John Robertson (American football)
Villanova Wildcats – No. 19 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Paramus, New Jersey | March 30, 1993
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 221 lb (100 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Paramus (Paramus, NJ) |
Career highlights and awards | |
John Robertson (born March 30, 1993) is a former American college football quarterback. He played for Villanova.
Robertson was selected as the 2012 winner of the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[1]
He finished 9th in the 2013 Walter Payton Award voting.[2]
Robertson was selected as the 2014 winner of the Walter Payton Award.[3] During the 2014 season, Robertson threw for 2,846 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also ran for 1,078 yards and 11 touchdowns. He suffered a concussion late in the season and chose to sit out the FCS playoff quarterfinal. Early in the 2015 season, Robertson suffered a torn PCL in his right knee.
Born and raised in Paramus, New Jersey, Robertson played high school football at Paramus High School.[4] Robertson has a master’s degree in business administration.
College statistics[]
Year | Team | Attempts | Completions | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INT | Rushes | Yards | TDs |
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2011 | Villanova | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | Villanova | 253 | 152 | 60.1% | 1965 | 14 | 7 | 189 | 1021 | 14 |
2013 | Villanova | 247 | 169 | 68.4% | 1957 | 13 | 7 | 217 | 1405 | 20 |
2014 | Villanova | 301 | 197 | 65.4% | 2846 | 35 | 3 | 227 | 1078 | 11 |
2015 | Villanova | 74 | 43 | 58.1% | 522 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 138 | 3 |
Totals | 875 | 561 | 64.1% | 7300 | 65 | 18 | 684 | 3643 | 48 |
References[]
- ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2012rice_Robertson_3xxx.htm Archived September 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2013payton_votesXXX.htm Archived November 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=786211 Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mills, Ed. "College football: Honors aplenty for Paramus native John Robertson", The Record (Bergen County), December 18, 2014. Accessed December 21, 2014. "The honors just keep pouring in for John Robertson. And the former Paramus High School standout certainly has earned them with exceptional double-duty displays of skill and hard work."
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- People from Paramus, New Jersey
- Villanova Wildcats football players
- Walter Payton Award winners
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- American football quarterback stubs