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These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Cowboys.
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Don Meredith (0–1) |
| 1967 | Don Meredith (1–1) |
| 1968 | Don Meredith (0–1) |
| 1969 | Craig Morton (0–1) |
| 1970 | Craig Morton (2–1) |
| 1971 | Roger Staubach (3–0) |
| 1972 | Craig Morton (1–0) |
| Roger Staubach (0–1) | |
| 1973 | Roger Staubach (1–1) |
| 1975 | Roger Staubach (2–1) |
| 1976 | Roger Staubach (0–1) |
| 1977 | Roger Staubach (3–0) |
| 1978 | Roger Staubach (2–1) |
| 1979 | Roger Staubach (0–1) |
| 1980 | Danny White (2–1) |
| 1981 | Danny White (1–1) |
| 1982 | Danny White (2–1) |
| 1983 | Danny White (0–1) |
| 1985 | Danny White (0–1) |
| 1991 | Steve Beuerlein (1–1) |
| 1992 | Troy Aikman (3–0) |
| 1993 | Troy Aikman (3–0) |
| 1994 | Troy Aikman (1–1) |
| 1995 | Troy Aikman (3–0) |
| 1996 | Troy Aikman (1–1) |
| 1998 | Troy Aikman (0–1) |
| 1999 | Troy Aikman (0–1) |
| 2003 | Quincy Carter (0–1) |
| 2006 | Tony Romo (0–1) |
| 2007 | Tony Romo (0–1) |
| 2009 | Tony Romo (1–1) |
| 2014 | Tony Romo (1–1) |
| 2016 | Dak Prescott (0–1) |
| 2018 | Dak Prescott (1–1) |
| 2021 | Dak Prescott (0–1) |
| 2022 | Dak Prescott (1–1) |
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Cowboys in regular season games (through the 2022 NFL season).
| Name | |
|---|---|
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Pct | Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 1989–2000 | 165 | 165 | 94 | 71 | — | .570 |
| Tony Romo | 2006–2015 | 156 | 127 | 78 | 49 | — | .614 |
| Roger Staubach | 1969–1979 | 131 | 114 | 85 | 29 | — | .746 |
| Dak Prescott | 2016–present | 97 | 97 | 61 | 36 | — | .629 |
| Danny White | 1976–1988 | 166 | 92 | 62 | 30 | — | .674 |
| Don Meredith | 1960–1968 | 104 | 85 | 48 | 33 | 4 | .588 |
| Craig Morton | 1965–1974 | 101 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 1 | .691 |
| Quincy Carter | 2001–2003 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 15 | — | .516 |
(Through the 2022 NFL season)
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 2,898 | 4,715 | 61.4 | 32,942 | 165 | 141 |
| Tony Romo | 2,829 | 4,335 | 65.3 | 34,183 | 248 | 117 |
| Dak Prescott | 2,185 | 3,283 | 66.6 | 24,943 | 166 | 65 |
| Danny White | 1,761 | 2,950 | 59.7 | 21,959 | 155 | 132 |
| Roger Staubach | 1,685 | 2,958 | 57.0 | 22,700 | 153 | 109 |
| Don Meredith | 1,170 | 2,308 | 50.7 | 17,199 | 135 | 111 |
| Craig Morton | 685 | 1,308 | 52.4 | 10,279 | 80 | 73 |
