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Ken Anderson

Kenneth Allan Anderson (Kenny)

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-2, 212lb (188cm, 96kg)

Born: February 15, 1949 in Batavia, IL

College: Augustana (IL)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 120 (42nd overall since 1960)

High School: Batavia (IL)

Draft: Cincinnati Bengals in the 3rd round (67th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.

As Coach: 5 Yrs (Full Record)

SUMMARY

Career

192

160

QBrec

91-81-0

Cmp%

59.3

Yds

32838

Y/A

7.3

197

Int

160

FantPt

2071.6

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
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	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	AV	Awards
1971	22	CIN	QB	14	11	4	0-4-0	72	131	55.0	777	5	3.8	4	3.1	44	5.9	5.3	10.8	70.6	72.6	23	159	14.9	4.01	3.49			4
1972	23	CIN	QB	14	13	13	7-6-0	171	301	56.8	1918	7	2.3	7	2.3	65	6.4	5.8	11.2	147.5	74.0	18	155	5.6	5.53	4.98	2	2	9
1973	24	CIN	QB	14	14	14	10-4-0	179	329	54.4	2428	18	5.5	12	3.6	78	7.4	6.8	13.6	173.4	81.2	24	163	6.8	6.42	5.91	0	2	14
1974	25	CIN	QB	14	13	13	7-6-0	213	328	64.9	2667	18	5.5	10	3.0	77	8.1	7.9	12.5	205.2	95.7	36	292	9.9	6.52	6.28			16
1975*	26	CIN	QB	14	13	13	10-3-0	228	377	60.5	3169	21	5.6	11	2.9	55	8.4	8.2	13.9	243.8	93.9	32	247	7.8	7.14	6.96	1	2	16	AP2, PB
1976*	27	CIN	QB	14	14	14	10-4-0	179	338	53.0	2367	19	5.6	14	4.1	85	7.0	6.3	13.2	169.1	76.9	34	235	9.1	5.73	5.06	3	3	13	PB
1977	28	CIN	QB	14	14	13	7-6-0	166	323	51.4	2145	11	3.4	11	3.4	94	6.6	5.8	12.9	153.2	69.7	28	197	8.0	5.55	4.77	1	2	11
1978	29	CIN	QB	14	12	12	4-8-0	173	319	54.2	2219	10	3.1	22	6.9	57	7.0	4.5	12.8	184.9	58.0	30	237	8.6	5.68	3.42	1	1	6
1979	30	CIN	QB	14	15	15	4-11-0	189	339	55.8	2340	16	4.7	10	2.9	73	6.9	6.5	12.4	156.0	80.7	46	324	11.9	5.24	4.90			11
1980	31	CIN	QB	14	13	12	5-7-0	166	275	60.4	1778	6	2.2	13	4.7	67	6.5	4.8	10.7	136.8	66.9	24	174	8.0	5.36	3.81			5
1981*+	32	CIN	QB	14	16	16	12-4-0	300	479	62.6	3754	29	6.1	10	2.1	74	7.8	8.1	12.5	234.6	98.4	25	140	5.0	7.17	7.43	2	2	18	AP MVP-1, AP OPoY-1, AP1, PB
1982*	33	CIN	QB	14	9	9	7-2-0	218	309	70.6	2495	12	3.9	9	2.9	56	8.1	7.5	11.4	277.2	95.3	26	154	7.8	6.99	6.50			19	PB
1983	34	CIN	QB	14	13	13	5-8-0	198	297	66.7	2333	12	4.0	13	4.4	80	7.9	6.7	11.8	179.5	85.6	25	187	7.8	6.66	5.59			9
1984	35	CIN	QB	14	11	9	3-6-0	175	275	63.6	2107	10	3.6	12	4.4	80	7.7	6.4	12.0	191.5	81.0	24	191	8.0	6.41	5.27			7
1985	36	CIN	QB	14	3	2	0-2-0	16	32	50.0	170	2	6.3	0	0.0	44	5.3	6.6	10.6	56.7	86.7	2	16	5.9	4.53	5.71			1
1986	37	CIN	QB	14	8	0		11	23	47.8	171	1	4.3	2	8.7	43	7.4	4.4	15.5	21.4	51.2	1	4	4.2	6.96	4.04			1
Career					192	172	91-81-0	2654	4475	59.3	32838	197	4.4	160	3.6	94	7.3	6.6	12.4	171.0	81.9	398	2875	8.2	6.15	5.48	10	14	160

