GARY ANDERSONAnderson, Gary WaynePosition: RB Height: 6-0 Weight: 181 Born: April 18, 1961 Columbia, MO High School: Hickman (Columbia, MO) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 1980 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 1981 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| 1982 | Arkansas | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (20th overall) 1983 San Diego Chargers; 1st round (5th overall) 1983 New Jersey Generals |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 43 | HB | 8 | 7 |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 43 | TB | 18 | 18 |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 43 | RB | 18 | 17 |
| 1985 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1985 SD NFL | 40 | RB | 12 | 6 |
| 1986 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1986 SD NFL | 40 | RB | 16 | 12 |
| 1987 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1987 SD NFL | 40 | RB | 12 | 7 |
| 1988 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1988 SD NFL | 40 | RB | 14 | 13 |
| 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1990 TB NFL | 40 | RB | 16 | 13 |
| 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1991 TB NFL | 40 | RB | 16 | 5 |
| 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1992 TB NFL | 40 | RB | 15 | 4 |
| 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL | 40 | RB | 6 | 1 |
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL)1993 DET NFL | 43 | RB | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs (CFL)1995 MEM CFL | 34 | TB-DB | 14 | |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 111 | 61 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 14 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 126 | ||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 120 | ||
| 1985 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1985 SD NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1986 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1986 SD NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1987 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1987 SD NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1988 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1988 SD NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1990 TB NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1991 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1992 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs (CFL)1995 MEM CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 192 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 97 | 516 | 5.3 | 73 | 4 | ||||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 268 | 1008 | 3.8 | 40t | 19 | ||||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 276 | 1207 | 4.4 | 68t | 16 | ||||
| 1985 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1985 SD NFL | 116 | 429 | 3.7 | 27 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1986 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1986 SD NFL | 127 | 442 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1987 SD NFL | 80 | 260 | 3.3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1988 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1988 SD NFL | 225 | 1119 | 5.0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1990 TB NFL | 166 | 646 | 3.9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1991 TB NFL | 72 | 263 | 3.7 | 64t | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1992 TB NFL | 55 | 194 | 3.5 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL | 28 | 56 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL | 28 | 56 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs (CFL)1995 MEM CFL | 66 | 250 | 3.8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 869 | 3409 | 3.9 | 64t | 16 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 | 22.0 | 34 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 109.7 | |||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109.7 | |
| 1985 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1985 SD NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1986 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1986 SD NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 29 | 347 | 12.0 | 49 | 0 | ||||||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 66 | 682 | 10.3 | 37 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 72 | 678 | 9.4 | 41 | 4 | ||||||
| 1985 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1985 SD NFL | 35 | 422 | 12.1 | 52t | 2 | ||||||
| 1986 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1986 SD NFL | 80 | 871 | 10.9 | 65t | 8 | ||||||
| 1987 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1987 SD NFL | 47 | 503 | 10.7 | 38 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1988 SD NFL | 32 | 182 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1990 TB NFL | 38 | 464 | 12.2 | 74 | 2 | ||||||
| 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1991 TB NFL | 25 | 184 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1992 TB NFL | 34 | 284 | 8.4 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs (CFL)1995 MEM CFL | 28 | 273 | 9.8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 313 | 3088 | 9.9 | 74 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 28 | 273 | 9.8 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1986 SD NFL | 25 | 10 | 227 | 9.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1992 TB NFL | 6 | 1 | 45 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL | 17 | 1 | 113 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL | 17 | 1 | 113 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 48 | 12 | 385 | 8.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 0 | 2 | 2L | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1985 SD NFL | 13 | 0 | 302 | 23.2 | 98t | 1 | |||
| 1986 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1986 SD NFL | 24 | 0 | 482 | 20.1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1987 SD NFL | 22 | 0 | 433 | 19.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1990 TB NFL | 6 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1991 TB NFL | 34 | 0 | 643 | 18.9 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1992 TB NFL | 29 | 0 | 564 | 19.4 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL | 12 | 0 | 181 | 15.1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL)1993 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL | 15 | 0 | 232 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 143 | 0 | 2779 | 19.4 | 98t | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs (CFL)1995 MEM CFL | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1984 TB USFL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1985 TB USFL | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1985 SD NFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1986 SD NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1987 SD NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1988 SD NFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1990 TB NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1991 TB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1992 TB NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1993 TB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL)1993 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 Year (NFL)1993 Year NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs (CFL)1995 MEM CFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs (CFL)1995 MEM CFL | 13 | 5 | 8 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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