The following individuals have started games at quarterback for the University of Notre Dame football team, updated through the 2023 season.

The year of induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, if applicable, is designated alongside the respective player's final season.

Year Name Class First career start Number
of starts 		Record
as starter 		Awards/honors
2023 Steve Angeli So. December 29 1 1–0
Sam Hartman Sr. August 26 12 9–3
2022 Drew Pyne Jr. September 17 10 8–2
Tyler Buchner So. September 3 3 1–2
2021 Jack Coan Sr. September 5 13 11–2
2020 Ian Book Sr. 12 10–2
2019 Ian Book Sr. 13 11–2
2018 Brandon Wimbush Sr. 4 4–0
Ian Book Jr. 9 8–1
2017 Brandon Wimbush Jr. September 2 12 9–3
Ian Book So. October 6 1 1–0
2016 DeShone Kizer So. 12 4–8
2015 DeShone Kizer Fr. September 19 11 8–3
Malik Zaire Jr. 2 2–0
2014 Everett Golson Sr. 12 7–5
Malik Zaire So. December 30 1 1–0
2013 Tommy Rees Sr. 13 9–4
2012 Tommy Rees Jr. 2 2–0
Everett Golson So. September 1 11 10–1
2011 Tommy Rees So. 12 8–4
Dayne Crist Sr. 1 0–1
2010 Tommy Rees Fr. November 13 4 4–0
Dayne Crist Jr. September 4 9 4–5
2009 Jimmy Clausen Jr. 12 6–6 AA
2008 Jimmy Clausen So. 13 7–6
2007 Evan Sharpley Jr. October 20 2 0–2
Jimmy Clausen Fr. September 8 9 3–6
Demetrius Jones So. September 1 1 0–1
2006 Brady Quinn Sr. 13 10–3 AA, Unitas, Maxwell
2005 Brady Quinn Jr. 12 9–3 AA, Baugh
2004 Brady Quinn So. 12 6–6
2003 Brady Quinn Fr. September 27 9 4–5
Carlyle Holiday Sr. 3 1–2
2002 Pat Dillingham So. October 5 1 1–0
Carlyle Holiday Jr. 12 9–3
2001 Carlyle Holiday So. September 29 9 5–4
Matt LoVecchio So. 2 0–2
2000 Matt LoVecchio Fr. October 7 8 7–1
Gary Godsey So. September 16 2 1–1
Arnaz Battle Jr. September 2 2 1–1
1999 Jarious Jackson Sr. 12 5–7
1998 Eric Chappell Jr. November 28 1 0–1
Jarious Jackson Jr. September 5 11 9–2
1997 Ron Powlus Sr. 13 7–6
1996 Ron Powlus Jr. 11 8–3
1995 Tom Krug Jr. November 18 2 1–1
Ron Powlus So. 10 8–2
1994 Ron Powlus Fr. September 3 12 6–5–1
1993 Paul Failla Jr. 1 1–0
Kevin McDougal Sr. September 4 11 10–1
1992 Rick Mirer Sr. 12 10–1–1 AA
1991 Paul Failla Fr. September 28 1 1–0
Rick Mirer Jr. 12 9–3
1990 Rick Mirer So. September 15 12 9–3
1989 Tony Rice Sr. 13 12–1 AA, Unitas
1988 Tony Rice Jr. 12 12–0
1987 Kent Graham Fr. November 7 1 1–0
Tony Rice So. October 17 6 4–2
Terry Andrysiak Sr. 5 3–2
1986 Terry Andrysiak Jr. 1 0–1
Steve Beuerlein Sr. 10 5–5
1985 Terry Andrysiak So. November 9 1 1–0
Steve Beuerlein Jr. 10 4–6
1984 Scott Grooms Sr. October 13 1 0–1
Steve Beuerlein So. 11 7–4
1983 Steve Beuerlein Fr. October 1 8 5–3
Blair Kiel Sr. 4 2–2
1982 Jim O'Hara Sr. November 20 1 0–1
Ken Karcher So. November 13 1 0–1
Blair Kiel Jr. 9 6–2–1
1981 Tim Koegel Sr. 4 1–3
Blair Kiel So. 7 4–3
1980 Blair Kiel Fr. October 11 9 6–2–1
Mike Courey Sr. 3 3–0
1979 Mike Courey Jr. November 24 1 1–0
Tim Koegel So. September 22 1 0–1
Rusty Lisch Sr. 9 6–3
1978 Joe Montana Sr. 12 9–3
1977 Joe Montana Jr. 10 10–0
Rusty Lisch Jr. 2 1–1
1976 Rusty Lisch So. November 20 2 1–1
Rick Slager Sr. 10 8–2
1975 Joe Montana So. October 4 3 1–2
Rick Slager Jr. September 15 8 7–1
1974 Tom Clements Sr. 12 10–2 AA
1973 Tom Clements Jr. 11 11–0
1972 Tom Clements So. September 23 11 8–3
1971 Cliff Brown So. October 16 6 4–2
Bill Etter Jr. October 2 2 2–0
Pat Steenberge Sr. September 18 2 2–0
1970 Joe Theismann Sr. 11 10–1 AA, CFHOF (2003)
1969 Joe Theismann Jr. 11 8–2–1
1968 Joe Theismann So. November 9 3 2–0–1
Terry Hanratty Sr. 7 5–2 AA
1967 Terry Hanratty Jr. 10 8–2 Baugh
