Comparison of first three games by various USC quarterbacks since 2000 Here are the stats for the first 3 games for Booty, Sanchez, Leinart, and Palmer. I put in the first 5 games for Booty in 2007 as well. QB / Year Game Opponent Comp. Att. % Int Yards YPA YPC TD's Long* Sacked  Booty 2006 1 Arkansas 24 35 68.6% 0 261 7.5 10.9 3 44 1 2 Nebraska 25 36 69.4% 0 257 7.1 10.3 3 21 1 3 Arizona 24 39 61.5% 1 179 4.6 7.5 1 22 0 Booty Avg. 24.3 36.7 66.5% 0.3 232.3 6.4 9.5 2.3 29.0 0.7 QB / Year Game Opponent Comp. Att. % Int Yards YPA YPC TD's Long Sacked Booty 2007 1 Idaho 21 32 65.6% 1 206 6.4 9.8 3 35 0 2 Nebraska 19 30 63.3% 0 144 4.8 7.6 2 21 0 3 WSU 28 35 80.0% 1 279 8.0 10.0 4 25 1 4 UW 20 37 54.1% 2 236 6.4 11.8 1 32 1 5 Stanford 24 40 60.0% 4 364 9.1 15.2 2 63 4 Booty Avg. 22.4 34.8 64.6% 1.6 245.8 6.9 10.9 2.4 35.2 1.2 QB / Year Game Opponent Comp. Att. % Int Yards YPA YPC TD's Long Sacked Sanchez 2007 6 Arizona 19 31 61.3% 2 130 4.2 6.8 1 25 3 7 ND 21 38 55.3% 0 235 6.2 11.2 4 48 0 8 Oregon 26 41 63.4% 2 277 6.8 10.7 2 28 1 Sanchez Avg. 22.0 36.7 60.0% 1.3 214.0 5.7 9.6 2.3 33.7 1.3 QB / Year Game Opponent Comp. Att. % Int Yards YPA YPC TD's Long Sacked Leinart 2003 1 Auburn 17 30 56.7% 0 192 6.4 11.3 1 42 1 2 BYU 19 34 55.9% 3 235 6.9 12.4 3 48 4 3 Hawaii 15 21 71.4% 0 220 10.5 14.7 2 34 1 Leinart Avg. 17.0 28.3 61.3% 1.0 215.7 7.9 12.8 2.0 41.3 2.0 QB / Year Game Opponent Comp. Att. % Int Yards YPA YPC TD's Long Sacked Palmer 2000 1 Penn State 10 20 50.0% 1 87 4.4 8.7 0 3 2 Colorado 25 30 83.3% 1 275 9.2 11.0 1 2 3 San Jose State 22 38 57.9% 0 338 8.9 15.4 2 4 Palmer Avg. 19.0 29.3 63.7% 0.7 233.3 7.5 11.7 1.0 N/A* 3.0 *Long indicates the longest pass play completed in the game. I could not easily get the data for 2000 and Carson Palmer.