Robbie Kelley

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Springfield, Ill.
High School:
Rochester HS | Quincy

As a Redshirt Senior (2019): CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee ... Academic All-MAC ... granted a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA … competed as a graduate student ... played in eight games ... went 10-of-28 for 75 yards ... at Northern Illinois, went 1-of-7 for four yards ... against Kent State, played the last series, rushing for three yards ... at UMass, took over for the second half and went 3-of-8 for 21 yards ... against Troy, went 1-for-1 for three yards ... at Central Michigan, went 3-of-5 for 41 yards ... in the opener at Illinois, went 2-of-4 for six yards.

As a Redshirt Senior (2018): Did not see game action … rehabbed following off-season surgery.

As a Redshirt Junior (2017): Played in six games … 12-of-26 for 179 yards and two touchdowns … in the Boca Raton Bowl, he went 1-of-6 and had one rush … in the MAC Championship game against Toledo, threw a five-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, his second as a Zip … at Toledo, went 5-of-7 for 86 yards and a touchdown, his first as a Zip, a career-long 47-yard pass to WR Kwadarrius Smith in the fourth quarter … saw action in the fourth quarter against Ball State, but threw no passes … in the 52-3 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff, was 1-of-2 for 25 yards … at No. 6 Penn State, Kelley went 0-of-2 in his only series of action … lettered.

College: Three-time Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference … earned bachelor’s degree in business management in three years. As a Redshirt Sophomore (2016): Second-team All-GLVC for coach Tom Pajic at Quincy University … in first season as a starter, went 185-of-319 for 2,701 yards and 23 touchdowns … set the single-season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns … had a TD pass in all but one game … had two 400-yard performances, including a 447-yard and five touchdown game at William Jewell … earned GLVC Offense Player of the Week honors (week 1) … guided the Hawks to a 39-35 upset of Division I FCS school Drake in his first collegiate start … had three touchdowns, going 18-for-25 for 293 yards and two passing TDs … also rushed for 60 yards on six carries, including a 44-yard run and a four-yard rushing touchdown. As a Redshirt Freshman (2015): Went 17-of-24 for 265 yards and two touchdowns off the bench … also rushed for 70 yards. As a Freshman (2014): Redshirted.

High School: First-team All-State and first-team All-Conference quarterback for coach Derek Leonard at Rochester HS … helped the team to four consecutive state championships … team went 14-0 in 2013, his senior season … passed for 2,919 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior … rushed for four touchdowns … also an All-Conference honoree in baseball.

Personal: Born November 24, 1995 … parents are Jim and Pam Kelley … has a younger brother Andrew … earned bachelor’s degree in business management at Quincy … completed an M.B.A. at Akron in December 2018 ... pursuing a master’s in sport administration.