Review: The Wow Boys - The 1940 Stanford Indians and the T Formation

by Jon Johnston on Jan 22, 2007 2:50 PM CST

'The Wow Boys' tells the story of the 1940 Stanford Indians (Stanford's mascot was the 'Indian' until 1972) football team. Coach Clark Shaughnessy arrived at Stanford in 1940 and installed the "T" formation. The result was to change football forever. Most teams ran a single wing offense at the...