List of Oklahoma Sooners starting quarterbacks

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This is a list of the starting quarterbacks for the Oklahoma Sooners football teams since 1950.

Contents

Key

Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
Heisman Trophy winner
(#)Games started

Quarterbacks

SeasonQuarterback(s)Reference(s)
1948 Jack Mitchell [1]
1949 Darrel Royal [2]
1950 Claude Arnold [3]
1951 Eddie Crowder [4]
1952 Eddie Crowder [4]
1953 Gene Calame (8), Buddy Leake (3) [5]
1954 Gene Calame, Jimmy Harris [6]
1955 Jimmy Harris [6]
1956 Jimmy Harris [6]
1957 David Baker, Carl Dodd, Brewster Hobby [7] [8] [9]
1958 Brewster Hobby [8]
1959 Bob Cornell [8]
1960 Jimmy Carpenter [9]
1961 Bob Page [9]
1962 Monte Deere, Ronnie Fletcher [9]
1963 Ronnie Fletcher, Bobby Page, Mike Ringer [9] [10]
1964 Ronnie Fletcher, John Hammond, Bobby Page, Mike Ringer
1965 John Hammond, Mike Ringer
1966 Bobby Warmack [11]
1967 Bobby Warmack [11]
1968 Bobby Warmack [11]
1969 Jack Mildren [12]
1970 Jack Mildren [12]
1971 Jack Mildren [12]
1972 Dave Robertson [13]
1973 Steve Davis [14]
1974 Steve Davis [14]
1975 Steve Davis [14]
1976 Dean Blevins, Thomas Lott [15] [10] [16]
1977 Thomas Lott [16]
1978 Thomas Lott [16]
1979 J. C. Watts
1980 J. C. Watts
1981 Darrell Shepard
1982 Kelly Phelps
1983 Danny Bradley
1984 Danny Bradley (10), Troy Aikman (1)
1985 Jamelle Holieway (8), Troy Aikman(4)
1986 Jamelle Holieway
1987 Jamelle Holieway (9), Charles Thompson (3)
1988 Jamelle Holieway
1989 Steve Collins (5), Tink Collins (5), Chris Melson (1) [10]
1990 Steve Collins (6), Cale Gundy (5) [10]
1991 Cale Gundy (11), Steve Collins (1)
1992 Cale Gundy (9), Steve Collins (2)
1993 Cale Gundy (12)
1994 Garrick McGee (11), Terence Brown (1) [9]
1995 Eric Moore (11)
1996 Justin Fuente (8), Eric Moore (3)
1997 Brandon Daniels, Justin Fuente, Eric Moore
1998 Brandon Daniels (5+), Jake Sills (1+), Eric Moore (1), Patrick Fletcher, Jarrod Reese [17] [18]
1999 Josh Heupel (12)
2000 Josh Heupel (13)
2001 Nate Hybl (9), Jason White (3)
2002 Jason White (2), Nate Hybl (10)
2003 Jason White(14)
2004 Jason White(13)
2005 Rhett Bomar (11), Paul Thompson (1) [9]
2006 Paul Thompson (14) [9]
2007 Sam Bradford (14)
2008 Sam Bradford(14) [19] [20] [21]
2009 Landry Jones (10), Sam Bradford(3) [20] [21]
2010 Landry Jones (13)
2011 Landry Jones (13)
2012 Landry Jones (13)
2013 Blake Bell (8), Trevor Knight (5) [22]
2014 Trevor Knight (10) Cody Thomas (3)
2015 Baker Mayfield (13) [23]
2016 Baker Mayfield(13)
2017 Baker Mayfield(12) Kyler Murray (1)
2018 Kyler Murray(12) Austin Kendall (1)
2019 Jalen Hurts (13)
2020 Spencer Rattler (13) [24]
2021 Spencer Rattler (6), Caleb Williams (6)
2022 Dillon Gabriel (11), Davis Beville (1)
2023 Dillon Gabriel (12), Jackson Arnold (1)
2024 Jackson Arnold (1) [25]

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