2011 Football Roster
Jersey Number 43
Adrian Robinson
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Harrisburg, Pa.
- High School:
- Harrisburg
Bio
Played in EVERY game of his collegiate career … started 38 career games, including a team-best 32 consecutive … one of a school record five Temple Owls to play in the 2008 Big 33 Game ... named the Big 33 Game MVP.
Honors: 2011 first-team All-MAC honoree … 2011 ECAC All-Star … 2011 first-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … 2011 first-team All-MAC by College Sports Madness … candidate for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award … named to the 2011 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List … named the coaches’ defensive player of the week (Nov. 9, 2011) … 2011 CDS preseason FBS Honorable Mention All-American … 2011 preseason first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … 2010 first-team All-MAC honoree … 2010 second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … MAC Specialist of the Week (Oct. 18, 2010) … coaches’ specialist of the week (Oct. 16, 2010) … named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18, 2010) … named to the 2010 Bronko Nagurski Trophy and 2010 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch Lists … 2010 College Football Insiders preseason Honorable Mention All-American … 2010 preseason first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … 2010 preseason All-MAC honoree by Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook … 2009 MAC Defensive Player of the Year … 2009 first-team All-MAC honoree … named first-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … 2009 MAC Defensive MVP by the Sporting News … ESPN.com’s All-Non-Automatic Qualifying Team selection … named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Toledo game (Oct. 25, 2009) … a 2009 Midseason second-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … 2009 preseason fourth-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football.
2011: Team captain … started all 13 games at defensive end … one of nine Owls to start every game … also played on the punt return unit … finished fourth in team tackling with 52 tackles, including a team-best 13.5 TFL, an interception, and a blocked kick on the season … had five tackles, 2.5 TFL and a sack in the bowl win over Wyoming … had three tackles in the win over Kent State … had two tackles in the win over Army … had seven tackles, two sacks for a loss of nine yards, and a 14-yard interception return in the win over Miami … had seven tackles at Ohio … had eight tackles, including two TFL, and a hurry at Bowling Green … had two tackles in the shutout of Ball State … made six solo stops, including a 10-yard sack, against Toledo … added four tackles and a seven-yard sack in the win at Maryland … had four tackles and a blocked field goal against Penn State … had two solo tackle and two sacks for a loss of 15 yards in the win at Akron … lettered.
2010: Started all 12 games at right end … one of just seven Owls to start every game … also played on the punt return and field goal defense units … on the season, had 38 tackles, 4.5 TFL, and 3.5 sacks … had three tackles at Miami … had four tackles against Ohio … had three tackles, a six-yard sack, and a forced fumble in the win at Kent State … made a solo stop in the shutout of Akron … had two tackles and a shared sack in the win at Buffalo … had two solo tackles, a 14-yard sack, and a PAT block in the win over Bowling Green … blocked the PAT on the Falcons’ first TD, forcing BGSU to go for two on the game’s final play en route to MAC s and coaches’ specialist of the week honors … had five tackles and a blocked punt at Northern Illinois … made five stops in the win at Army … had a solo tackle and a fumble recovery at No. 23/20 Penn State … had four tackles, two forced fumbles, and a 24-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the win over Connecticut … the TD was his first … named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week … made three solo stops, including a TFL, in the win over Central Michigan … had five solo tackles and a sack in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games with 10 starts at left end … also played on the punt return and opponent field goal units … led Temple and the MAC with 13 sacks … finished the season with 46 tackles, including a team-best 14 TFL, a team-best five forced fumbles, three break-ups, and three hurries … had four tackles, two TFL, and a sack against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … made a solo stop at Ohio … had three tackles, a sack, a TFL, and a forced fumble in the win at Akron … made six tackles and two sacks in the win at Navy … had five tackles, two sacks, two TFL, and forced fumble, and a hurry in the win at Toledo en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … made four stops, a sack, and forced a fumble in the win over Army … had four solo tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, and a break-up in the win over Ball State … made four assists in the win at Eastern Michigan … made six stops, including five solos, in the win over Buffalo … had four solo tackles, two for a loss, and a sack against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games with three starts at defensive end ... one of just six freshmen to play in every game ... also saw playing time on the punt return unit ... had a tackle at Army and at No. 16/15 Penn State ... had three tackles, including two solos and a 0.5 TFL , in the win at Miami ... added two tackles at Central Michigan ... received the starting nod at Kent State and held the position for the last last three games ... recorded a season-high seven tackle and a TFL at Kent State ... had two assists in the win over Eastern Michigan ... tallied three solo tackles in the win over Akron ... lettered.
High School: Three-star prospect by Scout.com ... selected to play in the Big 33 All-Star Game ... played for coach George Chaump at Harrisburg HS ... helped the Cougars to a 12-2 record as a senior ... served as a game captain ... team made back-to-back state semifinal appearances in 2006 and 2007 ... first-team All-State honoree ... named to the Harrisburg Patriot-News[apos] Platinum 33 Team ... posted 75 tackles, 19 sacks, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a touchdown as a senior ... served as a game captain ... as a junior, earned first team Class AAAA Associated Press All-State honors ... had 14 sacks, five forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries as team went 10-2 with a state playoff berth ... also an excellent wrestler ... posted a 22-10 record in his first year as a sophomore and a 33-3 mark as a senior.
