ERIK ANDERSON
Cornerback
1988 / 1992
Alexandria, VA
Biography
Anderson earned All-District and All-State honors as a senior at T.C. Williams in 1987 and was named to The Washington Post’s All-Metro team. He had five interceptions as a senior while also catching 17 passes for 310 yards. Anderson signed with USC over West Virginia and East Carolina. He redshirted in 1988 then was a part-time starter in 1989 and led the Gamecock defensive backs in tackles. He blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety in USC’s 27-20 win over North Carolina that season. He also had seven tackles and an interception against East Carolina. He missed almost all of 1990 with a shoulder injury though he did pick off a pass against East Tennessee State. He had surgery on both shoulders in the offseason and missed spring practice. The injuries continued to limit him during the season and he recorded 17 tackles in limited action, making a season high five tackles against UNC. He began the 1992 season as the starter at left cornerback and made 27 tackles that year. He lives in the northern Virginia / D.C. area now.
Prior Schools
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Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1988 Program vs North Carolina, other additions 39 CB 5-11 175 Fr 0 0
1989 Program vs Duke 39 CB 5-11 170 RFr 2 2
1990 Spring 1990 39 CB 5-11 170 So
1990 Program vs North Carolina 39 CB 5-10 176 So 1 1
1991 Athlon's Guide 39 CB 5-10 176 Jr
1991 1991 Media Guide 39 CB 5-10 176 Jr
1991 Duke 1991 39 CB 5-10 176 Jr 0 0
1992 1992 Spring Game 39 CB 5-10 175 Sr
1992 Media Guide 39 CB 5-10 175 Sr 1 1
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
Pre-Spring Practice 1990 Left Cornerback 2nd String
1990 Media Guide Left Cornerback 2nd String
1992 Spring (Unofficial) Cornerback Starter
1992 Media Guide Right Cornerback 2nd String
Defense
YearSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFRFFBKIPCDSRZSIPPYPT
1989 32 23 55 1.0 0.0 1 2 0 0 1 1 6 1 3 17.66 11.78
1990 8 2 10 1.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0
1991 6 11 17 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 9.2
1992 16 11 27 2.0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 9.22 8.55
Tot 62 47 109 4.0 0.0 3 6 0 0 2 1 12 2 4 38.88

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1989-09-02 Duke Right Cornerback
1989-10-28 N.C. State Left Cornerback
1990-09-08 North Carolina Right Cornerback
1992-09-19 East Carolina Left Cornerback
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
1989-11-11 North Carolina 2 03:32 12 7 Erik Anderson, recovered blocked punt out of end zone (safety)
Defense - Tackles For Loss
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1992 1992-11-07 Louisiana Tech 1 10 LAT 48 Jason Davis rush for loss of 2 (Konata Reid, James Flowers, Erik Anderson)
Defense - Passes Broken Up
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1989 1989-10-28 N.C. State 2 6 USC 46 Shane Montgomery pass for Mike Kavulic incomplete (Erik Anderson)
Defense - Interceptions
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1989 1989-10-07 East Carolina 3 10 USC 44 Travis Hunter pass intercepted by Erik Anderson at SC 25, returned 0 yards
1990 1990-09-29 Georgia Tech 3 14 GAT 28 Shawn Jones pass for Emmett Merchant intercepted by Erik Anderson at SC 47 no return
1991 1991-10-05 East Tennessee State 1 10 ETS 47 Williams pass intercepted by Erik Anderson at SC 36, returned 33 yards (Kaylor)
Defensive Plays
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1989 1989-09-09 Virginia Tech 4 1 USC 1 Vaughn Hebron rush for no gain (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-09-09 Virginia Tech 1 10 VAT 5 Smith rush for 6 (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-09-16 West Virginia 2 5 USC 5 Tyler over left guard for 2 (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-09-23 Georgia Tech 1 15 GAT 42 Jerry Mays, 2-yd pass from Shawn Jones (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-09-23 Georgia Tech 2 20 GAT 10 Jerry Mays, 12-yd pass from Shawn Jones (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-09-30 Georgia 3 12 UGA 40 Sean Hummings, 15-yd pass from Greg Talley (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-10-07 East Carolina 2 6 USC 6 Lewis takes pitch right for 1 (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-10-07 East Carolina 0 0 USC 30 Lance Hering kicks off to EC 10, Junior Robinson returns 39 yards (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-10-07 East Carolina 1 10 ECU 20 Tyson, 12-yd pass from Jeff Blake (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-10-07 East Carolina 2 1 ECU 38 Lewis up the middle for 18 (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-10-21 Western Carolina 2 12 USC 40 Todd Cottrell passes to Henderson over the middle for 18 (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-11-04 Florida State 2 4 FSU 19 Amp Lee, 14-yd pass from Peter Tom Willis (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-11-04 Florida State 1 10 FSU 38 Lawrence Dawsey, 49-yd pass from Peter Tom Willis (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-11-04 Florida State 2 3 USC 32 Paul Moore, 6-yd pass from Peter Tom Willis (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-11-04 Florida State 1 10 USC 26 Amp Lee rush for 13 (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-11-04 Florida State 2 10 FSU 14 Edgar Bennett rush for 8 (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-11-04 Florida State 3 3 50 Dexter Carter rush for 15 (Erik Anderson)
1989 1989-11-11 North Carolina 4 12 UNC 23 Scott McAlister's punt blocked by Erik Anderson, goes out of end zone for safety
1991 1991-09-28 East Carolina 1 10 USC 41 Williams, 9-yd pass from Jeff Blake (Erik Anderson)
1991 1991-10-05 East Tennessee State 3 14 ETS 35 Bembry, 17-yd pass from Williams (Erik Anderson)
1991 1991-10-05 East Tennessee State 3 6 ETS 9 Harris rush for 9 (Erik Anderson)
1991 1991-11-23 Clemson 2 7 CLM 45 Larry Ryans, 11-yd pass from DeChane Cameron (Robert Gibson, Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-09-05 Georgia 2 15 UGA 38 Garrison Hearst rush for 17 (Tony Watkins, Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-09-05 Georgia 1 10 UGA 29 Garrision Hearst rush for 15 (Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-09-12 Arkansas 2 6 ARK 34 Oscar Malone rush for 4 (Eric Brown, Lawrence Mitchell, Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-09-26 Kentucky 2 6 UKY 41 Redd rush for 3 (Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-10-03 Alabama 1 10 USC 17 David Palmer rush for 3 (Ron Nealy, Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-10-17 Mississippi State 2 19 MST 18 Todd Jordan pass for 13 yards (Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-10-24 Vanderbilt 1 10 VAN 22 Jackson rush for 9 (Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-10-24 Vanderbilt 2 4 VAN 33 Weir, 20-yd pass from Wilson (Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-10-31 Tennessee 2 1 USC 49 Jones, 10-yd pass from Heath Shuler (Erik Anderson)
1992 1992-11-07 Louisiana Tech 2 12 LAT 46 Bland rush for 2 (Erik Anderson)