Ken Anderson
Kenneth Allan Anderson
Born: February 15, 1949
Batavia, IL USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 212
College: Augustana (IL)
High School: Batavia (IL)
Career: 1971-1986
Drafted: 1971 in Round 3, #67 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Ken Anderson played from 1971 to 1986 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals. Anderson threw for 32,838 yards in his career, completing 2,654 of 4,475 passes with 197 touchdowns and 160 interceptions. He also ran for 2,220 yards in 397 attempts with 20 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 131 | 72 | 55.0 | 777 | 5.9 | 5 | 3.8 | 4 | 3.1 | 44 | 23 | 159 | 72.6 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 301 | 171 | 56.8 | 1918 | 6.4 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 2.3 | 65 | 18 | 155 | 74.0 |
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 329 | 179 | 54.4 | 2428 | 7.4 | 18 | 5.5 | 12 | 3.6 | 78 | 24 | 163 | 81.2 |
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 328 | 213 | 64.9 | 2667 | 8.1 | 18 | 5.5 | 10 | 3.0 | 77 | 36 | 292 | 95.7 |
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 377 | 228 | 60.5 | 3169 | 8.4 | 21 | 5.6 | 11 | 2.9 | 55 | 32 | 247 | 93.9 |
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 338 | 179 | 53.0 | 2367 | 7.0 | 19 | 5.6 | 14 | 4.1 | 85 | 34 | 235 | 76.9 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 323 | 166 | 51.4 | 2145 | 6.6 | 11 | 3.4 | 11 | 3.4 | 94 | 28 | 197 | 69.7 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 319 | 173 | 54.2 | 2219 | 7.0 | 10 | 3.1 | 22 | 6.9 | 57 | 30 | 237 | 58.0 |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 339 | 189 | 55.8 | 2340 | 6.9 | 16 | 4.7 | 10 | 2.9 | 73 | 46 | 324 | 80.7 |
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 275 | 166 | 60.4 | 1778 | 6.5 | 6 | 2.2 | 13 | 4.7 | 67 | 24 | 174 | 66.9 |
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 479 | 300 | 62.6 | 3754 | 7.8 | 29 | 6.1 | 10 | 2.1 | 74 | 25 | 140 | 98.4 |
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 309 | 218 | 70.6 | 2495 | 8.1 | 12 | 3.9 | 9 | 2.9 | 56 | 26 | 154 | 95.3 |
| 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 297 | 198 | 66.7 | 2333 | 7.9 | 12 | 4.0 | 13 | 4.4 | 80 | 25 | 187 | 85.6 |
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 275 | 175 | 63.6 | 2107 | 7.7 | 10 | 3.6 | 12 | 4.4 | 80 | 24 | 191 | 81.0 |
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 170 | 5.3 | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 86.7 |
| 1986 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 171 | 7.4 | 1 | 4.3 | 2 | 8.7 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 51.2 |
| Totals | 4475 | 2654 | 59.3 | 32838 | 7.3 | 197 | 4.4 | 160 | 3.6 | 94 | 398 | 2875 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 16 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 94 | 4.3 | 18 | 3 |
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 26 | 97 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 43 | 314 | 7.3 | 20 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 49 | 188 | 3.8 | 29 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 31 | 134 | 4.3 | 25 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 26 | 128 | 4.9 | 17 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 29 | 167 | 5.8 | 16 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 235 | 8.4 | 21 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 46 | 320 | 7.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 25 | 85 | 3.4 | 12 | 4 |
| 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 147 | 6.7 | 29 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 397 | 2220 | 5.6 | 29 | 20 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 2 | -9 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 0 | -20 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 3 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 1 | -8 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 2 | -13 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 3 | -8 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 2 | -20 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | -85 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 4 |
| 1972 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 13 |
| 1973 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 13 |
| 1975 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 13 |
| 1978 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 12 |
| 1979 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 12 |
| 1981 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 13 |
| 1984 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 9 |
| 1985 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 0 |
Awards
1975 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
1981 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
1981 - AP MVP
1981 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
1981 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1981 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1981 - PFWA MVP
Honors
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
