ABBREVIATIONS
If you've read Phil Steele's Magazine, you know abbreviations are a must. With all the information packed into the magazine, we are forced to condense words.
That also happens on the website, so here is a list of abbreviations most commonly used. This list is constantly evolving - so check back often!
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| A |
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| AA |
All-American |
| AC |
All-Conference |
| ACL |
Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
| AD |
Athletic Director |
| AG |
Away Game |
| ALL’D |
Allowed |
| ALL’G |
Allowing |
| ALT’D |
Alternated |
| APR |
Academic Progress Rate |
| AQ |
Automatic Qualifier |
| AVG |
Average |
| B |
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| B2B |
Back-to-Back |
| BAN |
Bandit |
| BKP |
Backup(s) |
| C |
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| C |
Center |
| CAR |
Career |
| CB |
Cornerback |
| CCH |
Coach |
| CONC |
Concussion |
| CONSEC |
Consecutive |
| CONV |
Conversion/Converted |
| COY |
Coach of the Year |
| D |
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| DC |
Draft Choice |
| DC |
Defensive Coordinator |
| DD |
Double Digit |
| DE |
Defensive End |
| DL/D-Line |
Defensive Line |
| DN |
Did Not |
| DNL |
Did Not Letter |
| DNP |
Did Not Play |
| DNQ |
Did Not Qualify |
| DPOY |
Defensive Player of the Week |
| DPOY |
Defensive Player of the Year |
| DS |
Deep Snapper |
| DT |
Defensive Tackle |
| E |
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| EXP |
Experience |
| EZ |
End Zone |
| F |
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| FB |
Fullback |
| FD |
First Down |
| FF |
Forced Fumble |
| FG |
Field Goal |
| FGA |
Field Goal Attempt |
| FGM |
Field Goal Made |
| FHG |
Final Home Game |
| FL |
Flanker |
| FMBL |
Fumble |
| FMBL’D |
Fumbled |
| FPOY |
Frosh Player of the Year |
| FR |
Freshman |
| FR |
Fumble Recovery |
| FS |
Free Safety |
| G |
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| GA |
Graduate Assistant |
| GBG |
Garbage |
| GL |
Goal Line |
| GS |
Grayshirt |
| GTD |
Game Time Decision |
| GW |
Game Winning |
| H |
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| HB/H-Back |
Halfback |
| HC |
Homecoming |
| HC |
Head Coach |
| HG |
Home Game |
| HM |
Honorable Mention |
| HS |
High School |
| HT |
Highly Touted Athlete |
| HT |
Home Team |
| HT |
Halftime |
| I |
|
| IFS |
In For Spring |
| ILB |
Inside Linebacker |
| INC |
Incomplete |
| INCL |
Including |
| INEL |
Ineligible |
| INT |
Interception |
| INT’D |
Intercepted |
| IB |
I-back (running back) |
| J |
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| JC |
Junior College Transfer |
| JR |
Junior |
| JUCO |
Junior College Transfer |
| JV |
Junior Varsity |
| K |
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| KD |
Knockdown for an OL |
| K/P |
Kicker/Punter |
| KO |
Kickoff |
| KO’d |
Knocked-Out |
| KR |
Kick Return |
| KRD |
Kick Return Defense |
| L |
|
| L |
1L,2L,3L,4L (letters earned) |
| L/ |
Last |
| L/ |
Long |
| LETT |
Lettermen |
| LB |
Linebacker |
| LOS |
Line of Scrimmage |
| LS |
Long Snapper |
| LT |
Left Tackle |
| LTH |
Last Time Here |
| LTT’D |
Lettered |
| LW |
Last Week |
| LY |
Last Year |
| M |
|
| MCL |
Medial Collateral Ligament |
| MedRS |
Medical Redshirt |
| MIP |
Most Improved Player |
| MIT |
Most Improved Teams |
| MLB |
Middle Linebacker |
| MOV |
Margin Of Victory |
| MSN |
Mission |
