2012 Football Roster
Roster
Wittek, Max

Jersey Number 13
Max Wittek
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, CA
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
Bio
2013: The strong-armed Wittek, the most experienced quarterback on USC[apos]s roster, will battle for the starting job as a sophomore in 2013.
2012: Wittek served as the No. 2 quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2012. Overall in 2012 while appearing in 8 games (Hawaii, Syracuse, California, Utah, Colorado, UCLA, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech) and starting twice (Notre Dame and Georgia Tech), he was 36-of-69 (52.2%) for 388 yards with 3 TDs and 5 interceptions.
He completed all 3 of his passes for 22 yards against Hawaii while seeing his first USC action. He played the final series against Syracuse, California and Utah, but did not throw a pass. He then completed 2-of-3 passes for 33 yards, with a 24-yard TD toss, against Colorado. He filled in for an injured Matt Barkley for a series-plus at the end at UCLA, going 3-of-3 for 40 yards. He then started for an injured Barkley against Notre Dame and was 14-of-23 for 186 yards with 1 TD and 2 interceptions. He started again for an injured Barkley against Georgia Tech and was 14-f-37 for 107 yards with 1 TD and 3 interceptions while throwing in 20 mph winds.
2011: Wittek, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2011 after graduating a semester early from high school, redshirted as a freshman quarterback in 2011, his first year at USC.
HIGH SCHOOL: His 2010 honors included UnderArmour All-American, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, ESPNU 150, Rivals 100, Prep Star Dream Team, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honorable mention, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team and All-Trinity League first team as a senior quarterback at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana (Calif.). He completed 153-of-282 passes (54.3%) for 2,252 yards with 24 TDs and 15 interceptions in 2010, plus ran for 175 yards with 6 TDs.
As a 2009 junior, he made the All-Trinity League second team as he completed 136-of-230 passes (59.1%) for 2,158 yards and 15 TDs with 9 interceptions and ran for 189 yards with 2 TDs. Current Trojan Victor Blackwell also prepped at Mater Dei.
PERSONAL: He is a social sciences (psychology) major at USC. He grew up in Connecticut. He and 15 of his USC teammates spent 5 days in Haiti in the spring of 2012 building homes and assisting those in need.
*Starter
PA | PC | PI | PCT | YDS | TD | LG | TCB | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
2012 (Fr.)... | 69 | 36 | 5 | 0.522 | 388 | 3 | 53 | 8 | -23 | -2.9 | 0 | 5 |
GAME-BY-GAME WITH MAX WITTEK
2012
2012
PA | PC | PI | PCT | YDS | TD | LG | |
Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 9 |
Colorado | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | 33 | 1 | 24 |
UCLA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 17 |
Notre Dame* | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0.609 | 186 | 1 | 53 |
Ga. Tech (Sun)* | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0.378 | 107 | 1 | 23 |
2012 (Fr.)... | 69 | 36 | 5 | 0.522 | 388 | 3 | 53 |
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