Lance Anderson Position: Outside Linebackers/Admissions Liaison Experience: 6th Year Alma Mater: Idaho State '96

Coaching Career

Lance Anderson enters his sixth season on the Stanford staff and his third campaign working with the outside linebackers after previously working with the defensive tackles from 2007-09.

In addition to his on-field responsibilities, Anderson also serves as the program's liaison to the admissions office.

Anderson's work with Stanford's outside linebackers the past two seasons has helped shaped the Cardinal into one of the Pac-12 Conference's top defensive units. In 2011, outside linebacker Chase Thomas earned Sporting News All-America honors after leading the conference in tackles-for-loss and ranking second in sacks. Sophomore Trent Murphy finished among the team's top 10 tackle leaders with 40, including 6.5 sacks among his 10.0 tackles for loss.

Another of Anderson's pupils, Thomas Keiser, signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent and finished the season with 13 tackles, including four sacks, in eight games as a rookie in 2011.

As recruiting coordinator from 2007-10, Anderson played an instrumental role in Stanford's ability to land three consecutive nationally acclaimed recruiting classes that were both ranked in the top-25 by various scouting services.

Anderson came to Stanford in January of 2007 after spending the previous two seasons working with current Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh at San Diego during the 2005 and 2006 campaigns. Anderson was also the recruiting coordinator at USD and coached the defensive line. He was a major contributor to the Toreros finishing 11-1 each season and winning back-to-back NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major national championships.

Prior to joining Harbaugh in San Diego, Anderson had coached at Utah State, Saint Mary's College, Bucknell and Idaho State.

Anderson was the outside linebackers coach at Utah State in 2004 and assisted with all special teams for an Aggies' squad that was first in the nation in punt returns, 21st in kickoff returns and 28th in net punting.

Anderson spent the 2003 season in the Bay Area as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Saint Mary's College in Moraga. Under his guidance, the Gaels had four defensive players chosen to the I-AA Independent All-Star team with one of those players selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game. Safety Weston Borba was a First Team I-AA selection, linebackers Ray Mike and Heath Villarreal were second team picks, and linebacker Anthony Woodards earned honorable mention recognition.

His longest coaching stint was at Bucknell, where he coached for four seasons (1999-2002). Anderson coached the defensive line and was the recruiting coordinator in 2001 and '02 after coaching tight ends and assisting on the offensive line in 1999 and 2000. One of his players was a two-time first team I-AA All-America defensive lineman while five of Anderson's pupils received all-league recognition. Bucknell's defense led the Patriot League in total defense in 2001 and '02 and finished fifth nationally in total defense in '01.

In 1999, Anderson coached the running backs for one season for the Mobile Admirals of the Regional Football League. His team won the league championship while one of his players led the league in rushing and was named league MVP, and another was an all-league tight end.

A native of Rupert, Idaho, Anderson began his coaching career in 1997 at his alma mater, Idaho State. He spent two seasons with the Bengals (1997-98), the first as running backs coach and the second as assistant offensive line and tight ends coach.

Anderson was a three-sport athlete at Minico High School in Idaho, where he participated in baseball and track, in addition to football. After serving a church mission, Anderson walked-on at Idaho State where he played linebacker for two seasons in 1993 and '94.

Anderson earned a bachelor of science degree from Idaho State in 1996 and is currently working on his master's degree.

Lance and his wife, Sherri, reside in Menlo Park with their three children, Aubrey, Jaren and Braden.