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.

Key

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

Quarterbacks

Season Quarterback(s) Reference(s)
1950 Claude Arnold
1951 Eddie Crowder
1952 Eddie Crowder
1953 Gene Calame (8), Buddy Leake (3)
1954 Gene Calame, Jimmy Harris
1955 Jimmy Harris
1956 Jimmy Harris
1957 David Baker, Carl Dodd, Brewster Hobby
1958 Brewster Hobby
1959 Bob Cornell
1960 Jimmy Carpenter
1961 Bobby Page
1962 Monte Deere, Ronnie Fletcher
1963 Ronnie Fletcher, Bobby Page, Mike Ringer
1964 Ronnie Fletcher, John Hammond, Bobby Page, Mike Ringer
1965 John Hammond, Mike Ringer
1966 Bobby Warmack
1967 Bobby Warmack
1968 Bobby Warmack
1969 Jack Mildren
1970 Jack Mildren
1971 Jack Mildren
1972 Dave Robertson
1973 Steve Davis
1974 Steve Davis
1975 Steve Davis
1976 Thomas Lott
1977 Thomas Lott
1978 Thomas Lott
1979 J. C. Watts
1980 J. C. Watts
1981 Darrell Shepard
1982 Kelly Phelps
1983 Danny Bradley
1984 Troy Aikman, Danny Bradley
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)
1990 Steve Collins (6), Cale Gundy (5)
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)
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 [1][2]
1999 Josh Heupel (12)
2000 Josh Heupel (13)
2001 Jason White, Nate Hybl
2002 Jason White, Nate Hybl
2003 Jason White (14)
2004 Jason White (13)
2005 Rhett Bomar (11), Paul Thompson (1)
2006 Paul Thompson (14)
2007 Sam Bradford (14)
2008 Sam Bradford (14) [3][4][5]
2009 Landry Jones (10), Sam Bradford (3) [4][5]
2010 Landry Jones (13)
2011 Landry Jones (13)
2012 Landry Jones (13)
2013 Blake Bell (8), Trevor Knight (5) [6]
2014 Trevor Knight (10) Cody Thomas (3)
2015 Baker Mayfield (13) [7]
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) [8]
2021 Spencer Rattler (6), Caleb Williams (6)
2022 Dillon Gabriel (11), Davis Beville (1)
2023 Dillon Gabriel (7)

References

General
  • Dozier, Ray (2006). The Oklahoma Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C. ISBN 1-58261-699-X. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
Specific
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  3. ^ Emig, Guerin (2009-09-09). "Jones steps into spotlight: OU QB is full of confidence". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  4. ^ a b "QB Bradford's surgery called a success". Rivals.com. The Associated Press. 2009-10-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  5. ^ a b Hoover, John (2009-10-27). "Spotlight shift for OU". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  6. ^ McConnell, Luke (August 22, 2013). "BREAKING: Stoops Officially Names Knight Oklahoma Starting Quarterback". News9.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "Baker Mayfield Named OU Starting QB". News9.com. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "OU Head Football Coach Names Spencer Rattler As Starting QB". News9.com. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-01.