Personal: Born Nov. 21, 1989 ... father is Adrian Robinson, Sr. ... communications major.
Honors: 2011 first-team All-MAC honoree … 2011 ECAC All-Star … 2011 first-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … 2011 first-team All-MAC by College Sports Madness … candidate for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award … named to the 2011 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List … named the coaches’ defensive player of the week (Nov. 9, 2011) … 2011 CDS preseason FBS Honorable Mention All-American … 2011 preseason first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … 2010 first-team All-MAC honoree … 2010 second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … MAC Specialist of the Week (Oct. 18, 2010) … coaches’ specialist of the week (Oct. 16, 2010) … named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18, 2010) … named to the 2010 Bronko Nagurski Trophy and 2010 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch Lists … 2010 College Football Insiders preseason Honorable Mention All-American … 2010 preseason first-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … 2010 preseason All-MAC honoree by Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook … 2009 MAC Defensive Player of the Year … 2009 first-team All-MAC honoree … named first-team All-MAC by Phil Steele … 2009 MAC Defensive MVP by the Sporting News … ESPN.com’s All-Non-Automatic Qualifying Team selection … named the coaches’ defensive player of the week following the Toledo game (Oct. 25, 2009) … a 2009 Midseason second-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football … 2009 preseason fourth-team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele’s College Football.
2011: Team captain … started all 13 games at defensive end … one of nine Owls to start every game … also played on the punt return unit … finished fourth in team tackling with 52 tackles, including a team-best 13.5 TFL, an interception, and a blocked kick on the season … had five tackles, 2.5 TFL and a sack in the bowl win over Wyoming … had three tackles in the win over Kent State … had two tackles in the win over Army … had seven tackles, two sacks for a loss of nine yards, and a 14-yard interception return in the win over Miami … had seven tackles at Ohio … had eight tackles, including two TFL, and a hurry at Bowling Green … had two tackles in the shutout of Ball State … made six solo stops, including a 10-yard sack, against Toledo … added four tackles and a seven-yard sack in the win at Maryland … had four tackles and a blocked field goal against Penn State … had two solo tackle and two sacks for a loss of 15 yards in the win at Akron … lettered.
2010: Started all 12 games at right end … one of just seven Owls to start every game … also played on the punt return and field goal defense units … on the season, had 38 tackles, 4.5 TFL, and 3.5 sacks … had three tackles at Miami … had four tackles against Ohio … had three tackles, a six-yard sack, and a forced fumble in the win at Kent State … made a solo stop in the shutout of Akron … had two tackles and a shared sack in the win at Buffalo … had two solo tackles, a 14-yard sack, and a PAT block in the win over Bowling Green … blocked the PAT on the Falcons’ first TD, forcing BGSU to go for two on the game’s final play en route to MAC s and coaches’ specialist of the week honors … had five tackles and a blocked punt at Northern Illinois … made five stops in the win at Army … had a solo tackle and a fumble recovery at No. 23/20 Penn State … had four tackles, two forced fumbles, and a 24-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the win over Connecticut … the TD was his first … named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week … made three solo stops, including a TFL, in the win over Central Michigan … had five solo tackles and a sack in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
2009: Played in all 13 games with 10 starts at left end … also played on the punt return and opponent field goal units … led Temple and the MAC with 13 sacks … finished the season with 46 tackles, including a team-best 14 TFL, a team-best five forced fumbles, three break-ups, and three hurries … had four tackles, two TFL, and a sack against UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl … made a solo stop at Ohio … had three tackles, a sack, a TFL, and a forced fumble in the win at Akron … made six tackles and two sacks in the win at Navy … had five tackles, two sacks, two TFL, and forced fumble, and a hurry in the win at Toledo en route to the coaches’ defensive player of the game honors … made four stops, a sack, and forced a fumble in the win over Army … had four solo tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, and a break-up in the win over Ball State … made four assists in the win at Eastern Michigan … made six stops, including five solos, in the win over Buffalo … had four solo tackles, two for a loss, and a sack against Villanova ... lettered.
2008: Played in all 12 games with three starts at defensive end ... one of just six freshmen to play in every game ... also saw playing time on the punt return unit ... had a tackle at Army and at No. 16/15 Penn State ... had three tackles, including two solos and a 0.5 TFL , in the win at Miami ... added two tackles at Central Michigan ... received the starting nod at Kent State and held the position for the last last three games ... recorded a season-high seven tackle and a TFL at Kent State ... had two assists in the win over Eastern Michigan ... tallied three solo tackles in the win over Akron ... lettered.
High School: Three-star prospect by Scout.com ... selected to play in the Big 33 All-Star Game ... played for coach George Chaump at Harrisburg HS ... helped the Cougars to a 12-2 record as a senior ... served as a game captain ... team made back-to-back state semifinal appearances in 2006 and 2007 ... first-team All-State honoree ... named to the Harrisburg Patriot-News[apos] Platinum 33 Team ... posted 75 tackles, 19 sacks, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a touchdown as a senior ... served as a game captain ... as a junior, earned first team Class AAAA Associated Press All-State honors ... had 14 sacks, five forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries as team went 10-2 with a state playoff berth ... also an excellent wrestler ... posted a 22-10 record in his first year as a sophomore and a 33-3 mark as a senior.
Personal: Born Nov. 21, 1989 ... father is Adrian Robinson, Sr. ... communications major.
