List of Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks

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These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

Don Meredith (1960–1968)

Starting quarterbacks

Roger Staubach (1969–1971, 1973–1979)
Troy Aikman (1989–2000)
Tony Romo (2006–2015)
Dak Prescott (2016–present)
More information Season, Regular season ...
SeasonRegular seasonPostseasonRef.
1960 Eddie LeBaron (0–9–1) / Don Heinrich (0–1) / Don Meredith (0–1) [1]
1961 Eddie LeBaron (2–8) / Don Meredith (2–1–1) [2]
1962 Don Meredith (2–5–1) / Eddie LeBaron (3–3) [3]
1963 Don Meredith (4–8) / Eddie LeBaron (0–2) [4]
1964 Don Meredith (5–4–1) / John Roach (0–4) [5]
1965 Don Meredith (7–4) / Craig Morton (0–2) / Jerry Rhome (0–1) [6]
1966 Don Meredith (9–3–1) / Jerry Rhome (1–0) Don Meredith (0–1) [7]
1967 Don Meredith (7–4) / Craig Morton (2–1) Don Meredith (1–1) [8]
1968 Don Meredith (11–2) / Craig Morton (1–0) Don Meredith (0–1) [9]
1969 Craig Morton (10–2–1) / Roger Staubach (1–0) Craig Morton (0–1) [10]
1970 Craig Morton (8–3) / Roger Staubach (2–1) Craig Morton (2–1) [11]
1971 Roger Staubach (10–0) / Craig Morton (1–3) Roger Staubach (3–0) [12]
1972 Craig Morton (10–4) Craig Morton (1–0) / Roger Staubach (0–1) [13]
1973 Roger Staubach (10–4) Roger Staubach (1–1) [14]
1974 Roger Staubach (8–6) [15]
1975 Roger Staubach (9–4) / Clint Longley (1–0) Roger Staubach (2–1) [16]
1976 Roger Staubach (11–3) Roger Staubach (0–1) [17]
1977 Roger Staubach (12–2) Roger Staubach (3–0) [18]
1978 Roger Staubach (11–4) / Danny White (1–0) Roger Staubach (2–1) [19]
1979 Roger Staubach (11–5) Roger Staubach (0–1) [20]
1980 Danny White (12–4) Danny White (2–1) [21]
1981 Danny White (11–4) / Glenn Carano (1–0) Danny White (1–1) [22]
1982 Danny White (6–3) Danny White (2–1) [23]
1983 Danny White (12–4) Danny White (0–1) [24]
1984 Gary Hogeboom (6–4) / Danny White (3–3) [25]
1985 Danny White (10–4) / Gary Hogeboom (0–2) Danny White (0–1) [26]
1986 Steve Pelluer (3–6) / Danny White (4–2) / Reggie Collier (0–1) [27]
1987 Danny White (3–6) / Steve Pelluer (2–2) / Kevin Sweeney (2–0) [28]
1988 Steve Pelluer (3–11) / Kevin Sweeney (0–2) [29]
1989 Troy Aikman (0–11) / Steve Walsh (1–4) [30]
1990 Troy Aikman (7–8) / Babe Laufenberg (0–1) [31]
1991 Troy Aikman (7–5) / Steve Beuerlein (4–0) Steve Beuerlein (1–1) [32]
1992 Troy Aikman (13–3) Troy Aikman (3–0) [33]
1993 Troy Aikman (11–3) / Jason Garrett (1–0) / Bernie Kosar (0–1) Troy Aikman (3–0) [34]
1994 Troy Aikman (10–4) / Jason Garrett (1–0) / Rodney Peete (1–0) Troy Aikman (1–1) [35]
1995 Troy Aikman (12–4) Troy Aikman (3–0) [36]
1996 Troy Aikman (10–5) / Wade Wilson (0–1) Troy Aikman (1–1) [37]
1997 Troy Aikman (6–10) [38]
1998 Troy Aikman (7–4) / Jason Garrett (3–2) Troy Aikman (0–1) [39]
1999 Troy Aikman (7–7) / Jason Garrett (1–1) Troy Aikman (0–1) [40]
2000 Troy Aikman (4–7) / Randall Cunningham (1–2) / Anthony Wright (0–2) [41]
2001 Quincy Carter (3–5) / Anthony Wright (1–2) / Ryan Leaf (0–3) / Clint Stoerner (1–1) [42]
2002 Chad Hutchinson (2–7) / Quincy Carter (3–4) [43]
2003 Quincy Carter (10–6) Quincy Carter (0–1) [44]
2004 Vinny Testaverde (5–10) / Drew Henson (1–0) [45]
2005 Drew Bledsoe (9–7) [46]
2006 Tony Romo (6–4) / Drew Bledsoe (3–3) Tony Romo (0–1) [47]
2007 Tony Romo (13–3) Tony Romo (0–1) [48]
2008 Tony Romo (8–5) / Brad Johnson (1–2) [49]
2009 Tony Romo (11–5) Tony Romo (1–1) [50]
2010 Jon Kitna (4–5) / Tony Romo (1–5) / Stephen McGee (1–0) [51]
2011 Tony Romo (8–8) [52]
2012 Tony Romo (8–8) [53]
2013 Tony Romo (8–7) / Kyle Orton (0–1) [54]
2014 Tony Romo (12–3) / Brandon Weeden (0–1) Tony Romo (1–1) [55]
2015 Matt Cassel (1–6) / Tony Romo (3–1) / Brandon Weeden (0–3) / Kellen Moore (0–2) [56]
2016 Dak Prescott (13–3) Dak Prescott (0–1) [57]
2017 Dak Prescott (9–7) [58]
2018 Dak Prescott (10–6) Dak Prescott (1–1) [59]
2019 Dak Prescott (8–8) [60]
2020 Andy Dalton (4–5) / Dak Prescott (2–3) / Garrett Gilbert (0–1) / Ben DiNucci (0–1) [61]
2021 Dak Prescott (11–5) / Cooper Rush (1–0) Dak Prescott (0–1) [62]
2022 Dak Prescott (8–4) / Cooper Rush (4–1) Dak Prescott (1–1) [63]
2023 Dak Prescott (12–5) Dak Prescott (0–1) [64]
2024 Dak Prescott (3–5) / Cooper Rush (4–4) / Trey Lance (0–1)
2025 Dak Prescott (7–9–1)
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Most games as starting quarterback

These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Cowboys in regular season games (through the 2025 NFL season).

More information Name, GP ...
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
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More information Name, Period ...
Name Period GP GS W L T %
Troy Aikman1989–20001651659471—.570
Dak Prescott2016–present13913983551.601
Tony Romo2006–20151561277849—.614
Roger Staubach1969–19791311148529—.746
Danny White1976–1988166926230—.674
Don Meredith1960–19681048548334.588
Craig Morton1965–19741014732141.691
Quincy Carter2001–200331311615—.516
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Team career passing records

(Through the 2025 NFL season)

More information Name, Comp ...
Name Comp Att % Yds TD Int
Dak Prescott3,1844,75966.935,98924392
Troy Aikman2,8984,71561.432,942165141
Tony Romo2,8294,33565.334,183248117
Danny White1,7612,95059.721,959155132
Roger Staubach1,6852,95857.022,700153109
Don Meredith1,1702,30850.717,199135111
Craig Morton6851,30852.410,2798073
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