USC Quarterback Caleb Williams Wins Heisman Trophy

The Trojans quarterback is USC’s eighth Heisman Trophy winner.

USC quarterback Caleb Williams won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, capping off a spectacular sophomore season in which the Trojans came up just short of the College Football Playoff.

Williams used a strong individual finish to the season to take hold of the Heisman race, which was keyed by a four-touchdown performance against rival Notre Dame to end USC’s regular season. 

With a significant hamstring strain in the Pac-12 title game, Williams was a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing team performance that resulted in a loss and ultimately kept the Trojans out of the College Football Playoff. Williams completed 28 of 41 passes for 363 yards and three touchdowns in the loss, but he did enough in defeat to clinch the sport’s most coveted individual award.

Williams is the third quarterback from USC to win the Heisman, joining Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart, and the eighth Trojans player to take home the prestigious hardware. It is the first time a USC player has won the Heisman since running back Reggie Bush in 2005.

Caleb Williams 2022 game-by-game passing statistics:

Opp.	Comp.	Att.	Yds.	TD	INT
Rice	19	22	249	2	0
@ Stanford	20	27	341	4	0
Fresno State	25	37	284	2	0
@ Oregon State	16	36	180	1	0
Arizona State	27	37	348	3	1
Washington State	15	29	188	2	0
@ Utah	25	42	381	5	0
@ Arizona	31	45	411	5	0
California	26	41	360	4	0
Colorado	14	26	268	3	1
@ UCLA	32	43	470	2	1
Notre Dame	18	22	232	1	0
Utah	28	41	363	3	1
TOTALS	296	448	4,075	37	4