1969 Football Roster
Sep 27 (Sat)
8:15 PM
Bobby Anderson
- Position:
- Runningback/Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Boulder, Colo.
- High School:
- Boulder
A consensus first-team All-American at tailback as a senior in 1969... (Associated Press, United Press International, NEA, Sporting News)... AP named him an honorable mention All-American his sophomore year when he played quarterback... He earned first-team All-Big Eight honors at both positions (QB in 1968, TB in 1969)... He moved to tailback for the third game of his senior year (versus Indiana), rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns and remained there the rest of the season... One of three CU players to have his jersey number retired (#11)... He set 18 single-game, single-season, and career records during his CU career, including 4,565 yard of total offense, a Big Eight record at the time...Also exited as CU’s all-time leading rusher (2,367 yards) and scorer (212 points)... He finished 11th in the 1969 Heisman Trophy voting... A member of CU’s All-Century team (second-leading vote getter, 5,636 of a possible 6,265)... In his final game for CU, accounted for 295 yards of total offense in the 1969 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, and was voted the game’s MVP (his 254 yards and three TDs rushing led CU to a 47-33 win over Alabama)... Also the MVP in the ’67 Bluebonnet Bowl win over Miami, Fla. ... A member of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame (inducted 1982) and the Big Eight Hall of Fame (inducted 1980); his jersey was one of the inaugural ones honored by CU’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998... Won the Zack Jordan Award (most valuable player), as voted by his teammates as a senior... A first-round selection in the 1970 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos (11th overall)... Played in 54 NFL games with Denver (1970-74), New England (1975) and Washington (1975)... Has worked on CU football broadcasts since 1977 for KOA-Radio, and was a founder of and is a regular participant on the Celebrity Golf Tour.
Passing
G Att Com Int Pct. Yds TD Long 1967 11 110 63 5 57.3 733 2 58t 10 222 112 12 50.5 1341 7 80t 11 43 13 4 30.2 124 0 19 32 375 188 21 46.0 2198 9 80t
Season
1968
1969
Totals
Rushing
| Season |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
| 1967 |
166 |
625 |
3.8 |
7 |
36 |
| 1968 |
183 |
788 |
4.3 |
9 |
28 |
| 1969 |
219 |
954 |
4.4 |
18 |
69t |
| Totals |
568 |
2367 |
4.2 |
34 |
69t |
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS?Receptions: 4-68, 17.0 avg., 1 TD; Punt Returns: 5-56, 11.2 avg., 0 TD; Kickoff Returns: 11-193, 17.5 avg., 0 TD; Punting: 6-222, 37.0 avg.
