List of Georgia Bulldogs starting quarterbacks

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

Sheldon Fitts

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"^[a] 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]^[9]
Sheldon Fitts	1920	Started the Florida game.	^[1]
Teany Randall	1921		^[1]

1922 to 1932

Dave Collings

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]^[10]
Dave Collings	1922	Started the Vandy game.	^[1]^[10]
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]^[11]
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		^[12]

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."	^[13]
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 Los Angeles Rams. 1st Overall Pick of 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.	^[14]
Joe Cox	2006, 2009
Aaron Murray	2010–2013	SEC Career Passing Yards Leader	^[15]
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	2023–2024
Gunner Stockton	2024	Made first career start in the 2025 Sugar Bowl

Notes

^ The term "ten second backfield" generally refers to players capable (or thought to be capable) of running a 100-yard dash in 10 seconds—that is, fast runners.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag Reed, Thomas Walter (c. 1949). "Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947". History of the University of Georgia. dlg.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Team Captains". Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
^ Battey, George Magruder (1922). A History of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America: Including Numerous Incidents of More Than Local Interest, 1540–1922. Vol. 1. p. 345. hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t2s46z073.
^ "Kid Huff". Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1898. p. 19. Retrieved August 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A Look Back: South Carolina". September 10, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. ISBN 9780810860407.
^ "Georgia All-Americans".
^ "Advent has ten-second backfield". The Cincinnati Post. November 11, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^ Michael Bradley (November 30, 2006). Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. p. 151. ISBN 9781574889093.
^ ^a ^b "Mulvihill Out As Georgia Goes To Battle With Vandy". Athens Banner. November 18, 1922.
^ "Andy "Scrappy" Moore". Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ Patrick Garbin (August 2012). I Love Georgia/I Hate Florida. p. 77. ISBN 9781623680350.
^ Fran Tarkenton at the College Football Hall of Fame
^ Clayton, John (April 24, 2009). "Sources: Matthew Stafford agrees to $41.7M, six-year deal with Detroit Lions". ESPN.com.
^ Ching, David (November 24, 2013). "Aaron Murray (knee) leaves game". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2013.

[9] The term "ten second backfield" generally refers to players capable (or thought to be capable) of running a 100-yard dash in 10 seconds—that is, fast runners.^[8]

[ugaath-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag Reed, Thomas Walter (c. 1949). "Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947". History of the University of Georgia. dlg.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved December 21, 2006.

[capt-2] "Team Captains". Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[3] Battey, George Magruder (1922). A History of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America: Including Numerous Incidents of More Than Local Interest, 1540–1922. Vol. 1. p. 345. hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t2s46z073.

[4] "Kid Huff". Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1898. p. 19. Retrieved August 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "A Look Back: South Carolina". September 10, 2009.

[dawg-6] Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. ISBN 9780810860407.

[7] "Georgia All-Americans".

[8] "Advent has ten-second backfield". The Cincinnati Post. November 11, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

[10] Michael Bradley (November 30, 2006). Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. p. 151. ISBN 9781574889093.

[mulv-11] "Mulvihill Out As Georgia Goes To Battle With Vandy". Athens Banner. November 18, 1922.

[12] "Andy "Scrappy" Moore". Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[13] Patrick Garbin (August 2012). I Love Georgia/I Hate Florida. p. 77. ISBN 9781623680350.

[14] Fran Tarkenton at the College Football Hall of Fame

[15] Clayton, John (April 24, 2009). "Sources: Matthew Stafford agrees to $41.7M, six-year deal with Detroit Lions". ESPN.com.

[16] Ching, David (November 24, 2013). "Aaron Murray (knee) leaves game". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2013.

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