List of Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks
Updated: Wikipedia source
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).
Tables
· Starting quarterbacks
1960
1960
Season
1960
Regular season
Eddie LeBaron (0–9–1) / Don Heinrich (0–1) / Don Meredith (0–1)
1961
1961
Season
1961
Regular season
Eddie LeBaron (2–8) / Don Meredith (2–1–1)
1962
1962
Season
1962
Regular season
Don Meredith (2–5–1) / Eddie LeBaron (3–3)
1963
1963
Season
1963
Regular season
Don Meredith (4–8) / Eddie LeBaron (0–2)
1964
1964
Season
1964
Regular season
Don Meredith (5–4–1) / John Roach (0–4)
1965
1965
Season
1965
Regular season
Don Meredith (7–4) / Craig Morton (0–2) / Jerry Rhome (0–1)
1966
1966
Season
1966
Regular season
Don Meredith (9–3–1) / Jerry Rhome (1–0)
Postseason
Don Meredith (0–1)
1967
1967
Season
1967
Regular season
Don Meredith (7–4) / Craig Morton (2–1)
Postseason
Don Meredith (1–1)
1968
1968
Season
1968
Regular season
Don Meredith (11–2) / Craig Morton (1–0)
Postseason
Don Meredith (0–1)
1969
1969
Season
1969
Regular season
Craig Morton (10–2–1) / Roger Staubach (1–0)
Postseason
Craig Morton (0–1)
1970
1970
Season
1970
Regular season
Craig Morton (8–3) / Roger Staubach (2–1)
Postseason
Craig Morton (2–1)
1971
1971
Season
1971
Regular season
Roger Staubach (10–0) / Craig Morton (1–3)
Postseason
Roger Staubach (3–0)
1972
1972
Season
1972
Regular season
Craig Morton (10–4)
Postseason
Craig Morton (1–0) / Roger Staubach (0–1)
1973
1973
Season
1973
Regular season
Roger Staubach (10–4)
Postseason
Roger Staubach (1–1)
1974
1974
Season
1974
Regular season
Roger Staubach (8–6)
1975
1975
Season
1975
Regular season
Roger Staubach (9–4) / Clint Longley (1–0)
Postseason
Roger Staubach (2–1)
1976
1976
Season
1976
Regular season
Roger Staubach (11–3)
Postseason
Roger Staubach (0–1)
1977
1977
Season
1977
Regular season
Roger Staubach (12–2)
Postseason
Roger Staubach (3–0)
1978
1978
Season
1978
Regular season
Roger Staubach (11–4) / Danny White (1–0)
Postseason
Roger Staubach (2–1)
1979
1979
Season
1979
Regular season
Roger Staubach (11–5)
Postseason
Roger Staubach (0–1)
1980
1980
Season
1980
Regular season
Danny White (12–4)
Postseason
Danny White (2–1)
1981
1981
Season
1981
Regular season
Danny White (11–4) / Glenn Carano (1–0)
Postseason
Danny White (1–1)
1982
1982
Season
1982
Regular season
Danny White (6–3)
Postseason
Danny White (2–1)
1983
1983
Season
1983
Regular season
Danny White (12–4)
Postseason
Danny White (0–1)
1984
1984
Season
1984
Regular season
Gary Hogeboom (6–4) / Danny White (3–3)
1985
1985
Season
1985
Regular season
Danny White (10–4) / Gary Hogeboom (0–2)
Postseason
Danny White (0–1)
1986
1986
Season
1986
Regular season
Steve Pelluer (3–6) / Danny White (4–2) / Reggie Collier (0–1)
1987
1987
Season
1987
Regular season
Danny White (3–6) / Steve Pelluer (2–2) / Kevin Sweeney (2–0)
1988
1988
Season
1988
Regular season
Steve Pelluer (3–11) / Kevin Sweeney (0–2)
1989
1989
Season
1989
Regular season
Troy Aikman (0–11) / Steve Walsh (1–4)
1990
1990
Season
1990
Regular season
Troy Aikman (7–8) / Babe Laufenberg (0–1)
1991
1991
Season
1991
Regular season
Troy Aikman (7–5) / Steve Beuerlein (4–0)
Postseason
Steve Beuerlein (1–1)
1992
1992
Season
1992
Regular season
Troy Aikman (13–3)
Postseason
Troy Aikman (3–0)
1993
1993
Season
1993
Regular season
Troy Aikman (11–3) / Jason Garrett (1–0) / Bernie Kosar (0–1)
Postseason
Troy Aikman (3–0)
1994
1994
Season
