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Carson Palmer

School: Southern California
Position: QB

Consensus All-American: 2002
Heisman Voting: 1st in 2002

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Passing

Data Coverage (*=bowl stats included)
Passing
Year School Conf Class Pos Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A AY/A TD Int Rate
1998* Southern California Pac-10 QB 130 235 55.3 1755 7.5 6.9 7 6 122.8
1999 Southern California Pac-10 QB 39 53 73.6 490 9.2 7.8 3 3 158.6
2000 Southern California Pac-10 SO QB 228 415 54.9 2914 7.0 5.8 16 18 118.0
2001 Southern California Pac-10 JR QB 206 351 58.7 2567 7.3 6.5 13 12 125.5
2002* Southern California Pac-10 SR QB 309 489 63.2 3942 8.1 8.5 33 10 149.1
Career Southern California 912 1543 59.1 11668 7.6 7.1 72 49 131.7

Rushing & Receiving

Data Coverage (*=bowl stats included)
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Year School Conf Class Pos Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg TD
1998* Southern California Pac-10 QB 47 -116 -2.5 1 47 -116 -2.5 1
1999 Southern California Pac-10 QB 7 2 0.3 1 7 2 0.3 1
2000 Southern California Pac-10 SO QB 63 5 0.1 2 0 0 0 63 5 0.1 2
2001 Southern California Pac-10 JR QB 82 85 1.0 1 0 0 0 82 85 1.0 1
2002* Southern California Pac-10 SR QB 50 -122 -2.4 4 0 0 0 50 -122 -2.4 4
Career Southern California 249 -146 -0.6 9 0 0 0 249 -146 -0.6 9

Scoring

Data Coverage (*=bowl stats included)
Touchdowns Kicking
Year School Conf Class Pos Rush Rec Int FR PR KR Oth Tot XPM FGM 2PM Sfty Pts
1998* Southern California Pac-10 QB 1
1999 Southern California Pac-10 QB 1
2000 Southern California Pac-10 SO QB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12
2001 Southern California Pac-10 JR QB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
2002* Southern California Pac-10 SR QB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 24
Career Southern California 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 42

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Awards and Honors
2002 Consensus All-America
2002 Heisman Memorial Trophy
2002 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
2002 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year
Heisman Voting
2002 1328 Points (1st)
Pass Completions
1998 NCAA 130 (8th)
2000 NCAA 228 (1st)
2001 NCAA 206 (1st)
2002 NCAA 309 (5th)
2002 NCAA 309 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 912 (3rd)
** Since 1956
Pass Attempts
1998 NCAA 235 (8th)
2000 NCAA 415 (10th)
2000 NCAA 415 (1st)
2001 NCAA 351 (1st)
2002 NCAA 489 (7th)
2002 NCAA 489 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 1543 (2nd)
** Since 1956
Pass Completion Percentage
1998 NCAA 55.3 (4th)
2000 NCAA 54.9 (2nd)
2001 NCAA 58.7 (1st)
2002 NCAA 63.2 (9th)
2002 NCAA 63.2 (1st)
Passing Yards
1998 NCAA 1755 (7th)
2000 NCAA 2914 (1st)
2001 NCAA 2567 (2nd)
2002 NCAA 3942 (5th)
2002 NCAA 3942 (2nd)
Career NCAA* 11668 (25th)
Career Pac-12** 11668 (2nd)
* Since 1977
** Since 1956
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1998 NCAA 7.5 (5th)
2000 NCAA 7.0 (6th)
2001 NCAA 7.3 (8th)
2002 NCAA 8.1 (4th)
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1998 NCAA 6.9 (6th)
2000 NCAA 5.8 (8th)
2001 NCAA 6.5 (8th)
2002 NCAA 8.5 (7th)
2002 NCAA 8.5 (2nd)
Passing Touchdowns
1998 NCAA 7 (10th)
2000 NCAA 16 (3rd)
2001 NCAA 13 (6th)
2002 NCAA 33 (2nd)
2002 NCAA 33 (1st)
Career Pac-12** 72 (10th)
** Since 1956
Passing Interceptions
1998 NCAA 6 (10th)
2000 NCAA 18 (3rd)
2000 NCAA 18 (1st)
2001 NCAA 12 (3rd)
2002 NCAA 10 (6th)
Career Pac-12** 49 (7th)
** Since 1956
Passing Efficiency Rating
1998 NCAA 122.8 (4th)
2000 NCAA 118.0 (7th)
2001 NCAA 125.5 (7th)
2002 NCAA 149.1 (6th)
2002 NCAA 149.1 (1st)
Total Plays
1998 NCAA 282 (8th)
2000 NCAA 478 (1st)
2001 NCAA 433 (1st)
2002 NCAA 539 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 1792 (1st)
** Since 1956
Total Yards
1998 NCAA 1639 (8th)
2000 NCAA 2919 (1st)
2001 NCAA 2652 (2nd)
2002 NCAA 3820 (6th)
2002 NCAA 3820 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 11522 (2nd)
** Since 1956
Total Yards Per Play
2002 NCAA 7.1 (7th)
2002 NCAA 7.1 (2nd)
Career Pac-12** 6.4 (10th)
** Since 1956
Total Touchdowns
2000 NCAA 18 (4th)
2001 NCAA 14 (7th)
2002 NCAA 37 (3rd)
2002 NCAA 37 (1st)
Career Pac-12** 81 (10th)
** Since 1956