List of Alabama Crimson Tide starting quarterbacks
Updated: 11/6/2025, 12:47:42 AM Wikipedia source
This is a list of every Alabama Crimson Tide football team quarterback and the years they participated on the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Alabama quarterbacks have played prominent roles in American society off the gridiron as well. Both Farley Moody and Charlie Joplin died while serving in the First World War.
Tables
· Starting quarterbacks › 1933 to present
Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe
Name
Jalen Milroe
Season(s) Started
2022–2023
Notability
As a redshirt freshman in 2022, Milroe got the start against Texas A&M in place of an injured Bryce Young. Milroe would throw three touchdown passes in the Tide's 24–20 win.
Tyler Buchner
Tyler Buchner
Name
Tyler Buchner
Season(s) Started
2023
Notability
Buchner started one game in 2023 against South Florida after a loss to Texas in the previous week led the team to bench Jalen Milroe. He was replaced by Ty Simpson before halftime, and did not appear in any other games before entering the transfer portal as a lacrosse player at the end of the season.
Bryce Young
Bryce Young
Name
Bryce Young
Season(s) Started
2021–2022
Notability
As a sophomore in 2021, led the Tide to the SEC championship and a Cotton Bowl victory. Young became the first Alabama quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy.
Mac Jones
Mac Jones
Name
Mac Jones
Season(s) Started
2019–2020
Notability
Mac Jones became the starting quarterback the week after Tua Tagovailoa suffered a season-ending injury against Southeastern Conference rival Mississippi State on November 16, 2019. Jones led Alabama to win the College Football National Championship in 2020. Jones broke Alabama's single-season passing yards record (4,514) and broke the FBS single-season record for completion percentage (77.4%).
Tua Tagovailoa
Tua Tagovailoa
Name
Tua Tagovailoa
Season(s) Started
2018–2019
Notability
Tua Tagovailoa won critical acclaim for his 2nd half performance in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship where he led Alabama to a come-from-behind overtime win against the Georgia Bulldogs. Tagovailoa won the starting job in the 2018 off-season and started his first game on September 1 against the Louisville Cardinals
Jalen Hurts
Jalen Hurts
Name
Jalen Hurts
Season(s) Started
2016–2017
Notability
Hurts was the first freshman to start at QB for Nick Saban. He led Alabama to the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship game, which Alabama lost to Clemson, 35–31. In the 2017 season, he led Alabama to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, where he was replaced during the game by Tua Tagovailoa.
Blake Barnett
Blake Barnett
Name
Blake Barnett
Season(s) Started
2016
Notability
Barnett started the first game of the 2016 season against USC. He was replaced by Jalen Hurts, who became the starting quarterback. After limited playing time in the next few games, Barnett chose to leave the program and transfer to a junior college, and then to Arizona State where he was the backup QB behind Manny Wilkins. He was then the starting QB for the University of South Florida Bulls.
Cooper Bateman
Cooper Bateman
Name
Cooper Bateman
Season(s) Started
2015
Notability
Bateman made his first career start at quarterback September 19, 2015
Jake Coker
Jake Coker
Name
Jake Coker
Season(s) Started
2015
Notability
Coker led Alabama to the 2016 national championship, where they defeated Clemson, 45–40.
Blake Sims
Blake Sims
Name
Blake Sims
Season(s) Started
2014
Notability
Sims was named starting quarterback just prior to their season opener against West Virginia after he won a prolonged competition against Jake Coker. Against Florida, Sims set a school record for total offense in a single game with his 484 yards that included 39 total yards rushing. Sims threw for 3,487 yards (a single season record) with 28 touchdowns. He also added 7 rushing touchdowns and 350 yards on the ground. He led the Tide to win the 2014 SEC Championship, in which he was the game's MVP.
A. J. McCarron
A. J. McCarron
Name
A. J. McCarron
Season(s) Started
2011–2013
Notability
McCarron led the Crimson Tide to the 2011 and 2012 national championships and graduated as Alabama's career leader in passing yardage (9,019), completions (686) and touchdowns (77). He also holds the record for passing touchdowns (30) in a single season. He finished runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in the 2013 season. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2014 NFL draft.
Greg McElroy
Greg McElroy
Name
Greg McElroy
Season(s) Started
2009–2010
Notability
McElroy led the Crimson Tide to the 2009 national championship and was named ESPN Academic All-American of the Year for the 2010 season. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the 2011 NFL draft.