1994
Regular season
Troy Aikman (10–4) / Jason Garrett (1–0) / Rodney Peete (1–0)
Postseason
Troy Aikman (1–1)
1995
1995
Season
1995
Regular season
Troy Aikman (12–4)
Postseason
Troy Aikman (3–0)
1996
1996
Season
1996
Regular season
Troy Aikman (10–5) / Wade Wilson (0–1)
Postseason
Troy Aikman (1–1)
1997
1997
Season
1997
Regular season
Troy Aikman (6–10)
1998
1998
Season
1998
Regular season
Troy Aikman (7–4) / Jason Garrett (3–2)
Postseason
Troy Aikman (0–1)
1999
1999
Season
1999
Regular season
Troy Aikman (7–7) / Jason Garrett (1–1)
Postseason
Troy Aikman (0–1)
2000
2000
Season
2000
Regular season
Troy Aikman (4–7) / Randall Cunningham (1–2) / Anthony Wright (0–2)
2001
2001
Season
2001
Regular season
Quincy Carter (3–5) / Anthony Wright (1–2) / Ryan Leaf (0–3) / Clint Stoerner (1–1)
2002
2002
Season
2002
Regular season
Chad Hutchinson (2–7) / Quincy Carter (3–4)
2003
2003
Season
2003
Regular season
Quincy Carter (10–6)
Postseason
Quincy Carter (0–1)
2004
2004
Season
2004
Regular season
Vinny Testaverde (5–10) / Drew Henson (1–0)
2005
2005
Season
2005
Regular season
Drew Bledsoe (9–7)
2006
2006
Season
2006
Regular season
Tony Romo (6–4) / Drew Bledsoe (3–3)
Postseason
Tony Romo (0–1)
2007
2007
Season
2007
Regular season
Tony Romo (13–3)
Postseason
Tony Romo (0–1)
2008
2008
Season
2008
Regular season
Tony Romo (8–5) / Brad Johnson (1–2)
2009
2009
Season
2009
Regular season
Tony Romo (11–5)
Postseason
Tony Romo (1–1)
2010
2010
Season
2010
Regular season
Jon Kitna (4–5) / Tony Romo (1–5) / Stephen McGee (1–0)
2011
2011
Season
2011
Regular season
Tony Romo (8–8)
2012
2012
Season
2012
Regular season
Tony Romo (8–8)
2013
2013
Season
2013
Regular season
Tony Romo (8–7) / Kyle Orton (0–1)
2014
2014
Season
2014
Regular season
Tony Romo (12–3) / Brandon Weeden (0–1)
Postseason
Tony Romo (1–1)
2015
2015
Season
2015
Regular season
Matt Cassel (1–6) / Tony Romo (3–1) / Brandon Weeden (0–3) / Kellen Moore (0–2)
2016
2016
Season
2016
Regular season
Dak Prescott (13–3)
Postseason
Dak Prescott (0–1)
2017
2017
Season
2017
Regular season
Dak Prescott (9–7)
2018
2018
Season
2018
Regular season
Dak Prescott (10–6)
Postseason
Dak Prescott (1–1)
2019
2019
Season
2019
Regular season
Dak Prescott (8–8)
2020
2020
Season
2020
Regular season
Andy Dalton (4–5) / Dak Prescott (2–3) / Garrett Gilbert (0–1) / Ben DiNucci (0–1)
2021
2021
Season
2021
Regular season
Dak Prescott (11–5) / Cooper Rush (1–0)
Postseason
Dak Prescott (0–1)
2022
2022
Season
2022
Regular season
Dak Prescott (8–4) / Cooper Rush (4–1)
Postseason
Dak Prescott (1–1)
2023
2023
Season
2023
Regular season
Dak Prescott (12–5)
Postseason
Dak Prescott (0–1)
2024
2024
Season
2024
Regular season
Dak Prescott (3–5) / Cooper Rush (4–4) / Trey Lance (0–1)
2025
2025
Season
2025
Regular season
Dak Prescott (7–9–1)
| Season | Regular season | Postseason | Ref. |
| 1960 | Eddie LeBaron (0–9–1) / Don Heinrich (0–1) / Don Meredith (0–1) | ||
| 1961 | Eddie LeBaron (2–8) / Don Meredith (2–1–1) | ||
| 1962 | Don Meredith (2–5–1) / Eddie LeBaron (3–3) | ||
| 1963 | Don Meredith (4–8) / Eddie LeBaron (0–2) | ||
| 1964 | Don Meredith (5–4–1) / John Roach (0–4) | ||
| 1965 | Don Meredith (7–4) / Craig Morton (0–2) / Jerry Rhome (0–1) | ||
| 1966 | Don Meredith (9–3–1) / Jerry Rhome (1–0) | Don Meredith (0–1) | |
| 1967 | Don Meredith (7–4) / Craig Morton (2–1) | Don Meredith (1–1) | |
| 1968 | Don Meredith (11–2) / Craig Morton (1–0) | Don Meredith (0–1) | |
