List of Texas Longhorns starting quarterbacks
This is a list of the starting quarterbacks for the Texas Longhorns football teams since 1944.[1] They are listed in order of the first game each player started for the Longhorns that season. A player is credited with a win if he started the game and the team won that game, no matter if the player was injured or permanently removed after the first play.
Starting Quarterbacks by Year
Season | Quarterback | # of Starts | Record as Starter | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | Bobby Layne | 8 | 5–3 | |
Zeke Martin | 1 | 0–1 | ||
1945 | Bobby Layne | 5 | 5–0 | |
Jack Halfpenny | 6 | 5–1 | ||
1946 | Bobby Layne | 10 | 8–2 | |
1947 | Bobby Layne | 11 | 10–1 | |
1948 | Paul Campbell | 11 | 7–3–1 | |
1949 | Paul Campbell | 10 | 6–4 | |
1950 | Ben Tompkins | 11 | 9–2 | |
1951 | 6 | 5–1 | ||
4 | 2–2 | |||
1952 | 11 | 9–2 | ||
1953 | 4 | 2–2 | ||
Charles Brewer | 6 | 5–1 | ||
1954 | Charles Brewer | 10 | 4–5–1 | |
1955 | 2 | 1–1 | ||
Joe Clements | 8 | 4–4 | ||
1956 | Joe Clements | 10 | 1–9 | |
1957 | 11 | 6–4–1 | ||
1958 | 10 | 7–3 | ||
1959 | 11 | 9–2 | ||
1960 | 11 | 7–3–1 | ||
1961 | 11 | 10–1 | ||
1962 | 7 | 5–1–1 | ||
1 | 1–0 | |||
3 | 3–0 | |||
1963 | Duke Carlisle | 11 | 11–0 | |
1964 | 10 | 9–1 | ||
1 | 1–0 | |||
1965 | 10 | 6–4 | ||
1966 | Bill Bradley | 10 | 7–3 | |
Andy White | 1 | 0–1 | ||
1967 | Bill Bradley | 10 | 6–4 | |
1968 | Bill Bradley | 2 | 0–1–1 | |
James Street | 9 | 9–0 | ||
1969 | James Street | 11 | 11–0 | |
1970 | Eddie Phillips | 11 | 10–1 | |
1971 | Eddie Phillips | 5 | 4–1 | |
6 | 4–2 | |||
1972 | 11 | 10–1 | ||
1973 | 11 | 8–3 | ||
1974 | 11 | 7–4 | ||
1 | 1–0 | |||
1975 | 12 | 10–2 | ||
1976 | 6 | 3–2–1 | ||
1 | 0–1 | |||
4 | 2–2 | |||
1977 | 4 | 4–0 | ||
6 | 5–1 | |||
2 | 2–0 | |||
1978 | 2 | 2–0 | ||
9 | 6–3 | |||
1 | 1–0 | |||
1979 | 9 | 8–1 | ||
3 | 1–2 | |||
1980 | 10 | 6–4 | ||
2 | 1–1 | |||
1981 | 8 | 6–1–1 | ||
Robert Brewer | 4 | 4–0 | ||
1982 | Robert Brewer | 11 | 9–2 | |
1 | 0–1 | |||
1983 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
2 | 2–0 | |||
9 | 9–0 | |||
1984 | 12 | 7–4–1 | ||
1985 | 12 | 8–4 | ||
1986 | 11 | 5–6 | ||
1987 | 11 | 6–5 | ||
1 | 1–0 | |||
1988 | 6 | 3–3 | ||
Mark Murdock | 5 | 1–4 | ||
1989 | Mark Murdock | 3 | 1–2 | |
7 | 4–3 | |||
1 | 0–1 | |||
1990 | 12 | 10–2 | ||
1991 | 11 | 5–6 | ||
1992 | 11 | 6–5 | ||
1993 | 11 | 5–5–1 | ||
1994 | 8 | 4–4 | ||
James Brown | 4 | 4–0 | ||
1995 | James Brown | 12 | 9–2–1 | |
Richard Walton | 1 | 1–0 | ||
1996 | James Brown | 13 | 8–5 | |
1997 | James Brown | 10 | 4–6 | |
Richard Walton | 1 | 0–1 | ||
1998 | Richard Walton | 2 | 1–1 | |
10 | 8–2 | |||
1999 | 13 | 9–4 | ||
1 | 0–1 | [2] | ||
2000 | 6 | 4–2 | [3] | |
6 | 5–1 | |||
2001 | 1 | 1–0 | [4] | |
12 | 10–2 | [5] | ||
2002 | 13 | 11–2 | [6] | |
2003 | 6 | 4–2 | [7] | |
7 | 6–1 | [8] | ||
2004 | 12 | 11–1 | [9] | |
2005 | Vince Young | 13 | 13–0 | [10] |
2006 | 13 | 10–3 | [11] | |
2007 | 13 | 10–3 | [12] | |
2008 | 13 | 12–1 | [13] | |
2009 | 14 | 13–1 | [14] | |
2010 | 12 | 5–7 | [15] | |
2011 | 2 | 2–0 | [16] | |
5 | 3–2 | [17] | ||
David Ash | 6 | 3–3 | [18] | |
2012 | 1 | 0–1 | [19] | |
David Ash | 12 | 9–3 | [20] | |
2013 | 10 | 6–4 | [21] | |
David Ash | 3 | 2–1 | [22] | |
2014 | David Ash | 1 | 1–0 | [23] |
12 | 5–7 | [24] | ||
2015 | 2 | 1–1 | [25] | |
10 | 4–6 | [26] | ||
2016 | 12 | 5–7 | [27] | |
2017 | 7 | 5–2 | [28] | |
6 | 2–4 | [29] | ||
2018 | 14 | 10–4 | [30] | |
2019 | 13 | 8–5 | [31] | |
2020 | 10 | 7–3 | ||
2021 | 2 | 1–1 | ||
10 | 4–6 | |||
2022 | 9 | 6–3 | ||
3 | 2–1 | |||
2023 | 12 | 10–2 | ||
2 | 2–0 | |||
2024 | 3 | 3–0 |
Career Record
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Quarterback | Games Started | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win % | Seasons as Starter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colt McCoy | 53 | 45 | 8 | 0 | .849 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Vince Young | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0 | .938 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Bobby Layne | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | .824 | 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947 |
Sam Ehlinger | 43 | 27 | 16 | 0 | .628 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Chris Simms | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | .813 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
Marty Akins | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | .735 | 1973, 1974, 1975 |
James Brown | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | .654 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Peter Gardere | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | .610 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
Major Applewhite | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | .733 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
James Street | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1968, 1969 |
Bret Stafford | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | .559 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Quinn Ewers | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | .760 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Mike Cotten | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .795 | 1960, 1961 |
Bobby Lackey | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .762 | 1958, 1959 |
Marvin Kristynik | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 1964, 1965 |
Donnie Little | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 1978, 1979, 1980 |
David Ash | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .682 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Eddie Phillips | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1970, 1971 |
James T Jones | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 1951, 1952 |
Robert Brewer | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 1981, 1982 |
Paul Campbell | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .643 | 1948, 1949 |
Bill Bradley | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | .614 | 1966, 1967, 1968 |
