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
edit| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
| ‡ | Heisman Trophy winner |
| (#) | Games started |
Quarterbacks
edit| Season | Quarterback(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Jack Mitchell | [1] |
| 1949 | Darrel Royal | [2] |
| 1950 | Claude Arnold | [3] |
| 1951 | Eddie Crowder | [4] |
| 1952 | Eddie Crowder | [4] |
| 1953 | Gene Calame (8), Buddy Leake (3) | [5] |
| 1954 | Gene Calame, Jimmy Harris | [6] |
| 1955 | Jimmy Harris | [6] |
| 1956 | Jimmy Harris | [6] |
| 1957 | David Baker, Carl Dodd, Brewster Hobby | [7][8][9] |
| 1958 | Brewster Hobby | [8] |
| 1959 | Bob Cornell | [8] |
| 1960 | Jimmy Carpenter | [9] |
| 1961 | Bob Page | [9] |
| 1962 | Monte Deere, Ronnie Fletcher | [9] |
| 1963 | Ronnie Fletcher, Bobby Page, Mike Ringer | [9][10] |
| 1964 | Ronnie Fletcher, John Hammond, Bobby Page, Mike Ringer | |
| 1965 | John Hammond, Mike Ringer | |
| 1966 | Bobby Warmack | [11] |
| 1967 | Bobby Warmack | [11] |
| 1968 | Bobby Warmack | [11] |
| 1969 | Jack Mildren | [12] |
| 1970 | Jack Mildren | [12] |
| 1971 | Jack Mildren | [12] |
| 1972 | Dave Robertson | [13] |
| 1973 | Steve Davis | [14] |
| 1974 | Steve Davis | [14] |
| 1975 | Steve Davis | [14] |
| 1976 | Dean Blevins, Thomas Lott | [15][10][16] |
| 1977 | Thomas Lott | [16] |
| 1978 | Thomas Lott | [16] |
| 1979 | J. C. Watts | |
| 1980 | J. C. Watts | |
| 1981 | Darrell Shepard | |
| 1982 | Kelly Phelps | |
| 1983 | Danny Bradley | |
| 1984 | Danny Bradley (10), Troy Aikman (1) | |
| 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) | [10] |
| 1990 | Steve Collins (6), Cale Gundy (5) | [10] |
| 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) | [9] |
| 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 | [17][18] |
| 1999 | Josh Heupel (12) | |
| 2000 | Josh Heupel (13) | |
| 2001 | Nate Hybl (9), Jason White‡ (3) | |
| 2002 | Jason White (2)‡, Nate Hybl (10) | |
| 2003 | Jason White‡ (14) | |
| 2004 | Jason White‡ (13) | |
| 2005 | Rhett Bomar (11), Paul Thompson (1) | [9] |
| 2006 | Paul Thompson (14) | [9] |
| 2007 | Sam Bradford‡ (14) | |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford‡ (14) | [19][20][21] |
| 2009 | Landry Jones (10), Sam Bradford‡ (3) | [20][21] |
| 2010 | Landry Jones (13) | |
| 2011 | Landry Jones (13) | |
| 2012 | Landry Jones (13) | |
| 2013 | Blake Bell (8), Trevor Knight (5) | [22] |
| 2014 | Trevor Knight (10) Cody Thomas (3) | |
| 2015 | Baker Mayfield‡ (13) | [23] |
| 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) | [24] |
| 2021 | Spencer Rattler (6), Caleb Williams‡ (6) | |
| 2022 | Dillon Gabriel (11), Davis Beville (1) | |
| 2023 | Dillon Gabriel (12), Jackson Arnold (1) | |
| 2024 | Jackson Arnold (4) Michael Hawkins Jr. (1) | [25] |
References
edit- General
- Dozier, Ray (2006). The Oklahoma Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing L.L.C. ISBN 1-58261-699-X. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ Trammel, Barry (July 7, 2009). "Remembering Jack Mitchell: A Dashing Sooner". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Trammel, Barry (April 26, 2020). "OU football:What if Texas coach Darrel Royal had returned to coach the Sooners". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Trammel, Barry (December 24, 2016). "OU football: Claude Arnold's patience was rewarded". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "CU Icon Eddie Crowder Passes Away". CU athletics. August 12, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Trammel, Barry (February 4, 2003). "Former Sooner QB Calame dead at 69". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c Trammel, Barry (August 9, 2011). "The Quarterback who never lost OU's Jimmy Harris Dies at 76". the Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Colon, Bob (August 6, 2002). "Former OU Star David Baker Dies at age 65". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c Trammel, Barry (June 14, 2014). "Teammates Forever: The story of former Sooner Brewster Hobby's longtime dedication to teammate Bob Cornell's rehab". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Trammel, Barry (February 5, 2019). "Kyler Murray was not Oklahoma football's only one-year quarterback wonder". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Trotter, Jake (September 27, 2010). "Red River Rivalry quarterbacks who were emergency starters or replacements". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Godfrey, Ed (August 26, 2017). "The Collected Wisdom of Bob Warmack". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Jack Mildren". The Oklahoman. October 21, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Trammel, Barry (April 14, 2013). "Oklahoma Football: The Sooner Quarterback who could have been King". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c Trotter, Jake (March 18, 2013). "Davis beat odds to Lead OU". ESPN. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Former OU Quarterback Dean Blevins Recalls 1977 Revenge Bedlam". KOTV. November 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Rhode, John (February 16, 2022). "Black History Month: Thomas Lott". University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Football Victorious in Battle for State, 41-26 - OKLAHOMA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ^ "@marillo Globe-News: Sports: Oklahoma ends its Big 12 drought 11/1/98 | Amarillo.com | Amarillo Globe-News". amarillo.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Emig, Guerin (September 9, 2009). "Jones steps into spotlight: OU QB is full of confidence". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ a b "QB Bradford's surgery called a success". Rivals.com. The Associated Press. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
- ^ a b Hoover, John (October 27, 2009). "Spotlight shift for OU". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on November 10, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
- ^ McConnell, Luke (August 22, 2013). "BREAKING: Stoops Officially Names Knight Oklahoma Starting Quarterback". News9.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Baker Mayfield Named OU Starting QB". News9.com. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "OU Head Football Coach Names Spencer Rattler As Starting QB". News9.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Sulley, Colton. "OU football depth chart revealed: See the full roster". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 26, 2024.