Quarterback, Penn State, 2001–05
Michael Robinson
- Hometown
- Richmond, VA
- Born
- Feb 6, 1983
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Michael Robinson played quarterback at Penn State (2001–05). He finished fifth in the 2005 Heisman vote. The San Francisco 49ers took Robinson in round 4, No. 100 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
274passing yards, best game on filevs. Central Michigan, 20054touchdown passes, best game on fileat Illinois, 2005125rushing yards, best game on filevs. Wisconsin, 20052rushing touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last at Illinois, 20057catches, best game on filevs. UCF, 200493receiving yards, best game on filevs. UCF, 2004Honors
- 2005Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
- 2005Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 2005Second-team All-Big Ten
- 2005Fifth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2005
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2002 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 105.9 | 50 | 263 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 62 | 138 | 44.9 | 892 | 5 | 5 | 103.9 | 107 | 396 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 2004 | 14 | 39 | 35.9 | 170 | 1 | 5 | 55.3 | 49 | 172 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 162 | 311 | 52.1 | 2,350 | 17 | 10 | 127.2 | 163 | 806 | 4.9 | 11 |
| Career | 248 | 505 | 3,531 | 23 | 21 | 369 | 1,637 | 20 | |||
From the college statistics table in Robinson’s Wikipedia article (Michael Robinson (fullback), CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
Game by game
2005 Penn State 12 games, 2,350 passing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. South Florida | W 23–13 | 9 | 15 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Cincinnati | W 42–24 | 11 | 17 | 220 | 3 | 1 | 62 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Central Michigan | W 40–3 | 14 | 23 | 274 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 24 | at Northwestern | W 34–29 | 17 | 36 | 271 | 3 | 3 | 60 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Minnesota | W 44–14 | 13 | 32 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Ohio State | W 17–10 | 11 | 20 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan | L 25–27 | 19 | 34 | 239 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| Oct 22 | at Illinois | W 63–10 | 11 | 18 | 194 | 4 | 0 | 69 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Purdue | W 33–15 | 13 | 29 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Wisconsin | W 35–14 | 13 | 28 | 238 | 2 | 2 | 125 |
| Nov 19 | at Michigan State | W 31–22 | 10 | 20 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Florida State | W 26–23 | 21 | 39 | 253 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
2004 Penn State 8 games, 27 catches, 386 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Akron | W 48–10 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 11 | at Boston College | L 7–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 35 |
| Sep 18 | vs. UCF | W 37–13 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Sep 25 | atWisconsin | L 3–16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −3 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Iowa | L 4–6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct 30 | atOhio State | L 10–21 | 7 | 21 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Northwestern | L 7–14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs.Michigan State | W 37–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Nov 13 at Indiana, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 | Combine or pro day 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ | |
| Weight | 227 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″W | |
| Bench press | 12 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.95 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.41 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 99 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
Pro Bowl: 2011
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 2007 | San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| 2008 | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2009 | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | Seattle Seahawks | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 2011 | Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2012 | Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2013 | Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 99 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 422 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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