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 18931894 Captain in 1894. [1][2]

1895 to 1921

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 18991900 [2]
Cam Dorsey 1900 [5]
Johnny Monahan 19011902 [1]
Harry Woodruff 19031904 Brother of "Kid" and known as "Big Kid". The two of them were the namesake of Woodruff Hall. [1]
John Dozier Lowndes 19051906 [1][2]
E. Farriss 1906 [1]
Kid Woodruff 19071908; 19101911 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 19091910 [6]
Homer Thompson 1910
Leon Covington 1912 [1]
David Paddock 19131915 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 19191920 Head of the 1920 "ten second backfield" that went undefeated and was the first team of Georgia's to be called "Bulldogs." [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 19231925 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 19261927 Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team." In the 1940s he was assistant athletic director at UGA. [1]
H. F. Johnson 19261928 Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team." [1]
Moran 1929 [1]
Austin Downes 19291931 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

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 19331934 [1]
Charlie Treadaway 1935 [1]
Andy Roddenberry 1936 [1]
Lewis Young 19361937 [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 19451948
Ray Prosperi 1949
Zeke Bratkowski 19501952
Jimmy Harper 19531955
Billy Hearn 1956
Charley Britt 19571959
Fran Tarkenton 19591960 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 19611963
Lynn Hughes 1964
Kirby Moore 19651967 Led the Bulldogs to the 1966 SEC Championship.
Mike Cavan 19681970 Led the Bulldogs to the 1968 SEC Championship.
Andy Johnson 19711973
Matt Robinson 1974 With Ray Goff, led the Bulldogs to the 1976 SEC Championship.
Ray Goff 19751976 With Matt Robinson, led the Bulldogs to the 1976 SEC Championship.
Jeff Pyburn 19771979
Buck Belue 19791981 Led the Bulldogs to become the 1980 National Champions. Led the Bulldogs to become the 1980 and 1981 SEC Champions.
John Lastinger 19821983 Led the Bulldogs to the 1982 SEC Championship.
Todd Williams 19831984
James Jackson 19851987
Wayne Johnson 1988
Joe Dupree 1990-1991
Greg Talley
Eric Zeier 19911994
Mike Bobo 19951997
Quincy Carter 19982000
David Greene 20012004 Led the Bulldogs to a 2002 SEC Championship title.
D. J. Shockley 20042005 Led the Bulldogs to a 2005 SEC Championship title.
Joe Tereshinski 20052006
Matthew Stafford 20062008 Current starting quarterback for the Detroit Lions. 1st Overall Pick of the 2009 NFL Draft. AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2011). [13]
Joe Cox 2009
Aaron Murray 20102013 SEC Career Passing Yards Leader [14]
Hutson Mason 2014
Greyson Lambert 2015-2016
Faton Bauta 2015 Started against Florida, throwing 4 interceptions and 0 zero touchdowns in the lone Georgia start of his career, losing the game 24-3.
Jacob Eason 2016
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
J.T Daniels 2020–present

References

  1. 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 2006-12-21.
  2. "Team Captains". Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  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". 1: 345. hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t2s46z073. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Kid Huff". Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1898. p. 19. Retrieved August 27, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A Look Back: South Carolina".
  6. Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. ISBN 9780810860407.
  7. "Georgia All-Americans".
  8. Michael Bradley (30 November 2006). Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalries. p. 151. ISBN 9781574889093.
  9. "Mulvihill Out As Georgia Goes To Battle With Vandy". Athens Banner. November 18, 1922.
  10. "Andy "Scrappy" Moore". Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  11. Patrick Garbin (August 2012). I Love Georgia/I Hate Florida. p. 77. ISBN 9781623680350.
  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. "Aaron Murray (knee) leaves game". ESPN. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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