Typically, quarterbacks or halfbacks passed the ball, and fullbacks handled kicking duties. The team's halfbacks and fullbacks gained 191 yards. Thus, both the offense "and" defense had quarterbacks, halfbacks and fullbacks. In this look teams may utilize two halfbacks, or one halfback and one fullback. Several backfield groups were created, consisting of quarterback, fullback and two halfbacks. Ferguson shared the Ohio State backfield in 1961 with halfbacks Paul Warfield and Matt Snell. The squad consisted of ten forwards, two halfbacks, two wholebacks, and one three-quarterback. Crisler created the distinctive design to help his halfbacks find receivers downfield. The season saw an experiment with referees instead of halfbacks feeding the scrum. Occasionally, halfbacks line up as additional wide receivers. The Tigers, led by halfbacks Cannon and Robinson, averaged 220 yards rushing per game. The Kangaroos went away with four club halfbacks in the squad. Minnesota hung on well to the Hawkeyes but were unable to stop the Iowa halfbacks. He served as one of two starting halfbacks on the Wildcats football team. The halfbacks, Joe Washington and Horace Ivory were speedy and elusive.