Brett Anderson

ILBSeasons 2010–2013 (4)Games 356'3" · 242 lbsHometown Bloomington, Ill.High school Normal Community

Player of the Week · 2011Second Team All-CCIW · 2012First Team All-CCIW · 2013All-Region · 2013Player of the Week · 2013

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Tackles

143

5.0 sacks · 16.5 TFL · 2 INT

Points

1 TD

All-Time Rankings

Best career and season finishes (top 10) and single-game finishes (top 3) on computed leaderboards, 1999–2025

2nd Interceptions · Oct 26 2013 · 2 5th Fumble Recoveries · career · 4 9th Fumble Recoveries · 2012 · 2

Biography

From the official athletics bio

2010: Played in six games as a freshman, with eight total tackles...recorded a career-high three tackles at Olivet College...blocked a punt to register a safety in a Thunder victory at Millikin.

2011: Named the CCIW Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 26...played in nine games, recording 19 total tackles including a sack and 3.5 tackles for loss as well as a fumble recovered…had a season-high six tackles including a sack during a 49-15 victory over Olivet College on Sept. 24…Recorded four takedowns and a fumble recovery during Wheaton’s 49-21 win over Elmhurst.

2012: Second Team All-CCIW...played in 10 games with 60 tackles including 2.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss...forced one fumble and recovered two more...returned a fumble recovery for a touchdown in 49-7 victory over Augustana on Sept. 29...had 1.5 sacks in 53-7 win over Luther on Sept. 15...had seven tackles and forced and recovered a fumble in 35-21 win over North Central on Nov. 3.

2013: Third Team All-North Region...First Team All-CCIW...CCIW Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 21...played in all 10 games... recorded 56 tackles on the season with two interceptions...had 12 tackles and two interceptions in a loss at Illinois Wesleyan on Oct. 26.

High school: Two year varsity starter...Big 12 Conference honorable mention football team...also played basketball, helping team to a Regional Championship...National Honors Society.

Major: Business/Econ.

Season by Season

All-Purpose Yards

Season ▴	G	PR	IR	Yds	Yds/G
2010	6	7	0	7	1.2
2013	10	0	21	21	2.1
Career	16	7	21	28	1.8

Scoring

Season ▴	TD	Pts
2010	0	2
2012	1	6
Career	1	8

Defense

Season ▴	GP	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FF	FR	Blk
2010	6	2	6	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2011	9	15	4	19	3.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2012	10	35	25	60	9.0	2.5	0	1	4	1	2	0
2013	10	33	23	56	4.0	1.5	2	5	1	0	1	0
Career	35	85	58	143	16.5	5.0	2	6	5	1	4	1

Interceptions

Season ▴	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2013	2	21	10.5	0	18

Punt Returns

Season ▴	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2010	1	7	7.0	0	0

Fumble Returns

Season ▴	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2011	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
2012	1	49	49.0	1	45
Career	2	48	24.0	1	45

Game Logs

From box scores, 1999–2025

Date ▴	Opponent	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FF	FR	Blk
Sep 25, 2010	The University of Olivet	1	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 16, 2010	North Park University	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 13, 2010	Millikin University	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nov 20, 2010	Coe College	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 27, 2010	Bethel University	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 10, 2011	Albion College	2	0	2	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 17, 2011	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 24, 2011	The University of Olivet	4	2	6	1.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 8, 2011	Elmhurst University	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 15, 2011	North Park University	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 22, 2011	Carthage College	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 29, 2011	Augustana College (IL)	3	0	3	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 12, 2011	Millikin University	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug 30, 2012	Benedictine University	4	1	5	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 8, 2012	Albion College	6	2	8	1.5	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Sep 15, 2012	Luther College	0	5	5	2.0	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 29, 2012	Augustana College (IL)	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 6, 2012	Carthage College	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Oct 13, 2012	Elmhurst University	4	4	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 20, 2012	Illinois Wesleyan University	5	2	7	1.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 27, 2012	Millikin University	6	3	9	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Nov 3, 2012	North Central College	3	4	7	1.0	0.0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Nov 10, 2012	North Park University	4	4	8	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 7, 2013	Benedictine University	2	5	7	1.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sep 21, 2013	Luther College	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 5, 2013	Augustana College (IL)	7	3	10	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 12, 2013	Carthage College	5	0	5	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Oct 19, 2013	Elmhurst University	6	3	9	1.0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Oct 26, 2013	Illinois Wesleyan University	7	5	12	0.5	0.0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Nov 2, 2013	Millikin University	2	3	5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 9, 2013	North Central College	1	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 16, 2013	North Park University	2	2	4	1.0	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Date ▴	Opponent	No	Yds	TD	Long
Nov 13, 2010	Millikin University	1	7	0	0

Date ▴	Opponent	No	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 29, 2012	Augustana College (IL)	0	0	1	—

Date ▴	Opponent	TD	FGM	PAT	PATA	Pts
Sep 29, 2012	Augustana College (IL)	1	0	0	0	6

Date ▴	Opponent	No	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 26, 2013	Illinois Wesleyan University	2	18	0	18
Nov 2, 2013	Millikin University	1	3	0	3

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High School
2010	41	ILB	Freshman	6'3"	215 lbs	Bloomington, Ill.	Normal Community
2011	41	ILB	Sophomore	6'3"	230 lbs	Bloomington, Ill.	Normal Community
2012	41	ILB	Junior	6'3"	231 lbs	Bloomington, Ill.	Normal Community
2013	41	ILB	Senior	6'3"	242 lbs	Bloomington, Ill.	Normal Community