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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1954)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name           = Terry Robiskie
| image          = Terry Robiskie 2013.jpg
| alt            = Candid knees-up photography of Robiskie on a football practice field wearing a grey Atlanta Falcon t-shirt, dark grey shorts and a white Falcons baseball cap
| caption        = Robiskie with the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in 2013
| position       = [[Running back]]
| number         = 35, 38
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
| height_ft      = 6
| height_in      = 1
| weight_lbs     = 210
| high_school    = [[Second Ward High School (Edgard, Louisiana)|Second Ward]] {{nowrap|([[Edgard, Louisiana]])}}
| college        = [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] (1973–1976)
| draftyear      = 1977
| draftround     = 8
| draftpick      = 223
| pastteams      = 
* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{nfly|1977}}–{{nfly|1979}})
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{nfly|1980}}–{{nfly|1981}})
| pastcoaching   = 
* [[Los Angeles Raiders]] ({{nfly|1982}}–{{nfly|1984}})<br>Special teams assistant
* Los Angeles Raiders ({{nfly|1985}}–{{nfly|1987}})<br>Assistant running backs coach
* Los Angeles Raiders ({{nfly|1988}})<br>Tight ends coach
* Los Angeles Raiders ({{nfly|1989}}–{{nfly|1993}})<br>Offensive coordinator
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{nfly|1994}}–{{nfly|1998}})<br>Wide receivers coach
* Washington Redskins ({{nfly|1999}})<br>Passing game coordinator
* Washington Redskins ({{nfly|2000}})<br>Passing game coordinator & interim head coach
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{nfly|2001}}–{{nfly|2003}})<br>Wide receivers coach
* Cleveland Browns ({{nfly|2004}})<br>Offensive coordinator & interim head coach
* Cleveland Browns ({{nfly|2005}}–{{nfly|2006}})<br>Wide receivers coach
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{nfly|2007}})<br>Wide receivers coach
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{nfly|2008}}–{{nfly|2015}})<br>Wide receivers coach
* [[Tennessee Titans]] ({{nfly|2016}}–{{nfly|2017}})<br>Offensive coordinator
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{nfly|2018}})<br>Wide receivers coach
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{nfly|2019}}–{{nfly|2020}})<br> Running backs coach
|highlights=
;As player
* First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1976 All-SEC football team|1976]])
;As coach
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]])
| statlabel1          = [[Carry (gridiron football)|Rushing attempts]]
| statvalue1          = 159
| statlabel2          = [[Rush (gridiron football)|Rushing yards]]
| statvalue2          = 553
| statlabel3          = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue3          = 23
| statlabel4          = Receiving yards
| statvalue4          = 147
| statlabel5          = [[Touchdown|Total TDs]]
| statvalue5          = 5
| regular_record = {{Winning percentage|2|6|record=y}}
| playoff_record = <!-- {{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}} -->
| overall_record = <!-- {{Winning percentage|2|6|record=y}} -->
| pfr            = RobiTe00
| pfrcoach       = RobiTe0
}}

'''Terrance Joseph Robiskie''' (born November 12, 1954) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] coach and player. He previously served as an assistant coach for the [[Buffalo Bills]], [[Tennessee Titans]], [[Atlanta Falcons]], [[Miami Dolphins]], [[Cleveland Browns]], [[Washington Redskins]], [[Los Angeles Raiders]], and [[Jacksonville Jaguars]].

==Early life and playing career==
Robiskie was born in New Orleans and was raised in [[Lucy, Louisiana]], a city {{convert|25|mi|km}} west of New Orleans. He attended [[Second Ward High School (Edgard, Louisiana)|Second Ward High School]] in [[Edgard, Louisiana]], where he was a star quarterback. After high school, Robiskie went to [[Louisiana State University]], where he was converted to a running back for [[LSU Tigers football|LSU's football team]]. During his senior year in 1976, Robiskie was a first-team All-SEC running back. He was the first LSU running back to run for over 200 yards in a single game, gaining 214 yards in 30 attempts against [[Rice University]] in 1976. Robiskie was also the first LSU running back to run for over 1,000 yards in a season (1976), and the first LSU running back to run for over 2,500 yards in a career (1973–76).

