Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy and led his team to an undefeated season as a junior.

Matt Leinart. School: USC. Position: QB Heisman Voting: 6th in 2003, 1st in 2004, 3rd in 2005. Draft: 1st round, 10th overall of the 2006 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals. More bio, uniform, draft info

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The team was coached by Pete Carroll, led on offense by quarterback and 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart, [5] and played their home games in the Los Angeles Coliseum.

USC is 25-1 when Leinart starts (his 96.2% winning percentage is the highest of any USC quarterback ever and is the second-best mark in NCAA history, minimum 25 starts, behind Toledo's Chuck Ealey, who was 35-0). He was just the third quarterback in the last 30 years to lead his team to back-to-back national championships.

Aug 5, 2021 · Matt Leinart became a USC Trojan. Leinart redshirted during his freshman campaign in 2002. He was one of starter Carson Palmer’s backups. The year-long layoff hardly affected Leinart’s performance on the field. Leinart won the starting quarterback job at the conclusion of the Trojans’ spring practice in 2003.

Aug 30, 2023 · Matt attended the University of Southern California (USC) from 2001 to 2005 for further education, majoring in sociology. He redshirted his first year and became the starting quarterback in 2003. The player graduated from USC with a 3.5 GPA and was twice named to the Pac-10 All-Academic first team.

On October 15, 2024, Matt Leinart, the former quarterback for the University of Southern California (2025 USNews Ranking: 27) (USC), was inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame, a prestigious honor that underscores his remarkable contributions to college football.

Oct 15, 2024 · LOS ANGELES--USC Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart has been inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame, the Orange Bowl announced today (Oct. 15). He is the first Trojan player, coach or administrator selected to the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame.

Leinart became USC’s sixth Heisman winner — and second in three years — after winning the Heisman in 2004. The 6-5, 225-pound quarterback led USC to an undefeated season, as the Trojans becamse only the second team to go wire to wire as No. 1 in the polls.