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Gary W. Anderson

Gary Wayne Anderson

Position: RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 185 lbs.

Born: April 18, 1961 in Columbia, MO
College: Arkansas   (school history)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 42 (1408th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1985 24 SDG rb 40 12 6 116 429 4 27 3.7 35.8 9.7 35 422 12.1 2 52 2.9 35.2 851 6 5 8
1986* 25 SDG KR/PR/RB 40 16 12 127 442 1 17 3.5 27.6 7.9 80 871 10.9 8 65 5.0 54.4 1313 9 5 11
1987 26 SDG KR/RB 40 12 7 80 260 3 25 3.3 21.7 6.7 47 503 10.7 2 38 3.9 41.9 763 5 4 5
1988 27 SDG RB 40 14 13 225 1119 3 36 5.0 79.9 16.1 32 182 5.7 0 20 2.3 13.0 1301 3 5 8
1990 29 TAM RB 40 16 13 166 646 3 22 3.9 40.4 10.4 38 464 12.2 2 74 2.4 29.0 1110 5 7 8
1991 30 TAM KR/rb 40 16 5 72 263 1 64 3.7 16.4 4.5 25 184 7.4 0 21 1.6 11.5 447 1 4 3
1992 31 TAM KR 40 15 4 55 194 1 18 3.5 12.9 3.7 34 284 8.4 0 34 2.3 18.9 478 1 3 4
1993 32 2TM 10 1 28 56 0 13 2.0 5.6 2.8 11 89 8.1 1 28 1.1 8.9 145 1 4 1
DET rb 43 6 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0
TAM PR 40 4 0 28 56 0 13 2.0 14.0 7.0 11 89 8.1 1 28 2.8 22.3 145 1 3 1
Career 111 61 869 3409 16 64 3.9 30.7 7.8 302 2999 9.9 15 74 2.7 27.0 6408 31 37 48
4 yrs SDG 54 38 548 2250 11 36 4.1 41.7 10.1 194 1978 10.2 12 65 3.6 36.6 4228 23 19 32
4 yrs TAM 51 22 321 1159 5 64 3.6 22.7 6.3 108 1021 9.5 3 74 2.1 20.0 2180 8 17 16

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1985 24 SDG rb 40 12 6 13 302 1 98 23.2 1153
1986* 25 SDG KR/PR/RB 40 16 12 25 227 0 30 9.1 24 482 0 35 20.1 2022
1987 26 SDG KR/RB 40 12 7 22 433 0 31 19.7 1196
1990 29 TAM RB 40 16 13 6 123 0 37 20.5 1233
1991 30 TAM KR/rb 40 16 5 34 643 0 39 18.9 1090
1992 31 TAM KR 40 15 4 6 45 0 13 7.5 29 564 0 39 19.4 1087
1993 32 2TM 10 1 17 113 0 15 6.6 15 232 0 24 15.5 490
DET rb 43 6 1 3 51 0 24 17.0 51
TAM PR 40 4 0 17 113 0 15 6.6 12 181 0 24 15.1 439
Career 111 61 48 385 0 30 8.0 143 2779 1 98 19.4 9572
4 yrs SDG 54 38 25 227 0 30 9.1 59 1217 1 98 20.6 5672
4 yrs TAM 51 22 23 158 0 15 6.9 81 1511 0 39 18.7 3849
1 yr DET 6 1 3 51 0 24 17.0 51

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1985 24 SDG rb 40 12 6 0 5 3 0 0
1986* 25 SDG KR/PR/RB 40 16 12 0 5 2 0 0
1987 26 SDG KR/RB 40 12 7 0 4 1 0 0
1988 27 SDG RB 40 14 13 0 5 3 0 0
1990 29 TAM RB 40 16 13 0 7 0 0 0
1991 30 TAM KR/rb 40 16 5 0 4 0 0 0
1992 31 TAM KR 40 15 4 0 3 1 0 0
1993 32 2TM 10 1 0 4 0 0 0
DET rb 43 6 1 0 1 0 0 0
TAM PR 40 4 0 0 3 0 0 0
Career 111 61 0 37 10 0 0
4 yrs SDG 54 38 0 19 9 0 0
4 yrs TAM 51 22 0 17 1 0 0
1 yr DET 6 1 0 1 0 0 0

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1985 24 SDG rb 40 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 5 -5.00 -5.00 100.0
1986* 25 SDG KR/PR/RB 40 16 12 1 1 100.0 4 1 100.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 24.0 4.0 0.3 122.9 0 0 4.00 24.00 0.0
Career 111 61 1 1 100.0 4 1 100.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 24.0 4.0 0.0 122.9 1 5 -0.50 9.50 50.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1985 24 SDG rb 40 12 6 4 2 1 7 42
1986* 25 SDG KR/PR/RB 40 16 12 1 8 9 54
1987 26 SDG KR/RB 40 12 7 3 2 5 30
1988 27 SDG RB 40 14 13 3 3 18
1990 29 TAM RB 40 16 13 3 2 5 30
1991 30 TAM KR/rb 40 16 5 1 1 6
1992 31 TAM KR 40 15 4 1 1 6
1993 32 2TM 10 1 1 1 6
TAM PR 40 4 0 1 1 6
Career 111 61 16 15 1 32 192
4 yrs SDG 54 38 11 12 1 24 144
4 yrs TAM 51 22 5 3 8 48

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1986

Rushing Yds
1988 NFL 1119 (6)

Long Rush
1991 NFL 64 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att
1988 NFL 5.0 (3)

Rushing Yds/Game
1988 NFL 79.9 (4)

Receptions
1986 NFL 80 (6)

Receiving TD
1986 NFL 8 (10)

Non-Offensive TDs
1985 NFL 1 (7)

Yds From Scrimmage
1988 NFL 1301 (10)

All-Purpose Yds
1986 NFL 2022 (2)
1987 NFL 1196 (8)
Career 9572 (147)

Touches
Career 1362 (155)

Yds/Touch
1985 NFL 7.0 (8)
1986 NFL 7.9 (5)
1987 NFL 8.0 (2)
1991 NFL 8.3 (4)
1992 NFL 8.8 (5)

Kick Returns
1991 NFL 34 (6)
1992 NFL 29 (7)
Career 143 (91)

Kick Return Yds
1991 NFL 643 (8)
1992 NFL 564 (9)
Career 2779 (132)

Kick Return TD
1985 NFL 1 (2/67)
Career 1 (117)

Long Kick Return
1985 NFL 98 (2)

Kick & Punt Returns
Career 191 (151)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
Career 3164 (154)

   

Fantasy

Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1985 24 12 RB 121 37
1986 25 16 RB 191 54 11 31
1987 26 12 RB 106 25
1988 27 14 RB 148 8 21 66
1990 29 16 RB 141 13 22 59
1991 30 16 RB 51 59
1993 32 10 RB 21 89
779 75