This is a list of the starting quarterbacks for the Oklahoma Sooners football teams since 1950.
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
‡ | Heisman Trophy winner |
(#) | Games started |
Season | Quarterback(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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