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LEINART, MATT
history (Chad Pennington, 39, 1997)…became the
first USC sophomore to have back-to-back 300-
yard passing games and the first USC sophomore
to have thrown for 3,000 yards in a season…appeared
briefly late in three games as a redshirt
freshman, but did not throw a pass...graduated in
2005 with a degree in Sociology
PERSONAL: Completed 192-of-309 passes (62.1%)
for 2,870 yards, 28 TDs and 10 INTs as a senior at
Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, CA) in 2000,
leading his team to a 9-3 record...against National
Champion De La Salle High, completed 31-of-47
passes for 447 yards and four touchdowns...as a
junior in 1999, was named All-Serra League Offensive
MVP while completing 150-of-233 passes
(64.4%) for 2,400 yards with 15 TDs and six interceptions…led
Mater Dei to the CIF Division I cochampionship
that year...sat out his 1998 sophomore
season with a rotator cuff injury to his left
(throwing) shoulder...full name is Matthew Stephen
Leinart…born with strabismus (cross-eyes),
as his left eye was not aligned with his right...underwent
surgery to correct the issue when he was
three years old and was fitted with glasses…has
one son, Cole.
Leinart’s 2010 Season Statistics
Date, Opp GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate
9/12 vs. IND THIRD QUARTERBACK
9/19 at WAS THIRD QUARTERBACK
9/26 vs. DAL THIRD QUARTERBACK
10/3 at OAK THIRD QUARTERBACK
10/10 vs NYG THIRD QUARTERBACK
10/17 vs KC THIRD QUARTERBACK
11/1 at IND THIRD QUARTERBACK
11/7 vs S.D. THIRD QUARTERBACK
11/14 at JAX THIRD QUARTERBACK
11/21 at NYJ THIRD QUARTERBACK
11/28 vs. TEN THIRD QUARTERBACK
2010 Totals 0 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 0 --
Leinart’s Career Passing Statistics
Year Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate
2006 Ari 12 11 377 214 56.8 2,547 6.8 11 12 58 21 158 74.0
2007 Ari 5 5 112 60 53.6 647 5.8 2 4 40 4 23 61.9
2008 Ari 4 0 29 15 51.7 264 9.1 1 1 78t 2 19 80.2
2009 Ari 8 1 77 51 66.2 435 5.6 0 3 28 2 12 64.6
2010 Hou 0 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 0 0 -- 0 0 --
NFL Totals 29 17 595 340 57.1 3,893 6.5 14 20 78t 29 212 70.8
Leinart’s Career Rushing/Receiving Statistics
Year Team G GS Rush Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD
2006 Ari 12 11 22 49 2.2 14 2 0 0 -- -- 0
2007 Ari 5 5 11 42 3.8 20 0 0 0 -- -- 0
2008 Ari 4 0 4 5 1.3 8 0 0 0 -- -- 0
2009 Ari 8 1 9 -6 -0.7 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0
2010 Hou 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- -- 0
NFL Totals 29 17 46 90 2.0 23 2 0 0 -- -- 0
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