Few schools in the country can match USC‘s reputation for producing quarterbacks. Three Trojans quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy since the turn of the century, including Caleb Williams just last season. There isn’t a bigger stage for these quarterbacks than the collegiate postseason, with a trophy on the line and the entire nation watching during the holidays.
The Trojans dominated college football at the start of the 2000s with Pete Carroll in charge and Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart under center. The team won at least 11 games in seven consecutive seasons from 2002-2008, winning a pair of national championships and reaching the top of the college football rankings in five different seasons.
Since Carroll’s departure in 2009, USC has still put together five 10-win seasons, still impressive for the average program. However, the time between Carroll and Lincoln Riley tends to be brushed aside for the All-Americans who came before and after, especially at the quarterback position. In the spirit of Miller Moss’s six-touchdown performance in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday, here’s a trip down memory lane for USC’s bowl quarterbacks since 2010.