Quarterback, USC, 1998–2002
Carson Palmer
Lettered 1998–2002 (school media guide)
- Born
- Dec 27, 1979, in Fresno, California
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Carson Palmer played quarterback at USC (1998–2002). He won the 2002 Heisman Trophy and the 2002 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2002. The Cincinnati Bengals took Palmer first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
At a glance
Honors
- 2002Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 2021College Football Hall of Fame
- 2002Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- 2002Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 2002Consensus All‑American
- 2002Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2002First-team All-Pac-10
Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 2002
Regional honors: Pop Warner Trophy 2002
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 1998 | 13 | 130 | 235 | 55.3 | 1,755 | 7 | 6 | 122.8 | 47 | -116 | -2.5 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 39 | 53 | 73.6 | 490 | 3 | 3 | 158.6 | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 2000 | 12 | 228 | 415 | 54.9 | 2,914 | 16 | 18 | 118.0 | 63 | 5 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 12 | 221 | 377 | 58.6 | 2,717 | 13 | 12 | 124.2 | 88 | 34 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 13 | 309 | 489 | 63.2 | 3,942 | 33 | 10 | 149.1 | 50 | -122 | -2.4 | 4 |
| Career | 53 | 927 | 1,569 | 11,818 | 72 | 49 | 255 | -197 | 9 | |||
From the college statistics table in Palmer’s Wikipedia article (Carson Palmer, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2003 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″ |
| Weight | 232 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 3 (2005–06, 2015) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2015
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2015.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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