| Lance Anderson | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Conference: | UAC |
| Current Record: | 0–0 |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Rupert, Idaho, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1993–1994 |
| Player Team1: | Idaho State |
| Player Positions: | Linebacker |
| Coach Years1: | 1997 |
| Coach Team1: | Idaho State (RB) |
| Coach Years2: | 1998 |
| Coach Team2: | Idaho State (TE/OT) |
| Coach Years3: | 1999 |
| Coach Team3: | Mobile Admirals (RB) |
| Coach Years4: | 1999 |
| Coach Team4: | Bucknell (TE/OT) |
| Coach Years5: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team5: | Bucknell (DL/RC) |
| Coach Years6: | 2003 |
| Coach Team6: | Saint Mary's (co-DC/DL) |
| Coach Years7: | 2004 |
| Coach Team7: | Utah State (OLB) |
| Coach Years8: | 2005–2006 |
| Coach Team8: | San Diego (DL/RC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2007–2009 |
| Coach Team9: | Stanford (DT/RC) |
| Coach Years10: | 2010–2013 |
| Coach Team10: | Stanford (OLB/RC) |
| Coach Years11: | 2014–2017 |
| Coach Team11: | Stanford (DC/OLB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2018–2022 |
| Coach Team12: | Stanford (AHC/DC/OLB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2023 |
| Coach Team13: | Boise State (senior analyst) |
| Coach Years14: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team14: | Utah Tech |
| Overall Record: | 0–0 |
Lance Anderson (born February 5, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Utah Tech University, a position he had held since the 2024 season.
Anderson played linebacker for Idaho State from 1993 through 1994. He walked on to the program after serving a church mission following high school.[1]
Following his graduation in 1996, Anderson joined the coaching staff at his alma mater. In his first season, 1997, he coached the Idaho State running backs, before serving as the tight ends coach and assistant offensive line coach.[2]
In the summer of 1999, Anderson coached the running backs for the Mobile Admirals in the lone season of the Regional Football League. That season, the Admirals were 6–2 and won the league championship, the RFL Bowl I.
That fall, Anderson joined the Bucknell football staff as the tight ends and assistant offensive line coach. In 2001, Anderson moved to the defensive side of the ball, coaching the defensive line for two years. He also served as the programs recruiting coordinator during this time.
Anderson joined the Saint Mary's coaching staff in 2003 as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. This was the final season the school had a football team.
In 2004, Anderson reunited with former Bucknell defensive coordinator Dave Kotulski when he joined him at Utah State as the outside linebackers coach. Anderson's father wrestled and played football at Utah State.
For the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Anderson was the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator for Jim Harbaugh at San Diego.
In 2007, Anderson followed Harbaugh to Stanford, where he coached the defensive tackles and served as the recruiting coordinator through 2009. From 2010 to 2013, he continued as the recruiting coordinators, but coached the outside linebackers. Prior to the 2014 season, Anderson was promoted to defensive coordinator after Derek Mason left to become the head coach at Vanderbilt.[3] The official title for the position is the Willie Shaw Director of Defense. Anderson continued coaching the outside linebackers.Prior to the 2018 season, Anderson was promoted to associate head coach.
Following a coaching change at Stanford following the 2022 season, Anderson joined Head Coach Andy Avalos' staff at Boise State as a senior defensive analyst.[4]
In early December 2023, it was announced that Anderson would become a first time head coach, taking over as the leader of the Utah Tech Trailblazer football team ahead of the 2024 season.
Lance and his wife, Sherri, reside in Menlo Park with their three children, Aubrey, Jaren and Braden. He was a three-sport athlete at Idaho's Minico High School, participating in football, baseball and track. He earned his degree from Idaho State University with a degree in biology.