John Parker Wilson
John Parker Wilson
Name
John Parker Wilson
Season(s) Started
2006–2008
Notability
Wilson graduated as the all-time leader in several categories that have since been eclipsed. He still holds the record for completions in a single-season (255). He went undrafted but played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Brodie Croyle
Brodie Croyle
Name
Brodie Croyle
Season(s) Started
2002–2005
Notability
Croyle graduated as the all-time leader in several categories that have since been eclipsed. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2006 NFL draft.
Mark Guillon
Mark Guillon
Name
Mark Guillon
Season(s) Started
2004
Notability
Guillon started a pair of games during the 2004 season after Brodie Croyle had a season-ending injury. He subsequently left the program in October 2006.
Spencer Pennington
Spencer Pennington
Name
Spencer Pennington
Season(s) Started
2003–2004
Notability
He made his first career start October 4, 2003. Pennington started the final seven games of the 2004 season after injuries to both Brodie Croyle and Mark Guillon. He left the program in January 2005 to focus only on his baseball career with the Crimson Tide.
Brandon Avalos
Brandon Avalos
Name
Brandon Avalos
Season(s) Started
2003
Notability
Avalos started against Southern Miss during the 2003 season due to injuries to both Brodie Croyle and Spencer Pennington. He left the program in January 2004.
Tyler Watts
Tyler Watts
Name
Tyler Watts
Season(s) Started
1999–2002
Andrew Zow
Andrew Zow
Name
Andrew Zow
Season(s) Started
1998–2001
Notability
Led Alabama to a SEC Championship in 1999 and finished his career as the all time passing yards leader (now 4th).
John David Phillips
John David Phillips
Name
John David Phillips
Season(s) Started
1998
Notability
As a fifth year senior, Phillips started the first four games of the season before being replaced by Andrew Zow for the year.
Lance Tucker
Lance Tucker
Name
Lance Tucker
Season(s) Started
1997
Freddie Kitchens
Freddie Kitchens
Name
Freddie Kitchens
Season(s) Started
1995–1997
Brian Burgdorf
Brian Burgdorf
Name
Brian Burgdorf
Season(s) Started
1993, 1995
Jay Barker
Jay Barker
Name
Jay Barker
Season(s) Started
1991–1994
Notability
All-SEC. Barker led Alabama the 1992 national championship. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL draft.
Danny Woodson
Danny Woodson
Name
Danny Woodson
Season(s) Started
1991
Gary Hollingsworth
Gary Hollingsworth
Name
Gary Hollingsworth
Season(s) Started
1989–1990
David Smith
David Smith
Name
David Smith
Season(s) Started
1987–1988
Jeff Dunn
Jeff Dunn
Name
Jeff Dunn
Season(s) Started
1987–1989
Vince Sutton
Vince Sutton
Name
Vince Sutton
Season(s) Started
1987–1988, 1984
Mike Shula
Mike Shula
Name
Mike Shula
Season(s) Started
1984–1986
Walter Lewis
Walter Lewis
Name
Walter Lewis
Season(s) Started
1981–1983
Notability
Lewis was the first black quarterback to start for the Crimson Tide and led Alabama during the final three seasons of the Bryant era.
Alan Gray
Alan Gray
Name
Alan Gray
Season(s) Started
1981
Ken Coley
Ken Coley
Name
Ken Coley
Season(s) Started
1981
Don Jacobs
Don Jacobs
Name
Don Jacobs
Season(s) Started
1980
Steadman S. Shealy
Steadman S. Shealy
Name
Steadman S. Shealy
Season(s) Started
1979
Notability
All-SEC. Shealy led the Crimson Tide to an undefeated season and the 1979 national championship.
Jeff Rutledge
Jeff Rutledge
Name
Jeff Rutledge
Season(s) Started
1976–1978
Richard Todd
Richard Todd
Name
Richard Todd
Season(s) Started
1974–1975
Notability
Todd was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 1976 NFL draft.
Gary Rutledge
Gary Rutledge
Name
Gary Rutledge
Season(s) Started
1973
Notability
Rutledge was the first of two brothers to lead a national championship team. He led Alabama to the 1973 national championship and his brother Jeff Rutledge led Alabama to the 1978 national championship.
