List of Georgia Bulldogs starting quarterbacks

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

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Main starting quarterbacks

1892 to 1894

The following players were the predominant quarters for the Bulldogs each season the team was a non-conference independent team, following the birth of Georgia football.

NameYears StartedNotabilityReferences
W. N. Gramling1892Georgia's first quarterback.
George Butler1893–1894Captain in 1894. [1] [2]

1895 to 1921

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Richard Von Albade Gammon
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Reynolds Tichenor
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David Paddock
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Sheldon Fitts

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

NameYears StartedNotabilityReferences
Craig Barrow1895Later a distinguished physician in Savannah. [1]
Richard Von Albade Gammon 1896Led Georgia to its first undefeated season under Pop Warner. He is most famous for having died after injuries sustained in a collegiate football game. The next year, he moved to fullback. He died in the game against Virginia. [1]
Reynolds Tichenor 1897Transferred from Auburn. He was quarterback when Richard Von Albade Gammon met his death. [1] [3]
James "Kid" Huff1898The small quarterback once prevented a Vanderbilt touchdown by tackling the massive Wallace Crutchfield. [1] [4]
Young1899
Frank K. McCutcheon1899–1900 [2]
Cam Dorsey1900 [5]
Johnny Monahan1901–1902 [1]
Harry Woodruff1903–1904Brother of "Kid" and known as "Big Kid". The two of them were the namesake of Woodruff Hall. [1]
John Dozier Lowndes1905–1906 [1] [2]
E. Farriss1906 [1]
Kid Woodruff 1907–1908; 1910–1911He took a year off in 1909 to travel around the U.S. and Mexico. He coached the "dream and wonder team" of 1927. Brother of Harry; the two of them were the namesake of Woodruff Hall. [1] [2]
John Northcutt1909
Hafford Hay1909–1910 [6]
Homer Thompson1910
Leon Covington1912 [1]
David Paddock 1913–19153x All-Southern. Paddock went unnoticed his freshman year at halfback, until he was moved to the quarterback position in the game with Georgia Tech and led the Bulldogs to a 20 to 0 victory. Paddock is the only player in school history to have a petition circulated by the student body requesting that he play for the Bulldogs. He was its second ever All-American after Bob McWhorter. [1] [6] [7]
William Donnelly1916
Buck Cheves 1919–1920Head of the 1920 "ten second backfield" [a] that went undefeated and was the first team of Georgia's to be called "Bulldogs." He returned a kick blocked by Puss Whelchel 87 yards for a touchdown to defeat Alabama, ranked fourth in The 50 Greatest Plays In Georgia Bulldogs Football History. [1] [9]
Sheldon Fitts 1920Started the Florida game. [1]
Teany Randall 1921 [1]

1922 to 1932

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Dave Collings

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

NameYears StartedNotabilityReferences
Dick Mulvehill 1922 [1] [10]
Dave Collings 1922Started the Vandy game. [1] [10]
Scrappy Moore 1923–1925Made the drop kick to beat Vandy. It was the game which injured Lynn Bomar. He coached the Chattanooga Mocs for many years, and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach. [1] [11]
Johnny Broadnax 1926–1927Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team." In the 1940s he was assistant athletic director at UGA. [1]
H. F. Johnson1926–1928Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team." [1]
Moran1929 [1]
Austin Downes 1929–1931Transferred from Notre Dame. All-Southern. Led the 1930 team to wins over NYU and Yale. The 1931 team lost only to Southern Conference champion Tulane (whose only loss was in the Rose Bowl to USC) and National Champion USC. [1] [6]
Leroy Young1932 [12]

1933 to present

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Fran Tarkenton
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Matthew Stafford

The following quarterbacks were the leading passer for the Bulldogs each season since joining the Southeastern Conference in 1933.

