The following individuals have started in games at the quarterback position for the California Golden Bears football team, updated from 1961 through 2019.
Year | Name | Class | Number of Games | Notes |
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2023 | Fernando Mendoza | Fr. | 5 | |
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 | |
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 | ||||
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