Player Dossier

2007-2010

Marshall

Brian Anderson

QB • 6'3" • Louisville, KY, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Brian Anderson is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

9%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

15

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

17

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

30

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Player Story

Brian Anderson built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a quarterback from Louisville, KY wearing No. 12, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Brian Anderson's career was his passing role:...

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Brian Anderson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Marshall. Brian Anderson is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
5,508
Passing yards
5,403
Rushing yards
105
Touchdowns
38

Quick Answers

Brian Anderson quick answers

Latest team and position
Marshall · QB
Career Total Offense
5,508
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Marshall
Top game
Tulane
Latest roster
No. 12 · Class 2010
2010 Total offense rank
2,448 total offense · QB 60th (top 21%) · Conference USA 9th (top 7%) · National 61st (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonMarshall57694-18021.5
2008 Regular SeasonMarshall531830513327.9
2009 PostseasonMarshall131028517065.2
2009 Regular SeasonMarshall132,5642,56131565.2
2010 Regular SeasonMarshall122,4482,358902065

Related Context

Brian Anderson played QB for Marshall. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brian Anderson recorded 5,403 passing yards, 105 rushing yards, and 38 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Marshall.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Marshall paired 2,666 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 56 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Loss with 186 yards of offense and 68.5 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · Marshall

Games

5

Primary Metric / G

63.6

Efficiency

56

Usage

5.6

Consistency

31.2

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 28. West Virginia: 10. UAB: 46. UCF: 48. Tulsa: 186

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 6 by 46.3. West Virginia: 2 by 50. UAB: 2 by 75. UCF: 13 by 40.3. Tulsa: 23 by 68.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half28 · Games = 3 · -89 vs Second Half
Second Half117 · Games = 2 · +89 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

75 vs UAB

Result
Sat 11/29vs Tulsa3+ TDL 35-38141917773.73068.5492.3006
Sat 11/15vs UCFL 14-303125225.00040.31-4-400
Sat 10/18@ UABL 21-231148100.000751-2-200
Sat 9/27@ West VirginiaL 3-270100.0005011010010
Sat 9/6@ WisconsinL 14-51462866.70146.3

Player Story

Brian Anderson story

Brian Anderson built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a quarterback from Louisville, KY wearing No. 12, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Brian Anderson's career was his passing role: 5,403 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, 849 attempts, and 105 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 105 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brian Anderson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Marshall

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072008200920092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonMarshall7634.65.9
2008 Regular SeasonMarshall318565.6242
2009 PostseasonMarshall2,66656.315.52,348
2009 Regular SeasonMarshall2,66656.315.50
2010 Regular SeasonMarshall2,44855.515.1-218

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Tulane

Week 6 · W 31-10 · Conference game

Win with 207 yards of offense and 80.7 efficiency.

207

Total Offense

68.5 takeover

207 total offense with 80.7 efficiency.

#2

vs Southern Miss

Week 11 · L 20-27 · Conference game

318

Total Offense

67.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

318 total offense with 48.6 efficiency.

#3

@ UAB

Week 10 · W 31-17 · Conference game

330

Total Offense

65.7 takeover

Win with 330 yards of offense and 66.3 efficiency.

330 total offense with 66.3 efficiency.

#4

@ UTEP

Week 13 · L 21-52 · Conference game

368

Total Offense

65.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

368 total offense with 56 efficiency.

#5

vs Tulsa

Week 14 · L 35-38 · Conference game

186

Total Offense

64.4 takeover

Loss with 186 yards of offense and 68.5 efficiency.

186 total offense with 68.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Marshall

2,666 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 15.5 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Marshall

65.2

2,666 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 15.5 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Marshall

65

2,448 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 15.1 usage

Milestones

8

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

9

Above avg efficiency