2011 Football Roster

Victor Anderson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- St. Xavier
Louisville: Entering fifth year looking to rebound from two injury-plagued seasons... extremely tough to handle in the open field and is a tremendous pass catcher out of the backfield... gives the Cardinals an added dimension on offense... emerged as one of the top kick returners in the country.
2010: Injuries slowed him down in 2010... finished third on the team in rushing with 286 yards... also caught 11 passes for 61 yards... ranked seventh nationally in kick return average at 30.2 yards a return... had one carry in final regular season game in a win over Rutgers ... also had two kick returns for 61 yards, including a 41-yarder. .. returned to action in the win over Syracuse after missing three games... ran for 46 yards on 10 carries. .. recorded 23 yards on three carries in win over Memphis... rushed for season-high 108 yards on 18 carries to lead two 100-yard rushers in the win over Arkansas State... ran for 15 yards on eight carries and had three catches for 17 yards in loss to Oregon State ... added four kick returns for 92 yards, including a long of 30... finished with 67 yards rushing on 11 carries in win over Eastern Kentucky ... added a 59-yard kickoff return... rushed 32 yards on eight carries and added a 67-yard kickoff return, the longest return of his career, in the loss to Kentucky.
2009: Suffered a shoulder-injury which limited him to just eight games... played hurt for most of the year until undergoing season-ending surgery... still finished as the team's leading rusher despite missing four games... rushed for 473 yards and five touchdowns... did not play against Rutgers, USF, WVU or Arkansas State due to injury... finished with 12 carries for 56 yards at Cincinnati... ran for one touchdown and 58 yards on five carries at Connecticut... rushed for 90 yards on 14 carries with one touchdown in Cards' win over Southern Miss... had 12 carries for 51 yards against Pitt... ran for 110 yards on 19 carries, including a 35-yarder, and one touchdown against Kentucky... rushed for 93 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns in the Cards' opener against Indiana State... added two catches for 18 yards against ISU.
2008: Became the school's first player to be named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year... school's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2005 when he ran for 1,047 yards and eight scores... ranked fifth in the BIG EAST Conference in rushing... rushed for 113 yards and a TD in loss at Syracuse... carried the ball 19 times for 161 yards and one TD in win against MTSU... 88-yd TD run was the fourth-longest in school history... rushed for 81 yards on 15 carries in win over Memphis... earned third straight 100-yard performance with 100 yards on 19 carries and one rushing touchdown against Connecticut... also had a touchdown reception against Huskies... named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after a career-best day with 176 yards rushing and three touchdowns in win over Kansas State... became first Louisville player to rush for three TDs in a game since Michael Bush in 2006... scored first career touchdown against Tennessee Tech with first career 100-yard game (114 yards).
St. Xavier High School: All-time leading rusher and scorer with 4,008 yards and 75 touchdowns... guided St. Xavier to a three-year record of 37-4... member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's top 100 All-Southern team and the Orlando Sentinel's All-Southern team... named Class 4-A, District Four Co-Player of the Year by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association... stamped by Rivals.com as the tenth-best all-purpose back in the nation... ranked as the 29th-best running back in the nation by Scout.com and was given a four-star rating... ran for over 1,400 yards and 22 touchdowns during his senior campaign... selected first team All-State by the Associated Press and the Courier-Journal as a junior... rushed for 1,576 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior... averaged 8.1 yards per carry average in guiding St. Xavier to the Class 4A state finals... led St. Xavier to its first state title in five years during his sophomore season... was named Most Valuable Player of the 4-A Title game... ran for 1,039 yards and 27 scores during his sophomore campaign.
Personal: Son of Lola Mae Reynolds... born 7/15/88... communications major.
Career Statistics | |||||||||
Year | GP-GS | Att. | Net | Avg. | TD | Lg | Rec | Yds | TD |
2008 | 12-3 | 183 | 1047 | 5.7 | 8 | 88 | 18 | 101 | 1 |
2009 | 8-4 | 89 | 473 | 5.3 | 5 | 37 | 12 | 89 | 0 |
2010 | 10-1 | 64 | 286 | 4.5 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 61 | 0 |
Totals | 30-8 | 336 | 1806 | 5.4 | 13 | 88 | 41 | 251 | 1 |