1966 Coley O'Brien So. November 26 1 1–0
Terry Hanratty So. September 24 9 8–0–1 AA
1965 Tom Schoen So. October 9 1 1–0
Bill Zloch Sr. September 18 9 6–2–1
1964 John Huarte Sr. 10 9–1 AA, Heisman, CFHOF (2005)
1963 Sandy Bonvechio Jr. November 16 2 0–2
Frank Budka Sr. 5 2–3
John Huarte Jr. October 5 1 0–1
Denis Szot Sr. 1 0–1
1962 Denis Szot Jr. October 6 4 0–4
Daryle Lamonica Sr. 6 5–1 AA
1961 Frank Budka So. November 11 4 2–2
Daryle Lamonica Jr. 6 3–3
1960 Daryle Lamonica So. November 12 3 1–2
George Haffner Jr. September 24 7 1–6
1959 George Izo Sr. 6 3–3
Don White Sr. September 26 4 2–2
1958 George Izo Jr. November 1 5 3–2
Robert Williams Sr. 5 3–2
1957 Robert Williams Jr. 10 7–3
1956 Robert Williams So. December 1 1 0–1
Paul Hornung Sr. 9 2–7 AA, Heisman, Harley, CFHOF (1985)
1955 Paul Hornung Jr. September 24 10 8–2
1954 Tom Carey Sr.
Ralph Guglielmi Sr. AA, CFHOF (2001)
1953 Ralph Guglielmi Jr.
1952 Tom Carey So.
Ralph Guglielmi So.
1951 Ralph Guglielmi Fr.
John Mazur Sr.
1950 John Mazur Jr.
Bob A. Williams Sr. AA, CFHOF (1988)
1949 Bob A. Williams Jr. AA
1948 Frank Tripucka Sr.
1947 Johnny Lujack Sr. AA, Heisman, CFHOF (1960)
1946 Johnny Lujack Jr. AA
1945 Frank Dancewicz Sr. AA
1944 Frank Dancewicz Jr.
1943 Johnny Lujack Fr. November 6 4 3–1
Angelo Bertelli Sr. 6 6–0 AA, Heisman, CFHOF (1972)
1942 Angelo Bertelli Jr. AA
1941 Angelo Bertelli[1] So.
Harry Wright Jr.
1940 Bob Hargrave Jr.
1939 Steve Sitko Sr.
1938 Steve Sitko Jr.
1937 Andy Puplis Sr.
1936 Andy Puplis Jr.
1935 Wally Fromhart Sr.
1934 Wally Fromhart Jr.
Bud Bonar Sr.
1933 Bud Bonar Jr.
1932 Chuck Jaskwhich Sr.
1931 Chuck Jaskwhich Jr.
1930 Frank Carideo Sr. October 4 10 10-0 AA, CFHOF (1954)
1929 Frank Carideo Jr. AA
1928 Frank Carideo So.
Jim Brady Sr.
1927 Jim Brady Jr.
Chuck Riley Sr.
1926 Chuck Riley Jr.
Gene (Red) Edwards Sr.
1925 Albert Cullen
Gene (Red) Edwards Jr.
1924 Gene (Red) Edwards So.
Harry Stuhldreher Sr. AA, CFHOF (1958)
1923 Harry Stuhldreher Jr. September 30 10 9-1
1922 Harry Stuhldreher So.
Frank Thomas Sr. CFHOF (1951)
1921 Chet Grant Sr. September 24 11 10-1
1920 Joe Brandy Sr. October 2 9 9-0
1919 Leonard (Pete) Bahan Sr. October 4 9 9-0
1918 Bill Mohn Sr. September 28 6 3-1-2
1917 Bill (Tex) Allison October 27
Jim Phelan Sr. CFHOF (1973)
1916 Jim Phelan Jr. September 30 9 8-1
1915 Jim Phelan So. October 2 8 7-1
1914 Alfred (Dutch) Bergman Sr. October 3 8 6-2
1913 Charles (Gus) Dorais Sr. October 4 7 7-0 AA, CFHOF (1954)
1912 Charles (Gus) Dorais Jr. October 5 7 7-0
1911 Charles (Gus) Dorais So. October 7 8 6-0-2
1910 Charles (Gus) Dorais Fr. October 8 6 4–1–1
1909 Don Hamilton So. October 9 8 7-0-1
1908 Don Hamilton Fr. October 3 9 8-1
1907 Billy Ryan Fr. October 12 7 6-0-1
1906 Bob Bracken Sr. October 6 7 6-1
1905 Nate Silver Sr. September 30 9 5-4
1904 Dick Coad October 27 1 1–0
Nate Silver Jr. October 1 7 4-3
1903 Nate Silver So. October 3 9 8–0–1
1902 Henry (Fuzzy) McGlew Jr. September 27 9 6-2-1
1901 Henry (Fuzzy) McGlew So. September 28 10 8-1-1
1900 Clarence Diebold September 29 10 6-3-1
1899 Angus McDonald Sr. September 27 10 8-1-1
1898 Charles Fleming Jr. October 8 6 4-2
1897 Fred Waters October 13 6 4–1–1
1896 Frank Hering October 8 7 4–3
1895 Bill Walsh Sr. October 19 4 3–1
1894 Nicholas Dinkel Sr. October 13 5 3–1–1
1893 Charles Zeitler Jr. October 25 5 4–1
1892 Pat Coady Sr. October 19 2 1–0–1
1889 Ed Coady Sr. 1 1–0
1888 Ed Coady Jr. December 6 1 1–0
Joe Cusack Jr. April 20 2 0–2
1887 George Cartier November 23 1 0–1