Terry Davis
Terry Davis
Name
Terry Davis
Season(s) Started
1971–1972
Neb Hayden
Neb Hayden
Name
Neb Hayden
Season(s) Started
1970
Scott Hunter
Scott Hunter
Name
Scott Hunter
Season(s) Started
1968–1970
Wayne Trimble
Wayne Trimble
Name
Wayne Trimble
Season(s) Started
1966
Ken Stabler
Ken Stabler
Name
Ken Stabler
Season(s) Started
1966–1967
Notability
All-SEC. Super Bowl XI Champion. Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Steve Sloan
Steve Sloan
Name
Steve Sloan
Season(s) Started
1962–1965
Joe Namath
Joe Namath
Name
Joe Namath
Season(s) Started
1962–1964
Notability
All-SEC. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Super Bowl III Champion.
Pat Trammell
Pat Trammell
Name
Pat Trammell
Season(s) Started
1959–1961
Bobby Jackson
Bobby Jackson
Name
Bobby Jackson
Season(s) Started
1958
Bobby Smith
Bobby Smith
Name
Bobby Smith
Season(s) Started
1956–1957
Clay Walls
Clay Walls
Name
Clay Walls
Season(s) Started
1956
Bart Starr
Bart Starr
Name
Bart Starr
Season(s) Started
1953–1955
Notability
Pro Football Hall of Fame. NFL 1960s All-Decade Team. Two-time Super Bowl Champion and MVP (Most Valuable Player). At Alabama, he also played punter.
Clell Hobson
Clell Hobson
Name
Clell Hobson
Season(s) Started
1951–1952
Ed Salem
Ed Salem
Name
Ed Salem
Season(s) Started
1948–1950
Butch Avinger
Butch Avinger
Name
Butch Avinger
Season(s) Started
1949–1950
Jack Brown
Jack Brown
Name
Jack Brown
Season(s) Started
1948
Hugh Morrow
Hugh Morrow
Name
Hugh Morrow
Season(s) Started
1947
Hal Self
Hal Self
Name
Hal Self
Season(s) Started
1945–1946
Harry Gilmer
Harry Gilmer
Name
Harry Gilmer
Season(s) Started
1944–1947
Notability
All-SEC
Jim McWhorter
Jim McWhorter
Name
Jim McWhorter
Season(s) Started
1941–1942
Notability
1941 team won Cotton Bowl and national championship. 1942 team won Orange Bowl. Drafted by Detroit Lions after WWII service.
Chuck DeShane
Chuck DeShane
Name
Chuck DeShane
Season(s) Started
1939–1940
Hal Hughes
Hal Hughes
Name
Hal Hughes
Season(s) Started
1937–1938
Vic Bradford
Vic Bradford
Name
Vic Bradford
Season(s) Started
1936–1938
Notability
Outfielder in Major League Baseball.
Joe Riley
Joe Riley
Name
Joe Riley
Season(s) Started
1936
Notability
All-SEC
Riley Smith
Riley Smith
Name
Riley Smith
Season(s) Started
1934–1935
Notability
All-SEC
Tilden Campbell
Tilden Campbell
Name
Tilden Campbell
Season(s) Started
1932–1934
| Name | Season(s) Started | Notability | References |
| Jalen Milroe | 2022–2023 | As a redshirt freshman in 2022, Milroe got the start against Texas A&M in place of an injured Bryce Young. Milroe would throw three touchdown passes in the Tide's 24–20 win. | |
| Tyler Buchner | 2023 | Buchner started one game in 2023 against South Florida after a loss to Texas in the previous week led the team to bench Jalen Milroe. He was replaced by Ty Simpson before halftime, and did not appear in any other games before entering the transfer portal as a lacrosse player at the end of the season. | |
| Bryce Young | 2021–2022 | As a sophomore in 2021, led the Tide to the SEC championship and a Cotton Bowl victory. Young became the first Alabama quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy. | |
| Mac Jones | 2019–2020 | Mac Jones became the starting quarterback the week after Tua Tagovailoa suffered a season-ending injury against Southeastern Conference rival Mississippi State on November 16, 2019. Jones led Alabama to win the College Football National Championship in 2020. Jones broke Alabama's single-season passing yards record (4,514) and broke the FBS single-season record for completion percentage (77.4%). | |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 2018–2019 | Tua Tagovailoa won critical acclaim for his 2nd half performance in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship where he led Alabama to a come-from-behind overtime win against the Georgia Bulldogs. Tagovailoa won the starting job in the 2018 off-season and started his first game on September 1 against the Louisville Cardinals | |
| Jalen Hurts | 2016–2017 | Hurts was the first freshman to start at QB for Nick Saban. He led Alabama to the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship game, which Alabama lost to Clemson, 35–31. In the 2017 season, he led Alabama to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, where he was replaced during the game by Tua Tagovailoa. | |
| Blake Barnett | 2016 | Barnett started the first game of the 2016 season against USC. He was replaced by Jalen Hurts, who became the starting quarterback. After limited playing time in the next few games, Barnett chose to leave the program and transfer to a junior college, and then to Arizona State where he was the backup QB behind Manny Wilkins. He was then the starting QB for the University of South Florida Bulls. | |
