The offensive backfield is an ambiguous generic term of football, which includes: (1) a place, namely the area of an American football field behind the...

A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the...

Million Dollar Backfield The Million Dollar Backfield was a National Football League (NFL) offensive backfield of the San Francisco 49ers from 1954 to...

and the umpire stood in the offensive backfield on all plays. In 2023 the NFL returned the umpire to the defensive backfield with the side judge for field...

lone player in the backfield with everyone spread out as receivers. The shotgun formation can offer certain advantages. The offensive linemen have more...

A halfback (HB) is an offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the offensive backfield and carrying the ball on most...

to blitz, a defensive maneuver where the player rushes into the offensive backfield to disrupt a running play or sack the quarterback on passing plays...

A wingback (WB) is an offensive backfield position in American football. A wingback or flexback lines up off the line of scrimmage, generally a step behind...

Million Dollar Backfield - Chicago Cardinals The Million Dollar Backfield was a National Football League (NFL) offensive backfield of the Chicago Cardinals...

Switzer's staff at the University of Oklahoma. In 1977, he became the offensive backfield coach at Northern Arizona University. NAU went 9–2 and played in...

A fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield in gridiron football and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback. Fullbacks...

in American and Canadian football (gridiron), a position in the offensive backfield Fullback (rugby league), a position behind the main line of backs...

professional and amateur teams. The "pro set" formation features an offensive backfield that deploys two running backs aligned side-by-side instead of one...

Quarterback, a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football Running back, a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian...

University of New York at Buffalo. In 1990, he moved on to become the offensive backfield coach for the Aberdeen Oilers (Scotland) of the British American...

Stanford University (LB) On February 28, 1984, Handley was named offensive backfield coach of the New York Giants under Parcells, beginning a seven-year...

coaching staff for the West Virginia Mountaineers, coaching the offensive backfield. Cignetti succeeded Bowden as the Mountaineers' head coach in 1976...

on the offensive line was fixed at seven when players who would otherwise be in the line as guards or tackles played from offensive backfield positions...

Willie Lanier, and other Chiefs defenders to get into the Vikings offensive backfield and shut down their running game. The effectiveness of the Chiefs'...

come out of the offensive backfield and set up on the line of scrimmage as a Blocker or a Receiver or listed in the program as an Offensive Back or Receiver...

(defensive backfield), Homer Hobbs (assistant line), Gene Lorendo (offensive ends), all former Georgia players, and Charlie Waller (offensive backfield). McGowen...

1975) was an American professional football player who played in the offensive backfield for the Racine Legion from 1923 to 1924 and was a quarterback for...

allowed in the defensive and offensive backfields on a play from scrimmage in the Canadian game vs. very restricted offensive movement in the American game...

all-state running back in 1979. In 1980, he was recruited to play in the offensive backfield at the Bobcats' of Montana State; however, in 1982, he was moved...

tight end Brent Jones and fullback Tom Rathman to get into the 49ers offensive backfield to be in position to recover a key fumble by Roger Craig forced by...

playing career ended, Crow became a coach. In 1969, he was named the offensive backfield coach under Bryant at Alabama, a position he retained until 1971...

they can snap the ball. An offensive formation is considered illegal if there are more than four players in the backfield or fewer than five players numbered...

backfield" but this is something of a misnomer, as "backfield" usually refers to the area directly behind the offensive line. 3 of the 4 "backfield"...

several teams, beginning in 1986 as the offensive backfield coach with Butler. He formerly held the offensive coordinator position at Butler, Ball State...

assistant coach Jesse Thomas, defensive coach Doug Eggers, and offensive backfield coach Lloyd Colteryahn. Before joining the ACFL in 1963, the Broncos...