Win–loss records

Quarterbacks who have started for Notre Dame from 1972 through 2023. 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 on the second play from scrimmage.

Quarterback Jersey No. Games Started Wins Losses Ties Winning Pct.
Steve Angeli 18 1 1 0 0 1.000
Sam Hartman 10 12 9 3 0 .750
Drew Pyne 10 10 8 2 0 .800
Tyler Buchner 12 3 1 2 0 .333
Jack Coan 17 13 11 2 0 .846
Ian Book 12 35 30 5 0 .857
Brandon Wimbush 7 16 13 3 0 .813
DeShone Kizer 14 23 12 11 0 .521
Malik Zaire 8 2 2 0 0 1.000
Everett Golson 5 19 17 6 0 .739
Tommy Rees 11, 13 31 23 8 0 .742
Dayne Crist 10 10 4 6 0 .400
Jimmy Clausen 7 34 16 18 0 .471
Evan Sharpley 13 2 0 2 0 .000
Demetrius Jones 3 1 0 1 0 .000
Brady Quinn 10 46 29 17 0 .630
Carlyle Holiday 7 24 15 9 0 .625
Pat Dillingham 9 1 1 0 0 1.000
Matt LoVecchio 10 10 7 3 0 .700
Gary Godsey 14 2 1 1 0 .500
Arnaz Battle 3 2 1 1 0 .500
Jarious Jackson 7 23 14 9 0 .609
Eric Chappell 8 1 0 1 0 .000
Ron Powlus 3 46 29 16 1 .641
Tom Krug 11 2 1 1 0 .500
Paul Failla 5 2 2 0 0 1.000
Kevin McDougal 15 11 10 1 0 .909
Rick Mirer 3 36 28 7 1 .792
Tony Rice 9 31 28 3 0 .903
Kent Graham 17 1 1 0 0 1.000
Terry Andrysiak 2 7 4 3 0 .571
Steve Beuerlein 7 39 21 18 0 .537
Scott Grooms 10 1 0 1 0 .000
Blair Kiel 5 29 18 9 2 .638
Jim O'Hara 6 1 0 1 0 .000
Ken Karcher 12 1 0 1 0 .000
Tim Koegel 14 5 1 4 0 .200
Mike Courey 2 4 4 0 0 1.000
Rusty Lisch 6 13 8 5 0 .615
Joe Montana 3 25 20 5 0 .800
Rick Slager 11 18 15 3 0 .833
Tom Clements 2 34 29 5 0 .853

Most starts

These quarterbacks have the 25 or more starts for Notre Dame since 1960.

Name Period Starts Wins Losses Ties Win %
1 Ron Powlus 1994–1997 46 29 16 1 .641
1 Brady Quinn 2003–2006 46 29 17 0 .630
3 Steve Beuerlein 1983–1986 39 21 18 0 .537
4 Rick Mirer 1990–1992 36 28 7 1 .792
5 Ian Book 2017–2020 35 30 5 0 .857
6 Tom Clements 1972–1974 34 29 5 0 .853
6 Jimmy Clausen 2007–2009 34 16 18 0 .471
8 Tony Rice 1987–1989 31 28 3 0 .903
8 Tommy Rees 2010–2013 31 23 8 0 .742
10 Blair Kiel 1980–1983 29 18 9 2 .655
11 Terry Hanratty 1966–1968 26 21 4 1 .827
12 Joe Theismann 1968–1970 25 20 3 2 .840
12 Joe Montana 1975–1978 25 20 5 0 .800

Notes

  1. ^ Technically, the starting QB throughout 1941 was Harry Wright (who eventually moved to guard). However, for the first time, new head coach Frank Leahy implemented the T formation, in which the QB exclusively took the snap from the center and directed the passing offense. Therefore, HB Bertelli assumed the "modern" role of QB, whereas Wright (as well as most other QBs during the 1930s) was utilized primarily as a blocker and receiver, akin to the modern fullback.

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