Rushing & Receiving
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Total Yds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | |||||||||
| 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 | 151 | 5.6 | 851 | 6 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| 1986* | 25 | SDG | RB | 40 | 16 | 12 | 127 | 442 | 1 | 17 | 3.5 | 27.6 | 7.9 | 80 | 871 | 10.9 | 8 | 65 | 5.0 | 54.4 | 207 | 6.3 | 1313 | 9 | 5 | 11 | PB | |||
| 1987 | 26 | SDG | RB | 40 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 260 | 3 | 25 | 3.3 | 21.7 | 6.7 | 47 | 503 | 10.7 | 2 | 38 | 3.9 | 41.9 | 127 | 6.0 | 763 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 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 | 257 | 5.1 | 1301 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| 1989 | Missed season - Contract dispute | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 204 | 5.4 | 1110 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 1991 | 30 | TAM | RB | 40 | 16 | 5 | 72 | 263 | 1 | 64 | 3.7 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 25 | 184 | 7.4 | 0 | 21 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 97 | 4.6 | 447 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 1992 | 31 | TAM | RB | 40 | 15 | 4 | 55 | 194 | 1 | 18 | 3.5 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 54 | 34 | 284 | 8.4 | 0 | 34 | 2.3 | 18.9 | 63.0% | 5.3 | 89 | 5.4 | 478 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 32 | 2TM | RB | 10 | 1 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 15 | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 1 | 28 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 73.3% | 5.9 | 39 | 3.7 | 145 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| DET | RB | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TAM | RB | 40 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 2.0 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 15 | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 1 | 28 | 1.8 | 14.8 | 73.3% | 5.9 | 39 | 3.7 | 145 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Career | 111 | 61 | 869 | 3409 | 16 | 64 | 3.9 | 30.7 | 7.8 | 69 | 302 | 2999 | 9.9 | 15 | 74 | 2.7 | 27.0 | 65.2% | 5.4 | 1171 | 5.5 | 6408 | 31 | 37 | 47 | |||||
| 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 | 0% | 742 | 5.7 | 4228 | 23 | 19 | 31 | ||||||
| 4 yrs | TAM | 53 | 23 | 321 | 1159 | 5 | 64 | 3.6 | 21.9 | 6.1 | 69 | 108 | 1021 | 9.5 | 3 | 74 | 2.0 | 19.3 | 63% | 5.3 | 429 | 5.1 | 2180 | 8 | 17 | 16 | ||||
| 1 yr | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kick & Punt Returns
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1985 | 24 | SDG | RB | 40 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 302 | 1 | 98 | 23.2 | 1153 | ||||
| 1986* | 25 | SDG | RB | 40 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 227 | 0 | 30 | 9.1 | 24 | 482 | 0 | 35 | 20.1 | 2022 |
| 1987 | 26 | SDG | RB | 40 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 433 | 0 | 31 | 19.7 | 1196 | ||||
| 1990 | 29 | TAM | RB | 40 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 123 | 0 | 37 | 20.5 | 1233 | ||||
| 1991 | 30 | TAM | RB | 40 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 643 | 0 | 39 | 18.9 | 1090 | ||||
| 1992 | 31 | TAM | RB | 40 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 7.5 | 29 | 564 | 0 | 39 | 19.4 | 1087 |
| 1993 | 32 | 2TM | RB | 10 | 1 | 17 | 113 | 0 | 15 | 6.6 | 15 | 232 | 0 | 24 | 15.5 | 490 | |
| DET | RB | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 24 | 17.0 | 51 | ||||||
| TAM | RB | 40 | 6 | 1 | 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 | 53 | 23 | 23 | 158 | 0 | 15 | 6.9 | 81 | 1511 | 0 | 39 | 18.7 | 3849 | |||
| 1 yr | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 24 | 17.0 | 51 | |||||||
Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Sfty |
| 1985 | 24 | SDG | RB | 40 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1986* | 25 | SDG | RB | 40 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1987 | 26 | SDG | RB | 40 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1988 | 27 | SDG | RB | 40 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1990 | 29 | TAM | RB | 40 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1991 | 30 | TAM | RB | 40 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1992 | 31 | TAM | RB | 40 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1993 | 32 | 2TM | RB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| DET | RB | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| TAM | RB | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Career | 111 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 4 yrs | SDG | 54 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| 4 yrs | TAM | 53 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Passing
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24 | SDG | RB | 40 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 100.0 | -5.00 | -5.00 | ||||||||||
| 1986* | 25 | SDG | 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 | 0.0 | 4.00 | 24.00 | |||
| 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 | 50.0 | -0.50 | 9.50 | |||||||
| 4 yrs | SDG | 54 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 122.9 | 1 | 5 | 50.0 | -0.50 | 9.50 | ||||||
| 4 yrs | TAM | 53 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scoring Summary
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | 2PA | D2P | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24 | SDG | RB | 40 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1986* | 25 | SDG | RB | 40 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | 26 | SDG | RB | 40 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 2.5 | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | 27 | SDG | RB | 40 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | 29 | TAM | RB | 40 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | 30 | TAM | RB | 40 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 31 | TAM | RB | 40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | 32 | 2TM | RB | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||
| TAM | RB | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 111 | 61 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 192 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | SDG | 54 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 144 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 yrs | TAM | 53 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 48 | .9 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Gary Anderson?
Gary Anderson is 62 years old.
When was Gary Anderson born?
Gary Anderson was born on April 18, 1961.
Where was Gary Anderson born?
Gary Anderson was born in Columbia, MO.
How tall is Gary Anderson?
Gary Anderson is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.
How much did Gary Anderson weigh when playing?
Gary Anderson weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.
Is Gary Anderson in the Hall of Fame?
Gary Anderson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did Gary Anderson play?
Gary Anderson played 111 games over his career.
How many rushing attempts did Gary Anderson have?
Gary Anderson had 869 rushing attempts over his career.
How many rushing yards did Gary Anderson have?
Gary Anderson had 3,409 rushing yards over his career.
How many Super Bowls has Gary Anderson won?
Gary Anderson has never won a Super Bowl.
When did Gary Anderson retire?
Gary Anderson last played in 1993.
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