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List of Nebraska Cornhuskers starting quarterbacks

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This list of Nebraska Cornhuskers starting quarterbacks shows the quarterbacks who have started at least one game for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program. Nebraska began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890, but early records are often incomplete and inconsistent.[1] This list includes a complete list of starting quarterbacks from 1962 – the first year of Bob Devaney's tenure and the most recent season for which complete information is readily available – until the present day, as well as a partial list from 1890 to 1961.

Tommie Frazier was 33–3 as Nebraska's starting quarterback from 1992 to 1995

Since 1962, fifty-eight quarterbacks have started at least one game for Nebraska. Tommy Armstrong started a program-record forty-four games from 2013 to 2016, one more than his predecessor Taylor Martinez. Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch won thirty-five games as NU's starter, passing Tommie Frazier for the most victories in school history.

Partial list of starting quarterbacks before 1962

This is a partial list of Nebraska starting quarterbacks before 1962. Official recordkeeping prior to the 1960s was sporadic and it is often difficult to determine game-by-game starting lineups, especially in college football's early years when positions were less defined.[2]

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List of starting quarterbacks since 1962

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Season Starting quarterback(s) (W–L) Ref.
1962Dennis Claridge (8–2) / John Faiman (1–0)[71][72]
1963Dennis Claridge (6–1) / Fred Duda (4–0)[71][73]
1964Bob Churchich (6–2) / Fred Duda (3–0)[73][74]
1965Fred Duda (8–1) / Bob Churchich (2–0)[73][74]
1966Bob Churchich (9–2)[74]
1967Frank Patrick (6–4)[75]
1968Ernie Sigler (5–4) / Frank Patrick (1–0)[75]
1969Van Brownson (5–1) / Jerry Tagge (4–1)[76]
1970Jerry Tagge (8–0–1) / Van Brownson (3–0)[76]
1971Jerry Tagge (13–0)[76]
1972David Humm (9–2–1)[77]
1973David Humm (7–2–1) / Steve Runty (2–0)[77]
1974David Humm (9–3)[77]
1975Vince Ferragamo (5–2) / Terry Luck (5–0)[78][79]
1976Vince Ferragamo (9–3–1)[78]
1977Randy Garcia (4–3) / Tom Sorley (5–0)[80][81]
1978Tom Sorley (9–3)[81]
1979Tim Hager (7–0) / Jeff Quinn (3–2)[82][83]
1980Jeff Quinn (10–2)[83]
1981Turner Gill (6–0) / Mark Mauer (2–2) / Nate Mason (1–1)[84][85][86]
1982Turner Gill (11–1) / Bruce Mathison (1–0)[84][87]
1983Turner Gill (12–1)[84]
1984Craig Sundberg (5–1) / Travis Turner (5–1)[88][89]
1985McCathorn Clayton (9–2) / Travis Turner (0–1)[90][89]
1986Steve Taylor (9–2) / Clete Blakeman (1–0)[91][92]
1987Steve Taylor (9–2) / Clete Blakeman (1–0)[91][92]
1988Steve Taylor (11–2)[91]
1989Gerry Gdowski (10–2)[93]
1990Mickey Joseph (6–2) / Mike Grant (3–1)[94][95]
1991Keithen McCant (8–2–1) / Mickey Joseph (1–0)[96][94]
1992Tommie Frazier (5–2) / Mike Grant (4–1)[97][95]
1993Tommie Frazier (11–1)[97]
1994Brook Berringer (7–0) / Tommie Frazier (5–0) / Matt Turman (1–0)[98][97][99]
1995Tommie Frazier (12–0)[97]
1996Scott Frost (11–2)[100]
1997Scott Frost (13–0)[100]
1998Bobby Newcombe (5–1) / Eric Crouch (4–2) / Monte Christo (0–1)[101][102][103]
1999Eric Crouch (10–1) / Bobby Newcombe (2–0)[102][101]
2000Eric Crouch (10–2)[102]
2001Eric Crouch (11–2)[102]
2002Jammal Lord (7–7)[104]
2003Jammal Lord (10–3)[104]
2004Joe Dailey (5–6)[105]
2005Zac Taylor (8–4)[106]
2006Zac Taylor (9–5)[106]
2007Sam Keller (4–5) / Joe Ganz (1–2)[107][108]
2008Joe Ganz (9–4)[108]
2009Zac Lee (8–4) / Cody Green (2–0)[109][110]
2010Taylor Martinez (8–4) / Cody Green (2–0)[111][110]
2011Taylor Martinez (9–4)[111]
2012Taylor Martinez (10–4)[111]
2013Tommy Armstrong (7–1) / Taylor Martinez (2–2) / Ron Kellogg (0–1)[112][111][113]
2014Tommy Armstrong (9–4)[112]
2015Tommy Armstrong (6–6) / Ryker Fyfe (0–1)[112][114]
2016Tommy Armstrong (8–3) / Ryker Fyfe (1–1)[112][114]
2017Tanner Lee (4–8)[115]
2018Adrian Martinez (4–7) / Andrew Bunch (0–1)[116][117]
2019Adrian Martinez (5–5) / Noah Vedral (0–2)[116][118]
2020Adrian Martinez (2–4) / Luke McCaffrey (1–1)[116][119]
2021Adrian Martinez (3–8) / Logan Smothers (0–1)[116][120]
2022Casey Thompson (4–6) / Chubba Purdy (0–2)[121][122]
2023Heinrich Haarberg (5–3) / Chubba Purdy (0–2) / Jeff Sims (0–2)[123][122][124]
2024Dylan Raiola (7–6)[125]
2025Dylan Raiola (6–3) / TJ Lateef (1–3)[125][126]
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Starts by quarterback

