't think you'll see that again. it should be SOME form of spread, probably more running than passing. if Cosh starts, it will be at least slightly more balanced than in recent years.

Short answer: i'd go with "Spread" and "4-2-5".

[crusader11]

Holy Cross

Offense: The spread

Defense: Technically it is a 3-4, but we often have an OLB act as a stand-up defensive end (think LT).

[bonarae]

Harvard:

Offense: Multiple
Defense: 4-3

(Not in 2011 prospectus but from my memory as I recall it.)

[Anovafan]

Nova

Spread, Option, Wildcat
3-3-5

[glsjunior]

Ga St.

Offense Multiple
Defense 3-4

[DawnBTVS]

Found these while looking around...

Davidson: Air Raid Offense (Hired Matt Mumme, son of Hal Mumme as OC)
The Citadel: Flexbone Triple Option (1st Season)