University of Michigan Football All-Americans
John Anderson
Linebacker, 1977
John earned All-American honors as an outside linebacker and twice was selected as an Academic All-American. He was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team at linebacker and as a punter. He led the Wolverines in punting for four seasons, including a 41.5 yard average in 1976 that was the second highest in modern Michigan football. He won the Frederick Matthaei Award for leadership and achievement and the Meyer Morton Award. A first-round draft selection, he became an immediate success with the Green Bay Packers.
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| Year | GP | S | A | T | TFL | Sacks | F-R | | | PBU | Int | YDS | tds | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 2-29 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1976 | 11 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 5-10 | 3 | | | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1977 | 12 | 54 | 42 | 96 | 6-40 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 35 | 120 | 70 | 190 | 13-79 | 4 | | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Year | No. | Yds | Ave. | LP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 41 | 1577 | 38.5 | 55 | ||||
| 1975 | 53 | 2018 | 38.1 | 67 | ||||
| 1976 | 30 | 1244 | 41.5 | 55 | ||||
| 1977 | 56 | 2269 | 450. | 56 | ||||
| Career | 180 | 7108 | 39.5 | 67 |
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