| Cooper Bateman | 2015 | Bateman made his first career start at quarterback September 19, 2015 | |
| Jake Coker | 2015 | Coker led Alabama to the 2016 national championship, where they defeated Clemson, 45–40. | |
| Blake Sims | 2014 | Sims was named starting quarterback just prior to their season opener against West Virginia after he won a prolonged competition against Jake Coker. Against Florida, Sims set a school record for total offense in a single game with his 484 yards that included 39 total yards rushing. Sims threw for 3,487 yards (a single season record) with 28 touchdowns. He also added 7 rushing touchdowns and 350 yards on the ground. He led the Tide to win the 2014 SEC Championship, in which he was the game's MVP. | |
| A. J. McCarron | 2011–2013 | McCarron led the Crimson Tide to the 2011 and 2012 national championships and graduated as Alabama's career leader in passing yardage (9,019), completions (686) and touchdowns (77). He also holds the record for passing touchdowns (30) in a single season. He finished runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in the 2013 season. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2014 NFL draft. | |
| Greg McElroy | 2009–2010 | McElroy led the Crimson Tide to the 2009 national championship and was named ESPN Academic All-American of the Year for the 2010 season. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the 2011 NFL draft. | |
| John Parker Wilson | 2006–2008 | Wilson graduated as the all-time leader in several categories that have since been eclipsed. He still holds the record for completions in a single-season (255). He went undrafted but played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars and Pittsburgh Steelers. | |
| Brodie Croyle | 2002–2005 | Croyle graduated as the all-time leader in several categories that have since been eclipsed. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2006 NFL draft. | |
| Mark Guillon | 2004 | Guillon started a pair of games during the 2004 season after Brodie Croyle had a season-ending injury. He subsequently left the program in October 2006. | |
| Spencer Pennington | 2003–2004 | He made his first career start October 4, 2003. Pennington started the final seven games of the 2004 season after injuries to both Brodie Croyle and Mark Guillon. He left the program in January 2005 to focus only on his baseball career with the Crimson Tide. | |
| Brandon Avalos | 2003 | Avalos started against Southern Miss during the 2003 season due to injuries to both Brodie Croyle and Spencer Pennington. He left the program in January 2004. | |
| Tyler Watts | 1999–2002 | ||
| Andrew Zow | 1998–2001 | Led Alabama to a SEC Championship in 1999 and finished his career as the all time passing yards leader (now 4th). | |
| John David Phillips | 1998 | As a fifth year senior, Phillips started the first four games of the season before being replaced by Andrew Zow for the year. | |
| Lance Tucker | 1997 | ||
| Freddie Kitchens | 1995–1997 | ||
| Brian Burgdorf | 1993, 1995 | ||
| Jay Barker | 1991–1994 | All-SEC. Barker led Alabama the 1992 national championship. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL draft. | |
| Danny Woodson | 1991 | ||
| Gary Hollingsworth | 1989–1990 | ||
| David Smith | 1987–1988 | ||
| Jeff Dunn | 1987–1989 | ||
| Vince Sutton | 1987–1988, 1984 | ||
| Mike Shula | 1984–1986 | ||
| Walter Lewis | 1981–1983 | Lewis was the first black quarterback to start for the Crimson Tide and led Alabama during the final three seasons of the Bryant era. | |
| Alan Gray | 1981 | ||
| Ken Coley | 1981 | ||
| Don Jacobs | 1980 | ||
| Steadman S. Shealy | 1979 | All-SEC. Shealy led the Crimson Tide to an undefeated season and the 1979 national championship. | |
| Jeff Rutledge | 1976–1978 | ||
| Richard Todd | 1974–1975 | Todd was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 1976 NFL draft. | |
| Gary Rutledge | 1973 | Rutledge was the first of two brothers to lead a national championship team. He led Alabama to the 1973 national championship and his brother Jeff Rutledge led Alabama to the 1978 national championship. | |
| Terry Davis | 1971–1972 | ||
| Neb Hayden | 1970 | ||
| Scott Hunter | 1968–1970 | ||
| Wayne Trimble | 1966 | ||
| Ken Stabler | 1966–1967 | All-SEC. Super Bowl XI Champion. Pro Football Hall of Fame. | |
| Steve Sloan | 1962–1965 | ||
| Joe Namath | 1962–1964 | All-SEC. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Super Bowl III Champion. | |
| Pat Trammell | 1959–1961 | ||
| Bobby Jackson | 1958 | ||
| Bobby Smith | 1956–1957 | ||
| Clay Walls | 1956 |
· Starting quarterbacks › 1922 to 1932
John Campbell
John Campbell
Name
John Campbell
Years Started
1930–1931
Notability
A member of Wallace Wade's last national championship team in 1930.
