John Robertson (American football)

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John Robertson
Villanova Wildcats – No. 19
PositionQuarterback
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-30) March 30, 1993 (age 28)
Paramus, New Jersey
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight221 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
  • FCS Playoffs First Round (2012)
  • FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals (2014)
High schoolParamus
(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
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[]

  1. ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2012rice_Robertson_3xxx.htm Archived September 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2013payton_votesXXX.htm Archived November 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=786211 Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 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."


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