List of Auburn Tigers starting quarterbacks

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This is a list of every Auburn Tigers football team quarterback and the years they participated on the Auburn Tigers football team.

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Main starting quarterbacks

1892 to 1894

The following players were the predominant quarters for the Tigers.

NameYears StartedNotabilityReferences
Frank Lupton1892Auburn's first ever captain; scores its first ever points. [1]
Shel Toomer1892Later a state senator, namesake of Toomer's Corner. [2]
J. C. Dunham1893
Dutch Dorsey1893Scored the first-ever touchdown against Georgia. [3]

1895 to 1921 (incomplete)

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W. R. Tichenor
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Kirk Newell

The following quarterbacks were the predominant quarters for the Tigers each season after the establishment of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association until the establishment of the Southern Conference.

NameYears StartedNotabilityReferences
Reynolds Tichenor 1894–1896Weighed only 116 pounds. He once executed a "hidden ball trick" in the 1895 game against Vanderbilt, a 6 to 9 loss which was the first game in the south decided by a field goal. [4]
Ed Huguley1897–1900
C. J. Williams1901 [5]
Zac Smith1902–1903
"Runt" Perkins1904; 1906
Royden Stanley1905–1906 [6]
Tom McLure 1906–1908 All-Southern (1908). McLure and Lew Hardage were in the 1908 backfield which despite a loss to LSU claims a southern title. [7]
Walker Reynolds 1909First cousin of Reynolds Tichenor.
?1910
Kirk Newell 1911–1913Led Auburn to 1913 SIAA title. Gained 1,707 yards that year, 46% of the team's entire offensive output. Twice All-Southern. Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. [8]
Tom Wingo1911
Rip Major 1912Coached at Wofford.
Ted Arnold 1913Allowed Newell to move to halfback, his more natural position. Later a referee [8]
Legare Hairston 1914"Lucy" piloted Auburn to its 1914 SIAA title. in 1916, Moon Ducote kicked a field goal off of Hairston's helmet to beat Georgia. [9] [10]
Kenny Caughman1915Transferred from Clemson.
Homer Prendergast 1915–1916Later coached high school ball in Shreveport.
Pat Jones1916
Carey Robinson 1917Played center all his other years. Later AD for Birmingham-Southern. [11]
Frank Stubbs 1918; 1920Dated Zelda Sayre. [12]
John Trapp1919Led Auburn to 1919 SIAA title.
Charles Scott1919
Red Brown1920
Charles Gibson1921–1922

1922 to 1932

The following quarterbacks were the predominant quarters for the Tigers each season after the establishment of the Southern Conference until the establishment of the Southeastern Conference.

NameYears StartedNotabilityReferences
S. D. Peterson1923–1924
Frank Tuxworth1925Threw a touchdown to Pea Green to tie Georgia Tech.
Frankie Bogue1925
Pat Moulton1926
W. A. Hodges1927
Porter Callahan1928
Khaki Robinson1929–1930
Chattie Davidson1931He was co-captain with guard J. D. Bush.
Ripper Williams 1932–1933All-SEC [13]

1933 to present (incomplete)

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Travis Tidwell
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Jason Campbell in 2006
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Cam Newton
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Jeremy Johnson

The following quarterbacks were the predominant quarters for the Tigers each season after the establishment of the Southeastern Conference up to the present day.

NameYears StartedW-LNotabilityReferences
Billy Hitchcock 1936-Brother of Jimmy.
Lloyd Cheatham 1941-All-SEC.
James McDaniel1946–1947
Travis Tidwell 1948–1949-National Football League player. [14]
Vince Dooley 1951–195314-16-1Later a prominent coach for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Bobby Freeman1954
Howell Tubbs1955–1956
Lloyd Nix1957–195819-0-11957 SEC Championship and national championship. 19–0–1 record as a starter. [15]
Bryant Harvard1959-
Bobby Hunt 1959–61-Hunt played both quarterback and defensive back for the Tigers from 1959 to 1961. In 1959, he was named SEC Sophomore of the Year, was named to Auburn's Team of the Decade for the 1960s as a defensive back. Went on to become a starter at DB in the NFL and was a starter for the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I.
Jimmy Sidle 1963–1964-First SEC quarterback to rush for over 1,000 yards. All-American in 1963.
Tom Bryan1964–1966-
Loran Carter1966–1968-
Pat Sullivan 1969–197126-7Heisman Trophy Winner (1971). College Football Hall of Fame. [16]
Randy Walls1972–197316-7
Phil Gargis1974–197618-15-1
Charlie Trotman1977–197920-12-1
Joe Sullivan1980–81-Brother of Pat Sullivan.
Charles Thomas1981-
Randy Campbell 1982–1983-Led Auburn to 9–3 record in 1982 and to an 11–1 record, SEC Title and Sugar Bowl victory in 1983.
Pat Washington1984–1985-
Bobby Walden 1985-Freshman starter, had to give up football with knee injury.
Jeff Burger1985–1987-SEC Championship 1987, 10-win 1986 season, first Auburn quarterback to take a snap from the 'shotgun' position.
Reggie Slack 1987–1989-SEC Championship 1988–1989
Stan White 1990–199329-14-2School record for career passing yards. Led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 1993. Only four-year starter at QB at Auburn.
Patrick Nix 1994–199517-5-1
Dameyune Craig 1996–199718-71997 SEC West Championship
Gabe Gross 1998–99-Opted to concentrate on baseball career after losing starting QB job to Leard during the first game of the 1999 season. Went on to successful MLB career.
Ben Leard1998–2000-
Daniel Cobb2001–2002-
Jason Campbell 2002–2004-As a starter, he had a different offensive coordinator every year, finally finding success in his senior year when he led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 2004 and was named the SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the SEC Championship Game.
Brandon Cox 2005–200729-93-0 against Alabama
Kodi Burns 2008-
Chris Todd 2008–2009-2008 SEC Offensive Newcomer of the Year

2009 First Team All-SEC

Cam Newton 201014-0Newton netted a Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award, AP College Football Player of the Year, All-American, and a national championship in 2010. [17] [18]
Barrett Trotter 20116-2
Clint Mosley2011-20121-6
Kiehl Frazier 20121-4
Jonathan Wallace20122-2
Nick Marshall 2013–201420-7In his first season on Auburn's team, Marshall led the Tigers to an SEC Championship in 2013 and the 2014 BCS National Championship Game. In two seasons, he amassed 4508 passing yards & 34 passing TD, and 1866 rushing yards & 23 rushing TD. He is one of three Auburn players to pass for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a career. He ranks third in school history for TDs accounted for with 57. Marshall moved to defensive back for the NFL draft. He now plays cornerback in the CFL for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Jeremy Johnson 2015-
Sean White 2015–2016-Became first Auburn freshman quarterback to throw for 250 or more yards in three consecutive games.
Jarrett Stidham 2017– 201818-9Completed a school-record 18 consecutive passes vs. Mercer on Sep 16, 2017
Bo Nix 2019-202116-10Son of Patrick Nix.
T. J. Finley 2021-20222-4LSU Transfer. Took over in 2021, following injury to Nix. Week 1 starter in 2022 following Nix's transfer
Robby Ashford 20223-6Oregon Transfer
Payton Thorne 2023-20247-7Michigan State Transfer
Hank Brown 20241-1

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