Frank Sinkwich 1942 Season Statistics
- Games: 12
- Rushing Attempts: 186
- Rushing Yards: 828
- Rushing Yards Per Game: 69.0
- Yards Per Carry: 4.5
- Rushing Touchdowns: 17
- Pass Completions: 89
- Pass Attempts: 176
- Completion Percentage: 50.6
- Passing Yards: 1,456
- Passing Yards Per Game: 121.3
- Passing Touchdowns: 10
- Interceptions: 9
- Receiving: 2 REC, 33 YD
The first Georgia football player to win the Heisman Trophy, Frank Sinkwich was one of the nation’s most electric playmakers during his three varsity seasons with the Bulldogs.
A two-time consensus All-American, Sinkwich set Southeastern Conference records in 1941 with 1,103 rushing yards and 1,816 total yards of offense, neither of which included his 382-yard effort in a 40-29 Orange Bowl victory over TCU. The strong season earned Sinkwich a fourth-place finish in the Heisman voting, and set the stage for him to win the award as a senior.
In 1942, Sinkwich set a new SEC record for total yardage with 2,187, which pushed his career total to a record 4,725. Sinkwich won the Heisman in dominant fashion after he gained 828 rushing yards and scored 17 touchdowns on the ground and threw for ten more while also setting an SEC passing record with 1,456 yards. The Bulldogs finished the season 11-1 with a 9-0 victory over UCLA in the Rose Bowl.
A native of Croatia, Sinkwich was also the first of three Heisman winners to be born outside the United States, with Tim Tebow (Philippines) and Robert Griffin III (Japan) following more than half a century later.
Carson Palmer 2002 Season Statistics
- Games: 13
- Pass Completions: 309
- Pass Attempts: 489
- Completion Percentage: 63.2
- Passing Yards: 3,942
- Passing Yards Per Game: 303.2
- Passing Touchdowns: 33
- Interceptions: 10
- Rushing Attempts: 50
- Rushing Yards: -122
- Rushing Yards Per Game: -9.4
- Yards Per Carry: -2.4
- Rushing Touchdowns: 4
Highly recruited in high school, Carson Palmer entered USC with high expectations. However, it wasn’t until his fifth year on campus that everything clicked and Palmer became the fifth Trojan and first USC quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy.
Palmer saw significant playing time as a true freshman in 1998, then suffered a season-ending injury as a sophomore that allowed him to redshirt despite playing three games. As a full-time starter in 2000 and 2001, Palmer combined to throw for 5,631 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, but accuracy was a major issue and he also accounted for 30 interceptions. Over that span, Palmer led the Trojans to 11 wins and 13 losses.
As a senior in 2002, which was Pete Carroll’s second as the head coach of the Trojans, Palmer completed 63.2 percent of his passes for 3,942 yards and 33 touchdowns (all career highs) with just ten interceptions. Palmer got better as the season progressed, and threw for 19 TDs over the final six games of the season. The Trojans finished the regular season 10-2, and Palmer’s prolific passing gave him the edge in a close Heisman race against Iowa quarterback Brad Banks, Penn State running back Larry Johnson and Miami running back Willis McGahee.
In addition to the Heisman, Palmer earned consensus All-American honors and was named the Davey O’Brien Award winner.
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