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Player Dossier
2007-2010Marshall
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.
Impact Production
16
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
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:...
Read the storyBrian 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
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Marshall | 5 | 76 | 94 | -18 | 0 | 21.5 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Marshall | 5 | 318 | 305 | 13 | 3 | 27.9 |
| 2009 Postseason | Marshall | 13 | 102 | 85 | 17 | 0 | 65.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 2,564 | 2,561 | 3 | 15 | 65.2 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 2,448 | 2,358 | 90 | 20 | 65 |
Related Context
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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
2009 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 56.3 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: Tulane
Win with 207 yards of offense and 80.7 efficiency. It landed in the 53.8th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Marshall
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
205.1
Efficiency
56.3
Usage
15.5
Consistency
69.9
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 102. Southern Illinois: 302. Virginia Tech: 133. Bowling Green: 121. Memphis: 81. East Carolina: 147. Tulane: 207. West Virginia: 137. UAB: 313. UCF: 210. Southern Miss: 318. SMU: 227. UTEP: 368
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 23 by 60.1. Southern Illinois: 40 by 59.3. Virginia Tech: 37 by 52. Bowling Green: 26 by 53.8. Memphis: 23 by 50.1. East Carolina: 36 by 50. Tulane: 22 by 80.7. West Virginia: 41 by 40.3. UAB: 41 by 58.7. UCF: 35 by 50.7. Southern Miss: 60 by 48.6. SMU: 25 by 71.6. UTEP: 53 by 56
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins193.3 · Games = 7 · -25.5 vs Losses
Losses218.8 · Games = 6 · +25.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
80.7 vs Tulane
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/26 | @ Ohio | W 21-17 | 12 | 17 | 85 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 6 | 17 | 2.80 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ UTEP300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 21-52 | 25 | 47 | 347 | 53.2 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs SMU | W 34-31 | 13 | 22 | 213 | 59.1 | 2 | 0 | 71.6 | 3 | 14 | 4.70 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Southern Miss300-yard game | L 20-27 | 29 | 52 | 337 | 55.8 | 1 | 2 | 48.6 | 8 | -19 | -2.40 | 0 | 6 |
| Mon 11/2 | @ UCF | L 20-21 | 13 | 28 | 237 | 46.4 | 1 | 1 | 50.7 | 7 | -27 | -3.90 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs UAB300-yard game | W 27-7 | 25 | 38 | 315 | 65.8 | 2 | 0 | 58.7 | 3 | -2 | -0.70 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ West Virginia | L 7-24 | 17 | 35 | 149 | 48.6 | 0 | 2 | 40.3 | 6 | -12 | -2 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Tulane | W 31-10 | 18 | 22 | 207 | 81.8 | 1 | 1 | 80.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs East Carolina | L 17-21 | 16 | 31 | 127 | 51.6 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Memphis | W 27-16 | 10 | 18 | 97 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 5 | -16 | -3.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Bowling Green | W 17-10 | 11 | 21 | 100 | 52.4 | 1 | 1 | 53.8 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Virginia Tech | L 10-52 | 15 | 31 | 116 | 48.4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 17 | 2.80 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Southern Illinois300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 31-28 | 27 | 36 | 316 | 75.0 | 3 | 1 | 59.3 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 4 |
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
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Marshall | 76 | 34.6 | 5.9 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Marshall | 318 | 56 | 5.6 | 242 |
| 2009 Postseason | Marshall | 2,666 | 56.3 | 15.5 | 2,348 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Marshall | 2,666 | 56.3 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Marshall | 2,448 | 55.5 | 15.1 | -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
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