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Roman Anderson
No. 14
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1969-04-19) April 19, 1969 (age 56)
London, England
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Clements (Sugar Land, Texas)
College:Houston
NFL draft:1992: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Field goals made:95
Field goals attempted:120
Field goal percentage:79.2
Points scored:409

Roman Anderson (born April 19, 1969) is an English former professional football placekicker who played for the Sacramento Gold Miners and the San Antonio Texans of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Anderson played college football for the Houston Cougars. He also had stints in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs.

College career

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Anderson played college football for the Houston Cougars of the University of Houston from 1988 to 1991. He played in 44 games and finished with a career field goal percentage 69.3% and 423 points, an NCAA record at the time.[1][2] In 1991, he became the first NCAA player to exceed 400 career points.[3] He currently holds school records at Houston for career and single season field goals made, kicking points in a season and tied for the longest field goal.[1][4]

Professional career

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Minnesota Vikings

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On May 27, 1992, Anderson signed with the Minnesota Vikings.[5] He was later released from the team.[6]

Cincinnati Bengals

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On February 4, 1993, Anderson signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.[6] On August 16, Anderson was waived by the Bengals.[7]

Cleveland Browns

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On August 18, the Cleveland Browns signed Anderson. He was released on August 24.[6]

Sacramento Gold Miners

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On April 28, 1994, Anderson signed with the Sacramento Gold Miners.[8] In a game against the Baltimore CFLers on September 11, he scored the go ahead, 47-yard field goal to complete a comeback victory.[9] On September 30, he would score six field goals in a 19–16 win against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[10] Anderson converted 40 out of 41 extra point attempts and made 39 out of 55 field goals.[11]

San Antonio Texans

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Anderson remained with the team after they relocated to San Antonio. In a game against the Birmingham Barracudas on October 29, he scored four field goals in a 48–42 victory.[12] He would improve dramatically in the 1995 CFL season, leading the league in points scored (235) and finished with a field goal percentage of 86.2%.[13] He was named a CFL Southern All-Star and a CFL All-Star.

Kansas City Chiefs

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On March 18, 1996, Anderson signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[14] In a preseason game he kicked two field goals in a loss to the St. Louis Rams.[15][16] He was waived by the Chiefs on August 20.[6]

CFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high
Year Team GP Overall FGs PATs Pts
FGM FGA Pct Lng Sng XPM XPA Pct
1994 SAC 18 39 55 70.9 52 14 40 41 97.6 174
1995 SAN 18 56 65 86.2 55 5 62 63 98.4 235
Career 36 95 120 79.2 55 19 102 104 98.1 409

References

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  1. ^ a b "Top 75 Cougars of All-Time". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "Roman Anderson College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "Houston 23, Texas 14-Houston`s Roman Anderson became…". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1991. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Hauser, Jeff (September 4, 2024). "Houston Cougars Top 50 Greatest: Roman Anderson". MSN. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  5. ^ "FOR THE RECORD". The Washington Post. May 27, 1992. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "Roman Anderson Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Draft, Transactions". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 17, 1993. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 3, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. April 28, 1994. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  9. ^ "Miners strike gold, beat CFLs at finish". Baltimore Sun. September 11, 1994. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "Rob Vanstone: Robservations in Rider Nation!". Saskatchewan Roughriders. March 4, 2023. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  11. ^ "Roman Anderson". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  12. ^ "Texans 48, Barracudas 42 - UPI Archives". UPI. October 30, 1995. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  13. ^ "CFL GUIDE & RECORD BOOK 2024 EDITION" (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 209. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  14. ^ "1996 NFL Players Transactions". www.jt-sw.com. August 15, 1996. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  15. ^ "Cardinals 34, Chiefs 30 - UPI Archives". UPI. August 17, 1996. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  16. ^ "1996 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
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