List of Texas Longhorns starting Quarterbacks
This 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 from scrimmage.
Starting Quarterbacks by Year[edit]
Bold indicates National Championship Season
Career Record[edit]
Current to end of 2018 Season [3]
| Quarterback | Games Started | Wins | Losses | Ties | Winning % | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt McCoy | 53 | 45 | 8 | 0 | .849 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Peter Gardere | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | .610 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| James Brown | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | .654 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Bobby Layne | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | .824 | 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947 |
| Marty Akins | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | .735 | 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| Bret Stafford | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | .559 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| Vince Young | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0 | .938 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Chris Simms | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | .813 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Major Applewhite | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | .767 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Mike Cotten | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .795 | 1960, 1961 |
| David Ash | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .682 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Bill Bradley | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | .614 | 1966, 1967, 1968 |
| Bobby Lackey | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .762 | 1958, 1959 |
| Paul Campbell | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .643 | 1948, 1949 |
| James Street | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1968, 1969 |
| Donnie Little | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| Marvin Kristynik | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .750 | 1964, 1965 |
| Sam Ehlinger | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Shane Buechele | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .526 | 2016, 2017 |
| Shea Morenz | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .500 | 1993, 1994 |
| Joe Clements | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 1955, 1956 |
| James "T" Jones | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 1951, 1952 |
| Eddie Phillips | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1970, 1971 |
| Case McCoy | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Charles Brewer | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 1953, 1954 |
| Robert Brewer | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 1981, 1982 |
| Randy McEachern | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 1977, 1978 |
| Todd Dodge | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .633 | 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Rick McIvor | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 |
| Garrett Gilbert | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 2010, 2011 |
| Tyrone Swoopes | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2014, 2015 |
| Walter Fondren | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .577 | 1955, 1957 |
| Duke Carlisle | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1962, 1963 |
| Alan Lowry | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1972 |
| Ben Tompkins | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 1950 |
| Mark McBath | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| Jerrod Heard | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2015 |
| Rob Moerschell | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1983 |
| Mark Murdock | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 1988, 1989 |
| Johnny Genung | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 1962 |
| Shannon Kelley | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 1987, 1988 |
| Jack Halfpenny | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1945 |
| Chance Mock | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 2003 |
| Donnie Wigginton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1971 |
| Mike Cordaro | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 1976 |
| Bunny Andrews | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1953 |
| Dan Page | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1951 |
| Richard Walton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 1995, 1997, 1998 |
| Tommy Wade | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1962 |
| Sam Ansley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1977 |
| Jim Hudson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1964 |
| Mike Presley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1974 |
| Andy White | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1966 |
| Donovan Forbes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1989 |
| Ted Constanzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1976 |
| Zeke Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1944 |
References[edit]
- ↑ Official Texas Athletic Website - All-Time Results. Retrieved 2019-Sep-30.
- ↑ "2018 Final Stats". Retrieved 2019-Oct-7.
- ↑ "Individual Rushing, Passing, Receiving Records". Retrieved 2019-Oct-7.
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