Tommy Armstrong started more games for Nebraska than any other quarterback
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Quarterback Starts Wins Win pct.
Tommy Armstrong4430.682
Taylor Martinez4329.674
Eric Crouch4235.833
Adrian Martinez3814.368
Tommie Frazier3633.917
Steve Taylor3529.829
David Humm3425.765
Turner Gill3129.935
Jerry Tagge2725.944
Jammal Lord17.630
Scott Frost2624.923
Zac Taylor17.654
Dylan Raiola2213.591
Bob Churchich2117.810
Vince Ferragamo2014.725
Dennis Claridge[f]1714.824
Tom Sorley14.824
Jeff Quinn13.765
Fred Duda1615.938
Joe Ganz10.625
Gerry Gdowski1210.833
Zac Lee8.667
Tanner Lee4.333
McCathorn Clayton119.818
Keithen McCant8.773
Frank Patrick7.636
Joe Dailey5.455
Casey Thompson104.400
Van Brownson98.889
Mike Grant7.778
Mickey Joseph7.778
Ernie Sigler5.556
Sam Keller4.444
Bobby Newcombe87.875
Heinrich Haarberg5.625
Brook Berringer771.000
Tim Hager71.000
Travis Turner5.714
Randy Garcia4.571
Craig Sundberg65.833
Terry Luck551.000
Cody Green441.000
Mark Mauer2.500
TJ Lateef1.250
Chubba Purdy0.000
Ryker Fyfe31.333
Clete Blakeman221.000
Steve Runty21.000
Nate Mason1.500
Luke McCaffrey1.500
Jeff Sims0.000
Noah Vedral0.000
John Faiman111.000
Bruce Mathison11.000
Matt Turman11.000
Andrew Bunch0.000
Ron Kellogg0.000
Logan Smothers0.000
Monte Christo0.000
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Win-loss record only listed if all games are accounted for.
  2. [b]
    Head coach Frank Crawford started at quarterback for two games of the 1893 season.
  3. [c]
    Leonard Barwick and Gil McDonald were listed as co-starters for at least one game of the 1904 season.
  4. [d]
    Orlando Bentley and Harold Cooke were listed as co-starters for multiple games in each of the 1907 and 1908 seasons.
  5. [e]
    Herbert Potter and Max Towle were listed as co-starters for at least two games of the 1912 season.
  6. [f]
    Dennis Claridge started at quarterback for most of the 1961 season.[71] For consistency, these games are not included in this table.

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