2012 Javelina Football Media Guide (PDF) - Texas A&M Kingsville

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Robert Armstrong - All America Candidate
#7
Wide Receiver
Junior • 6-2 • 202
Cuero, TX
Cuero HS
Junior wide receiver Robert Armstrong is well on his to be becoming one
of the best receivers in school history. He is rapidly climbing up the alltime
charts in receptions, yards and touchdowns. His acrobatic ability in
the air allows him to make the highlight catch, but he also has great size,
strength and speed. 2011: Armstrong was named Lone Star Conference
First Team at wide receiver and is known for his acrobatic catches.
He started the first nine games of the year, but was injured on the first
drive at Angelo State and missed the rest of the year. He was named the
LSC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a pair of touchdowns at
Central Washington in the first week of the season. He had a receiving
touchdown in each of the first six games of the year and finished with 51
catches for 626 yards and 10 total touchdowns. He had five catches for
103 yards and two scores in a win over Minot State. He caught seven
passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns against West Texas A&M at
Cowboys Stadium. He had a career high 10 catches for 175 yards in a
2010 Season
Game Rushing Receiving
9/2 at NW Missouri St. 0-0-0 3-23-0
9/11 at East Central 0-0-0 4-85-0
9/18 A&M-Commerce 1-7-1 2-29-1
9/25 at Incarnate Word 0-0-0 5-28-0
10/2 Abilene Christian 0-0-0 3-26-0
10/9 at Angelo St. 0-0-0 4-100-1
10/16 West Texas A&M 0-0-0 6-95-2
10/23 at Tarleton St. 0-0-0 1-33-0
10/30 at SW Oklahoma 0-0-0 3-25-0
11/6 Midwestern St. 0-0-0 5-36-0
11/13 SE Oklahoma 0-0-0 2-45-1
11/27 NW Missouri St. 0-0-0 7-65-1
Totals 1-7-1 45-590-6
2011 Season
Game Rushing Receiving
9/2 at Central Wash. 3-16-1 3-25-1
9/10 Minot State 2-2-0 5-103-2
9/17 vs West Texas A&M 1-0-0 7-98-2
9/24 at Midwestern St. 0-0-0 7-47-1
10/1 A&M-Commerce 1-6-0 10-175-1
10/8 Lindenwood 1-6-0 8-82-1
10/15 at Incarnate Word 0-0-0 4-58-0
10/22 Tarleton St. 2-5-1 6-23-0
10/29 at Angelo St. 0-0-0 1-15-0
Totals 10-35-2 51-626-8
Career 11-42-3 96-1216-14
win over A&M-Commerce. He still finished fourth in the LSC in receptions
per game and sixth receiving yards per game. 2010: Armstrong
earned LSC South Honorable Mention honors as a redshirt freshman.
He scored his first career touchdown on a 7-yard reverse against Texas
A&M-Commerce and had two scores in the game. He had at least one
catch in every game, including a season high seven receptions and
one touchdown against #3 Northwest Missouri State in the playoffs. He
scored twice against #7 West Texas A&M on catches of 25 and 27 yards.
He had a game-winning 62-yard reception at Angelo State with 1:44 left
in the game. He finished the game with exactly 100 yards receiving. He
led the team with six touchdown receptions on the year. 2009: Armstrong
red-shirted his first year at Texas A&M-Kingsville. High School:
Armstrong played both wide receiver and corner back for the Gobblers.
He earned 3A all-state honors at both positions while also earning First
Team all-district, all-area and all-region honors. He made 63 catches for
1,128 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior. As a junior, he made 54
catches for 1,017 yards and 13 touchdowns. He is on the all-time career
receptions and receiving yards lists in Texas. He led Cuero to backto-back
state semi-final appearances. He was an academic all-district
selection. He earned third team all-state honors in basketball and was
the Offensive MVP of the District. He played in the Texas Roundup
All-Star as a senior. In track, he was a member of two Texas 3A state
championship teams. He had personal bests of 6-8 in the high jump and
23-2 in the long jump. He was also a member of the 4x100, 4x200 and
4x400-meter relay teams. Personal: Armstrong is the son of Deborah
Armstrong and is studying Kinesiology with a minor in Business.