Robiskie was drafted in the eighth round by the [[Oakland Raiders]]. He spent five years in the NFL as a running back with the Raiders (1977–79) and the [[Miami Dolphins]] (1980–81), while playing for acclaimed coaches [[John Madden]], [[Tom Flores]], and [[Don Shula]]. Robiskie was a role player, rushing for only 553 yards and five touchdowns in five seasons before injury forced his retirement.

==Coaching career==
===Los Angeles Raiders===
Robiskie entered the coaching profession with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1982 as the assistant [[running backs coach]], where he tutored [[Marcus Allen]] to two Pro Bowls and two 1,000-yard seasons. Robiskie was the assistant special teams coach for the Raiders from 1985 to 1987, and he tutored tight ends in 1988.

Robiskie was the offensive coordinator for the Raiders from 1989 to 1993. In 1990, the Raiders ranked ninth in the NFL with 126.8 yards rushing per game and quarterback [[Jay Schroeder]] ranked sixth in the NFL with a 90.8 passer rating. In 1992, the Raiders ranked 11th in the NFL with 112.1 yards rushing. In 1993, the Raiders ranked fifth in the NFL in passing and 13th in total offense as Robiskie helped quarterback [[Jeff Hostetler]] pass for 3,242 yards and 14 touchdowns. Robiskie's 12 years with the Raiders included seven playoff stints, four division titles, and a 38–9 victory over the Washington Redskins in [[Super Bowl XVIII]].

===Washington Redskins===
Robiskie spent the next seven years with the [[Washington Redskins]] as an offensive assistant coaching wide receivers. He began the 2000 season as passing game coordinator in Washington and helped the Redskins rank fifth in the NFC in total offense (337.3 yards per game) and passing (228.0 yards per game). Robiskie helped running back [[Stephen Davis (American football)|Stephen Davis]] total 1,318 yards and 11 touchdowns on 332 attempts, including five 100-yard outings. Robiskie concluded the 2000 season as the Redskins  interim  head coach for the final three games of the regular season following the departure of [[Norv Turner]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://a.espncdn.com/nfl/columns/garber_greg/923195.html|title=Turner-Snyder divorce was inevitable|last=Garber|first=Greg|date=December 5, 2000|website=ESPN|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> Robiskie's record as head coach was 1–2, including a 20–3 victory over Arizona on December 24.

===Cleveland Browns===
Robiskie joined the Browns in 2001 as wide receivers coach and held that role through 2003.
In 2004, Robiskie was named offensive coordinator, but late in the season was named interim head coach, replacing [[Butch Davis]], who resigned under fire for producing the lowest offensive yards, lowest points scored, and most turnovers in the league.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/01/sports/football/as-browns-plummet-davis-quits-as-coach.html|title=As Browns Plummet, Davis Quits as Coach|last=Hack|first=Damon|date=December 1, 2004|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 18, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Robiskie's record was 1–4 in the interim role. Robiskie interviewed as permanent head coach, but the job went to [[Romeo Crennel]]. Robiskie then openly campaigned to remain as an assistant and was named wide receivers coach in February 2005. He was fired in January 2007.

===Miami Dolphins===
Shortly after being fired by the Browns, Robiskie was hired as the wide receivers coach for the [[Miami Dolphins]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=All Time Roster - Coaches |url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/team/all-time-roster/coaches.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617162123/http://www.miamidolphins.com/team/all-time-roster/coaches.html |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |access-date=February 18, 2018 |pages=Miami Dolphins}}</ref> He was on the same Washington Redskins staff as former Dolphins head coach [[Cam Cameron]] from 1994 to 1996.

