University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2007 Football Roster
Roster

Gene Anderson
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Poplarville, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Pearl River CC
Two-year letterwinner for Head Coach Tim Hatten at Pearl River CC ... Started all 12 games as a senior, finishing with 82 tackles (fourth-best on the team), including four tackles for loss, 17 pass breakups, five interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 100 yards in interception returns and one kickoff return for 34 yards ... Helped PRCC to a 10-2 record in 2006 and a No. 4 ranking in the nation, appearing in the 2006 Pilgrim[apos]s Pride Bowl in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, for the national championship ... Ranked No. 10 on The Clarion-Ledger[apos]s
Top 25 Junior College list ... Earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State and All-Region 23 ... Team[apos]s Juan Mariner honoree ... Member of the 2005 and 2006 MACJC state championship squads ... Finished No. 3 in 2005[apos]s final NJCAA Poll, also after starting out No. 1 ... Played in eight games as a freshman, collecting 25 tackles, including seven tackles for loss and four pass breakups ... Prepped
at East Marion HS in Columbia, Miss., for Head Coach Leslie Peters ... Three-star rating by JCGridwire.com ... Three-star rating by rivals.com ... Three-star rating by Scout.com ... Three-star rating by SuperPrep.com ... Three-star rating by MagnoliaPreps.com ... Also recruited by Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Iowa
State ... Son of Tommie Anderson ... Born Dec. 25, 1986.
Blake Anderson Introductory Press Conference
Monday, December 15
2025 Bowl Practice Press Conference
Wednesday, December 10
Charles Huff 2026 Early Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
South Alabama Tuesday Press
Wednesday, November 19












































































































