This is a list of the starting quarterbacks for the Texas Longhorns football teams since 1944. [1] They are listed in order of the first game each player started for the Longhorns that season. A player is credited with a win if he started the game and the team won that game, no matter if the player was injured or permanently removed after the first play.
| Season | Quarterback | # of Starts | Record as Starter | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 8 | 5–3 | ||
| 1 | 0–1 | |||
| 1945 | 5 | 5–0 | ||
| 6 | 5–1 | |||
| 1946 | 10 | 8–2 | ||
| 1947 | 11 | 10–1 | ||
| 1948 | 11 | 7–3–1 | ||
| 1949 | 10 | 6–4 | ||
| 1950 | 11 | 9–2 | ||
| 1951 | 6 | 5–1 | ||
| 4 | 2–2 | |||
| 1952 | 11 | 9–2 | ||
| 1953 | 4 | 2–2 | ||
| 6 | 5–1 | |||
| 1954 | 10 | 4–5–1 | ||
| 1955 | 2 | 1–1 | ||
| 8 | 4–4 | |||
| 1956 | 10 | 1–9 | ||
| 1957 | 11 | 6–4–1 | ||
| 1958 | 10 | 7–3 | ||
| 1959 | 11 | 9–2 | ||
| 1960 | 11 | 7–3–1 | ||
| 1961 | 11 | 10–1 | ||
| 1962 | 7 | 5–1–1 | ||
| 1 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 3–0 | |||
| 1963 | 11 | 11–0 | ||
| 1964 | 10 | 9–1 | ||
| 1 | 1–0 | |||
| 1965 | 10 | 6–4 | ||
| 1966 | 10 | 7–3 | ||
| 1 | 0–1 | |||
| 1967 | 10 | 6–4 | ||
| 1968 | 2 | 0–1–1 | ||
| 9 | 9–0 | |||
| 1969 | 11 | 11–0 | ||
| 1970 | 11 | 10–1 | ||
| 1971 | 5 | 4–1 | ||
| 6 | 4–2 | |||
| 1972 | 11 | 10–1 | ||
| 1973 | 11 | 8–3 | ||
| 1974 | 11 | 7–4 | ||
| 1 | 1–0 | |||
| 1975 | 12 | 10–2 | ||
| 1976 | 6 | 3–2–1 | ||
| 1 | 0–1 | |||
| 4 | 2–2 | |||
| 1977 | 4 | 4–0 | ||
| 6 | 5–1 | |||
| 2 | 2–0 | |||
| 1978 | 2 | 2–0 | ||
| 9 | 6–3 | |||
| 1 | 1–0 | |||
| 1979 | 9 | 8–1 | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | |||
| 1980 | 10 | 6–4 | ||
| 2 | 1–1 | |||
| 1981 | 8 | 6–1–1 | ||
| 4 | 4–0 | |||
| 1982 | 11 | 9–2 | ||
| 1 | 0–1 | |||
| 1983 | 1 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | 2–0 | |||
| 9 | 9–0 | |||
| 1984 | 12 | 7–4–1 | ||
| 1985 | 12 | 8–4 | ||
| 1986 | 11 | 5–6 | ||
| 1987 | 11 | 6–5 | ||
| 1 | 1–0 | |||
| 1988 | 6 | 3–3 | ||
| 5 | 1–4 | |||
| 1989 | 3 | 1–2 | ||
| 7 | 4–3 | |||
| 1 | 0–1 | |||
| 1990 | 12 | 10–2 | ||
| 1991 | 11 | 5–6 | ||
| 1992 | 11 | 6–5 | ||
| 1993 | 11 | 5–5–1 | ||
| 1994 | 8 | 4–4 | ||
| 4 | 4–0 | |||
| 1995 | 12 | 9–2–1 | ||
| 1 | 1–0 | |||
| 1996 | 13 | 8–5 | ||
| 1997 | 10 | 4–6 | ||
| 1 | 0–1 | |||
| 1998 | 2 | 1–1 | ||
| 10 | 8–2 | |||
| 1999 | 13 | 9–4 | ||
| 1 | 0–1 | [2] | ||
| 2000 | 6 | 4–2 | [3] | |
| 6 | 5–1 | |||
| 2001 | 1 | 1–0 | [4] | |
| 12 | 10–2 | [5] | ||
| 2002 | 13 | 11–2 | [6] | |
| 2003 | 6 | 4–2 | [7] | |
| 7 | 6–1 | [8] | ||
| 2004 | 12 | 11–1 | [9] | |
| 2005 | 13 | 13–0 | [10] | |
| 2006 | 13 | 10–3 | [11] | |
| 2007 | 13 | 10–3 | [12] | |
| 2008 | 13 | 12–1 | [13] | |
| 2009 | 14 | 13–1 | [14] | |
| 2010 | 12 | 5–7 | [15] | |
| 2011 | 2 | 2–0 | [16] | |
| 5 | 3–2 | [17] | ||
| 6 | 3–3 | [18] | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 0–1 | [19] | |
| 12 | 9–3 | [20] | ||
| 2013 | 10 | 6–4 | [21] | |
| 3 | 2–1 | [22] | ||
| 2014 | 1 | 1–0 | [23] | |
| 12 | 5–7 | [24] | ||
| 2015 | 2 | 1–1 | [25] | |
| 10 | 4–6 | [26] | ||
| 2016 | 12 | 5–7 | [27] | |
| 2017 | 7 | 5–2 | [28] | |
| 6 | 2–4 | [29] | ||
| 2018 | 14 | 10–4 | [30] | |
| 2019 | 13 | 8–5 | [31] | |
| 2020 | 10 | 7–3 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 1–1 | ||
| 10 | 4–6 | |||
| 2022 | 9 | 6–3 | ||
| 3 | 2–1 | |||
| 2023 | 12 | 10–2 | ||
| 2 | 2–0 | |||
| 2024 | 8 | 7–1 | ||
| 2 | 2–0 |
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