Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.8 gross, but 20 of 37 inside the 20 (54.1%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Hugh Robertson: P · Illinois · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Illinois’s specialists
Hugh Robertson
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Illinois.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.8 gross, but 20 of 37 inside the 20 (54.1%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Eastern Illinois | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 44 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17vs No. 19 Kansas | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 52 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-9vs Central Michigan | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ No. 22 Nebraska | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 41 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ No. 9 Penn State | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 50-49vs Purdue | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-7vs No. 24 Michigan | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 48 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-38@ No. 1 Oregon | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 38 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-25vs Minnesota | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 53 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-16vs Michigan State | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-31@ Rutgers | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 37 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-28vs Northwestern | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 1510 | 40.8 | 53 | 20 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
54%20 of 37Touchback rate
8%3 of 37Yards / punt
40.837 puntsLong
53yards40.8 yards/punt on 37 punts · 54% placed inside the 20 · 3 touchbacks.
Illinois carries two punters; Robertson has taken 37 of the 45.
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Castlecrag, NSW — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.