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1973	24	CIN	QB	1	1	0-1	14	27	51.9	113	0	0.0	1	3.7	18	4.2	2.5	8.1	113.0	47.3	3	16	10.0	3.23	1.73
1975*	26	CIN	QB	1	1	0-1	17	27	63.0	201	2	7.4	0	0.0	37	7.4	8.9	11.8	201.0	110.3	5	40	15.6	5.03	6.28
1981*+	32	CIN	QB	3	3	2-1	53	77	68.8	653	5	6.5	2	2.6	49	8.5	8.6	12.3	217.7	105.6	9	39	10.5	7.14	7.26	0	1
1982*	33	CIN	QB	1	1	0-1	26	35	74.3	354	2	5.7	3	8.6	53	10.1	7.4	13.6	354.0	89.5	4	21	10.3	8.54	6.10
Career				6	6	2-4	110	166	66.3	1321	9	5.4	6	3.6	53	8.0	7.4	12.0	220.2	93.5	21	116	11.2	6.44	5.96	0	1

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Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+
1971	22	CIN	QB	14	11	4	0-4-0	131	86	75	102	94	111	95	121	64	109
1972	23	CIN	QB	14	13	13	7-6-0	301	95	101	108	110	116	81	130	112	110
1973	24	CIN	QB	14	14	14	10-4-0	329	115	116	120	121	107	112	117	107	118
1974	25	CIN	QB	14	13	13	7-6-0	328	127	119	129	124	141	112	121	91	132
1975*	26	CIN	QB	14	13	13	10-3-0	377	127	126	129	129	122	113	122	103	127
1976*	27	CIN	QB	14	14	14	10-4-0	338	107	107	112	112	103	114	111	98	112
1977	28	CIN	QB	14	14	13	7-6-0	323	100	103	108	110	97	94	120	103	106
1978	29	CIN	QB	14	12	12	4-8-0	319	106	103	90	90	104	89	80	97	89
1979	30	CIN	QB	14	15	15	4-11-0	339	101	89	114	105	104	107	123	70	115
1980	31	CIN	QB	14	13	12	5-7-0	275	89	89	85	85	118	73	96	94	91
1981*+	32	CIN	QB	14	16	16	12-4-0	479	117	125	132	136	123	123	131	113	137
1982*	33	CIN	QB	14	9	9	7-2-0	309	120	120	120	121	146	97	118	98	127
1983	34	CIN	QB	14	13	13	5-8-0	297	115	114	108	108	132	98	98	102	112
1984	35	CIN	QB	14	11	9	3-6-0	275	112	110	105	104	125	93	98	101	107
Career					192	172	91-81-0	4475

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
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	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1971	22	CIN	QB	14	11	4	22	125	1	16	5.7	11.4	2.0				0				22	5.7	125	1	5
1972	23	CIN	QB	14	13	13	22	94	3	18	4.3	7.2	1.7				0				22	4.3	94	3	5
1973	24	CIN	QB	14	14	14	26	97	0	17	3.7	6.9	1.9				0				26	3.7	97	0	5
1974	25	CIN	QB	14	13	13	43	314	2	20	7.3	24.2	3.3				0				43	7.3	314	2	3
1975*	26	CIN	QB	14	13	13	49	188	2	29	3.8	14.5	3.8				0				49	3.8	188	2	4
1976*	27	CIN	QB	14	14	14	31	134	1	25	4.3	9.6	2.2				0				31	4.3	134	1	3
1977	28	CIN	QB	14	14	13	26	128	2	17	4.9	9.1	1.9				0				26	4.9	128	2	5
1978	29	CIN	QB	14	12	12	29	167	1	16	5.8	13.9	2.4				0				29	5.8	167	1	8
1979	30	CIN	QB	14	15	15	28	235	2	21	8.4	15.7	1.9				0				28	8.4	235	2	1
1980	31	CIN	QB	14	13	12	16	122	0	20	7.6	9.4	1.2				0				16	7.6	122	0	1
1981*+	32	CIN	QB	14	16	16	46	320	1	25	7.0	20.0	2.9				0				46	7.0	320	1	5
1982*	33	CIN	QB	14	9	9	25	85	4	12	3.4	9.4	2.8				0				25	3.4	85	4	1
1983	34	CIN	QB	14	13	13	22	147	1	29	6.7	11.3	1.7				0				22	6.7	147	1	4
1984	35	CIN	QB	14	11	9	11	64	0	14	5.8	5.8	1.0				0				11	5.8	64	0	1
1985	36	CIN	QB	14	3	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.3				0				1	0.0		0	1
Career					192	172	397	2220	20	29	5.6	11.6	2.1				0				397	5.6	2220	20	52

