Counter Attack

The past two seasons we have experienced tremendous success as a team and as an offense at Northwestern College. In 2001, we were one of only seven undefeated football teams in the country. Statistically, our best running play for each of the past five seasons has been the counter play. In 2000 and 2001 we averaged 6.9 and 7.1 yards a carry respectively using the counter. When we included all of the plays that came off our counter action, we accounted for 600 yards (14%) of our total offensive production for the year. There are many reasons why we run the counter. Our offensive linemen love to pull, and when it is well executed, it is fun for everyone to observe. From a strategic standpoint, there are three reasons why we run the counter: • It gives us a quality “power” football play. • It incorporates an element of misdirection. • It allows us to play action pass without