Matt Robinson
Matthew Gillette Robinson
Born: June 28, 1955
Farmington, MI USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 196
College: Georgia
High School: North Springs (Sandy Springs, GA)
Career: 1977-1985
Drafted: 1977 in Round 9, #227 overall by the New York Jets
Matt Robinson played from 1977 to 1985 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Bulls, New York Jets and Portland Breakers. Robinson threw for 7,388 yards in his career, completing 525 of 1,068 passes with 40 touchdowns and 70 interceptions. He also ran for 180 yards in 78 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL New York Jets | 54 | 20 | 37.0 | 310 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.7 | 8 | 14.8 | 58 | 7 | 57 | 29.6 |
| 1978 | NFL New York Jets | 266 | 124 | 46.6 | 2002 | 7.5 | 13 | 4.9 | 16 | 6.0 | 77 | 28 | 228 | 63.5 |
| 1979 | NFL New York Jets | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 191 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.5 | 33 | 5 | 30 | 46.6 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 162 | 78 | 48.1 | 942 | 5.8 | 2 | 1.2 | 12 | 7.4 | 52 | 17 | 136 | 39.7 |
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 39.6 |
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 74 | 9.2 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 132.3 |
| 1984 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 235 | 125 | 53.2 | 1687 | 7.2 | 7 | 3.0 | 12 | 5.1 | 74t | 23 | 186 | 65.0 |
| 1985 | USFL Portland Breakers | 310 | 156 | 50.3 | 2182 | 7.0 | 15 | 4.8 | 20 | 6.5 | 85t | 19 | 163 | 62.6 |
| NFL | 523 | 244 | 46.7 | 3519 | 6.7 | 18 | 3.4 | 38 | 7.3 | 77 | 59 | 470 | ||
| USFL | 545 | 281 | 51.6 | 3869 | 7.1 | 22 | 4.0 | 32 | 5.9 | 85 | 42 | 349 | ||
| Totals | 1068 | 525 | 49.2 | 7388 | 6.9 | 40 | 3.7 | 70 | 6.6 | 85 | 101 | 819 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New York Jets | 28 | 23 | 0.8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 10 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 22 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 |
| 1985 | USFL Portland Breakers | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 29 | 1 |
| NFL | 58 | 117 | 2.0 | 22 | 4 | |
| USFL | 20 | 63 | 3.2 | 29 | 2 | |
| Totals | 78 | 180 | 2.3 | 29 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 1 | -7 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 14 | 5 | -16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | -16 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1984 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Portland Breakers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| USFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | New York Jets | 4 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 11 |
| 1979 | NFL | New York Jets | 15 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 7 |
| 1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL | Jacksonville Bulls | 10 | 8 |
| 1985 | USFL | Portland Breakers |
