Fansided · Mar 31, 2020
Ohio State Football: Great backfields, national titles
Things were looking up as Woody Hayes entered his second decade as the Ohio State football team and it began with another national title.
In 1961, senior fullback Bob Ferguson capped off his Hall of Fame career by leading the Ohio State football team in rushing for the third straight year. He was aided in the backfield by sophomore halfbacks Paul Warfield (420 yards rushing and 5 TDs) and Matt Snell (197 yards and 1 TD).
The trio led the Buckeyes to Woody’s third national title. Warfield became a great all-purpose back and had an NFL Hall of Fame career as a wide receiver. Snell had a terrific pro career as well, mostly in the AFL.
