The Vitals:

Quarterback, USC

2004 Heisman Trophy winner; 2003-6th place finish

37-1 record as a starter; two AP national championships (2003, 2004), one BCS national championship (2004)

2005 Heisman Trophy Candidate

2005 Maxwell Award Finalist

2005 Davey O'Brien Award Finalist

2005 Johnny Unitas Award Winner 

Next opponent: vs. Texas, 2006 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California 

2005 Stats:

Record: 12-0

Rank: #1 AP, ESPN, BCS 

254/391 (.650) 3450 yards, 27 TD/7 INT

Efficiency Rating: 158.3 (#? nationally)

Also: 34 rush yards, 6 touchdowns 

2005 Games:

• September 3, 2005: 63-17 Win @ Hawai'i Recap
• September 17, 2005: 70-17 Win vs. Arkansas Recap
  
• September 24, 2005: 45-13 Win @ Oregon Recap
  
• October 1, 2005: 38-28 Win @ Arizona State Recap
  
• October 8, 2005: 42-21 Win vs. Arizona Recap
  
• October 15, 2005: 34-31 Win @ Notre Dame Recap
  
• October 22, 2005: 51-24 Win @ Washington Recap
  
• October 29, 2005: 55-13 Win vs.Washington State Recap
  
• November 5, 2005: 51-21 Win vs. Stanford Recap
  
• November 12, 2005: 35-10 Win @ California Recap
  
• November 19, 2005:50-42 Win vs. Fresno State Recap
  
• December 3, 2005: 66-19 Win vs. UCLA Recap
• January 4, 2006: vs. Texas (Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California)
  

2005 Stories:

• Cult of Personality (10/11/2005 by Jeff Carroll, South Bend Tribune)-Story
  
• Meet the Celebrity Quarterback (10/18/2005 by Adam Landres-Schnur, the UW Daily)-Story
• Leinart flirting with history (10/23/2005 by BoiFromTroy.com)-Link
• Bush special, but Leinart will go No. 1 in NFL draft (11/15/2005 by Tim Kawakami, San Jose Mercury News)-Story
• 2005 Heisman Trophy: fearless predictions (11/23/2005 by Rich Carlson, Sports-Central.org)-Link
• Bush, Leinart winning tickets (11/23/2005 by Bob Keisser, Long Beach Press Telegram)-Story
• Horror films on Bruins schedule (11/23/2005 by Jom Thomas, the Daily Breeze)-Story
  
• Beano Cook: Thanks for Matt Leinart, Steve Spurrier and Harvard-Yale (11/24/2005 by Beano Cook, Charleston Daily Mail)-Story
• Up in arms: USC's Matt Leinart (11/29/2005 by Todd Harmonson, Orange County Register)-Story
  
• Leinart says he will 'cherish every day' (11/30/2005 by Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times)-Story
  
• Matt, Reggie play well with others (11/30/2005 by Tim Sullivan, San Diego Union Tribune)-Story
• My Sportsman choice: Matt Leinart (12/3/2005 by Rick Reilly, Sports Illustrated)-Story
  
• Heisman profile: Leinart establishes himself as an all-time great QB (12/5/2005 by John Nadel, AP)-Story
• Leinart fights off tears to do what he does best (12/6/2005 by Michael Ventre, MSNBC.com)-Story
  
• Matt Leinart, Heisman profile (12/6/2005 by Bryan Armen Graham, CSTV.com)-Story
  
• Final hour near for Leinart (12/9/2005 by Fran Blinebury, Houston Chronicle)-Story