John Robinson: 3 facts on the LSU football senior consultant, former USC coach
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — College Football Hall of Fame coach John Robinson is joining the LSU Tigers football staff as a senior consultant to head coach Ed Orgeron.
It was announced by LSU on Monday, July 1.
Robinson is best known for his time as head coach at the University of Southern California from 1976-82 and 1993-97 and as head coach for the Los Angeles Rams from 1983-91.
Here are three facts to know about Coach Robinson.
Robinson led the LA Rams to two NFC title games
8 Oct 1989: Head coach John Robinson of the Los Angeles Rams gestures to his players during a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. The Rams won the game 26-14. Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell /Allsport
In 1983, John Robinson led the Rams to the divisional round of the playoffs after defeating the Dallas Cowboys 24-17 in the Wild Card game.
However, the Rams lost to Washington 51-7. The Rams finished the 1983-84 season 10-8.
Robinson led the Rams to the 1990 NFC Championship game, but his team lost 30-3 to the San Francisco 49ers, who would win the 1990 Super Bowl. The Rams finished that season 13-6.
Robinson went 4-0 in Rose Bowl games
USC head coach John Robinson watches his team warm up before the start of their game against UCLA. November 23, 1997.
Robinson took USC to four Rose Bowls in his time as head coach, and USC won all four of them.
The appearances were in 1977, 1979, 1980 and 1996.
Robinson also led USC to other bowl wins including the 1993 Freedom Bowl and 1995 Cotton Bowl.
Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
Sep 2, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans former coach John Robinson poses with the AFCA Coaches Trophy presented by Amway prior to the game against the Western Michigan Broncos at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
In 2009, Robinson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame for his time as head coach at USC and UNLV.
He led USC to five conference titles with eight bowl appearances. He was named conference coach of the year in 1976 and 1978.
Robinson coached at UNLV from 1999-2004. He was the Mountain West Coach of the Year in 2000.
Pete Carroll, who was the USC football coach from 2001-09, sent congrats to Robinson on Twitter. Carroll said, "Congrats are in order for coach john robinson , the newest member of the college football hall of fame!!"