These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).

The early era of the NFL and American football in general was not conducive to passing the football, with the forward pass not being legalized until the early 1900s and not fully adopted for many more years. Although the quarterback position has historically been the one to receive the snap and thus handle the football on every offensive play, the importance of the position during this era was limited by various rules, like having to be five yards behind the line of scrimmage before a forward pass could be attempted. These rules and the tactical focus on rushing the ball limited the importance of the quarterback position while enhancing the value of different types of backs, such as the halfback and the fullback. Some of these backs were considered triple-threat men, capable of rushing, passing or kicking the football, making it common for multiple players to attempt a pass during a game.

As rules changed and the NFL began adopting a more pass-centric approach to offensive football, the importance of the quarterback position grew. Beginning in 1950, total wins and losses by a team's starting quarterback were tracked. Prior to 1950, the Bears had numerous players identified as playing the quarterback position. However, the combination of unreliable statistics in the early era of the NFL and the differences in the early quarterback position make tracking starts by quarterbacks impractical for this timeframe.

Regular season

Season(s) Quarterback (games) References 1950 Johnny Lujack (12) 1951 Johnny Lujack (6) / Steve Romanik (6) 1952 Bob Williams (7) / Steve Romanik (3) / George Blanda (2) 1953 George Blanda (12) 1954 George Blanda (7) / Zeke Bratkowski (5) 1955 Ed Brown (12) 1956 Ed Brown (12) 1957 Ed Brown (8) / Zeke Bratkowski (4) 1958 Ed Brown (11) / Zeke Bratkowski (1) 1959 Ed Brown (10) / Zeke Bratkowski (2) 1960 Ed Brown (11) / Zeke Bratkowski (1) 1961 Billy Wade (9) / Ed Brown (5) 1962 Billy Wade (14) 1963 Billy Wade (14) 1964 Billy Wade (10) / Rudy Bukich (4) 1965 Rudy Bukich (12) / Billy Wade (2) 1966 Rudy Bukich (14) 1967 Jack Concannon (12) / Larry Rakestraw (2) 1968 Jack Concannon (7) / Virgil Carter (5) / Larry Rakestraw (2) 1969 Bobby Douglass (7) / Jack Concannon (5) / Virgil Carter (2) 1970 Jack Concannon (13) / Bobby Douglass (1) 1971 Bobby Douglass (7) / Kent Nix (4) / Jack Concannon (3) 1972 Bobby Douglass (14) 1973 Bobby Douglass (12) / Gary Huff (2) 1974 Gary Huff (11) / Bobby Douglass (3) 1975 Gary Huff (9) / Bob Avellini (4) / Bobby Douglass (1) 1976 Bob Avellini (14) 1977 Bob Avellini (14) 1978 Bob Avellini (12) / Mike Phipps (4) 1979 Mike Phipps (10) / Vince Evans (3) / Bob Avellini (3) 1980 Vince Evans (10) / Mike Phipps (6) 1981 Vince Evans (16) 1982 Jim McMahon (7) / Bob Avellini (2) 1983 Jim McMahon (13) / Vince Evans (3) 1984 Jim McMahon (9) / Steve Fuller (4) / Rusty Lisch (1) / Bob Avellini (1) / Greg Landry (1) 1985 Jim McMahon (11) / Steve Fuller (5) 1986 Mike Tomczak (7) / Jim McMahon (6) / Steve Fuller (2) / Doug Flutie (1) 1987 Jim McMahon (6) / Mike Tomczak (6) / Mike Hohensee (2) / Steve Bradley (1) 1988 Jim McMahon (9) / Mike Tomczak (5) / Jim Harbaugh (2) 1989 Mike Tomczak (11) / Jim Harbaugh (5) 1990 Jim Harbaugh (14) / Mike Tomczak (2) 1991 Jim Harbaugh (16) 1992 Jim Harbaugh (13) / Peter Tom Willis (2) / Will Furrer (1) 1993 Jim Harbaugh (15) / Peter Tom Willis (1) 1994 Steve Walsh (11) / Erik Kramer (5) 1995 Erik Kramer (16) 1996 Dave Krieg (12) / Erik Kramer (4) 1997 Erik Kramer (13) / Rick Mirer (3) 1998 Erik Kramer (8) / Steve Stenstrom (7) / Moses Moreno (1) 1999 Shane Matthews (7) / Cade McNown (6) / Jim Miller (3) 2000 Cade McNown (9) / Shane Matthews (5) / Jim Miller (2) 2001 Jim Miller (13) / Shane Matthews (3) 2002 Jim Miller (8) / Chris Chandler (7) / Henry Burris (1) 2003 Kordell Stewart (7) / Chris Chandler (6) / Rex Grossman (3) 2004 Craig Krenzel (5) / Chad Hutchinson (5) / Jonathan Quinn (3) / Rex Grossman (3) 2005 Kyle Orton (15) / Rex Grossman (1) 2006 Rex Grossman (16) 2007 Rex Grossman (7) / Brian Griese (6) / Kyle Orton (3) 2008 Kyle Orton (15) / Rex Grossman (1) 2009 Jay Cutler (16) 2010 Jay Cutler (15) / Todd Collins (1) 2011 Jay Cutler (10) / Caleb Hanie (4) / Josh McCown (2) 2012 Jay Cutler (15) / Jason Campbell (1) 2013 Jay Cutler (11) / Josh McCown (5) 2014 Jay Cutler (15) / Jimmy Clausen (1) 2015 Jay Cutler (15) / Jimmy Clausen (1) 2016 Matt Barkley (6) / Jay Cutler (5) / Brian Hoyer (5) 2017 Mitchell Trubisky (12) / Mike Glennon (4) 2018 Mitchell Trubisky (14) / Chase Daniel (2) 2019 Mitchell Trubisky (15) / Chase Daniel (1) 2020 Mitchell Trubisky (9) / Nick Foles (7) 2021Justin Fields (10) / Andy Dalton (6) / Nick Foles (1) 2022Justin Fields (15) / Trevor Siemian (1) / Nathan Peterman (1) 2023Justin Fields (13) / Tyson Bagent (4) 2024Caleb Williams (17) 2025Caleb Williams (17) 2026Caleb Williams (2) / Case Keenum (2)

