NIC-10's 100 Greatest Football Players: No. 93 - Matt Anderson, Belvidere

Our last Belvidere Buc on the list exploded his senior year and it earned him four years in the Big Ten.

Matt Anderson was a two-year starter for Belvidere in 1997 and 1998. He went from solid for an 8-4 Belvidere team in 1997 to great in 1998. He was first-team All-NIC-9 and was named to several all-state teams as a defensive lineman. Behind his dominating play, the Bucs won the NIC-9 and finished 9-2 overall.

Anderson was recruited to Northwestern by coach Gary Barnett, but Barnett left the Wildcats for Colorado during the recruiting process. Anderson decided to sign with the Wildcats anyway under new coach Randy Walker.

Anderson was on the roster all four years but only lettered in the final two. He ended up starting 15 games in his career with 49 tackles. Most of those came in his final season when he had nine starts and 31 tackles. 

Northwestern went 18-28 during his time in Evanston, including 7-16 his final two seasons when he was in the defensive line rotation. After Anderson graduated from Belvidere, the Bucs wouldn't win the NIC-9 again until 2005.

No. 93 - Matt Anderson, Belvidere
Year	Level	School	Accomplishments	Points
1997	High School	Belvidere	Playoff Team	1
1998	High School	Belvidere	First Team All-Conference	2
			All-State Selection	1
			Conference Champion	1
			Playoff Team	1
1999	College	Northwestern	Played on Power 5 Team	2
2000	College	Northwestern	Played on Power 5 Team	2
2001	College	Northwestern	Letterwinner on Power 5 Team	4
			Starter	1
2002	College	Northwestern	Letterwinner on Power 5 Team	4
			Starter	1
Total				20

NIC-10's 100 Greatest Football Players

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