John Tucker
John Tucker
Name
John Tucker
Years Started
1930–1931
Notability
A member of Wallace Wade's last national championship team in 1930.
Melvin Vines
Melvin Vines
Name
Melvin Vines
Years Started
1929
Graham McClintock
Graham McClintock
Name
Graham McClintock
Years Started
1927–1928
Davis Brasfield
Davis Brasfield
Name
Davis Brasfield
Years Started
1927
Red Barnes
Red Barnes
Name
Red Barnes
Years Started
1925–1926
Notability
Barnes was a member of the first southern team to win the Rose Bowl, playing then as a halfback. Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators.
Allison Hubert
Allison Hubert
Name
Allison Hubert
Years Started
1924–1925
Notability
Hubert is the first quarterback for the Crimson Tide to win a national championship. He was All-Southern, a member of the first southern team to win the Rose Bowl, and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964. Coach Wallace Wade called him "undoubtedly one of the greatest football players of all time."
Grant Gillis
Grant Gillis
Name
Grant Gillis
Years Started
1923–1924
Notability
Gillis was the first quarterback under Wallace Wade, and so is the first quarterback for the Crimson Tide to win a conference championship, and the first to be selected composite All-Southern. He was later a Major League Baseball player.
Charles Bartlett
Charles Bartlett
Name
Charles Bartlett
Years Started
1920–1922
Notability
Bartlett led the Tide to a 9–7 upset win over coach John Heisman's Penn team in 1922, one of the first times the Tide received national coverage in the newspapers. He was selected to some All-Southern teams, and received Walter Camp's All-America Honorable Mention.
| Name | Years Started | Notability | References |
| John Campbell | 1930–1931 | A member of Wallace Wade's last national championship team in 1930. | |
| John Tucker | 1930–1931 | A member of Wallace Wade's last national championship team in 1930. | |
| Melvin Vines | 1929 | ||
| Graham McClintock | 1927–1928 | ||
| Davis Brasfield | 1927 | ||
| Red Barnes | 1925–1926 | Barnes was a member of the first southern team to win the Rose Bowl, playing then as a halfback. Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators. | |
| Allison Hubert | 1924–1925 | Hubert is the first quarterback for the Crimson Tide to win a national championship. He was All-Southern, a member of the first southern team to win the Rose Bowl, and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964. Coach Wallace Wade called him "undoubtedly one of the greatest football players of all time." | |
| Grant Gillis | 1923–1924 | Gillis was the first quarterback under Wallace Wade, and so is the first quarterback for the Crimson Tide to win a conference championship, and the first to be selected composite All-Southern. He was later a Major League Baseball player. | |
| Charles Bartlett | 1920–1922 | Bartlett led the Tide to a 9–7 upset win over coach John Heisman's Penn team in 1922, one of the first times the Tide received national coverage in the newspapers. He was selected to some All-Southern teams, and received Walter Camp's All-America Honorable Mention. |
· Starting quarterbacks › 1895 to 1921
Max Rosenfeld
Max Rosenfeld
Name
Max Rosenfeld
Years Started
1921
Notability
Major League Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
William C. Baty
William C. Baty
Name
William C. Baty
Years Started
1921
Jack Hovater
Jack Hovater
Name
Jack Hovater
Years Started
1920
Notability
Captain of 1917 team.
