Jay Anderson (born c. 1973) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach for Buena Vista University from 2006 to 2016.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1973 (age 50–51) St. Charles, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Drake University Buena Vista University |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Drake |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995 | Simpson (assistant) |
| 1996 | Simpson (PGC) |
| 1997–1999 | Buena Vista (GA) |
| 2000–2005 | Buena Vista (OC) |
| 2006–2016 | Buena Vista |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–68 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| IIAC Coach of the Year (2008) | |
Career
editAnderson was native of St. Charles, Iowa, and graduated from Interstate 35 High School.[1][2] He played college football for Drake as a quarterback.[3][4]
Anderson began his coaching career as an assistant for Simpson.[2] He served as the passing game coordinator for their 1996 team that went 10–1.[2] In 1997, he was joined Buena Vista as a graduate assistant working with wide receivers and defensive backs under head coach Joe Hadacheck.[1][2] In 2000, he was promoted to offensive coordinator under first-year head coach Steve Osterberger.[1][2] In 2006, following Osterberger being hired as the Loras head coach, Anderson was promoted to head football coach for Buena Vista.[1][5][6][7] In eleven years as head coach he led the team to a 42–68 record and was named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year in 2008 after finishing the season 7–3 overall.[8][9][10][11] He resigned following the 2016 season.[8][9][12][13]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Beavers (Iowa Conference / Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2006–2016) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Buena Vista | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007 | Buena Vista | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2008 | Buena Vista | 7–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2009 | Buena Vista | 4–6 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2010 | Buena Vista | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2011 | Buena Vista | 2–8 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2012 | Buena Vista | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2013 | Buena Vista | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2014 | Buena Vista | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2015 | Buena Vista | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2016 | Buena Vista | 3–7 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| Buena Vista: | 42–68 | 35–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 42–68 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Buena Vista Names Jay Anderson Head Football Coach". American Rivers Conference. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Jay Anderson - Head Football Coach". Buena Vista University. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Stockdale, Dave (November 2, 1994). "Anderson replaces Fletcher". The Des Moines Register. p. 11. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Buena Vista (0-0) at Bethel, Minn. (0-0)". Sioux City Journal. September 2, 2006. p. 16. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "BV's Anderson bags first victory". Sioux City Journal. October 1, 2006. p. 19. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Buena Vista hired Anderson for football job". The Gazette. April 26, 2006. p. 25. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b "Anderson resigns as head football coach at Buena Vista". Storm Lake Times Pilot. November 18, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Ackerman, Kelsey (November 23, 2016). "Anderson hands in resignation as BVU Head Football Coach". The Tack. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "BV's Anderson coach of the year". Sioux City Journal. November 21, 2008. p. 15. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Wartburg puts seven on IIAC first team". The Courier. November 22, 2008. p. 13. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Anderson resigns at Buena Vista". D3football.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Anderson resigns as Buena Vista football coach". Sioux City Journal. November 17, 2016. pp. B3. Retrieved March 31, 2024.