Duke Carlisle | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1962, 1963 |
Randy McEachern | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 1977, 1978 |
Alan Lowry | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1972 |
Shane Buechele | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .526 | 2016, 2017 |
Rob Moerschell | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1983 |
Ben Tompkins | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 1950 |
Todd Dodge | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .633 | 1982, 1983, 1984 |
Charles Brewer | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 1953, 1954 |
Case McCoy | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Shea Morenz | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .500 | 1993, 1994 |
Mark McBath | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1976, 1977, 1978 |
Rick McIvor | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 |
Walter Fondren | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .577 | 1955, 1957 |
Garrett Gilbert | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 2010, 2011 |
Tyrone Swoopes | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2014, 2015 |
Jack Halfpenny | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1945 |
Johnny Genung | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 1962 |
Joe Clements | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 1955, 1956 |
Donnie Wigginton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1971 |
Chance Mock | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 2003 |
Shannon Kelley | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 1987, 1988 |
Jerrod Heard | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2015 |
Casey Thompson | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2021 |
Tommy Wade | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1962 |
Hudson Card | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 2021, 2022 |
Mike Cordaro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 1976 |
Sam Ansley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1977 |
Maalik Murphy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2023 |
Dan Page | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1951 |
Bunny Andrews | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1953 |
Richard Walton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1995, 1997, 1998 |
Mark Murdock | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 1988, 1989 |
Jim Hudson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1964 |
Mike Presley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1974 |
Zeke Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1944 |
Andy White | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1966 |
Ted Constanzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1976 |
Donovan Forbes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1989 |
See also
References
- ^ Official Texas Athletic Website - All-Time Results. Retrieved 2019-Sep-30.
- ^ "1989 Final Season Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "1990 Final Season Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "1992 Final Season Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "1993 Final Season Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "1994 Final Season Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 12. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "1995 Longhorn Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "1996 Longhorn Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "1997 Longhorn Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "1998 Longhorn Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "1999 Longhorn Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2000 Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2001 Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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- ^ "2003 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2004 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2005 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2006 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2007 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2008 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2009 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2010 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2011 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2012 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2013 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2014 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2015 Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2016 Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2017 Statistics Overview" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 15. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Statistics Overview" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 16. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Statistics Overview" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 16. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Texas Football Record Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 29. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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Texas Longhorns starting quarterbacks
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- Watson
- Elkins
- Forney
- V. Martin
- Collins
- Magliolo
- Layne
- Z. Martin
- Halfpenny
- Campbell
- Tompkins
- Page
- Jones
- Andrews
- C. Brewer
- Clements
- Fondren
- Lackey
- Cotten
- Genung
- Wade
- Carlisle
- Kristynik
- Hudson
- Bradley
- White
- Street
- Phillips
- Wigginton
- Lowry
- Akins
- Presley
- Cordaro
- Constanzo
- McBath
- McEachern
- Ansley
- Little
- McIvor
- R. Brewer
- Moerschell
- Dodge
- Stafford
- Kelley
- Murdock
- Gardere
- Forbes
- Morenz
- Brown
- Walton
- Applewhite
- Simms
- Mock
- Young
- Co. McCoy
- Gilbert
- Ca. McCoy
- Ash
- Swoopes
- Heard
- Buechele
- Ehlinger
- Card
- Thompson
- Ewers
- Murphy
- Manning