NameYears StartedNotabilityReferences
Byron Griffith1933–1934 [1]
Charlie Treadaway1935 [1]
Andy Roddenberry1936 [1]
Lewis Young1936–1937 [1]
Wallace Miller1937
Bob Salisbury1938 [1]
Robin Nowell1939 [1]
Paul Kluk1940 [1]
Cliff Kimsey1941 [1]
Walter Maguire1942 [1]
Bobby Hague1943 [1]
Billy Hodges1944 [1]
John Rauch 1945–1948
Ray Prosperi1949
Zeke Bratkowski 1950–1952
Jimmy Harper1953–1955
Billy Hearn1956
Charley Britt 1957–1959
Fran Tarkenton 1959–1960Led the Bulldogs to the 1959 SEC Championship. He was a famed scrambler. College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame. With the Minnesota Vikings, he had 3 Super Bowl appearances. Vikings Career Passing Yards Leader with 33,098. Vikings Career Passing Touchdowns Leader with 239. Vikings head coach Bud Grant flatly called Tarkenton "the greatest quarterback who's ever played." [13]
Larry Rakestraw 1961–1963
Lynn Hughes1964
Kirby Moore1965–1967Led the Bulldogs to the 1966 SEC Championship.
Mike Cavan 1968–1970Led the Bulldogs to the 1968 SEC Championship.
Andy Johnson 1971–1973
Matt Robinson 1974With Ray Goff, led the Bulldogs to the 1976 SEC Championship.
Ray Goff 1975–1976With Matt Robinson, led the Bulldogs to the 1976 SEC Championship.
Jeff Pyburn1977–1979
Buck Belue 1979–1981Led the Bulldogs to become the 1980 National Champions. Led the Bulldogs to become the 1980 and 1981 SEC Champions.
John Lastinger1982–1983Led the Bulldogs to the 1982 SEC Championship.
Todd Williams1983–1984
Wayne Johnson1985–1988
James Jackson1985–1987
Greg Talley1989–1991
Preston Jones 1990
Joe Dupree1990
Eric Zeier 1991–1994
Mike Bobo 1995–1997
Hines Ward 1995
Brian Smith1995
Quincy Carter 1998–2000
Cory Phillips2000
David Greene 2001–2004Led the Bulldogs to a 2002 SEC Championship title.
D. J. Shockley 2004–2005Led the Bulldogs to a 2005 SEC Championship title.
Joe Tereshinski 2005–2006
Matthew Stafford 2006–2008Current starting quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams. 1st Overall Pick of the 2009 NFL draft. AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2011). First UGA QB to win a Super Bowl, with the Los Angeles Rams in the 2022 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. [14]
Joe Cox 2006, 2009
Aaron Murray 2010–2013SEC Career Passing Yards Leader [15]
Hutson Mason 2013–2014
Greyson Lambert 2015–2016
Faton Bauta2015Started against Florida, throwing four interceptions in his lone start, losing 24–3.
Jacob Eason 2016–2017
Jake Fromm 2017–2019Led the Bulldogs to become the 2017 SEC Champions, but was defeated in the 2018 National Championship title game
D'Wan Mathis 2020Started the first game of the 2020 season. Was benched and eventually transferred to Temple.
Stetson Bennett 2020–2022Led the Bulldogs to become the 2021–22 and 2022–23 National Champions.
JT Daniels 2020–2021
Carson Beck 2023–2024
Gunner Stockton 2024Made first career start in the 2025 Sugar Bowl

Notes

  1. ↑ The term "ten second backfield" generally refers to players capable (or thought to be capable) of running a 100-yard dash in 10 seconds—that is, fast runners. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Team Captains". Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Battey, George Magruder (1922). A History of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America: Including Numerous Incidents of More Than Local Interest, 1540–1922. Vol. 1. p. 345. hdl: 2027/loc.ark:/13960/t2s46z073 .
  4. ↑ "Kid Huff". Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1898. p. 19. Retrieved August 27, 2015– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "A Look Back: South Carolina". September 10, 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. ISBN   9780810860407.
  7. ↑ "Georgia All-Americans".
  8. ↑ "Advent has ten-second backfield". The Cincinnati Post . November 11, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Michael Bradley (November 30, 2006). Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. p. 151. ISBN   9781574889093.
  10. 1 2 "Mulvihill Out As Georgia Goes To Battle With Vandy". Athens Banner. November 18, 1922.
  11. ↑ "Andy "Scrappy" Moore" . Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ Patrick Garbin (August 2012). I Love Georgia/I Hate Florida. p. 77. ISBN   9781623680350.
  13. ↑ Fran Tarkenton at the College Football Hall of Fame
  14. ↑ Clayton, John (April 24, 2009). "Sources: Matthew Stafford agrees to $41.7M, six-year deal with Detroit Lions". ESPN.com .
  15. ↑ Ching, David (November 24, 2013). "Aaron Murray (knee) leaves game". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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