This list of Nebraska Cornhuskers starting quarterbacks shows the quarterbacks who have started at least one game for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program. Nebraska began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890, but early records are often incomplete and inconsistent. This list includes a complete list of starting quarterbacks from 1962 – the first year of Bob Devaney's tenure and the most recent season for which complete information is readily available – until the present day, as well as a partial list from 1890 to 1961.

Since 1962, fifty-eight quarterbacks have started at least one game for Nebraska. Tommy Armstrong started a program-record forty-four games from 2013 to 2016, one more than his predecessor Taylor Martinez. Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch won thirty-five games as NU's starter, passing Tommie Frazier for the most victories in school history.

Partial list of starting quarterbacks before 1962 This is a partial list of Nebraska starting quarterbacks before 1962. Official recordkeeping prior to the 1960s was sporadic and it is often difficult to determine game-by-game starting lineups, especially in college football's early years when positions were less defined.

1890 Ernest Gerrard 1891 Eugene Pace 1892 Eugene Pace 1893 Eugene Pace / Frank Crawford / Harry Frank 1896 Orley Thorpe 1897 Howard Cowgill 1898 Howard Cowgill / Ralph Drain / Ray Elliott 1899 Harry Crandall 1901 Ralph Drain 1902 Maurice Benedict 1903 John Bender 1904 Leonard Barwick / Maurice Benedict / Gil McDonald 1905 Earl Eager 1906 Harold Cooke 1907 Orlando Bentley / Harold Cooke 1908 Orlando Bentley / Harold Cooke 1909 Orlando Bentley 1910 Leon Warner 1911 Leon Warner 1912 Herbert Potter / Max Towle 1913 Max Towle 1914 Warren Howard / Max Towle / Leon Warner 1915 Loren Caley 1916 Loren Caley 1917 John Cook / Elmer Schellenberg > 1918 Harry Howarth / William Lantz 1919 Harry Howarth / Harold McGlasson 1920 Richard Newman 1921 Harold Hartley / Glen Preston 1922 Glen Preston / Robert Russell 1923 Rufus Dewitz / Verne Lewellen 1924 Al Bloodgood 1925 John Brown 1926 Robert Stephens 1927 Willard Bronson 1928 Harold Frahm / Lafayette Russell 1929 Harold Peaker 1931 Bernie Masterson 1932 Bernie Masterson 1933 Bernie Masterson 1936 John Howell / Thurston Phelps 1937 John Howell / Thurston Phelps 1939 Roy Petsch 1940 Roy Petsch 1941 Roy Petsch 1943 Clark Beaver / Morris Galter / Ted Kenfield / Walt Wilkins 1944 Bill Betz / Ed Gradoville 1946 Sam Vacanti 1948 Cletus Fischer 1949 Fran Nagle 1950 Fran Nagle 1951 John Bordogna 1952 John Bordogna 1953 John Bordogna 1954 Don Erway 1955 Don Erway 1956 Roy Stinnett 1958 George Harshman 1959 Harry Tolly 1960 Pat Fischer 1961 Dennis Claridge

List of starting quarterbacks since 1962 1962 Dennis Claridge / John Faiman 1963 Dennis Claridge / Fred Duda 1964 Bob Churchich / Fred Duda 1965 Fred Duda / Bob Churchich 1966 Bob Churchich 1967 Frank Patrick 1968 Ernie Sigler / Frank Patrick 1969 Van Brownson / Jerry Tagge 1970 Jerry Tagge / Van Brownson 1971 Jerry Tagge 1972 David Humm 1973 David Humm / Steve Runty 1974 David Humm 1975 Vince Ferragamo / Terry Luck 1976 Vince Ferragamo 1977 Randy Garcia / Tom Sorley 1978 Tom Sorley 1979 Tim Hager / Jeff Quinn 1980 Jeff Quinn 1981 Turner Gill / Mark Mauer / Nate Mason 1982 Turner Gill / Bruce Mathison 1983 Turner Gill 1984 Craig Sundberg / Travis Turner 1985 McCathorn Clayton / Travis Turner 1986 Steve Taylor / Clete Blakeman 1987 Steve Taylor / Clete Blakeman 1988 Steve Taylor 1989 Gerry Gdowski 1990 Mickey Joseph / Mike Grant 1991 Keithen McCant / Mickey Joseph 1992 Tommie Frazier / Mike Grant 1993 Tommie Frazier 1994 Brook Berringer / Tommie Frazier / Matt Turman 1995 Tommie Frazier 1996 Scott Frost 1997 Scott Frost 1998 Bobby Newcombe / Eric Crouch / Monte Christo 1999 Eric Crouch / Bobby Newcombe 2000 Eric Crouch 2001 Eric Crouch 2002 Jammal Lord 2003 Jammal Lord 2004 Joe Dailey 2005 Zac Taylor 2006 Zac Taylor 2007 Sam Keller / Joe Ganz 2008 Joe Ganz 2009 Zac Lee / Cody Green 2010 Taylor Martinez / Cody Green 2011 Taylor Martinez 2012 Taylor Martinez 2013 Tommy Armstrong / Taylor Martinez / Ron Kellogg 2014 Tommy Armstrong 2015 Tommy Armstrong / Ryker Fyfe 2016 Tommy Armstrong / Ryker Fyfe 2017 Tanner Lee 2018 Adrian Martinez / Andrew Bunch 2019 Adrian Martinez / Noah Vedral 2020 Adrian Martinez / Luke McCaffrey 2021 Adrian Martinez / Logan Smothers 2022 Casey Thompson / Chubba Purdy 2023 Heinrich Haarberg / Chubba Purdy / Jeff Sims 2024 Dylan Raiola 2025 Dylan Raiola / TJ Lateef

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