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2023 Football Roster

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11 Matt Robbert

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 241
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Centereach, N.Y.
  • Highschool Centereach HS

Biography

2023 | SENIOR SEASON 
Caught 21 passes for 261 yards… scored his fifth career touchdown in a win over Brown… played in seven games and caught at least two passes in each… had five receptions in a win over Yale

2022 I JUNIOR SEASON
Honorable mention All-Ivy League selection at tight end ... finished second on the team in receptions (31), receiving yards (468) and receiving touchdowns (three) ... the three receiving touchdowns is a season record for a big Red tight end ... tied a single-season school record with a reception in all 10 contests ... led the Ivy League in yards per catch in Ivy games (16.5) while ranking in the top 10 in receiving yards per game ... paced the Ancient Eight in yards per catch for players with at least 25 receptions (15.1) ... hauled in three passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Brown ... grabbed seven catches for 116 yards at Princeton for his first 100-yard game ... caught five passes for 73 yards and a touchdown at Columbia.

2021 I SOPHOMORE SEASON
Had four catches for 58 yards and a touchdown in six games ... made his varsity debut in the win over Colgate ... his first collegiate catch came for a 4-yard touchdown pass from Jameson Wang ... caught two passes for 24 yards vs. Brown ... his only catch went for 30 yards against Columbia in the season finale.

2020 I FRESHMAN SEASON
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Garnered third-team all-state honors as a senior at Centereach HS while playing tight end, wide receiver and defensive end ... two-time all-county and all-division accolades ... named to the Golden 11 as one of the top scholar-athletes in Suffolk ... chosen to play in the Boomer Game that featured the top high school players from Long Island against New York City ... lettered five times combined in basketball and lacrosse ... two-time all-division and academic all-county in basketball ... elected team captain of both the football and basketball teams as a senior.

PERSONAL
Matthew Connor Robbert is the son of Michael and Linda Robbert and has an older brother and a younger brother and sister ... his brother, Thomas, plays soccer at Molloy College ... he is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Tight End
    6'4" 225 lbs
  • 81

    2021-22Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'4" 237 lbs
    81
  • 11

    2022-23Junior

    Tight End
    6'4" 240 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2023-24Senior

    Tight End
    6'4" 241 lbs
    11