8 man football

[jayhawk fan12]

hey guys i have been going to a 2A school almost my whole life but now i am switching schools because the principal was a prick and the school i am going to now is very small and they play 8 man football...whats the difference and does anyone here have any good past experiences in 8 man? by the way i will be a freshman.

[Vbsiena]

hey guys i have been going to a 2A school almost my whole life but now i am switching schools because the principal was a prick and the school i am going to now is very small and they play 8 man football...whats the difference and does anyone here have any good past experiences in 8 man? by the way i will be a freshman.

What the heck is 8 man football? I guess you'll have 135 lb OL men blocking the QB

[studbucket]

What the heck is 8 man football? I guess you'll have 135 lb OL men blocking the QB

It's what small schools do. I know several schools in Iowa (where I grew up) play it.

I can't provide any personal experiences, but here's some wikilove.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-man_football


Several differences distinguish eight-man football from eleven-man, most notably the elimination of three players. It depends greatly on the type of formation used, but the eliminated players are commonly two offensive tackles and a wide receiver on offense and two defensive backs and a defensive lineman on defense.

The size of the playing field is often smaller in eight-man football than in eleven-man. Some states opt for a smaller, 80 yards long by 40 yards wide field (which is also used in six-man); other states, such as Oklahoma, Colorado, and Idaho, keep the field of play at 100 yards long while reducing the width to 40 yards. Finally, some schools, such as those in north Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, play on a full-sized playing field.

Professional eight-man leagues are numerous in the United States and usually follow indoor football rules of a 50 yard by roughly 25 yard field, as professional 8-man football is usually played indoors.


As of 2008 schools in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington had eight man football.

[B-game17]

It's like NFL Street!

But with one extra TE/WR/FB/HB

[bleedGreen]

Isn't it like Arena Football?

3 linemen, 3 WRs, a QB, and a RB.

[jayhawk fan12]

hmmm....sounds interesting

[giantsfan6017]

doesnt seem right

[studbucket]

doesnt seem right

It's really just like flag football, which I assume many of us played...

School districts that graduate 12 kids a year...well that means there are on average 24 boys in the high school. If the school is lucky there will be 10-12 kids on the football team. They pretty much have no choice.

[giantsfan6017]

Yeah, but this is football man!

[titan_qb_3]

A basic 8 man formation would be 3 OL 2 TE 1 QB 2 RB. Some places, particularly Kansas run more spread out offenses. 8 man is fun. Being fast is a huge asset as offenses really make speed a priority. Scores sometimes look like Arena Scores

[mschuhe3]

It's like Arena league style w/out the arena.

[jayhawk fan12]

well thank for some of the info our season hasent turned out to well currently standing at 3-5 with 1 game left and we are mathematicly elimenated from the playoffs but i have got a goodammount of varsity playing time and our offence is a
3ol
2rb
1qb
2te

[titan_qb_3]

well thank for some of the info our season hasent turned out to well currently standing at 3-5 with 1 game left and we are mathematicly elimenated from the playoffs but i have got a goodammount of varsity playing time and our offence is a
3ol
2rb
1qb
2te

What team are you on? I also play 8 man. We finished 3-6 lol

[jayhawk fan12]

southern cloud we one the other night giving us a 4-5 record...but we missed the playoffs:( what team do you play on

[titan_qb_3]

Southern Coffey County. We had a killer district. An undefeated team and a 1 loss team

[jayhawk fan12]

ha our coach actually put all of our stats and such on the enternet but clifton clyde is just a dominating team

[titan_qb_3]

ha our coach actually put all of our stats and such on the enternet but clifton clyde is just a dominating team

They are good but they aren't Baileyville B&B good. Nobody is

[jayhawk fan12]

yeah we won more games this year (4) than we have since 2000

[lesgrossmanGFY]

A basic 8 man formation would be 3 OL 2 TE 1 QB 2 RB. Some places, particularly Kansas run more spread out offenses. 8 man is fun. Being fast is a huge asset as offenses really make speed a priority. Scores sometimes look like Arena Scores

Do you play on a normal sized field?

[jayhawk fan12]

its only 80 yards long and im not sure but i dont think its as wide across either didnt pay much attention