| N |
|
| NB |
Nickel Back |
| NG |
Nose Guard |
| NG |
No Good |
| NOR |
Not On Roster |
| NR |
Not Ranked |
| NT |
Nose Tackle |
| NW |
Next week |
| O |
|
| OC |
Offensive Coordinator |
| OFS |
Out for Spring |
| OFY |
Out for Year |
| OG |
Offensive Guard |
| OL/O-Line |
Offensive Line |
| OLB |
Outside Linebacker |
| OOB |
Out of Bounds |
| OPOW |
Offensive Player of the Week |
| OPOY |
Offensive Player of the Year |
| OT |
Offensive Tackle |
| OT |
Overtime |
| OutFD’d |
Out first downed |
| P |
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| PA |
Points Against |
| PAT |
Point After Touchdown (aka extra point) |
| PBU |
Passes Broken Up |
| PD |
Passes Defended (passes broken up + interceptions) |
| PDR |
Pass Defense Rankings |
| PEN |
Penalty |
| PF |
Points For |
| PF |
Personal Foul |
| PLY’R |
Player |
| POG |
Player of the Game |
| POW |
Player of the Week |
| POY |
Player of the Year |
| PPG |
Points Per Game |
| PQ |
Partial Qualifier |
| PR |
Punt Return |
| PRD |
Punt Return Defense |
| PS# |
Phil’s ranking out of HS |
| PSL |
Projected Starting Lineup |
| PT |
Playing time |
| PT/PTS |
Point/Points |
| POW |
Player of the Week |
| Q |
|
| QB |
Quarterback |
| QBH |
Quarterback hurries |
| R |
|
| RB |
Running Back |
| REC |
Receiver/Reception(s) |
| REC’D |
Record |
| REC’D |
Recovered |
| RET |
Return |
| RET STS |
Returning starters |
| RET ST’RS |
Returning starters |
| RFR |
Redshirt Frosh |
| RG |
Road Game(s) |
| RM |
Return Man |
| RM |
Returned Missionary |
| ROV |
Rover |
| RS |
Redshirt |
| RS |
Return Specialist |
| RT |
Right Tackle |
| RZ |
Red Zone |
| S |
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| S |
Safety |
| s/ |
Since |
| SB |
Slotback |
| SCHL |
School |
| SCHLP |
Scholarship |
| SD |
Single Digits |
| SE |
Split End |
| SK |
Sack |
| SKS |
Sacks |
| SO |
Sophomore |
| SOD |
Stopped on Downs |
| SOS |
Strength of Schedule |
| SPD |
Speed |
| SPG |
Spring |
| SR |
Senior |
| SS |
Strong Safety |
| SSN |
Season |
| ST |
Special Teams |
| STC |
Special Teams Coordinator |
| ST’D |
Started |
| ST |
Starts |
| ST’R |
Starter |
| STR |
Straight |
| STPOY |
Special Teams Player of the Year |
| SUSP |
Suspended/Suspension |
| T |
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| TB |
Tailback |
| TB |
Touchback |
| TD |
Touchdown |
| TE |
Tight End |
| TFL |
Tackle For Loss |
| TKL |
Tackles |
| TKL’R |
Tackler |
| TOP |
Time of Possession |
| TO |
Turnovers |
| TO |
Timeout |
| TPG |
Tackles Per Game |
| TRANS |
Transfer |
| TRUE |
True Frosh |
| TTL |
Total |
| TY |
This Year |
| U |
|
| UFA |
Undrafted Free Agent |
| V |
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| VHT |
Very Highly Touted (Top Recruit) |
| VL |
Vertical Leap |
| W |
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| WK |
Week |
| W/O |
Without |
| WR |
Wide Receiver |
| X |
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| XP |
Extra Point (aka PAT) |
| XPNG |
Extra Point No Good |
| Y |
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| YD |
Yard |
| YDG |
Yardage |
| YPC |
Yards per Carry/Catch |
| YPG |
Yards per Game |
| YPP |
Yards per Point |
| YPP |
Yards per Punt |
| YPR |
Yards per Return |
| YRLY |
Yearly |
| MISC |
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| 1H |
1st Half |
| 2H |
2nd Half |
| 1Q |
1st Quarter (2Q, 3Q, 4Q) |
| 2PT |
2 point conversion |
| 2PTNG |
2 point conversion no good |
| † |
Neutral Site |
| ’ |
Half |
