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
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
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
Description	Position	Rank
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
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
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
Date	Opponent	Position
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
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
1989-11-11	North Carolina	2	03:32	12	7	Erik Anderson, recovered blocked punt out of end zone (safety)

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
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
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1989	1989-10-28	N.C. State	2	6	USC	46	Shane Montgomery pass for Mike Kavulic incomplete (Erik Anderson)

Defense - Interceptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
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
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
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)