Postseason Season(s) Quarterback(s)1950Johnny Lujack (0–1)1956Ed Brown (0–1)1963Billy Wade (1–0)1977Bob Avellini (0–1)1979Mike Phipps (0–1)1984Steve Fuller (1–1)1985Jim McMahon (3–0)1986Doug Flutie (0–1)1987Jim McMahon (0–1)1988Mike Tomczak (1–0) / Jim McMahon (0–1)1990Mike Tomczak (1–1)1991Jim Harbaugh (0–1)1994Steve Walsh (1–1)2001Jim Miller (0–1)2005Rex Grossman (0–1)2006Rex Grossman (2–1)2010Jay Cutler (1–1)2018Mitchell Trubisky (0–1)2020Mitchell Trubisky (0–1)2025Caleb Williams (1–1)

Most games as starting quarterback

These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Bears in regular season games (through the 2023 NFL season)

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 % Winning percentage as starting quarterback

NamePeriodGPGSWLT%Jay Cutler2009–20161021025151—.500Ed Brown1955–1961986639252.591Jim Harbaugh1988–199389653530—.538Sid Luckman*1939–194912861————Jim McMahon1982–198866614615—.754Mitchell Trubisky2017–202051502921—.580

* – Indicates that the quarterback's career record is unknown

Team career passing records Through the 2020 NFL season NameCompAtt%YdsTDIntJay Cutler2,0203,27161.823,443154109Jim Harbaugh1,0231,75958.211,5675056Mitchell Trubisky1,0101,57764.110,6096437Erik Kramer9131,55758.610,5826345Sid Luckman9041,74451.814,686137132Jim McMahon8741,51357.811,2036756

See also Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks Lists of Chicago Bears players

References

External links http://www.bearshistory.com/lore/chicagobearsquarterbacks.aspx