| 1969 | Craig Morton (10–2–1) / Roger Staubach (1–0) | Craig Morton (0–1) | |
| 1970 | Craig Morton (8–3) / Roger Staubach (2–1) | Craig Morton (2–1) | |
| 1971 | Roger Staubach (10–0) / Craig Morton (1–3) | Roger Staubach (3–0) | |
| 1972 | Craig Morton (10–4) | Craig Morton (1–0) / Roger Staubach (0–1) | |
| 1973 | Roger Staubach (10–4) | Roger Staubach (1–1) | |
| 1974 | Roger Staubach (8–6) | ||
| 1975 | Roger Staubach (9–4) / Clint Longley (1–0) | Roger Staubach (2–1) | |
| 1976 | Roger Staubach (11–3) | Roger Staubach (0–1) | |
| 1977 | Roger Staubach (12–2) | Roger Staubach (3–0) | |
| 1978 | Roger Staubach (11–4) / Danny White (1–0) | Roger Staubach (2–1) | |
| 1979 | Roger Staubach (11–5) | Roger Staubach (0–1) | |
| 1980 | Danny White (12–4) | Danny White (2–1) | |
| 1981 | Danny White (11–4) / Glenn Carano (1–0) | Danny White (1–1) | |
| 1982 | Danny White (6–3) | Danny White (2–1) | |
| 1983 | Danny White (12–4) | Danny White (0–1) | |
| 1984 | Gary Hogeboom (6–4) / Danny White (3–3) | ||
| 1985 | Danny White (10–4) / Gary Hogeboom (0–2) | Danny White (0–1) | |
| 1986 | Steve Pelluer (3–6) / Danny White (4–2) / Reggie Collier (0–1) | ||
| 1987 | Danny White (3–6) / Steve Pelluer (2–2) / Kevin Sweeney (2–0) | ||
| 1988 | Steve Pelluer (3–11) / Kevin Sweeney (0–2) | ||
| 1989 | Troy Aikman (0–11) / Steve Walsh (1–4) | ||
| 1990 | Troy Aikman (7–8) / Babe Laufenberg (0–1) | ||
| 1991 | Troy Aikman (7–5) / Steve Beuerlein (4–0) | Steve Beuerlein (1–1) | |
| 1992 | Troy Aikman (13–3) | Troy Aikman (3–0) | |
| 1993 | Troy Aikman (11–3) / Jason Garrett (1–0) / Bernie Kosar (0–1) | Troy Aikman (3–0) | |
| 1994 | Troy Aikman (10–4) / Jason Garrett (1–0) / Rodney Peete (1–0) | Troy Aikman (1–1) | |
| 1995 | Troy Aikman (12–4) | Troy Aikman (3–0) | |
| 1996 | Troy Aikman (10–5) / Wade Wilson (0–1) | Troy Aikman (1–1) | |
| 1997 | Troy Aikman (6–10) | ||
| 1998 | Troy Aikman (7–4) / Jason Garrett (3–2) | Troy Aikman (0–1) | |
| 1999 | Troy Aikman (7–7) / Jason Garrett (1–1) | Troy Aikman (0–1) | |
| 2000 | Troy Aikman (4–7) / Randall Cunningham (1–2) / Anthony Wright (0–2) | ||
| 2001 | Quincy Carter (3–5) / Anthony Wright (1–2) / Ryan Leaf (0–3) / Clint Stoerner (1–1) | ||
| 2002 | Chad Hutchinson (2–7) / Quincy Carter (3–4) | ||
| 2003 | Quincy Carter (10–6) | Quincy Carter (0–1) | |
| 2004 | Vinny Testaverde (5–10) / Drew Henson (1–0) | ||
| 2005 | Drew Bledsoe (9–7) | ||
| 2006 | Tony Romo (6–4) / Drew Bledsoe (3–3) | Tony Romo (0–1) | |
| 2007 | Tony Romo (13–3) | Tony Romo (0–1) | |
| 2008 | Tony Romo (8–5) / Brad Johnson (1–2) |
· Most games as starting quarterback
GP
GP
Name
GP
Col 2
Games played
GS
GS
Name
GS
Col 2
Games started
W
W
Name
W
Col 2
Number of wins as starting quarterback
L
L
Name
L
Col 2
Number of losses as starting quarterback
T
T
Name
T
Col 2
Number of ties as starting quarterback
Pct
Pct
Name
Pct
Col 2
Winning percentage as starting quarterback
| Name | |
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Pct | Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
· Most games as starting quarterback
Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman
Name
Troy Aikman
Period
1989–2000
GP
165
GS
165
W
94
L
71
T
—
%
570
Dak Prescott
Dak Prescott
Name
Dak Prescott
Period
2016–present
GP
139
GS
139
W
83
L
55
T
1
%
601
Tony Romo
Tony Romo
Name
Tony Romo
Period
2006–2015
GP
156
GS
127
W
78
L
49
T
—
%
614
Roger Staubach
