Gary Andersen Highlights
| Coach Andersen | |
| Hometown | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| College | Utah, 1986 |
| Family | wife, Stacey sons, Keegan and twins Chasen and Hagen |
| Quick Facts | |
| As of December 11, 2014 | |
| Seasons As Head Coach | 7 |
| Overall Record | 49-38 (.563) |
| Record Bowls (including as asst.) | 8-2 (.800) |
| NFL Draft Picks | 13 |
| Coaching History | |
| 2014-Present | Oregon State - Head Coach |
| 2013-14 | Wisconsin - Head Coach |
| 2009-12 | Utah State - Head Coach |
| 2005-08 | Utah - Def. Coord./Asst. HC/DL |
| 2004 | Utah - Defensive Line |
| 2003 | Southern Utah - Head Coach |
| 2001-02 | Utah - Assistant Head Coach/DT/ST |
| 1997-2000 | Utah - Defensive Tackles/Strong Side Ends |
| 1995-96 | Northern Arizona - Assistant Head Coach/DL/ST |
| 1994 | Park City (UT) - Head Coach |
| 1992-93 | Idaho State - Defensive Line |
| 1989-91 | Ricks College - Offensive Line |
| Coaching Record | |||
| Year | School | Title | Rec. |
| 2014 | Wisconsin | Head Coach | 10-3 |
| 2013 | Wisconsin | Head Coach | 9-4 |
| 2012 | Utah State | Head Coach | 11-2 |
| 2011 | Utah State | Head Coach | 7-6 |
| 2010 | Utah State | Head Coach | 4-8 |
| 2009 | Utah State | Head Coach | 4-8 |
| 2008 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator | 13-0 |
| 2007 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator | 9-4 |
| 2006 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator | 8-5 |
| 2005 | Utah | Defensive Coordinator | 7-5 |
| 2004 | Utah | Defensive Line | 12-0 |
| 2003 | Southern Utah | Head Coach | 4-7 |
| 2002 | Utah | Assistant Head Coach | 5-6 |
| 2001 | Utah | Assistant Head Coach | 8-4 |
| 2000 | Utah | Defensive Tackles | 5-6 |
| 1999 | Utah | Defensive Tackles | 9-3 |
| 1998 | Utah | Defensive Tackles | 7-4 |
| 1997 | Utah | Defensive Tackles | 6-5 |
| 1996 | Northern Arizona | Assistant Head Coach | 9-3 |
| 1995 | Northern Arizona | Assistant Head Coach | 7-4 |
| 1994 | Park City (UT) HS | Head Coach | -- |
| 1993 | Idaho State | Defensive Line | 2-9 |
| 1992 | Idaho State | Defensive Line | 3-8 |
| 1991 | Ricks College | Offensive Line | -- |
| 1990 | Ricks College | Offensive Line | -- |
| 1989 | Ricks College | Offensive Line | -- |
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
At Utah
• Defensive line coach on undefeated 2004 Fiesta Bowl champions.
• Defensive coordinator on undefeated 2008 Sugar Bowl champions.
• Finalist for 2008 Frank Broyles Award for nation’s top assistant coach.
At Utah State
• 2012 Western Athletic Conference champions.
• 2012 Idaho Famous Potato Bowl champions.
• 2012 Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
• Finalist for 2012 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award.
• Utah State ranked No. 16 in the final AP poll.
• Running back Robert Turbin, WAC Offensive Player of the Year.
• Seventeen (17) players earn 2012 all-WAC postseason honors.
• Eighteen (18) players earn 2012 WAC all-academic honors.
• McCade Brady named 2012 CoSIDA Academic All-American.
• 2012 Team ranked ninth in the nation for academic performance by the Academic Bowl Championship Series (BCS).
• Two players selected in 2013 NFL draft
• Three players selected in 2012 NFL draft
• One player selected in 2011 NFL draft
• Eight players 2012 first-team all-WAC; six second-team all-WAC
• Four players 2011 first-team all-WAC; two players second-team all-WAC.
• One player 2010 first-team all-WAC; one player second-team all-WAC
• One player 2009 first-team all-WAC; one player second-team all-WAC.
• Eighteen (18) players earn 2011 WAC all-academic honors
• Eighteen (18) players earn 2010 WAC all-academic honors
• Fifteen (15) players earn 2009 WAC all-academic honors.
• 2009 USU team one of 41 schools recognized by the American Football Coaches Association for Academic Achievement.
At Wisconsin
• 2014 Big Ten Conference West Division champion
• Ranked 17th in AP poll and 18th in College Football Playoff rankings.
• Running back Melvin Gordon, the country’s leading rusher and scorer; Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year; finalist for the Heisman Trophy award.
• Four first-team all-Big Ten; four players second-team all-Big Ten; six players honorable-mention all-Big Ten.
• Twenty-eight (28) student/athletes earned Big Ten Conference all-academic honors.
• Semifinalist for 2013 Maxwell Coach of the Year Award.
• Ranked No. 22 by the Associated Press and No. 21 in the USA Today coach’s poll.
• Linebacker Chris Borland, first-team All-American.
• Offensive lineman Ryan Groy, third-team All-American.
• Three first-team all-Big Ten; 11 second-team or honorable-mention all-Big Ten.
• Twenty-four (24) players earn Big Ten all-academic honors.
• Chris Borland, Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year; Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year; finalist for the Chicago Tribune newspapers 's Silver Football award.
• Five players selected in 2014 NFL draft.
