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.
Tables
· Main starting quarterbacks › 1892 to 1894
W. N. Gramling
W. N. Gramling
Name
W. N. Gramling
Years Started
1892
Notability
Georgia's first quarterback.
George Butler
George Butler
Name
George Butler
Years Started
1893–1894
Notability
Captain in 1894.
| Name | Years Started | Notability | References |
| W. N. Gramling | 1892 | Georgia's first quarterback. | |
| George Butler | 1893–1894 | Captain in 1894. |
· Main starting quarterbacks › 1895 to 1921
Craig Barrow
Craig Barrow
Name
Craig Barrow
Years Started
1895
Notability
Later a distinguished physician in Savannah.
Richard Von Albade Gammon
Richard Von Albade Gammon
Name
Richard Von Albade Gammon
Years Started
1896
Notability
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.
Reynolds Tichenor
Reynolds Tichenor
Name
Reynolds Tichenor
Years Started
1897
Notability
Transferred from Auburn. He was quarterback when Richard Von Albade Gammon met his death.
James "Kid" Huff
James "Kid" Huff
Name
James "Kid" Huff
Years Started
1898
Notability
The small quarterback once prevented a Vanderbilt touchdown by tackling the massive Wallace Crutchfield.
Young
Young
Name
Young
Years Started
1899
Frank K. McCutcheon
Frank K. McCutcheon
Name
Frank K. McCutcheon
Years Started
1899–1900
Cam Dorsey
Cam Dorsey
Name
Cam Dorsey
Years Started
1900
Johnny Monahan
Johnny Monahan
Name
Johnny Monahan
Years Started
1901–1902
Harry Woodruff
Harry Woodruff
Name
Harry Woodruff
Years Started
1903–1904
Notability
Brother of "Kid" and known as "Big Kid". The two of them were the namesake of Woodruff Hall.
John Dozier Lowndes
John Dozier Lowndes
Name
John Dozier Lowndes
Years Started
1905–1906
E. Farriss
E. Farriss
Name
E. Farriss
Years Started
1906
Kid Woodruff
Kid Woodruff
Name
Kid Woodruff
Years Started
1907–1908; 1910–1911
Notability
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.
John Northcutt
John Northcutt
Name
John Northcutt
Years Started
1909
Hafford Hay
Hafford Hay
Name
Hafford Hay
Years Started
1909–1910
Homer Thompson
Homer Thompson
Name
Homer Thompson
Years Started
1910
Leon Covington
Leon Covington
Name
Leon Covington
Years Started
1912
David Paddock
David Paddock
Name
David Paddock
Years Started
1913–1915
Notability
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.
William Donnelly
William Donnelly
Name
William Donnelly
Years Started
1916
Buck Cheves
Buck Cheves
Name
Buck Cheves
Years Started
1919–1920
Notability
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.
Sheldon Fitts
Sheldon Fitts
Name
Sheldon Fitts
Years Started
1920
Notability
Started the Florida game.
Teany Randall
Teany Randall
Name
Teany Randall
Years Started
1921
| Name | Years Started | Notability | References |
| Craig Barrow | 1895 | Later a distinguished physician in Savannah. | |
| 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. | |
| Reynolds Tichenor | 1897 | Transferred from Auburn. He was quarterback when Richard Von Albade Gammon met his death. | |
| James "Kid" Huff | 1898 | The small quarterback once prevented a Vanderbilt touchdown by tackling the massive Wallace Crutchfield. | |
| Young | 1899 | ||
| Frank K. McCutcheon | 1899–1900 | ||
| Cam Dorsey | 1900 | ||
| Johnny Monahan | 1901–1902 | ||
| Harry Woodruff | 1903–1904 | Brother of "Kid" and known as "Big Kid". The two of them were the namesake of Woodruff Hall. | |
| John Dozier Lowndes | 1905–1906 | ||
| E. Farriss | 1906 | ||
| 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. | |
| John Northcutt | 1909 | ||
| Hafford Hay | 1909–1910 | ||
| Homer Thompson | 1910 | ||
| Leon Covington | 1912 | ||
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Sheldon Fitts | 1920 | Started the Florida game. | |
| Teany Randall | 1921 |
· Main starting quarterbacks › 1922 to 1932
Dick Mulvehill
Dick Mulvehill
Name
Dick Mulvehill
Years Started
1922
Dave Collings
Dave Collings
Name
Dave Collings
Years Started
1922
Notability
Started the Vandy game.
Scrappy Moore
Scrappy Moore
Name
Scrappy Moore
Years Started
1923–1925
Notability
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.
Johnny Broadnax
Johnny Broadnax
Name
Johnny Broadnax
Years Started
1926–1927
Notability
Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team." In the 1940s he was assistant athletic director at UGA.
H. F. Johnson
H. F. Johnson
Name
H. F. Johnson
Years Started
1926–1928
Notability
Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team."