Roger Staubach
Name
Roger Staubach
Period
1969–1979
GP
131
GS
114
W
85
L
29
T
—
%
746
Danny White
Danny White
Name
Danny White
Period
1976–1988
GP
166
GS
92
W
62
L
30
T
—
%
674
Don Meredith
Don Meredith
Name
Don Meredith
Period
1960–1968
GP
104
GS
85
W
48
L
33
T
4
%
588
Craig Morton
Craig Morton
Name
Craig Morton
Period
1965–1974
GP
101
GS
47
W
32
L
14
T
1
%
691
Quincy Carter
Quincy Carter
Name
Quincy Carter
Period
2001–2003
GP
31
GS
31
W
16
L
15
T
—
%
516
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
| Troy Aikman | 1989–2000 | 165 | 165 | 94 | 71 | — | 570 |
| Dak Prescott | 2016–present | 139 | 139 | 83 | 55 | 1 | 601 |
| Tony Romo | 2006–2015 | 156 | 127 | 78 | 49 | — | 614 |
| Roger Staubach | 1969–1979 | 131 | 114 | 85 | 29 | — | 746 |
| Danny White | 1976–1988 | 166 | 92 | 62 | 30 | — | 674 |
| Don Meredith | 1960–1968 | 104 | 85 | 48 | 33 | 4 | 588 |
| Craig Morton | 1965–1974 | 101 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 691 |
| Quincy Carter | 2001–2003 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 15 | — | 516 |
· Team career passing records
Dak Prescott
Dak Prescott
Name
Dak Prescott
Comp
3,184
Att
4,759
%
66
Yds
35,989
TD
243
Int
92
Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman
Name
Troy Aikman
Comp
2,898
Att
4,715
%
61
Yds
32,942
TD
165
Int
141
Tony Romo
Tony Romo
Name
Tony Romo
Comp
2,829
Att
4,335
%
65
Yds
34,183
TD
248
Int
117
Danny White
Danny White
Name
Danny White
Comp
1,761
Att
2,950
%
59
Yds
21,959
TD
155
Int
132
Roger Staubach
Roger Staubach
Name
Roger Staubach
Comp
1,685
Att
2,958
%
57
Yds
22,700
TD
153
Int
109
Don Meredith
Don Meredith
Name
Don Meredith
Comp
1,170
Att
2,308
%
50
Yds
17,199
TD
135
Int
111
Craig Morton
Craig Morton
Name
Craig Morton
Comp
685
Att
1,308
%
52
Yds
10,279
TD
80
Int
73
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
| Dak Prescott | 3,184 | 4,759 | 66 | 35,989 | 243 | 92 |
| Troy Aikman | 2,898 | 4,715 | 61 | 32,942 | 165 | 141 |
| Tony Romo | 2,829 | 4,335 | 65 | 34,183 | 248 | 117 |
| Danny White | 1,761 | 2,950 | 59 | 21,959 | 155 | 132 |
| Roger Staubach | 1,685 | 2,958 | 57 | 22,700 | 153 | 109 |
| Don Meredith | 1,170 | 2,308 | 50 | 17,199 | 135 | 111 |
| Craig Morton | 685 | 1,308 | 52 | 10,279 | 80 | 73 |
References
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1960.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1961.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1962.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1963.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1964.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1965.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1966.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1967.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1968.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1969.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1970.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1971.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1972.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1973.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1974.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1975.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1976.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1977.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1978.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1979.htm