List of Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks
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These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Cowboys.
Starting quarterbacks[]
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Regular season[]
Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
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1960 | Eddie LeBaron (10) / Don Meredith (1) / Don Heinrich (1) |
1961 | Eddie LeBaron (10) / Don Meredith (4) |
1962 | Don Meredith (9) / Eddie LeBaron (5) |
1963 | Don Meredith (13) / Eddie LeBaron (1) |
1964 | Don Meredith (10) / John Roach (4) |
1965 | Don Meredith (11) / Jerry Rhome (2) / Craig Morton (1) |
1966 | Don Meredith (13) / Jerry Rhome (1) |
1967 | Don Meredith (11) / Craig Morton (3) |
1968 | Don Meredith (13) / Craig Morton (1) |
1969 | Craig Morton (13) / Roger Staubach (1) |
1970 | Craig Morton (11) / Roger Staubach (3) |
1971 | Roger Staubach (10) / Craig Morton (4) |
1972 | Craig Morton (14) |
1973 | Roger Staubach (14) |
1974 | Roger Staubach (14) |
1975 | Roger Staubach (13) / Clint Longley (1) |
1976 | Roger Staubach (14) |
1977 | Roger Staubach (14) |
1978 | Roger Staubach (15) / Danny White (1) |
1979 | Roger Staubach (16) |
1980 | Danny White (16) |
1981 | Danny White (15) / Glenn Carano (1) |
1982 | Danny White (9) |
1983 | Danny White (16) |
1984 | Gary Hogeboom (10) / Danny White (6) |
1985 | Danny White (14) / Gary Hogeboom (2) |
1986 | Steve Pelluer (9) / Danny White (6) / Reggie Collier (1) |
1987 | Danny White (9) / Steve Pelluer (4) / Kevin Sweeney (2) |
1988 | Steve Pelluer (14) / Kevin Sweeney (2) |
1989 | Troy Aikman (11) / Steve Walsh (5) |
1990 | Troy Aikman (15) / Babe Laufenberg (1) |
1991 | Troy Aikman (12) / Steve Beuerlein (4) |
1992 | Troy Aikman (16) |
1993 | Troy Aikman (14) / Bernie Kosar (1) / Jason Garrett (1) |
1994 | Troy Aikman (14) / Rodney Peete (1) / Jason Garrett (1) |
1995 | Troy Aikman (16) |
1996 | Troy Aikman (15) / Wade Wilson (1) |
1997 | Troy Aikman (16) |
1998 | Troy Aikman (11) / Jason Garrett (5) |
1999 | Troy Aikman (14) / Jason Garrett (2) |
2000 | Troy Aikman (11) / Randall Cunningham (3) / Anthony Wright (2) |
2001 | Quincy Carter (8) / Anthony Wright (3) / Ryan Leaf (3) / Clint Stoerner (2) |
2002 | Chad Hutchinson (9) / Quincy Carter (7) |
2003 | Quincy Carter (16) |
2004 | Vinny Testaverde (15) / Drew Henson (1) |
2005 | Drew Bledsoe (16) |
2006 | Tony Romo (10) / Drew Bledsoe (6) |
2007 | Tony Romo (16) |
2008 | Tony Romo (13) / Brad Johnson (3) |
2009 | Tony Romo (16) |
2010 | Jon Kitna (9) / Tony Romo (6) / Stephen McGee (1) |
2011 | Tony Romo (16) |
2012 | Tony Romo (16) |
2013 | Tony Romo (15) / Kyle Orton (1) |
2014 | Tony Romo (15) / Brandon Weeden (1) |
2015 | Matt Cassel (7) / Tony Romo (4) / Brandon Weeden (3) / Kellen Moore (2) |
2016 | Dak Prescott (16) |
2017 | Dak Prescott (16) |
2018 | Dak Prescott (16) |
2019 | Dak Prescott (16) |
2020 | Andy Dalton (9) / Dak Prescott (5) / Ben DiNucci (1) / Garrett Gilbert (1) |
2021 | Dak Prescott (7) / Cooper Rush (1) |
Postseason[]
Season | Quarterback(s) |
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1966 | Don Meredith (0–1) |
1967 | Don Meredith (1–1) |
1968 | Don Meredith (0–1) |
1969 | Craig Morton (0–1) |
1970 | Craig Morton (2–1) |
1971 | Roger Staubach (3–0) |
1972 | Craig Morton (1–0) |
Roger Staubach (0–1) | |
1973 | Roger Staubach (1–1) |
1975 | Roger Staubach (2–1) |
1976 | Roger Staubach (0–1) |
1977 | Roger Staubach (3–0) |
1978 | Roger Staubach (2–1) |
1979 | Roger Staubach (0–1) |
1980 | Danny White (2–1) |
1981 | Danny White (1–1) |
1982 | Danny White (2–1) |
1983 | Danny White (0–1) |
1985 | Danny White (0–1) |
1991 | Steve Beuerlein (1–1) |
1992 | Troy Aikman (3–0) |
1993 | Troy Aikman (3–0) |
1994 | Troy Aikman (1–1) |
1995 | Troy Aikman (3–0) |
1996 | Troy Aikman (1–1) |
1998 | Troy Aikman (0–1) |
1999 | Troy Aikman (0–1) |
2003 | Quincy Carter (0–1) |
2006 | Tony Romo (0–1) |
2007 | Tony Romo (0–1) |
2009 | Tony Romo (1–1) |
2014 | Tony Romo (1–1) |
2016 | Dak Prescott (0–1) |
2018 | Dak Prescott (1–1) |
Most games as starting quarterback[]
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Cowboys in regular season games (through the 2020 NFL season).
Name | |
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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 |
Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
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Troy Aikman | 1989–2000 | 165 | 165 | 94 | 71 | — | .570 |
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 |
Dak Prescott | 2016–present | 69 | 69 | 42 | 27 | — | .609 |
Craig Morton | 1965–1974 | 101 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 1 | .691 |
Quincy Carter | 2001–2003 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 15 | — | .516 |
Team career passing records[]
(Through the 2020 NFL season)
Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
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Tony Romo | 2,829 | 4,335 | 65.3 | 34,183 | 248 | 117 |
Troy Aikman | 2,898 | 4,715 | 61.4 | 32,942 | 165 | 141 |
Danny White | 1,761 | 2,950 | 59.7 | 21,959 | 155 | 132 |
Roger Staubach | 1,685 | 2,958 | 57.0 | 22,700 | 153 | 109 |
Dak Prescott | 1,514 | 2,293 | 66.0 | 17,634 | 106 | 40 |
Don Meredith | 1,170 | 2,308 | 50.7 | 17,199 | 135 | 111 |
Craig Morton | 685 | 1,308 | 52.4 | 10,279 | 80 | 73 |
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