Marshall University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Anthony Anderson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 237
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Eden Prairie, Mn.
R-JUNIOR SEASON (2017): Power-speed combo at running back … Carried 30 times for 123 yards … Averaged 4.1 yards per carry … Season long run of 15 yards … Played in all 13 games … 11 rushing yards in a season opening win vs. Miami (Ohio) … 20 rushing yards at No. 23 North Carolina State … Season high 46 rushing yards on seven carries vs. Old Dominion … Nine rushes for 32 yards in a Friday night win at Middle Tennessee.
R-SOPHOMORE (2016): First year of Division I football after redshirting in junior college in 2015 … Played in 11 games at running back, earning his first career start in the regular season finale against Western Kentucky … Finished the season ranked second on the team in rushing attempts (86) and rushing yards (339) … Scored two touchdowns, second only to Keion Davis for the team lead … Made Division I debut against Morgan State … First significant impact came against nationally ranked Louisville on Sept. 24 with 10 carries and 46 yards … Scored first FBS touchdown on athletic 11-yard touchdown run at Pittsburgh … Rushed 13 times for 56 yards against Pitt … Breakout game came in win against Middle Tennessee: 16 carries, 109 yards and one TD … Carries and yardage vs. MT were career highs … Scored on a 15-yard touchdown against MT early in the fourth quarter to put Marshall up double figures … Closed the season strong with 56 yards on 11 carries at Florida International and 33 yards against WKU … Combined to rush for 198 yards in final three games of the season … Dropped 17 pounds from the end of the 2016 season to the start of 2017 spring football drills.
HERD FILE: Born Sept. 21, 1995 … Also recruited by Boise State, Wyoming, Cal, Iowa State, Minnesota, Illinois and Southern Miss on FBS level, also FCS programs at North Dakota State and Northern Iowa … Rushed for nine TDs for 10-2 Iowa Western CC in 2014, when Reivers fell in the NJCAA national title game to East Mississippi CC … Had 78 carries for 352 yards in 12 games … Made three receptions for 17 yards … Named All-Midwest Football Conference and Iowa CC Athletic Conference second team selection … Helped Eden Prairie (Minn.) High to three straight Class 6A state titles, and as a 2013 senior rushed 146 times for 1,387 yards (9.5 ypc) … Ran 19 times for 165 yards in 2013 state title game win … Was North Offensive MVP with 9 carries for 77 yards and 2 TDs in Minnesota football Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game … Only played running back for 1 1/2 seasons after moving from defensive end as a junior; concentrated on basketball skills in prior years.
