List of Georgia Bulldogs starting quarterbacks

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This is a list of every Georgia Bulldogs football team quarterback and the years they participated on the Georgia Bulldogs football team.

Main starting quarterbacks

1892 to 1894

The following players were the predominant quarters for the Bulldogs each season the team was a non-conference independent team, following the birth of Georgia football.

Name Years Started Notability References
W. N. Gramling 1892 Georgia's first quarterback.
George Butler 1893–1894 Captain in 1894. [1][2]

1895 to 1921

Richard Von Albade Gammon
Reynolds Tichenor
David Paddock

The following quarterbacks were the predominant quarters for the Bulldogs each season after the establishment of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association until the establishment of the Southern Conference.

Name Years Started Notability References
Craig Barrow 1895 Later a distinguished physician in Savannah. [1]
Richard Von Albade Gammon 1896 Led Georgia to its first undefeated season under
Pop Warner
. He is most famous for having died after injuries sustained in a collegiate football game. The next year, he moved to fullback. He died in the game against Virginia. 		[1]
Reynolds Tichenor 1897 Transferred from Auburn. He was quarterback when Richard Von Albade Gammon met his death. [1][3]
James "Kid" Huff 1898 The small quarterback once prevented a Vanderbilt touchdown by tackling the massive Wallace Crutchfield. [1][4]
Young 1899
Frank K. McCutcheon 1899–1900 [2]
Cam Dorsey 1900 [5]
Johnny Monahan 1901–1902 [1]
Harry Woodruff 1903–1904 Brother of "Kid" and known as "Big Kid". The two of them were the namesake of Woodruff Hall. [1]
John Dozier Lowndes 1905–1906 [1][2]
E. Farriss 1906 [1]
Kid Woodruff
 1907–1908; 1910–1911 He took a year off in 1909 to travel around the U.S. and Mexico. He coached the "dream and wonder team" of 1927. Brother of Harry; the two of them were the namesake of Woodruff Hall. [1][2]
John Northcutt 1909
Hafford Hay 1909–1910 [6]
Homer Thompson 1910
Leon Covington 1912 [1]
David Paddock 1913–1915 3x All-Southern. Paddock went unnoticed his freshman year at halfback, until he was moved to the quarterback position in the game with Georgia Tech and led the Bulldogs to a 20 to 0 victory. Paddock is the only player in school history to have a petition circulated by the student body requesting that he play for the Bulldogs. He was its second ever All-American after Bob McWhorter. [1][6][7]
William Donnelly 1916
Buck Cheves 1919–1920 Head of the 1920 "ten second backfield" that went undefeated and was the first team of Georgia's to be called "Bulldogs." He returned a kick blocked by Puss Whelchel 87 yards for a touchdown to defeat Alabama, ranked fourth in The 50 Greatest Plays In Georgia Bulldogs Football History. [1][8]
Sheldon Fitts 1920 Started the Florida game. [1]
Teany Randall 1921 [1]

1922 to 1932

The following quarterbacks were the predominant quarters for the Bulldogs each season after the establishment of the Southern Conference until the establishment of the Southeastern Conference.

Name Years Started Notability References
Dick Mulvehill 1922 [1][9]
Dave Collings 1922 Started the Vandy game. [1][9]
Scrappy Moore
 1923–1925 Made the drop kick to beat Vandy. It was the game which injured Lynn Bomar. He coached the Chattanooga Mocs for many years, and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach. [1][10]
Johnny Broadnax 1926–1927 Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team." In the 1940s he was assistant athletic director at UGA. [1]
H. F. Johnson 1926–1928 Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team." [1]
Moran 1929 [1]
Austin Downes 1929–1931 Transferred from Notre Dame. All-Southern. Led the 1930 team to wins over NYU and Yale. The 1931 team lost only to Southern Conference champion Tulane (whose only loss was in the Rose Bowl to USC) and National Champion USC. [1][6]
Leroy Young 1932 [11]

1933 to present

Fran Tarkenton
Matthew Stafford

The following quarterbacks were the leading passer for the Bulldogs each season since joining the Southeastern Conference in 1933.