Moran
Moran
Name
Moran
Years Started
1929
Austin Downes
Austin Downes
Name
Austin Downes
Years Started
1929–1931
Notability
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.
Leroy Young
Leroy Young
Name
Leroy Young
Years Started
1932
| Name | Years Started | Notability | References |
| Dick Mulvehill | 1922 | ||
| Dave Collings | 1922 | Started the Vandy game. | |
| 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. | |
| Johnny Broadnax | 1926–1927 | Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team." In the 1940s he was assistant athletic director at UGA. | |
| H. F. Johnson | 1926–1928 | Quarterback on the "dream and wonder team." | |
| Moran | 1929 | ||
| 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. | |
| Leroy Young | 1932 |
· Main starting quarterbacks › 1933 to present
Byron Griffith
Byron Griffith
Name
Byron Griffith
Years Started
1933–1934
Charlie Treadaway
Charlie Treadaway
Name
Charlie Treadaway
Years Started
1935
Andy Roddenberry
Andy Roddenberry
Name
Andy Roddenberry
Years Started
1936
Lewis Young
Lewis Young
Name
Lewis Young
Years Started
1936–1937
Wallace Miller
Wallace Miller
Name
Wallace Miller
Years Started
1937
Bob Salisbury
Bob Salisbury
Name
Bob Salisbury
Years Started
1938
Robin Nowell
Robin Nowell
Name
Robin Nowell
Years Started
1939
Paul Kluk
Paul Kluk
Name
Paul Kluk
Years Started
1940
Cliff Kimsey
Cliff Kimsey
Name
Cliff Kimsey
Years Started
1941
Walter Maguire
Walter Maguire
Name
Walter Maguire
Years Started
1942
Bobby Hague
Bobby Hague
Name
Bobby Hague
Years Started
1943
Billy Hodges
Billy Hodges
Name
Billy Hodges
Years Started
1944
John Rauch
John Rauch
Name
John Rauch
Years Started
1945–1948
Ray Prosperi
Ray Prosperi
Name
Ray Prosperi
Years Started
1949
Zeke Bratkowski
Zeke Bratkowski
Name
Zeke Bratkowski
Years Started
1950–1952
Jimmy Harper
Jimmy Harper
Name
Jimmy Harper
Years Started
1953–1955
Billy Hearn
Billy Hearn
Name
Billy Hearn
Years Started
1956
Charley Britt
Charley Britt
Name
Charley Britt
Years Started
1957–1959
Fran Tarkenton
Fran Tarkenton
Name
Fran Tarkenton
Years Started
1959–1960
Notability
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."
Larry Rakestraw
Larry Rakestraw
Name
Larry Rakestraw
Years Started
1961–1963
Lynn Hughes
Lynn Hughes
Name
Lynn Hughes
Years Started
1964
Kirby Moore
Kirby Moore
Name
Kirby Moore
Years Started
1965–1967
Notability
Led the Bulldogs to the 1966 SEC Championship.
Mike Cavan
Mike Cavan
Name
Mike Cavan
Years Started
1968–1970
Notability
Led the Bulldogs to the 1968 SEC Championship.
Andy Johnson
Andy Johnson
Name
Andy Johnson
Years Started
1971–1973
Matt Robinson
Matt Robinson
Name
Matt Robinson
Years Started
1974
Notability
With Ray Goff, led the Bulldogs to the 1976 SEC Championship.
Ray Goff
Ray Goff
Name
Ray Goff
Years Started
1975–1976
Notability
With Matt Robinson, led the Bulldogs to the 1976 SEC Championship.
Jeff Pyburn
Jeff Pyburn
Name
Jeff Pyburn
Years Started
1977–1979
Buck Belue
Buck Belue
Name
Buck Belue
Years Started
1979–1981
Notability
Led the Bulldogs to become the 1980 National Champions. Led the Bulldogs to become the 1980 and 1981 SEC Champions.
John Lastinger
John Lastinger
Name
John Lastinger
Years Started
1982–1983
Notability
Led the Bulldogs to the 1982 SEC Championship.
Todd Williams
Todd Williams
Name
Todd Williams
Years Started
1983–1984
Wayne Johnson
Wayne Johnson
Name
Wayne Johnson
Years Started
1985–1988
James Jackson
James Jackson
Name
James Jackson
Years Started
1985–1987
Greg Talley
Greg Talley
Name
Greg Talley
Years Started
1989–1991
Preston Jones
Preston Jones
Name
Preston Jones
Years Started
1990
Joe Dupree
Joe Dupree
Name
Joe Dupree
Years Started
1990
Eric Zeier
Eric Zeier
Name
Eric Zeier
Years Started
1991–1994
Mike Bobo
Mike Bobo
Name
Mike Bobo
Years Started
1995–1997
Hines Ward
Hines Ward
Name
Hines Ward
Years Started
1995
Brian Smith
Brian Smith
Name
Brian Smith
Years Started
1995
Quincy Carter
Quincy Carter
Name
Quincy Carter
Years Started
1998–2000
Cory Phillips
Cory Phillips
Name
Cory Phillips
Years Started
2000
David Greene
David Greene
Name
David Greene
Years Started
2001–2004
Notability
Led the Bulldogs to a 2002 SEC Championship title.
