Anderson Leaving Cajun Football Program

After a one year stint as offensive coordinator and quarter back coach at Louisiana, Blake Anderson has accepted the quarter back coach position at USM.

Blake Anderson joined Rickey Bustle’s staff in 2007 after a brief hiatus from coaching the previous two seasons.

As the offensive coordinator at Louisiana, Anderson directed an offensive unit that averaged 23.8 points per game and ranked sixth in the nation in rushing, averaging 252 yards per game.

Prior to his post at Louisiana, Anderson was co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach at Middle Tennessee from the 2002 through 2004 seasons.

While at Middle Tennessee, he helped direct an offensive unit that led the Sun Belt Conference in scoring offense during the 2003 season and ranked 15th in the NCAA in passing offense during the 2004 campaign.

His 2003 Blue Raiders averaged 27.7 points per game generating 42 total touchdowns.

In 2004, his Blue Raiders passing attack averaged 267.7 yards per game. Quarterback Clint Marks led the SBC in passing yards per game (249.9) while wide receivers Kerry Wright and Chris Henry ranked second and third in the league in receptions per game.

Each year under his guidance the Blue Raiders passing offense increased. MT went from 154.0 yards per game in 2002 to 226.7 in 2003 then 267.7 in 2004.

His most recognizable pupils at MT were Wright who in 2004 became the school’s first 1,000 yard receiver. In his first year with the Blue Raiders (2002), Anderson coached the program’s No. 2 and No. 6 all-time leading receivers in Tyrone Calico and David Youell. Calico earned all-conference honors and was drafted in the second round (60th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Anderson spent three seasons at New Mexico before landing at MT. He served as the wide receivers coach in 2001 and running backs coach from 1999-2000. The UNM running backs were responsible for a major share of the Lobo offense in 2000.The Lobos averaged 148 yards per game on the ground, which accounted for 56 percent of the team’s total offense.

Anderson worked at Trinity Valley Community College (1995-98) before joining the Division I-A ranks at UNM. In 1998, he was the offensive coordinator and the Cardinals went 7-3. Trinity Valley led the conference in rushing offense and was eighth nationally. The Cardinals were also second in their league in total offense under Anderson’s guidance and led the league in scoring average. He helped lead the Cardinals to the 1997 NJCAA National Championship.