List of Texas Longhorns starting quarterbacks

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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.


Starting Quarterbacks by Year[edit]

Sam Ehlinger (2017-2020)
Colt McCoy (2006-2009)
Vince Young (2003-2005)
Chris Simms (1999-2002
Bobby Layne (1944-1947)
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

Career Record[edit]

[32]

Quarterback Games
Started 		Wins Losses Ties Win % Seasons
as Starter
Colt McCoy 53 45 8 0 .849 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Vince Young 32 30 2 0 .938 2003, 2004, 2005
Bobby Layne 34 28 6 0 .824 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947
Sam Ehlinger 43 27 16 0 .628 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Chris Simms 32 26 6 0 .813 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Marty Akins 34 25 9 0 .735 1973, 1974, 1975
James Brown 39 25 13 1 .654 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Peter Gardere 41 25 16 0 .610 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Major Applewhite 30 22 8 0 .733 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
James Street 20 20 0 0 1.000 1968, 1969
Bret Stafford 34 19 15 0 .559 1985, 1986, 1987
Mike Cotten 22 17 4 1 .795 1960, 1961
Bobby Lackey 21 16 5 0 .762 1958, 1959
Quinn Ewers 22 16 6 0 .727 2022, 2023
Marvin Kristynik 20 15 5 0 .750 1964, 1965
Donnie Little 20 15 5 0 .750 1978, 1979, 1980
David Ash 22 15 7 0 .682 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Eddie Phillips 16 14 2 0 .875 1970, 1971
James T Jones 17 14 3 0 .824 1951, 1952
Robert Brewer 15 13 2 0 .867 1981, 1982
Paul Campbell 21 13 7 1 .643 1948, 1949
Bill Bradley 22 13 8 1 .614 1966, 1967, 1968
Duke Carlisle 12 12 0 0 1.000 1962, 1963
Randy McEachern 15 11 4 0 .733 1977, 1978
Alan Lowry 11 10 1 0 .909 1972
Shane Buechele 19 10 9 0 .526 2016, 2017
Rob Moerschell 9 9 0 0 1.000 1983
Ben Tompkins 11 9 2 0 .818 1950
Todd Dodge 15 9 5 1 .633 1982, 1983, 1984
Charles Brewer 16 9 6 1 .594 1953, 1954
Case McCoy 16 9 7 0 .563 2011, 2012, 2013
Shea Morenz 19 9 9 1 .500 1993, 1994
Mark McBath 10 8 2 0 .800 1976, 1977, 1978
Rick McIvor 14 8 5 1 .607 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983
Walter Fondren 13 7 5 1 .577 1955, 1957
Garrett Gilbert 14 7 7 0 .500 2010, 2011
Tyrone Swoopes 14 6 8 0 .429 2014, 2015
Jack Halfpenny 6 5 1 0 .833 1945
Johnny Genung 7 5 1 1 .786 1962
Joe Clements 18 5 13 0 .278 1955, 1956
Donnie Wigginton 6 4 2 0 .667 1971
Chance Mock 6 4 2 0 .667 2003
Shannon Kelley 7 4 3 0 .571 1987, 1988
Jerrod Heard 10 4 6 0 .400 2015
Casey Thompson 10 4 6 0 .400 2021
Tommy Wade 3 3 0 0 1.000 1962
Hudson Card 5 3 2 0 .600 2021, 2022
Mike Cordaro 6 3 2 1 .583 1976
Sam Ansley 2 2 0 0 1.000 1977
Maalik Murphy 2 2 0 0 1.000 2023
Dan Page 4 2 2 0 .500 1951
Bunny Andrews 4 2 2 0 .500 1953
Richard Walton 4 2 2 0 .500 1995, 1997, 1998
Mark Murdock 8 2 6 0 .250 1988, 1989
Jim Hudson 1 1 0 0 1.000 1964
Mike Presley 1 1 0 0 1.000 1974
Zeke Martin 1 0 1 0 .000 1944
Andy White 1 0 1 0 .000 1966
Ted Constanzo 1 0 1 0 .000 1976
Donovan Forbes 1 0 1 0 .000 1989

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Official Texas Athletic Website - All-Time Results. Retrieved 2019-Sep-30.
  2. ^ "1989 Final Season Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "1990 Final Season Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "1992 Final Season Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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  6. ^ "1994 Final Season Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 12. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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  16. ^ "2004 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  17. ^ "2005 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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  19. ^ "2007 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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  23. ^ "2011 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  24. ^ "2012 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  25. ^ "2013 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  26. ^ "2014 Texas Longhorns Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  27. ^ "2015 Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  28. ^ "2016 Statistics" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 6. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  29. ^ "2017 Statistics Overview" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 15. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  30. ^ "2018 Statistics Overview" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 16. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  31. ^ "2019 Statistics Overview" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 16. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  32. ^ "2019 Texas Football Record Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 29. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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