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 1948.
Key
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame |
| ‡ | Heisman Trophy winner |
| (#) | Games started |
Quarterbacks
| 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 (9) Michael Hawkins Jr. (4) | [25][26] |
| 2025 | John Mateer (12) Michael Hawkins Jr. (1) | [27] |