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

† 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 (6) Michael Hawkins Jr. (1) [27]

References

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
  1. ↑ Tramel, Berry (July 7, 2009). "Remembering Jack Mitchell: A Dashing Sooner". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ Tramel, Berry (April 26, 2020). "OU football:What if Texas coach Darrel Royal had returned to coach the Sooners". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ Tramel, Berry (December 24, 2016). "OU football: Claude Arnold's patience was rewarded". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "CU Icon Eddie Crowder Passes Away". CU athletics. August 12, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Tramel, Berry (February 4, 2003). "Former Sooner QB Calame dead at 69". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Tramel, Berry (August 9, 2011). "The Quarterback who never lost OU's Jimmy Harris Dies at 76". the Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ Colon, Bob (August 6, 2002). "Former OU Star David Baker Dies at age 65". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 Tramel, Berry (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.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tramel, Berry (February 5, 2019). "Kyler Murray was not Oklahoma football's only one-year quarterback wonder". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Trotter, Jake (September 27, 2010). "Red River Rivalry quarterbacks who were emergency starters or replacements". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 Godfrey, Ed (August 26, 2017). "The Collected Wisdom of Bob Warmack". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 "Jack Mildren". The Oklahoman. October 21, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ Tramel, Berry (April 14, 2013). "Oklahoma Football: The Sooner Quarterback who could have been King". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 Trotter, Jake (March 18, 2013). "Davis beat odds to Lead OU". ESPN. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Former OU Quarterback Dean Blevins Recalls 1977 Revenge Bedlam". KOTV. November 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 Rohde, John (February 16, 2022). "Black History Month: Thomas Lott". University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "@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.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. 1 2 "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.
  21. 1 2 Hoover, John (October 27, 2009). "Spotlight shift for OU". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on November 10, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
  22. ↑ McConnell, Luke (August 22, 2013). "BREAKING: Stoops Officially Names Knight Oklahoma Starting Quarterback". News9.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Baker Mayfield Named OU Starting QB". News9.com. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  24. ↑ "OU Head Football Coach Names Spencer Rattler As Starting QB". News9.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  25. ↑ Sulley, Colton. "OU football depth chart revealed: See the full roster". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  26. ↑ Wilson, Dave (September 24, 2024). "OU's Hawkins to replace Arnold at QB vs. Auburn". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Six Takeaways From Oklahoma's Week 1 Depth Chart Release". Oklahoma Sooners On SI. August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.