Luke Sewell
Luke Sewell
Name
Luke Sewell
Years Started
1919
Notability
Played in Major League Baseball as a catcher.
Mullie Lenoir
Mullie Lenoir
Name
Mullie Lenoir
Years Started
1917
Notability
Was an All-Southern halfback in 1919 and 1920. Later coach at Bluefield.
Dink Hagan
Dink Hagan
Name
Dink Hagan
Years Started
1913; 1917
Cecil Creen
Cecil Creen
Name
Cecil Creen
Years Started
1916
Notability
Creen ran in the touchdown to defeat Mississippi College 13 to 7. All-Southern. Walter Camp gave him All-America honorable mention. He transferred to Washington & Lee.
Griffin Harsh
Griffin Harsh
Name
Griffin Harsh
Years Started
1914–1915
Charlie Joplin
Charlie Joplin
Name
Charlie Joplin
Years Started
1912;1914
Notability
Joplin was ruled ineligible because he refused to sign an affidavit stating that he had never played professional baseball. He was killed in the First World War.
Farley Moody
Farley Moody
Name
Farley Moody
Years Started
1909–1912
Notability
He made the field goal to beat Tulane 5 to 3 in 1910. Moody scored two touchdowns, including a 40-yard punt return, and added four extra points in the 24 to 0 win over Howard in 1911. He coached the 1915 team with athletic director B. L. Noojin after coach Kelley was hospitalized with typhoid fever. Moody was killed in the First World War.
Emory Peebles
Emory Peebles
Name
Emory Peebles
Years Started
1908–1910
Emile Hannon
Emile Hannon
Name
Emile Hannon
Years Started
1906–1907
Notability
Nicknamed "Chick." Weighed just 120 pounds. Assistant coach for Bama c. 1913.
Truman Smith
Truman Smith
Name
Truman Smith
Years Started
1905
W. L. Ward
W. L. Ward
Name
W. L. Ward
Years Started
1904
W. S. Wyatt
W. S. Wyatt
Name
W. S. Wyatt
Years Started
1902–1903
Notability
Later a doctor in Lexington, Kentucky
Earl Drennen
Earl Drennen
Name
Earl Drennen
Years Started
1900–1901
Forney Johnston
Forney Johnston
Name
Forney Johnston
Years Started
1899
Ed Tutwiler
Ed Tutwiler
Name
Ed Tutwiler
Years Started
1897
Notability
Transferred to the University of Virginia. Son of Birmingham philanthropist and New Market cadet Edward Magruder Tutwiler and relative of reformer Julia Tutwiler who is the namesake of Tutwiler Hall. One account reads "Ed Tutwiler is one of the greatest stars that football in the south ever produced. He was a graduate of the University in the class of '98, and afterwards went to the University of Virginia. He was considered the pluckiest quarterback in the south, and was noted for head work and generalship."
Borden Burr
Borden Burr
Name
Borden Burr
Years Started
1895–1896
Notability
Later a corporate lawyer.
| Name | Years Started | Notability | References |
| Max Rosenfeld | 1921 | Major League Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. | |
| William C. Baty | 1921 | ||
| Jack Hovater | 1920 | Captain of 1917 team. | |
| Luke Sewell | 1919 | Played in Major League Baseball as a catcher. | |
| Mullie Lenoir | 1917 | Was an All-Southern halfback in 1919 and 1920. Later coach at Bluefield. | |
| Dink Hagan | 1913; 1917 | ||
| Cecil Creen | 1916 | Creen ran in the touchdown to defeat Mississippi College 13 to 7. All-Southern. Walter Camp gave him All-America honorable mention. He transferred to Washington & Lee. | |
| Griffin Harsh | 1914–1915 | ||
| Charlie Joplin | 1912;1914 | Joplin was ruled ineligible because he refused to sign an affidavit stating that he had never played professional baseball. He was killed in the First World War. | |
| Farley Moody | 1909–1912 | He made the field goal to beat Tulane 5 to 3 in 1910. Moody scored two touchdowns, including a 40-yard punt return, and added four extra points in the 24 to 0 win over Howard in 1911. He coached the 1915 team with athletic director B. L. Noojin after coach Kelley was hospitalized with typhoid fever. Moody was killed in the First World War. | |
| Emory Peebles | 1908–1910 | ||
| Emile Hannon | 1906–1907 | Nicknamed "Chick." Weighed just 120 pounds. Assistant coach for Bama c. 1913. | |
| Truman Smith | 1905 | ||
| W. L. Ward | 1904 | ||
| W. S. Wyatt | 1902–1903 | Later a doctor in Lexington, Kentucky | |
| Earl Drennen | 1900–1901 | ||
| Forney Johnston | 1899 | ||
| Ed Tutwiler | 1897 | Transferred to the University of Virginia. Son of Birmingham philanthropist and New Market cadet Edward Magruder Tutwiler and relative of reformer Julia Tutwiler who is the namesake of Tutwiler Hall. One account reads "Ed Tutwiler is one of the greatest stars that football in the south ever produced. He was a graduate of the University in the class of '98, and afterwards went to the University of Virginia. He was considered the pluckiest quarterback in the south, and was noted for head work and generalship." | |
