Blake Anderson

Biography

Blake Anderson returns to Southern Miss for his second stint as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach after working for Larry Fedora from 2008-11, before going on to enjoy 10 successful seasons as a Division I head coach with stops at Arkansas State (2014-20) and Utah State (2021-23). He registered a 74-54 (.578) overall head coaching record, including a 53-27 (.663) conference mark in 10 seasons as a head coach, which included nine bowl games and three conference titles. Anderson has 30 years of coaching experience and has been part of six conference championships. He has coached in 14 bowl games and won a national championship at the junior college level. In his first year as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2023, Anderson led Utah State to six wins and its 11th bowl game in the past 13 seasons as it played in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Offensively, USU was one of the best teams in the nation with Anderson calling the plays as the Aggies led the Mountain West and ranked 25th in the nation in total offense at 433.1 yards per game and was second in the MW and 26th in the nation scoring 33.2 points per game. At season’s end, nine Aggies earned all-conference honors, including junior wide receiver Jalen Royals, who was named a College Football Network (CFN) Third-Team All-American, graduate senior linebacker MJ Tafisi Jr., who was named a Phil Steele Honorable Mention All-American and sophomore safety Ike Larsen, who was named a CFN Honorable Mention All-Am