2018 Football Roster
Kennedy, Robert
Jersey Number 90
Robert Kennedy
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Belle Chasse, La.
- High School:
- Belle Chasse
Bio
2017: Played in five games, starting three…Recorded 15 tackles including seven solo tackles and eight assisted…Had three tackles for loss, forcing opponents to lose 14 yards…Sacked the quarterback once for an eight-yard loss…Broke up two passes…Started the final three games of the season.
2016: Played in 10 games, including seven starts…Finished with 27 total tackles (15 solo, 12 assists)…Earned 2.0 tackles for loss of three yards…Recorded a career day at Tulsa on Oct. 22 with his first double-digit tackling performance (10) - Also gathered his first career fumble recovery…Earned his first career forced fumble at UCF on Nov. 5, which set up Tulane’s lone touchdown drive of the game…Made his first collegiate start at Wake Forest on Sept. 1.
2015: Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman…Totaled six tackles (4 solo, 2 assists) with 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack…Notched his first-career sack for an eight yard loss vs. UCF (10/3)…Tallied one solo stop and one assisted tackle at SMU (11/21)…Made his collegiate-debut vs. Duke (9/3), recording one solo stop.
2014: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season.
High School: Three-year letterman at Belle Chasse High where he played fullback and linebacker for coach Bob Becnel…Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…Helped lead the Cardinals to a combined 18-15 overall record with two trips to the state playoffs…Named second-team All-District 9-4A in each of his final two prep seasons…As a senior, claimed honorable-mention all-state recognition after tallying 82 tackles, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries on defense while scoring two touchdowns on offense…Finished with 55 tackles and seven sacks as a junior…Also lettered three years in wrestling, where he finished third in the state as a junior at the 200-pound classification, and three years in track and field, where he was state champion in the discus, fourth in the shot put and seventh in the 200 meters as a junior.
Personal: Majoring in Health and Wellness…Has one brother.
Kennedy’s Career Highs
Tackles 10 at Tulsa, 10/22/16
Tackles for Loss 1.0, 2x, last at Houston, 11/12/16
Yards Lost 6 vs. UCF, 10/3/15
Sacks 1.0, 2x, last at ECU, 11/11/17
Yards Lost 6 vs. UCF, 10/3/15
Forced Fumbles 1 at UCF, 11/5/16
Fumble Recoveries 1 at Tulsa, 10/22/16
2016: Played in 10 games, including seven starts…Finished with 27 total tackles (15 solo, 12 assists)…Earned 2.0 tackles for loss of three yards…Recorded a career day at Tulsa on Oct. 22 with his first double-digit tackling performance (10) - Also gathered his first career fumble recovery…Earned his first career forced fumble at UCF on Nov. 5, which set up Tulane’s lone touchdown drive of the game…Made his first collegiate start at Wake Forest on Sept. 1.
2015: Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman…Totaled six tackles (4 solo, 2 assists) with 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack…Notched his first-career sack for an eight yard loss vs. UCF (10/3)…Tallied one solo stop and one assisted tackle at SMU (11/21)…Made his collegiate-debut vs. Duke (9/3), recording one solo stop.
2014: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season.
High School: Three-year letterman at Belle Chasse High where he played fullback and linebacker for coach Bob Becnel…Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…Helped lead the Cardinals to a combined 18-15 overall record with two trips to the state playoffs…Named second-team All-District 9-4A in each of his final two prep seasons…As a senior, claimed honorable-mention all-state recognition after tallying 82 tackles, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries on defense while scoring two touchdowns on offense…Finished with 55 tackles and seven sacks as a junior…Also lettered three years in wrestling, where he finished third in the state as a junior at the 200-pound classification, and three years in track and field, where he was state champion in the discus, fourth in the shot put and seventh in the 200 meters as a junior.
Personal: Majoring in Health and Wellness…Has one brother.
Kennedy’s Career Highs
Tackles 10 at Tulsa, 10/22/16
Tackles for Loss 1.0, 2x, last at Houston, 11/12/16
Yards Lost 6 vs. UCF, 10/3/15
Sacks 1.0, 2x, last at ECU, 11/11/17
Yards Lost 6 vs. UCF, 10/3/15
Forced Fumbles 1 at UCF, 11/5/16
Fumble Recoveries 1 at Tulsa, 10/22/16
Tulane Tuesday: S Jack Tchienchou - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: QB Jake Retzlaff - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: HC Jon Sumrall - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
South Alabama Postgame: HC Jon Sumrall, SPEAR Javion White, RB Zuberi Mobley
Sunday, September 07
