Bio

Jumanne Robertson is in his first season as the defensive backs coach for Garden City Community College.

He comes to Garden City after three years at Utah State where he served as alumni relations coordinator and defensive analyst. Before that, he worked as a defensive analyst working with the secondary in 2021 and a defensive graduate assistant in 2020.

In 2021, Utah State had its best season in school history as it tied the school record with 11 wins (11-3), won its first-ever Mountain West Championship with a 46-13 road win at No. 19 San Diego State, posted a 24-13 win against Oregon State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl and finished the year ranked 24th in the nation.

Utah State’s defense held each of its final three opponents to 13 or fewer points and five of its last six opponents to 17 or fewer points.

Utah State’s defense finished tied for second in the nation with 114.0 tackles for loss, which is also tied for the second-most in school history. And, USU limited its opponents to just 22 touchdowns on 51 trips into the red zone (.431), which ranked 10th nationally.

Additionally, Utah State’s defense ranked fourth in the nation in fourth down conversion percentage (.250), eighth with 11 forced fumbles and 27th in third down conversion percentage (.346).

Robertson came to USU after spending the 2019 season as the defensive coordinator at Mingus Union High School in Cottonwood, Arizona, where he also worked as a computer education teacher.

Prior to Mingus Union HS, Robertson served as the defensive backs coach for three seasons at Mesa (Arizona) Community College, helping send eight players to Division I programs.

The native of Phoenix, Arizona, spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem, Arizona, as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. In 2014, the Jaguars captured the conference championship.

Robertson participated in an NFL mini camp for the Carolina Panthers and played defensive back for the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League following his USU career, where he graduated with an interdisciplinary studies degree in sociology and physical education in 2012.

A two-year letterwinner at defensive back for the Aggies, Robertson played in 24 games, recording 56 tackles and 15 pass breakups. He helped lead Utah State to an 11-2 record as a senior in 2012, including capturing its first outright league championship since 1936. USU also won just its second-ever bowl game that season with a 41-15 victory against Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Robertson has a 10-year-old son named Kai and a 2 year old son named Kasen.