An article of footwear, comprising: an upper configured to receive a foot; a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component including a baseplate having a bottom surface and an arrangement of a plurality of ground engaging members including at least first and second forward ground engaging members (260, 265) extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate and first and second rearward ground engaging members (250, 255) extending substantially downward from a bottom surface of the baseplate; first and second elongate rearward support members (270, 276) extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, respectively abutting the first and second rearward ground engaging members (250, 255) at side portions thereof, and extending horizontally along orientation paths (274, 278) from the first and second rearward ground engaging members (250, 255); wherein the orientation paths (274, 278) of the first and second rearward support members (270, 276) intersect at a point that is rearward of a line connecting the first and second forward ground engaging members (260, 265); wherein: the first rearward ground engaging member includes dual downward projections; and the first and second rearward support members (270, 276) are both independent of other ground engaging members extending substantially downward from the baseplate, wherein: the sole component further includes two or more additional elongate support members extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first rearward ground engaging member at side portions thereof, and extending horizontally from the first rearward ground engaging member, wherein the first rearward support member and the two or more additional support members are in continuous contact with the bottom surface of the baseplate, from the side portions of the first rearward ground engaging member, along the lengths of the first rearward support member and the two or more additional support members; and, optionally, wherein the first rearward support member and the two or more additional support members extend substantially radially from an approximate center portion of the first rearward ground engaging member, and are evenly or unevenly spaced about the first rearward ground engaging member. an upper configured to receive a foot; a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component including a baseplate having a bottom surface and an arrangement of a plurality of ground engaging members including at least first and second forward ground engaging members (260, 265) extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate and first and second rearward ground engaging members (250, 255) extending substantially downward from a bottom surface of the baseplate; first and second elongate rearward support members (270, 276) extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, respectively abutting the first and second rearward ground engaging members (250, 255) at side portions thereof, and extending horizontally along orientation paths (274, 278) from the first and second rearward ground engaging members (250, 255); wherein the orientation paths (274, 278) of the first and second rearward support members (270, 276) intersect at a point that is rearward of a line connecting the first and second forward ground engaging members (260, 265); wherein: the first rearward ground engaging member includes dual downward projections; and the first and second rearward support members (270, 276) are both independent of other ground engaging members extending substantially downward from the baseplate, wherein: the first rearward ground engaging member includes dual downward projections; and the first and second rearward support members (270, 276) are both independent of other ground engaging members extending substantially downward from the baseplate, wherein: the sole component further includes two or more additional elongate support members extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first rearward ground engaging member at side portions thereof, and extending horizontally from the first rearward ground engaging member, wherein the first rearward support member and the two or more additional support members are in continuous contact with the bottom surface of the baseplate, from the side portions of the first rearward ground engaging member, along the lengths of the first rearward support member and the two or more additional support members; and, optionally, wherein the first rearward support member and the two or more additional support members extend substantially radially from an approximate center portion of the first rearward ground engaging member, and are evenly or unevenly spaced about the first rearward ground engaging member.