List of Super Bowl starting quarterbacks

This is a list of quarterbacks with Super Bowl starts.

Winning and losing quarterbacks

Hall of Famer	Active Player

Season	Winning QB	Team	College	Losing QB	Team	College
1966	Bart Starr	Green Bay Packers	Alabama	Len Dawson	Kansas City Chiefs	Purdue
1967	Bart Starr	Green Bay Packers	Alabama	Daryle Lamonica	Oakland Raiders	Notre Dame
1968	Joe Namath	New York Jets	Alabama	Earl Morrall	Baltimore Colts	Michigan State
1969	Len Dawson	Kansas City Chiefs	Purdue	Joe Kapp	Minnesota Vikings	California
1970	Johnny Unitas	Baltimore Colts	Louisville	Craig Morton	Dallas Cowboys	California
1971	Roger Staubach	Dallas Cowboys	Navy	Bob Griese	Miami Dolphins	Purdue
1972	Bob Griese	Miami Dolphins	Purdue	Billy Kilmer	Washington Redskins	UCLA
1973	Bob Griese	Miami Dolphins	Purdue	Fran Tarkenton	Minnesota Vikings	Georgia
1974	Terry Bradshaw	Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech	Fran Tarkenton	Minnesota Vikings	Georgia
1975	Terry Bradshaw	Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech	Roger Staubach	Dallas Cowboys	Navy
1976	Ken Stabler	Oakland Raiders	Alabama	Fran Tarkenton	Minnesota Vikings	Georgia
1977	Roger Staubach	Dallas Cowboys	Navy	Craig Morton	Denver Broncos	California
1978	Terry Bradshaw	Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech	Roger Staubach	Dallas Cowboys	Navy
1979	Terry Bradshaw	Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech	Vince Ferragamo	Los Angeles Rams	Nebraska
1980	Jim Plunkett	Oakland Raiders	Stanford	Ron Jaworski	Philadelphia Eagles	Youngstown State
1981	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame	Ken Anderson	Cincinnati Bengals	Augustana (IL)
1982	Joe Theismann	Washington Redskins	Notre Dame	David Woodley	Miami Dolphins	LSU
1983	Jim Plunkett	Los Angeles Raiders	Stanford	Joe Theismann	Washington Redskins	Notre Dame
1984	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	Pittsburgh
1985	Jim McMahon	Chicago Bears	BYU	Tony Eason	New England Patriots	Illinois
1986	Phil Simms	New York Giants	Morehead State	John Elway	Denver Broncos	Stanford
1987	Doug Williams	Washington Redskins	Grambling State	John Elway	Denver Broncos	Stanford
1988	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame	Boomer Esiason	Cincinnati Bengals	Maryland
1989	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame	John Elway	Denver Broncos	Stanford
1990	Jeff Hostetler	New York Giants	West Virginia	Jim Kelly	Buffalo Bills	Miami (FL)
1991	Mark Rypien	Washington Redskins	Washington State	Jim Kelly	Buffalo Bills	Miami (FL)
1992	Troy Aikman	Dallas Cowboys	UCLA	Jim Kelly	Buffalo Bills	Miami (FL)
1993	Troy Aikman	Dallas Cowboys	UCLA	Jim Kelly	Buffalo Bills	Miami (FL)
1994	Steve Young	San Francisco 49ers	BYU	Stan Humphries	San Diego Chargers	Northeast Louisiana^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1995	Troy Aikman	Dallas Cowboys	UCLA	Neil O'Donnell	Pittsburgh Steelers	Maryland
1996	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Southern Miss	Drew Bledsoe	New England Patriots	Washington State
1997	John Elway	Denver Broncos	Stanford	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Southern Miss
1998	John Elway	Denver Broncos	Stanford	Chris Chandler	Atlanta Falcons	Washington
1999	Kurt Warner	St. Louis Rams	Northern Iowa	Steve McNair	Tennessee Titans	Alcorn State
2000	Trent Dilfer	Baltimore Ravens	Fresno State	Kerry Collins	New York Giants	Penn State
2001	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan	Kurt Warner	St. Louis Rams	Northern Iowa
2002	Brad Johnson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Florida State	Rich Gannon	Oakland Raiders	Delaware
2003	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan	Jake Delhomme	Carolina Panthers	Louisiana–Lafayette
2004	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles	Syracuse
2005	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Miami (OH)	Matt Hasselbeck	Seattle Seahawks	Boston College
2006	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee	Rex Grossman	Chicago Bears	Florida
2007	Eli Manning	New York Giants	Ole Miss	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan
2008	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Miami (OH)	Kurt Warner	Arizona Cardinals	Northern Iowa
2009	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Purdue	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee
2010	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	California	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Miami (OH)
2011	Eli Manning	New York Giants	Ole Miss	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan
2012	Joe Flacco	Baltimore Ravens	Delaware	Colin Kaepernick	San Francisco 49ers	Nevada
2013	Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks	Wisconsin	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos	Tennessee
2014	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan	Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks	Wisconsin
2015	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos	Tennessee	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers	Auburn
2016	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	Boston College
2017	Nick Foles	Philadelphia Eagles	Arizona	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan

↑ Now known as Louisiana–Monroe.

Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl starts

Hall of Famers	Active Player	*Player is not yet eligible for hall of fame

Starts	Player	Record	Team(s), Super Bowls	Win %	Ref,
8	Tom Brady	5–3	New England Patriots – XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII	62.5%	^[1]
5	John Elway	2–3	Denver Broncos – XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII, XXXIII	40%	^[2]
4	Terry Bradshaw	4–0	Pittsburgh Steelers – IX, X, XIII, XIV	100%	^[3]
	Joe Montana	4–0	San Francisco 49ers – XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV	100%	^[4]

	Roger Staubach	2–2	Dallas Cowboys – VI, X, XII, XIII	50%	^[5]
	Peyton Manning*	2–2	Indianapolis Colts – XLI, XLIV; Denver Broncos – XLVIII, 50	50%	^[6]
Jim Kelly	0–4	Buffalo Bills – XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII	0%	^[7]
3	Troy Aikman	3–0	Dallas Cowboys – XXVII, XXVIII, XXX	100%	^[8]
	Bob Griese	2–1	Miami Dolphins – VI, VII, VIII	67%	^[9]
	Ben Roethlisberger	2–1	Pittsburgh Steelers – XL, XLIII, XLV	67%	^[10]
	Kurt Warner	1–2	St. Louis Rams – XXXIV, XXXVI; Arizona Cardinals – XLIII	33%	^[11]
	Fran Tarkenton	0–3	Minnesota Vikings – VIII, IX, XI	0%	^[12]
2	Bart Starr	2–0	Green Bay Packers – I, II	100%	^[13]
	Jim Plunkett	2–0	Oakland/L.A. Raiders – XV, XVIII	100%	^[14]
	Eli Manning	2–0	New York Giants – XLII, XLVI	100%	^[15]
	Len Dawson	1–1	Kansas City Chiefs – I, IV	50%	^[16]
	Joe Theismann	1–1	Washington Redskins – XVII, XVIII	50%	^[17]
	Brett Favre	1–1	Green Bay Packers – XXXI, XXXII	50%	^[18]
	Russell Wilson	1–1	Seattle Seahawks – XLVIII, XLIX	50%	^[19]
	Craig Morton	0–2	Dallas Cowboys – V; Denver Broncos – XII	0%	^[20]

Notes

BOLD indicates game won
Starr was also 3–1 in NFL Championship games (1960, 1961,1962, 1965) before the NFL and AFL met in the first Super Bowl.
Dawson was also 1–0 in AFL Championship games (1962) before the NFL and AFL met in the first Super Bowl.
There have also been three instances of quarterbacks facing off multiple times in the Super Bowl. Staubach and Bradshaw, Aikman and Kelly, and Brady and Eli Manning all faced each other twice. In each case the same quarterback (Bradshaw, Aikman and Manning) won both matchups.^[21]

Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl wins

Super Bowl wins are often used to determine the greatness of a quarterback.^[22] Of the eligible players, only Jim Plunkett has won multiple Super Bowls and not been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Peyton Manning is the only quarterback to have won Super Bowls for two NFL teams. The following NFL quarterbacks have won multiple Super Bowls as starters.

Hall of Famers	Active Player

Wins	Player	Super Bowls	Team
5	Tom Brady	XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI	New England Patriots
4	Terry Bradshaw	IX, X, XIII, XIV	Pittsburgh Steelers
4	Joe Montana	XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV	San Francisco 49ers
3	Troy Aikman	XXVII, XXVIII, XXX	Dallas Cowboys
2	Bart Starr	I, II	Green Bay Packers
	Bob Griese	VII, VIII	Miami Dolphins
	Roger Staubach	VI, XII	Dallas Cowboys
	Jim Plunkett	XV, XVIII	Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
	John Elway	XXXII, XXXIII	Denver Broncos
	Ben Roethlisberger	XL, XLIII	Pittsburgh Steelers
	Eli Manning	XLII, XLVI	New York Giants
	Peyton Manning	XLI, 50	Indianapolis Colts; Denver Broncos

Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl losses

The following NFL quarterbacks have lost multiple Super Bowls as starters.

Hall of Famers	Active Player

Losses	Player	Super Bowls	Team
4	Jim Kelly	XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII	Buffalo Bills
3	Tom Brady	XLII, XLVI, LII	New England Patriots
	Fran Tarkenton	VIII, IX, XI	Minnesota Vikings
	John Elway	XXI, XXII, XXIV	Denver Broncos
2	Craig Morton	V; XII	Dallas Cowboys; Denver Broncos
	Roger Staubach	X, XIII	Dallas Cowboys
	Kurt Warner	XXXVI; XLIII	St. Louis Rams; Arizona Cardinals
	Peyton Manning	XLIV; XLVIII	Indianapolis Colts; Denver Broncos

References

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[1] Now known as Louisiana–Monroe.

[2] Tom Brady – Official New England Patriots Biography Archived 2005-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.

[3] John Elway Biography

[4] Bradshaw's Career Stats

[5] Joe Montana – NFL Career Achievements

[6] Roger Staubach

[7] Peyton Manning

[8] Jim Kelly – Pro Football Hall of Fame

[9] Troy Aikman

[10] HickokSports.com – Biography – Bob Griese

[11] Ben Roethlisberger

[12] Kurt Warner

[13] Frank Tarkenton

[14] Bart Starr

[15] Jim Plunkett

[16] Eli Manning

[17] Len Dawson

[18] Joe Theismann

[19] Brett Favre

[20] Russell Wilson

[21] Craig Morton

[22] Every Super Bowl Quarterback Matchup Ranked 1–46

[23] Brooks, Bucky (July 11, 2009). "Game's best quarterbacks produce stats as well as victories". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013.