This 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

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

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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

References

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