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ANDERSON FACTS: All-America candidate was WAC's leading rusher in his first year of NCAA ball ... had the best year by a Ute runner in 16 years ... has played just three years of organized ball ... did not play high school football ... played drums in the Fairfield Central High School (S.C.) band, then spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps before signing with Utah ... powerful athlete also has speed (4.62 40) ... squats 455 pounds and benches 300 ... 35.8" vertical jump. UTAH: 1998-First-team all-WAC ... led conference in rushing (106.6 ypg) ... ranked 20th in the nation in rushing ... rushing average was third-best ever at Utah ... just the fourth Ute in school history to average 100 yards per game rushing in a season (106.6) and to rush for 1,000 yards (1,173) ... 1,173 net yards is second in school history behind
PRIOR TO UTAH: Two-year junior college All-American ... all-state both years ... Mt. San Jacinto Junior College MVP as freshman and sophomore ... rushed for school-record 1,686 yards in 1997 ... 1,511 yards in 1996 ... 1997 Offensive Player of the Year for state of California ... Mt. San Jacinto won 1996 L.A. Bowl. PERSONAL: Son of Emily Copeland and Mason Anderson ... exercise and sport science major ... born Sept. 21, 1973.
Anderson's Career Statistics (as of Nov. 22, 1999) YEAR G/GS RUSH YARDS AVG TD LONG 1998 11/10 244 1,173 4.8 12 40 1999 10/10 195 977 5.0 10 40 TOTALS 21/20 439 2,150 4.9 22 40 |
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