SAMMY ANDERSON
Halfback
1961 / 1963
North Augusta, SC
Biography
Named All-State as a senior in 1959, Anderson played in the North-South All-Star Game in the summer of 1960 before joining the Gamecocks. He made an impact on special teams as a sophomore in 1961, returning a punt 64 yards for a touchdown against Vanderbilt. Anderson was a starting halfback in 1962, picking off a pass against Detroit on defense and rushing 21 yards for a score against Northwestern. He also scored on a 44-yard touchdown pass from Dan Reeves against Clemson. He began 1963 as a starter, but suffered a knee injury against Georgia and missed most of the year. Anderson was one of the captains of the 1963 squad. He lives now in North Augusta, where he was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2009. Anderson owns ChemDry there and was named the 2010 Small Businessman of the Year.
Prior Schools
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Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1961 1961 Media Guide 26 HB 5-9 160 So 0 0
1962 Game Programs 25 HB 5-10 175 Jr 9 9
1963 Fill 1963 25 HB 5-9 175 Sr 2 2
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
1963 Media Guide Right Halfback 2nd String
Rushing
YearAttYdsAvgTD
1961 12 45 3.8
1962 39 176 4.5
1963 7 25 3.6
Tot 58 246 4.2
Receiving
YearRecYdsAvgTDCom%1DCDTCD%BP%
1961 1 3 3.0 0
1962 14 239 17.1 1
1963 3 27 9.0 0
Tot 18 269 14.9 1
Receiving by QB
YearQBRec Throws Com% Yds 1D TD Success Rate
1962
Dan Reeves 13 18 72.2 224 7 1 55.56
Billy Gambrell 1 3 33.3 15 1 0 33.33
1963
Dan Reeves 3 5 60.0 27 1 0 60.00
Success Rate from Official Play-By-Play Stats
YearPass PlaysPass SRPass SPPRush PlaysRush SRRush SPPRecv PlaysRecv SRRecv SPPRecv FC%Tot SPPSPP/Play
1962 36 38.90 18.42 21 52.4 38.4 21 56.82 1
1963 8 12.50 -1.38 5 60 4.69 0 3.31 0.25
Defense
YearSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFRFFBKIPCDSRZSIPPYPT
1962 1 2 8 1 1 25.98 5.08
Tot 1 2 8 1 1 25.98

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle
Kickoff Returns
YearRetYdsAvgTD
1962 2 38 19.0 0
Tot 2 38 19.0 0
Punt Returns
YearRetYdsAvgTD
1962 4 45 11.3 0
Tot 4 45 11.3 0
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1962-09-22 Northwestern Right Halfback
1962-09-29 Duke Right Halfback
1962-10-06 Georgia Right Halfback
1962-10-13 Wake Forest Right Halfback
1962-10-27 Maryland Right Halfback
1962-11-03 Virginia Right Halfback
1962-11-10 N.C. State Right Halfback
1962-11-17 Detroit Right Halfback
1962-11-24 Clemson Right Halfback
1963-09-21 Duke Left Halfback
1963-10-05 Georgia Left Halfback
Single Game Rushing Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttYdsTD
1962 1962-09-22 Northwestern 6 55 1
1962-09-29 Duke 4 5 0
1962-10-06 Georgia 6 20 0
1962-10-13 Wake Forest 6 41 0
1962-10-20 North Carolina 4 3 0
1962-10-27 Maryland 2 10 0
1962-11-03 Virginia 3 11 0
1962-11-10 N.C. State 3 16 0
1962-11-17 Detroit 2 7 0
1962-11-24 Clemson 2 8 0
1963 1963-09-21 Duke 1 3 0
1963-09-28 Maryland 5 22 1
1963-10-05 Georgia 1 0 0
Single Game Receiving Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentRecYdsTD
1962 1962-09-29 Duke 5 55 0
1962-10-06 Georgia 2 5 0
1962-10-20 North Carolina 3 71 0
1962-11-03 Virginia 1 14 0
1962-11-10 N.C. State 1 28 0
1962-11-17 Detroit 2 20 0
1962-11-24 Clemson 1 44 1
1963 1963-09-21 Duke 2 22 0
1963-09-28 Maryland 1 5 0
Game Defensive Stats
DateOpponentSOLOASTTKLTFLSKFFFRPBUQBHIPLCDPLRZPLIPP
1962-11-24 Clemson 0 3 0.5 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5.00
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