D. J. Shockley
D. J. Shockley
Name
D. J. Shockley
Years Started
2004–2005
Notability
Led the Bulldogs to a 2005 SEC Championship title.
Joe Tereshinski
Joe Tereshinski
Name
Joe Tereshinski
Years Started
2005–2006
Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford
Name
Matthew Stafford
Years Started
2006–2008
Notability
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.
Joe Cox
Joe Cox
Name
Joe Cox
Years Started
2006, 2009
Aaron Murray
Aaron Murray
Name
Aaron Murray
Years Started
2010–2013
Notability
SEC Career Passing Yards Leader.
Hutson Mason
Hutson Mason
Name
Hutson Mason
Years Started
2013–2014
Greyson Lambert
Greyson Lambert
Name
Greyson Lambert
Years Started
2015–2016
Faton Bauta
Faton Bauta
Name
Faton Bauta
Years Started
2015
Notability
Started against Florida, throwing four interceptions in his lone start, losing 24–3.
Jacob Eason
Jacob Eason
Name
Jacob Eason
Years Started
2016–2017
Jake Fromm
Jake Fromm
Name
Jake Fromm
Years Started
2017–2019
Notability
Led the Bulldogs to become the 2017 SEC Champions, but was defeated in the 2018 National Championship title game
D'Wan Mathis
D'Wan Mathis
Name
D'Wan Mathis
Years Started
2020
Notability
Started the first game of the 2020 season. Was benched and eventually transferred to Temple.
Stetson Bennett
Stetson Bennett
Name
Stetson Bennett
Years Started
2020–2022
Notability
Led the Bulldogs to become the 2021–22 and 2022–23 National Champions. Led the Bulldogs to become the 2021 and 2022 SEC Champions.
JT Daniels
JT Daniels
Name
JT Daniels
Years Started
2020–2021
Carson Beck
Carson Beck
Name
Carson Beck
Years Started
2023–2024
Notability
Led the Bulldogs to a 2024 SEC Championship title.
Gunner Stockton
Gunner Stockton
Name
Gunner Stockton
Years Started
2024–2025
Notability
Made first career start in the 2025 Sugar Bowl
| Name | Years Started | Notability | References |
| Byron Griffith | 1933–1934 | ||
| Charlie Treadaway | 1935 | ||
| Andy Roddenberry | 1936 | ||
| Lewis Young | 1936–1937 | ||
| Wallace Miller | 1937 | ||
| Bob Salisbury | 1938 | ||
| Robin Nowell | 1939 | ||
| Paul Kluk | 1940 | ||
| Cliff Kimsey | 1941 | ||
| Walter Maguire | 1942 | ||
| Bobby Hague | 1943 | ||
| Billy Hodges | 1944 | ||
| 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." | |
| 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. | |
| Joe Cox | 2006, 2009 | ||
| Aaron Murray | 2010–2013 | SEC Career Passing Yards Leader. | |
| Hutson Mason | 2013–2014 | ||
| Greyson Lambert | 2015–2016 |
References
- The term "ten second backfield" generally refers to players capable (or thought to be capable) of running a 100-yard das
- History of the University of Georgiahttp://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/cgi-bin/ebind2html.pl/reed_c17?seq=122
- "Team Captains"https://web.archive.org/web/20141211084631/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082408aaa.html
- A History of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America: Including Numerous Incidents of More Than Local Interest, 1540–1922https://books.google.com/books?id=xvbTT88nRmoC&pg=PA345
- Atlanta Constitutionhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/3097959/the_atlanta_constitution/
- "A Look Back: South Carolina"http://patrickgarbin.blogspot.com/2009/09/look-back-south-carolina.html
- About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Playershttps://books.google.com/books?id=LdDCq3ybJPwC&q=%22david+paddock%22+georgia&pg=PA21
- "Georgia All-Americans"http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051702aaa.html
- The Cincinnati Posthttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-advent-has-ten-secon/154994972/
- Big Games: College Football's Greatest Rivalrieshttps://books.google.com/books?id=Spp0uaLJ7t8C&pg=PA151
- Athens Bannerhttp://athnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/athnewspapers-j2k/view?docId=bookreader/adb/adb1922/adb1922-2537.mets.xml#page/1/mode/1up
- "Andy "Scrappy" Moore"https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1465
- I Love Georgia/I Hate Floridahttps://books.google.com/books?id=pgGmabMLYQcC&pg=PT77
- College Football Hall of Fame profilehttps://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1778
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4097641
- ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10027703/georgia-bulldogs-aaron-murray-leaves-game-injured-knee