2021 Football Roster
Robertson, Gavin
Jersey Number 2
Gavin Robertson
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Position:
- S
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Wash.
- High School:
- Auburn Mountainview HS
- Prev School:
- Arizona
Bio
2021:
• Named co-recipient of the team’s Pat Norwood Award, given annually to most inspirational player
• Phil Steele Preseason 3rd team All-Big Sky
Played in 10 games his senior season and made nine starts after managing sickness for much of the fall… Totaled 31 tackles (13 solo) and 1.5 TFLs for a loss of 13 yards… Helped seal Montana’s win over #20 Washington with two interceptions in one game… Also tied his season high tackles against Washington with 5… Finished the season 11th on the team in tackles and third in interceptions.
2020/21 (Spring ’21):
• Phil Steele Preseason 3rd team All-Big Sky
In Montana’s two spring games of 2020/21, Robertson totaled seven tackles (four solo)… Also intercepted one pass against Central Washington… Was UM’s sixth-leading tackler over two games.
2019: Robertson was Montana’s fourth-leading tackler and a top-25 tackler in the Big Sky as a junior with 72 total stops and 40 solo… Started all 14 contests at safety… Tied for the second-most interceptions on the team with two… Also registered one sack and 2.5 TFLs, four pass breakups, six pass deflections, and one fumble recovery… Posted a career-high 10 total tackles against Monmouth (9/21), and had the second-most tackles on the team against Southeastern Louisiana with nine, one for a loss of seven yards.
2018:
• Co-recipient of the Golden Helmet Award, honoring the team’s hardest hitter
Played in all 11 games, registering 48 total tackles (27 solo), and 1 sack in his first year at UM ... Robertson made sure his impact was felt vs. Cal Poly (9/29) as he put up a season-high 10 tackles on the day ... The big safety had himself another solid day of production against #6 UC Davis (10/27) with 8 total tackles and a sack for a loss of 11 yards ... Robertson contributed to his team’s road victory over Idaho (11/10) with 6 total tackles on the day
2017 - at Arizona: In the spring of 2017 Robertson moved from safety to linebacker and saw significant snaps with first and second team… In three games of action for the Wildcats, logged two tackles and one pass breakup.
2016 - at Arizona: Was a redshirt
High School: Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247 Sports… ESPN ranked him three stars and No. 52 safety … First team all-state, first team All-SPSLWR and DB… Seattle Times All-Star Team … Also played baseball and ran track.... Other offers included Hawaii, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Eastern Washington.
Personal: Son of Gavin Robertson Sr., and LaShanda Robertson…Father played football at Hawaii…Has two sisters, Janea and RaKayla
• Named co-recipient of the team’s Pat Norwood Award, given annually to most inspirational player
• Phil Steele Preseason 3rd team All-Big Sky
Played in 10 games his senior season and made nine starts after managing sickness for much of the fall… Totaled 31 tackles (13 solo) and 1.5 TFLs for a loss of 13 yards… Helped seal Montana’s win over #20 Washington with two interceptions in one game… Also tied his season high tackles against Washington with 5… Finished the season 11th on the team in tackles and third in interceptions.
2020/21 (Spring ’21):
• Phil Steele Preseason 3rd team All-Big Sky
In Montana’s two spring games of 2020/21, Robertson totaled seven tackles (four solo)… Also intercepted one pass against Central Washington… Was UM’s sixth-leading tackler over two games.
2019: Robertson was Montana’s fourth-leading tackler and a top-25 tackler in the Big Sky as a junior with 72 total stops and 40 solo… Started all 14 contests at safety… Tied for the second-most interceptions on the team with two… Also registered one sack and 2.5 TFLs, four pass breakups, six pass deflections, and one fumble recovery… Posted a career-high 10 total tackles against Monmouth (9/21), and had the second-most tackles on the team against Southeastern Louisiana with nine, one for a loss of seven yards.
2018:
• Co-recipient of the Golden Helmet Award, honoring the team’s hardest hitter
Played in all 11 games, registering 48 total tackles (27 solo), and 1 sack in his first year at UM ... Robertson made sure his impact was felt vs. Cal Poly (9/29) as he put up a season-high 10 tackles on the day ... The big safety had himself another solid day of production against #6 UC Davis (10/27) with 8 total tackles and a sack for a loss of 11 yards ... Robertson contributed to his team’s road victory over Idaho (11/10) with 6 total tackles on the day
2017 - at Arizona: In the spring of 2017 Robertson moved from safety to linebacker and saw significant snaps with first and second team… In three games of action for the Wildcats, logged two tackles and one pass breakup.
2016 - at Arizona: Was a redshirt
High School: Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com, Rivals.com and 247 Sports… ESPN ranked him three stars and No. 52 safety … First team all-state, first team All-SPSLWR and DB… Seattle Times All-Star Team … Also played baseball and ran track.... Other offers included Hawaii, New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Eastern Washington.
Personal: Son of Gavin Robertson Sr., and LaShanda Robertson…Father played football at Hawaii…Has two sisters, Janea and RaKayla
Griz Football vs North Dakota Highlights
Monday, September 15
UM vs UND Postgame Press Conf.
Saturday, September 13
Griz Football Weekly Press Conference - 9/8/25
Friday, September 12
Griz Football vs. Central Washington Highlights - 9/6/25
Friday, September 12
