List of USC Trojans starting quarterbacks
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The following individuals have started games at the quarterback position for the USC Trojans football team, updated from 1975 through 2015. Inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame are designated alongside the player's final season. Players who had taken a redshirt season are designated ().
Year | Name | Class | First career start | Number of starts |
Record as starter |
Awards/honors |
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2015 | Cody Kessler | ![]() |
13 | 8–5 | ||
2014[1] | Cody Kessler | ![]() |
13 | 9–4 | Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP | |
2013[2] | Cody Kessler | ![]() |
August 29 | 14 | 10–4 | |
2012[3] | Matt Barkley | Sr. | 11 | 7–4 | Wuerffel Trophy | |
Max Wittek | ![]() |
November 24 | 2 | 0–2 | ||
2011[4] | Matt Barkley | Jr. | 12 | 10–2 | All-Pac-12 Second Team | |
2010[5] | Matt Barkley | So. | 12 | 8–4 | ||
Mitch Mustain | ![]() |
November 27 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
2009[6] | Matt Barkley | Fr. | September 5 | 12 | 9–3 | |
Aaron Corp | ![]() |
September 19 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
2008[7] | Mark Sanchez | ![]() |
13 | 12–1 | All-Pac-10 First Team; Rose Bowl MVP | |
2007[8] | John David Booty | ![]() |
10 | 9–1 | Rose Bowl MVP | |
Mark Sanchez | ![]() |
October 13 | 3 | 2–1 | ||
2006[9] | John David Booty | ![]() |
September 2 | 13 | 11–2 | All-Pac-10 First Team |
2005[10] | Matt Leinart | ![]() |
13 | 12–1 | Unitas; All-Pac-10 First Team | |
2004[11] | Matt Leinart | ![]() |
13 | 13–0 | Heisman; Consensus All-American; Co-Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year; All-Pac-10 First Team; Walter Camp Award; AP Player of the Year; Manning Award; Orange Bowl MVP | |
2003[12] | Matt Leinart | ![]() |
August 30 | 13 | 12–1 | Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year; All-Pac-10 First Team; Rose Bowl MVP |
2002[13] | Carson Palmer | ![]() |
13 | 11–2 | Heisman; Unitas; Consensus All-American; Co-Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year; All-Pac-10 First Team; Orange Bowl MVP | |
2001[14] | Carson Palmer | ![]() |
12 | 6–6 | ||
2000[15] | Carson Palmer | ![]() |
12 | 5–7 | ||
1999[16] | Carson Palmer | So. | 3 | 2–1 | ||
Mike Van Raaphorst | ![]() |
5 | 1–4 | |||
John Fox | ![]() |
4 | 3–1 | |||
1998[17] | Carson Palmer | Fr. | October 31 | 5 | 3–2 | |
Mike Van Raaphorst | ![]() |
8 | 5–3 | |||
1997[18] | John Fox | ![]() |
September 6 | 9 | 5–4 | |
Mike Van Raaphorst | ![]() |
November 1 | 2 | 1–1 | ||
1996[19] | Brad Otton | ![]() |
12 | 6–6 | ||
1995[20] | Brad Otton | ![]() |
10 | 8–1–1 | ||
Kyle Wachholtz | ![]() |
November 11 | 2 | 1–1 | ||
1994[21] | Rob Johnson | Sr. | 10 | 6–3–1 | ||
Brad Otton | ![]() |
October 8 | 2 | 2–0 | ||
1993[22] | Rob Johnson | Jr. | 13 | 8–5 | All-Pac-10 First Team | |
1992[23] | Rob Johnson | So. | 12 | 6–5–1 | ||
1991[24] | Reggie Perry | ![]() |
September 2 | 10 | 3–7 | |
Rob Johnson | Fr. | November 16 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
1990[25] | Todd Marinovich | ![]() |
11 | 7–4 | ||
Shane Foley | ![]() |
October 27 | 2 | 1–0–1 | ||
1989[26] | Todd Marinovich | ![]() |
September 4 | 12 | 9–2–1 | All-Pac-10 First Team |
1988[27] | Rodney Peete | ![]() |
12 | 10–2 | Unitas; Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year; All-Pac-10 First Team | |
1987[28] | Rodney Peete | ![]() |
12 | 8–4 | ||
1986[29] | Rodney Peete | ![]() |
12 | 7–5 | All-Pac-10 Second Team | |
1985[30] | Rodney Peete | ![]() |
November 16 | 4 | 2–2 | |
Sean Salisbury | ![]() |
8 | 4–4 | |||
1984[31] | Tim Green | Sr. | October 6 | 9 | 7–2 | Rose Bowl Co-MVP |
Kevin McLean | ![]() |
September 29 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
Sean Salisbury | Sr. | 2 | 2–0 | |||
1983 | Sean Salisbury | Jr. | 11 | 4–6–1 | ||
1982 | Scott Tinsley | November 6 | 4 | 3–1 | ||
Sean Salisbury | So. | September 11 | 7 | 5–2 | ||
1981 | John Mazur | September 5 | 12 | 9–3 | ||
1980 | Gordon Adams | ![]() |
September 13 | 11 | 8–2–1 | |
1979 | Paul McDonald | Sr. | 12 | 11–0–1 | ||
1978 | Paul McDonald | Jr. | September 9 | 12 | 11–1 | |
Rob Preston | Jr. | December 2 | 1 | 1–0 | ||
1977 | Rob Hertel | Sr. | 12 | 8–4 | ||
1976 | Vince Evans | Sr. | 12 | 11–1 | ||
1975 | Vince Evans | Jr. | ? | 8 | 4–4 | |
Mike Sanford | So. | November 15 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
Rob Hertel | So. | October 4 | 3 | 3–0 |
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