| Borden Burr | 1895–1896 | Later a corporate lawyer. |
· Starting quarterbacks › 1892 to 1894
William Walker
William Walker
Name
William Walker
Years Started
1892–1894
Notability
Later a distinguished judge in Birmingham
| Name | Years Started | Notability | References |
| William Walker | 1892–1894 | Later a distinguished judge in Birmingham |
References
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39043016/alabama-qb-tyler-buchner-enters-portal-lacrosse-player
- "Mac Jones: College football career, stats, highlights, records"https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2021-09-15/mac-jones-college-football-career-stats-highlights-records
- "Nick Saban names Blake Sims starter for Alabama's season opener"http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/08/nick_saban_names_blake_sims_st.html
- "Blake Sims' performance vs. Florida now historic after stat correction gives Tide QB program record"http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/09/blake_sims_performance_vs_flor.html?k
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/77141/mccarrons-legacy-as-a-winner-will-endure
- The Times-Picayunehttp://www.nola.com/sugarbowl/index.ssf/2014/01/alabama_notebook.html
- The Huntsville Timeshttp://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2013/08/aj_mccarron_cfb_preview.html
- "Greg McElroy named ESPN Academic All-American of the Year"http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112310aaa.html
- The Birmingham Newshttp://blog.al.com/bn/2008/08/qb_wilson_aims_to_make_final_j.html
- The Birmingham Newshttp://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/former_alabama_quarterback_bro.html
- The Decatur Dailyhttp://legacy.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/sports/061011/guillon.shtml
- The Tuscaloosa Newshttp://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20050112/NEWS/50112001
- The Tuscaloosa Newshttp://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20040115/NEWS/401150351
- Baptist Presshttp://www.bpnews.net/4864/alabamas-former-top-quarterback-on-sidelines-remains-firm-in-faith
- Coach: The Life of Paul "Bear" Bryanthttps://books.google.com/books?id=GIl8s3l0RY8C
- "AHSAA sportsmanship spotlight: Oneonta football team learns from struggles of 'Joe H'"http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/3530908012954421392/ahsaa-sportsmanship-spotlight-oneonta-football-team-learns-from-struggles-of-joe-h/
- "Former Alabama QB Steadman Shealy notes similarities in Tide, differences in game"http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/10/former_alabama_qb_steadman_she_1.html
- Bear's Boys: Thirty-Six Men Whose Lives Were Changed by Coach Paul Bryanthttps://books.google.com/books?id=sh7In_W8c-UC&q=jeff+and+gary+rutledge&pg=PA191
- "Archived copy"https://web.archive.org/web/20131014120023/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/20130920record-book.pdf
- Bart Starr, by John Devaney, pg. 38
- The Tuscaloosa Newshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19380218&id=kO4-AAAAIBAJ&pg=6355,2140572&hl=en
- The Ogden Standard-Examinerhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/1917612//
- "Pooley Hubert"https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1400
- Career statistics from Baseball Referencehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gilligr01.shtml
- Atlanta Constitutionhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/1937357//
- "Notable Comeback Victories"https://web.archive.org/web/20141129083629/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/20140929facts-and-figures.pdf
- www.baseballsgreatestsacrifice.comhttps://www.baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com/biographies/joplin_charlie.html
- "Nick Saban Era Begins"http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/083107aaa.html
- The Crimson Tide: An Illustrated History of Football at the University of Alabamahttp://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/servlet/DCARead?standardNo=0817310517&standardNoType=1&excerpt=true
- newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/newspage/70938946/
- The Tuscaloosa Newshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19101117&id=3cY-AAAAIBAJ&pg=3777,2314307
- History of Southern Football