===Atlanta Falcons===
On January 26, 2008, Robiskie was hired by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] to be their [[wide receivers coach]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/mularkey-has-given-falcons-extreme-makeover-on-offense-09000d5d80c77e5a|title=Mularkey has given Falcons extreme makeover on offense|last=Wyche|first=Steve|date=November 14, 2008|work=NFL.com|access-date=February 18, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He served in that capacity for eight seasons and was considered influential in the development of homegrown stars [[Julio Jones]] and [[Roddy White]] into legitimate offensive targets for [[Matt Ryan (American football)|Matt Ryan]]. Robiskie's contract with the Falcons was not renewed after the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/atlanta-falcons/post/_/id/18699/atlanta-falcons-receivers-will-miss-terry-robiskie|title=Atlanta Falcons receivers will miss departing coach Terry Robiskie|last=McClure|first=Vaughn|date=January 18, 2016|work=ESPN.com|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref>

===Tennessee Titans===
On January 18, 2016, Robiskie was hired by the [[Tennessee Titans]] as the team's offensive coordinator.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/titans-hire-terry-robiskie-as-offensive-coordinator-0ap3000000624901|title=Titans hire Terry Robiskie as offensive coordinator|last=Sessler|first=Marc|date=January 20, 2016|work=NFL.com|access-date=February 18, 2018|language=en}}</ref> His contract with the Titans was not renewed after the 2017 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/2018/1/22/16921644/report-titans-will-not-retain-terry-robiskie-lou-spanos-steve-hoffman-nfl-coaching-changes|title=Titans will not retain Terry Robiskie, two other assistants|last=Lambert|first=Terry|date=January 22, 2018|work=Music City Miracles|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref>

===Buffalo Bills===

On February 14, 2018, Robiskie was hired by the [[Buffalo Bills]] as the team's wide receivers coach.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-name-Terry-Robiskie-receivers-coach/e3458568-ab07-4840-b0b8-12db9ade7ed2|title=Bills name Terry Robiskie receivers coach|last=Brown|first=Chris|date=February 14, 2018|work=Buffalo Bills|access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> He was fired after one season on January 2, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-03 |title=Bills fire 2 offensive assistants: Robiskie, Castillo |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25670678 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

===Jacksonville Jaguars===
On January 16, 2019, Robiskie was hired by the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] as the team's running backs coach.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bigcatcountry.com/2019/1/15/18183530/jaguars-to-hire-terry-robiskie-per-report|title=Bills name Terry Robiskie receivers coach|last=Crow|first=Alfie|date=January 15, 2018|work=Big Cat Country|access-date=January 18, 2019}}</ref>

===Head coaching record===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
![[2000 Washington Redskins season|WAS]]*||[[2000 NFL season|2000]]
||1||2||0||.333||4th in NFC East|| – || – || – || –
|-
![[2004 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]*||[[2004 NFL season|2004]]
||1||4||0||.200||3rd in AFC North|| – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"|Total||2||6||0||{{Winning percentage|2|6}}|||| – || – || – || –
|-
|}
<small>* – Interim head coach</small>

==Personal life==

Robiskie and his wife, Cynthia, have three sons: [[Brian Robiskie|Brian]], [[Andrew Robiskie|Andrew]], and Kyle.

Brian was an NFL [[wide receiver]] drafted in the second round (36th overall) by the [[Cleveland Browns]] in the [[2009 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Daniel |date=October 27, 2010 |title=Cleveland Browns Bye Week: A Look Back at Their 2009 Draft Picks |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/503398-cleveland-browns-bye-week-a-look-back-at-their-2009-draft-picks |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>

Andrew was undrafted in the [[2013 NFL draft]], but signed with the [[Oakland Raiders]] as a [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] in the 2013 off-season.<ref name="q125">{{cite web | title=Player cuts for all 32 NFL teams before 53-man roster deadline | website=NFL.com | date=2013-08-23 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/player-cuts-for-all-32-nfl-teams-before-53-man-roster-deadline-0ap1000000233304 | access-date=2024-10-15}}</ref>

Kyle was a wide receiver for the [[Western Illinois Leathernecks football|Western Illinois University Leatherbacks]] from 2010 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyle Robiskie - Football |url=https://goleathernecks.com/sports/football/roster/kyle-robiskie/12042 |access-date=September 23, 2023 |website=Western Illinois University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RobiTe0.htm Coaching statistics at Pro-Football-Reference.com]

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