University of Houston Athletics
Robinson National Defensive Player of the Week
10/21/2018 11:46:00 AM | Football
Senior linebacker had 21 tackles including 4.5 tackles for loss In win at Navy
HOUSTON – One day after posting a career-high 21 tackles in Houston's 49-36 win at Navy, Houston senior linebacker Austin Robinson has been named the National Defensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
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Robinson's 21 tackles included a career-best 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, also a career best, as Houston handed Navy its worst regular-season home loss since Oct. 8, 2011.
The 21 tackles are tied for the eighth-best single-game effort in Houston history and the most since Trevon Stewart had 21 at ECU in 2012.
The 21 also rank second in The American Athletic Conference's history, behind the 24 of Temple's Tyler Matakevich vs. Idaho in 2013, while the 4.5 tackles for loss rank fifth in single-game history in The American.
After Saturday's effort, Robinson now has 75 tackles on the year, which leads The American, and 8.5 tackles for loss with four sacks, both of which rank sixth in the league.
Robinson is the eighth Houston player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the first since linebacker Steven Taylor earned the honor on Nov. 20, 2016.
