Robinson Rams
The Robinson Rams are the athletic teams of Robinson Secondary School of Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb southwest of Washington, D.C. The school's athletic program includes 18 VHSL 6A varsity sports which compete in the Concorde District of the Group 6A North Region, formerly the AAA Northern Region. Championship teams Football The varsity football team plays at Coffey Stadium, and its helmet is currently similar to that of the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL. Given the team's popularity, long-time success, and sizable student body, the Rams regularly attract 1000 fans a game. Robinson has appeared in the state championship game of Virginia's largest football classification (AAA Division 6) four times (1988, 1997, 2001, 2004); winning twice (1997, 2001). Robinson has won the Northern Region title six times: 1977, 1988, 1992, 1997, 2001, and 2004, and the district title (Northern ('72–'92), then Patriot ('93–'04)) in 1977, 1979, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2009. Robinson was moved to the Concorde district in the fall of 2005. In 2004, the Rams were undefeated through the regular season and three playoff games, but met another undefeated team, Landstown of Virginia Beach in the state finals in Richmond. Landstown won 47–20, and Robinson finished as state runner-up with a record of 13–1. Landstown featured stand out offensive and defensive player Percy Harvin who has since gone on to stardom at the University of Florida and with the Minnesota Vikings. In 2005, the Rams went 9–1 during the regular season, but lost in the first round of the playoffs to new rival Westfield of Chantilly. In 2006, Robinson was 6–4, losing four very close games. In 2007, Robinson had an up and down 6–6 season, highlighted with a 41–14 win over Stone Bridge, the eventual 2007 AAA Division 5 state champions. The Rams made a return to the playoffs which started with a 17–14 upset over Chantilly, the 2006 AAA Division 6 Runner-up, in the first round. However, their season ended with a 30–28 loss to West Springfield in the semi-finals, when West Springfield made a field goal with only 15 seconds left in the game. Robinson alumni who have played in the NFL include running back Chris Warren ('85) and offensive lineman Joel Patten ('76), a tight end in high school and college. Head coaches Scott Vossler was promoted to head coach in January 2014, and is the seventh varsity head coach at Robinson. He was preceded by Kurt Lindstrom, Ed Henry, Nick Hilgert, Mark Bendorf, Trey Taylor, and Dan Meier. Robinson did not field a varsity team the first football season; it had two JV teams in 1971. ^ Former principal Meier was the interim head coach for the 2013 season. Ed Henry, Robinson's second head coach, arrived in 1975, following a 1–9 season in 1974. After a rebuilding year in 1975 with two wins, the 1976 team improved to 5–2–3 (), and an 8–2 regular season in 1977, with two playoff victories and district and regional