Gary Anderson
Gary Wayne Anderson
Born: April 18, 1961
Columbia, MO USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Arkansas
High School: Hickman (Columbia, MO)
Career: 1983-1995
Drafted: 1983 in Round 1, #20 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Gary Anderson played from 1983 to 1995 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Memphis Mad Dogs, San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Bandits and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Anderson ran for 6,390 yards in his career on 1,576 attempts, scoring 58 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 497 passes for 4,979 yards and 22 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1984 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 109.7 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1985 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 8t | 0 | 0 | 109.7 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 122.9 |
| USFL | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 47 | 6.7 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 14.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 51 | 6.4 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 34 | 1 | 5 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 97 | 516 | 5.3 | 73 | 4 |
| 1984 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 268 | 1008 | 3.8 | 40t | 19 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 116 | 429 | 3.7 | 27 | 4 |
| 1985 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 276 | 1207 | 4.4 | 68t | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 127 | 442 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 80 | 260 | 3.2 | 25 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 225 | 1119 | 5.0 | 36 | 3 |
| 1990 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 166 | 646 | 3.9 | 22 | 3 |
| 1991 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 72 | 263 | 3.7 | 64 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 55 | 194 | 3.5 | 18 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28 | 56 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Memphis Mad Dogs | 66 | 250 | 3.8 | 17 | 3 |
| USFL | 641 | 2731 | 4.3 | 73 | 39 | |
| NFL | 869 | 3409 | 3.9 | 64 | 16 | |
| CFL | 66 | 250 | 3.8 | 17 | 3 | |
| Totals | 1576 | 6390 | 4.1 | 73 | 58 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 29 | 347 | 12.0 | 49 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 66 | 682 | 10.3 | 37 | 2 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 35 | 422 | 12.1 | 52 | 2 |
| 1985 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 72 | 678 | 9.4 | 41 | 4 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 80 | 871 | 10.9 | 65 | 8 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 47 | 503 | 10.7 | 38 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 32 | 182 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 38 | 464 | 12.2 | 74 | 2 |
| 1991 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 25 | 184 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 34 | 284 | 8.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 28 | 1 |
| 1995 | CFL Memphis Mad Dogs | 28 | 273 | 9.8 | 27 | 1 |
| USFL | 167 | 1707 | 10.2 | 49 | 6 | |
| NFL | 302 | 2999 | 9.9 | 74 | 15 | |
| CFL | 28 | 273 | 9.8 | 27 | 1 | |
| Totals | 497 | 4979 | 10.0 | 74 | 22 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 25 | 227 | 9.1 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 113 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| USFL | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| NFL | 48 | 385 | 8.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Totals | 54 | 406 | 7.5 | 30 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 13 | 302 | 23.2 | 98 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 24 | 482 | 20.1 | 35 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 22 | 433 | 19.7 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 34 | 643 | 18.9 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 29 | 564 | 19.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 181 | 15.1 | 24 | 0 |
| USFL | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| NFL | 143 | 2779 | 19.4 | 98 | 1 | |
| Totals | 146 | 2828 | 19.4 | 98 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 1.0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1995 | CFL Memphis Mad Dogs | 2.0 | 25.0 | 12.5 |
| USFL | 1.0 | 10 | 10.0 | |
| CFL | 2.0 | 25 | 12.5 | |
| Totals | 3.0 | 35 | 11.7 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1990 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1991 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1993 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1995 | CFL Memphis Mad Dogs | 13 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1984 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | ||
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1985 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | ||
| 1986 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1992 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1993 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1995 | CFL Memphis Mad Dogs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| USFL | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | |
| NFL | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | |
| CFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 58 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 486 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits | 8 | 7 |
| 1984 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits | 18 | 18 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 6 |
| 1985 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits | 18 | 17 |
| 1986 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 12 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 7 |
| 1988 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 13 |
| 1990 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 13 |
| 1991 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 5 |
| 1992 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 4 |
| 1993 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 6 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL | Memphis Mad Dogs | 14 |
Honors
1985 - USFL USFL (All-USFL)
1985 - USFL The Sporting News (All-USFL)