1961-10-07 Georgia 4 14 17 Sammy Anderson recovers fumble in end zone (Dean Findley kick)
1961-11-25 Vanderbilt 4 23 0 Sammy Anderson, 64-yd punt return (Dean Findley kick)
1962-09-22 Northwestern 1 13:26 6 0 Sammy Anderson, 21-yd run (Jack McCathern kick failed)
1962-11-03 Virginia 4 34 0 Sammy Anderson, 6-yd run (kick failed)
1962-11-24 Clemson 1 7 7 Sammy Anderson, 44-yd pass from Dan Reeves (Dean Findley kick)
1963-09-28 Maryland 3 21 13 Sammy Anderson, 22-yd run (Jack McCathern kick)
Receptions
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1962 1962-09-29 Duke 2 9 USC 40 Sammy Anderson, 9-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-09-29 Duke 2 6 DUK 29 Sammy Anderson, 11-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-09-29 Duke 1 27 DUK 35 Sammy Anderson, 10-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-09-29 Duke 1 10 DUK 40 Sammy Anderson, 26-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-09-29 Duke 2 7 USC 41 Sammy Anderson loss of 1 on pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-10-06 Georgia 1 10 USC 33 Sammy Anderson, 5-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-10-20 North Carolina 2 6 USC 38 Sammy Anderson, 28-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-10-20 North Carolina 1 10 USC 46 Sammy Anderson, 10-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-10-20 North Carolina 1 10 UNC 34 Sammy Anderson, 33-yd pass from Dan Reeves, end of game
1962 1962-11-03 Virginia 1 10 UVA 24 Sammy Anderson, 15-yd pass from Billy Gambrell
1962 1962-11-10 N.C. State 2 10 USC 43 Sammy Anderson, 28-yd pass from Dan Reeves (Faircloth)
1962 1962-11-17 Detroit 3 22 DET 40 Sammy Anderson, 9-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-11-17 Detroit 1 10 USC 39 Sammy Anderson, 12-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1962 1962-11-24 Clemson 3 9 CLM 44 Sammy Anderson, 44-yd pass from Dan Reeves, touchdown
1963 1963-09-21 Duke 1 10 DUK 33 Sammy Anderson, 8-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1963 1963-09-21 Duke 1 10 USC 45 Sammy Anderson, 14-yd pass from Dan Reeves
1963 1963-09-28 Maryland 2 7 UMD 35 Sammy Anderson, 5-yd pass from Dan Reeves
Defense - Tackles For Loss
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1962 1962-11-24 Clemson 3 1 USC 49 Mack Matthews rush for loss of 2 (Sammy Anderson, John Caskey)
Defense - Passes Broken Up
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1962 1962-11-03 Virginia 2 18 USC 24 Gary Cuozzo pass incomplete (Sammy Anderson)
Defense - Interceptions
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1962 1962-11-17 Detroit 1 10 DET 42 Gross pass intercepted by Sammy Anderson at SC 25, returned 20 yards - SC clipping
Defensive Plays
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1962 1962-10-06 Georgia 1 25 UGA 38 Wilson, 5-yd pass from Saye (Sammy Anderson)
1962 1962-10-06 Georgia 1 10 USC 37 Sammy Anderson rush for 7 (Simpson)
1962 1962-10-27 Maryland 2 9 UMD 28 Chiaverini rush for 8 (Sammy Anderson)
1962 1962-10-27 Maryland 2 8 UMD 48 Shiner pass to Brown lateral to Chiaverini for 3 (Sammy Anderson)
1962 1962-10-27 Maryland 2 10 UMD 29 Brown, 15-yd pass from Dick Shiner (Sammy Anderson)
1962 1962-11-03 Virginia 1 10 50 Seig, 4-yd pass from Cuozzo (Sammy Anderson)
1962 1962-11-03 Virginia 1 10 UVA 44 Griggs rush for 9, fumbles, recovered by (Sammy Anderson)
1962 1962-11-10 N.C. State 2 9 USC 37 Moore rush for 11, fumble, recovered by (Sammy Anderson)
1962 1962-11-24 Clemson 2 6 USC 22 Pat Crain rush for 7 (Sammy Anderson)
1962 1962-11-24 Clemson 1 10 USC 15 Bill Miller rush for 1 (Sammy Anderson)