The following individuals have started in games at the quarterback position for the California Golden Bears football team, updated from 1961 through week 3 of 2025.
| Year | Name | Class | Number of Games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | Fr. | 4 | |
| 2024 | Chandler Rogers | Sr. | 1 | |
| 2024 | C. J. Harris | Sr. | 1 | |
| 2024 | Fernando Mendoza | So. | 11 | |
| 2023 | Fr. | 8 | ||
| 2023 | Sam Jackson V | So. | 3 | |
| 2023 | Ben Finley | So. | 2 | |
| 2022 | Jack Plummer | Sr. | 12 | |
| 2021 | Ryan Glover | Sr. | 1 | |
| 2021 | Chase Garbers | Sr. | 11 | |
| 2020 | Jr. | 4 | ||
| 2019 | Spencer Brasch | Fr. | 1 | |
| 2019 | Devon Modster | Jr. | 3 | |
| 2019 | Chase Garbers | So. | 9 | Redbox Bowl Offensive MVP |
| 2018 | Fr. | 10 | ||
| 2018 | Brandon McIlwain | So. | 2 | [1] |
| 2018 | Ross Bowers | Jr. | 1 | |
| 2017 | So. | 12 | ||
| 2016 | Davis Webb | Sr. | 12 | |
| 2015 | Jared Goff | Jr. | 13 | No. 1 overall NFL draft pick (2016) All-Pac-12 First Team [2] Armed Forces Bowl Offensive MVP |
| 2014 | So. | 12 | ||
| 2013 | Fr. | 12 | ||
| 2012 | Allan Bridgford | Jr. | 3 | |
| 2012 | Zach Maynard | Sr. | 9 | |
| 2011 | Jr. | 13 | ||
| 2010 | Brock Mansion | Jr. | 4 | |
| 2010 | Kevin Riley | Sr. | 8 | |
| 2009 | Jr. | 13 | ||
| 2008 | So. | 9 | ||
| 2008 | Nate Longshore | Sr. | 4 | |
| 2007 | Kevin Riley | Fr. | 1 | Armed Forces Bowl MVP |
| 2007 | Nate Longshore | Jr. | 12 | |
| 2006 | So. | 13 | Holiday Bowl Co-Offensive MVP | |
| 2005 | Steve Levy | Jr. | 2 | |
| 2005 | Joe Ayoob | Jr. | 11 | |
| 2004 | Aaron Rodgers | Jr. | 12 | All-Pac-10 First Team [3] |
| 2003 | So. | 13 | Insight Bowl MVP | |
| 2002 | Kyle Boller | Sr. | 12 | |
| 2001 | Jr. | 10 | ||
| 2000 | So. | 11 | ||
| 1999 | Fr. | 10 | ||
| 1998 | Justin Vedder | 11 | ||
| 1997 | 11 | |||
| 1996 | Pat Barnes | 12 | ||
| 1995 | 11 | |||
| 1994 | Dave Barr | 11 | ||
| 1993 | 13 | |||
| 1992 | 11 | |||
| 1991 | Mike Pawlawski | 11 | Citrus Bowl MVP, PAC-10 co-Offensive Player of the Year, All PAC-10 | |
| 1990 | 11 | |||
| 1989 | Troy Taylor | 11 | ||
| 1988 | 11 | |||
| 1987 | 11 | |||
| 1986 | 11 | |||
| 1985 | Kevin Brown | 11 | ||
| 1984 | Gale Gilbert | 11 | ||
| 1983 | 11 | |||
| 1982 | 11 | |||
| 1981 | J Torchio | 11 | ||
| 1980 | Rich Campbell | 11 | ||
| 1979 | 11 | |||
| 1978 | 11 | |||
| 1977 | Charlie Young | 11 | ||
| 1976 | Joe Roth | 11 | ||
| 1975 | 8 | |||
| 1975 | Fred Besana | 3 | ||
| 1974 | Steve Bartkowski | 11 | No. 1 overall NFL draft pick (1975) Consensus All-American (1974) | |
| 1973 | Vince Ferragamo | 11 | ||
| 1972 | Steve Bartkowski | 11 | ||
| 1972 | Jay Cruze | 11 | ||
| 1971 | 11 | |||
| 1970 | Dave Penhall | 11 | ||
| 1969 | 11 | |||
| 1968 | Randy Humpries | 11 | ||
| 1967 | Barry Bronk | 11 | ||
| 1966 | 11 | |||
| 1966 | Dan Berry | 11 | ||
| 1965 | 11 | |||
| 1965 | Jim Hunt | 11 | ||
| 1964 | Craig Morton | 11 | ||
| 1963 | 11 | |||
| 1962 | 11 | |||
| 1961 | Randy Gold | 11 | ||
| 1958 | Joe Kapp | |||
| 1922 | Charles F. Erb | |||
| 1921 | ||||
| 1920 |