2006 Football Roster
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Roster
Andrew Robinson
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, MD
- High School:
- Calvert Hall
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Three letters … Moved to tight end from quarterback during 2009 Spring practice … Has played in four of nine games ... Ranks fifth on Syracuse’s career passing yards per game record list (138.3 yards per game) … One of four true freshmen to play in 2006 … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll every semester … 2007 and 2008 BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection.
Senior Year (2009): Played in every game this season... Was one of Football Bowl Subdivision student-athletes to be named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame 2009 William V. Campbell Trophy.
Junior Year (2008): Played in four games … At Northwestern, connected on 14-of-28 passes for 103 yards, including completions to eight different receivers, in the start … Against Penn State, entered the game for a fourth quarter series recording a nine-yard gain … At Rutgers, stepped in for an injured Cam Dantley in the first drive of the fourth quarter and completed 2-of-7 passes for 16 yards in three series … Against Connecticut, he completed 2-of-7 passes for 13 yards.
Sophomore Year (2007): Posted several season statistics that are among the best in SU history, including passing yards (2,192 yards, ranks fifth), completions (154, sixth), passing yards per game (199.3, fifth), touchdown passes (13, ninth), and pass attempts (292, third) … Against Washington, which was his first career start, was 20-for-32 for 199 yards and a touchdown … Completed his first five passes for 34 yards and hit five different receivers to start 9-for-11 for 65 yards against the Huskies … At Iowa, completed 7-of-11 passes for 79 yards … Against Illinois, compiled 208 yards passing, completing 17-of-26 attempts … At Louisville, his breakout performance of 423 yards and four touchdowns earned him BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week … The four touchdown passes tied a school record and his 423 yards was second-best in school history behind Marvin Graves’ 425 yards against Rutgers in 1992 … His 79-yard touchdown pass to Taj Smith on the first play from the line of scrimmage was the longest completion for the Orange since 2002 when R.J. Anderson hit Jamel Riddle for an 87-yard touchdown against Rhode Island … At Miami (OH), completed 17-of-36 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 24 yards on six carries … Against West Virginia, completed 5-of-15 passes for 100 yards and one touchdown, a 60-yard strike to Mike Williams … Against Rutgers, amassed 158 yards through the air on 15-of-32 passing, including a touchdown … Against Buffalo, was 15-of-28 passing, including one touchdown, and had a career-high nine rushes for 62 yards … At Pittsburgh, completed 4-of-9 passes for 46 yards before leaving the game at halftime with an injury … Against South Florida, did not play due to a cracked rib … At Connecticut, finished 8-of-21 for 59 yards in three quarters … Against Cincinnati, his 47 passing attempts set an SU individual record for attempts in a game and his 29 completions tied him for the most in a contest with Marvin Graves (Cincinnati, 1993) … His 419 yards against the Bearcats was four short of a personal best and ranks third all-time on SU’s single-game list … He also threw touchdown passes to Mike Williams (10 yards), Taj Smith (78 yards) and Jawad Nesheiwat (three yards) and earned BIG EAST Honor Roll accolades.
Freshman Year (2006): Made his debut against Miami (OH) … At West Virginia, threw his first collegiate pass … At South Florida, was 0-of-3 passing and gained eight yards on two carries … Against Connecticut, played one series … At Rutgers, threw his first career touchdown pass, a 14-yard completion to J.J. Nesheiwat, completed all three of his passes for 20 yards, and had five rushes for 31 yards.
High School: Ranked the No. 20 pro-style quarterback in the country and 13th-best prospect in Maryland by Rivals.com … Rated the 16th-best prospect in the Mid-Atlantic region by SuperPrep … PrepStar All-Region … Honorable mention all-state, first-team all-league as a senior … Career statistics: 273-of-543 for 4,846 yards and 38 touchdowns … In 2005, completed 107-of-207 passes for 2,560 yards and 12 TDs and rushed for 613 yards on 71 carries, and scored five TDs … As a junior, earned all-state honorable mention and first-team All-MIAA honors … High school coach: Jay Robinson … Recruited by former assistant coach Chris White.
Personal: Andrew Paul Robinson … Born in August 1988 in Baltimore, Md. … Son of Jane and Paul Robinson … Two sisters … Majoring in finance and marketing management