Name Years Started Notability References
Byron Griffith 1933–1934 [1]
Charlie Treadaway 1935 [1]
Andy Roddenberry 1936 [1]
Lewis Young 1936–1937 [1]
Wallace Miller 1937
Bob Salisbury 1938 [1]
Robin Nowell 1939 [1]
Paul Kluk 1940 [1]
Cliff Kimsey 1941 [1]
Walter Maguire 1942 [1]
Bobby Hague 1943 [1]
Billy Hodges 1944 [1]
John Rauch 1945–1948
Ray Prosperi 1949
Zeke Bratkowski 1950–1952
Jimmy Harper 1953–1955
Billy Hearn 1956
Charley Britt 1957–1959
Fran Tarkenton 1959–1960 Led the Bulldogs to the 1959 SEC Championship. He was a famed scrambler. College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame. With the Minnesota Vikings, he had 3 Super Bowl appearances. Vikings Career Passing Yards Leader with 33,098. Vikings Career Passing Touchdowns Leader with 239. Vikings head coach Bud Grant flatly called Tarkenton "the greatest quarterback who's ever played." [12]
Larry Rakestraw 1961–1963
Lynn Hughes 1964
Kirby Moore 1965–1967 Led the Bulldogs to the 1966 SEC Championship.
Mike Cavan 1968–1970 Led the Bulldogs to the 1968 SEC Championship.
Andy Johnson 1971–1973
Matt Robinson 1974 With Ray Goff, led the Bulldogs to the 1976 SEC Championship.
Ray Goff 1975–1976 With Matt Robinson, led the Bulldogs to the 1976 SEC Championship.
Jeff Pyburn 1977–1979
Buck Belue 1979–1981 Led the Bulldogs to become the 1980 National Champions. Led the Bulldogs to become the 1980 and 1981 SEC Champions.
John Lastinger 1982–1983 Led the Bulldogs to the 1982 SEC Championship.
Todd Williams 1983–1984
Wayne Johnson 1985–1988
James Jackson 1985–1987
Greg Talley 1989–1991
Preston Jones 1990
Joe Dupree 1990
Eric Zeier 1991–1994
Mike Bobo 1995–1997
Hines Ward 1995
Brian Smith 1995
Quincy Carter 1998–2000
Cory Phillips 2000
David Greene 2001–2004 Led the Bulldogs to a 2002 SEC Championship title.
D. J. Shockley 2004–2005 Led the Bulldogs to a 2005 SEC Championship title.
Joe Tereshinski 2005–2006
Matthew Stafford 2006–2008 Current starting quarterback for the
2009 NFL Draft
. AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2011). First UGA QB to win a Super Bowl, with the Los Angeles Rams in the 2022 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. 		[13]
Joe Cox 2006, 2009
Aaron Murray 2010–2013 SEC Career Passing Yards Leader [14]
Hutson Mason 2013–2014
Greyson Lambert 2015–2016
Faton Bauta 2015 Started against Florida, throwing four interceptions in his lone start, losing 24–3.
Jacob Eason 2016–2017
Jake Fromm 2017–2019 Led the Bulldogs to become the 2017 SEC Champions, but was defeated in the 2018 National Championship title game
D'Wan Mathis 2020 Started the first game of the 2020 season. Was benched and eventually transferred to Temple.
Stetson Bennett 2020–2022 Led the Bulldogs to become the 2021–22 and 2022–23 National Champions.
JT Daniels 2020–2021
Carson Beck 2023

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Team Captains". Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
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  5. ^ "A Look Back: South Carolina". 10 September 2009.
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  7. ^ "Georgia All-Americans".
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  9. ^ a b "Mulvihill Out As Georgia Goes To Battle With Vandy". Athens Banner. November 18, 1922.
  10. ^ "Andy "Scrappy" Moore". Retrieved February 4, 2015.
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  12. ^ Fran Tarkenton at the College Football Hall of Fame
  13. ^ Clayton, John (April 24, 2009). "Sources: Matthew Stafford agrees to $41.7M, six-year deal with Detroit Lions". ESPN.com.
  14. ^ Ching, David (24 November 2013). "Aaron Murray (knee) leaves game". ESPN. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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