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
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
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
Description	Position	Rank
1963 Media Guide	Right Halfback	2nd String

Rushing
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1961	12	45	3.8
1962	39	176	4.5
1963	7	25	3.6
Tot	58	246	4.2

Receiving
Year	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Com%	1D	CDT	CD%	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
Year	QB	Rec	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
Year	Pass Plays	Pass SR	Pass SPP	Rush Plays	Rush SR	Rush SPP	Recv Plays	Recv SR	Recv SPP	Recv FC%	Tot SPP	SPP/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
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
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
Year	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
1962	2	38	19.0	0
Tot	2	38	19.0	0

Punt Returns
Year	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
1962	4	45	11.3	0
Tot	4	45	11.3	0

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
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
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD
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
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Rec	Yds	TD
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
Date	Opponent	SOLO	AST	TKL	TFL	SK	FF	FR	PBU	QBH	IPL	CDPL	RZPL	IPP
1962-11-24	Clemson	0		3	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	5.00

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
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
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
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
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1962	1962-11-24	Clemson	3	1	USC	49	Mack Matthews rush for loss of 2 (Sammy Anderson, John Caskey)

Defense - Passes Broken Up
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1962	1962-11-03	Virginia	2	18	USC	24	Gary Cuozzo pass incomplete (Sammy Anderson)

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