Running back, Troy, 2013–⁠17

Josh Anderson

Number
No. 33
Height
5′11″
Weight
250 lb
Hometown
Douglasville, GA

Josh Anderson played running back at Troy (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

113rushing yards, career highvs. North Texas, 20172rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. North Texas, 2017

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Troy10434.3111
2015Troy10292.907
2016Troy562805.0332
2017Troy934444.8655
Career1697964.71055

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Troy3289.3018
2016Troy14735.2117
2017Troy13957.3021
Career301966.5121

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Troy33RB
2014Troy33RB
2015Troy33RB
2016Troy33RB
2017Troy33RB5′11″250

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Troy130.08––1.0––
2015Troy100.07––0.7––
2016Troy660.0729th (n=259)0.134.58%0.11
2017Troy940.0529th (n=287)0.125.012%0.05

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Troy 13 games, 444 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atBoise StateL 13–⁠243−30–––
Sep 9vs.Alabama StateW 34–⁠75340270
Sep 16atNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠245260–––
Sep 23vs.AkronW 22–⁠17120–––
Sep 30atLSUW 24–⁠21251–––
Oct 11vs.South AlabamaL 8–⁠1931003260
Oct 21atGeorgia StateW 34–⁠10135712200
Oct 28vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠1615961–––
Nov 2vs.IdahoW 24–⁠216210–––
Nov 11atCoastal CarolinaW 42–⁠179581–––
Nov 24vs.Texas StateW 62–⁠951802110
Dec 2atArkansas StateW 32–⁠254703250
Dec 16 ✦vs.North TexasW 50–⁠30221132160
2016 Troy 13 games, 280 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Austin PeayW 57–⁠175681–––
Sep 10atClemsonL 24–⁠30104002180
Sep 17atSouthern MissW 37–⁠313110–––
Sep 24vs.New Mexico StateW 52–⁠63220110
Oct 1atIdahoW 34–⁠135210–––
Oct 15vs.Georgia StateW 31–⁠2182402241
Oct 20atSouth AlabamaW 28–⁠215100–––
Nov 5vs.MassachusettsW 52–⁠315230130
Nov 12vs.App StateW 28–⁠241201170
Nov 17vs.Arkansas StateL 3–⁠352150340
Nov 26atTexas StateW 40–⁠753621−20
Dec 3atGeorgia SouthernL 24–⁠281202100
Dec 23 ✦vs.OhioW 28–⁠233601−20
2015 Troy 4 games, 29 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12vs.Charleston SouthernW 44–⁠161−20–––
Sep 19atWisconsinL 3–⁠285150–––
Nov 27atGeorgia StateL 21–⁠31290–––
Dec 5atLouisianaW 41–⁠17270–––
2014 Troy 6 games, 43 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6vs.DukeL 17–⁠34–––1180
Sep 27atUL MonroeL 20–⁠22120–––
Oct 18vs.App StateL 14–⁠53140–––
Nov 8vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠213231–––
Nov 15atIdahoW 34–⁠175140140
Nov 29vs.LouisianaL 23–⁠42–––160

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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