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1973	24	CIN	QB	1	1	3	26	0	22	8.7	26.0	3.0				0				3	8.7	26	0	0
1975*	26	CIN	QB	1	1	3	12	0	8	4.0	12.0	3.0				0				3	4.0	12	0	0
1981*+	32	CIN	QB	3	3	11	69	1	13	6.3	23.0	3.7				0				11	6.3	69	1	0
1982*	33	CIN	QB	1	1	2	5	0	3	2.5	5.0	2.0				0				2	2.5	5	0	0
Career				6	6	19	112	1	22	5.9	18.7	3.2				0				19	5.9	112	1

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1971	22	CIN	QB	14	11	4			0				5	2	-9	0	0.0
1972	23	CIN	QB	14	13	13			0				5	0	-20	0	0.0
1973	24	CIN	QB	14	14	14			0				5	3	-7	0	0.0
1974	25	CIN	QB	14	13	13			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
1975*	26	CIN	QB	14	13	13			0				4	1	-8	0	0.0
1976*	27	CIN	QB	14	14	14			0				3	0	0	0	0.0
1977	28	CIN	QB	14	14	13			0				5	2	-13	0	0.0
1978	29	CIN	QB	14	12	12			0				8	3	-8	0	0.0
1979	30	CIN	QB	14	15	15			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1980	31	CIN	QB	14	13	12			0				1	2	0	0	0.0
1981*+	32	CIN	QB	14	16	16			0				5	2	-20	0	0.0
1982*	33	CIN	QB	14	9	9			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1983	34	CIN	QB	14	13	13			0				4	1	0	0	0.0
1984	35	CIN	QB	14	11	9			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1985	36	CIN	QB	14	3	2			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
Career					192	172			0				52	17	-85	0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1971	22	CIN	QB	14	11	4	1	1		6	0.5
1972	23	CIN	QB	14	13	13	3	3		18	1.4
1974	25	CIN	QB	14	13	13	2	2		12	0.9
1975*	26	CIN	QB	14	13	13	2	2		12	0.9
1976*	27	CIN	QB	14	14	14	1	1		6	0.4
1977	28	CIN	QB	14	14	13	2	2		12	0.9
1978	29	CIN	QB	14	12	12	1	1		6	0.5
1979	30	CIN	QB	14	15	15	2	2		12	0.8
1981*+	32	CIN	QB	14	16	16	1	1		6	0.4
1982*	33	CIN	QB	14	9	9	4	4		24	2.7
1983	34	CIN	QB	14	13	13	1	1		6	0.5
Career					192	172	20	20	0	120	.6

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1981*+	32	CIN	QB	3	3	1							1			0						6	2.0
Career				6	6	1							1			0						6	1.0

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PFR HOF Monitor: 82.99 (23rd among QB, average HOF QB is 103.58)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ken Anderson?

Ken Anderson is 74 years old.

When was Ken Anderson born?

Ken Anderson was born on February 15, 1949.

Where was Ken Anderson born?

Ken Anderson was born in Batavia, IL.

How tall is Ken Anderson?

Ken Anderson is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Ken Anderson weigh when playing?

Ken Anderson weighed 212 lbs (96 kg) when playing.

Is Ken Anderson in the Hall of Fame?

Ken Anderson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Ken Anderson play?

Ken Anderson played 192 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Ken Anderson have?

Ken Anderson had 32,838 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Ken Anderson have?

Ken Anderson had 197 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Ken Anderson won?

Ken Anderson has never won a Super Bowl.

When did Ken Anderson retire?

Ken Anderson last played in 1986.

What are Ken Anderson's nicknames?

Kenny is a nickname for Ken Anderson.

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