With the recent news that the Nebraska Cornhuskers will start true freshman Dylan Raiola at quarterback when the season opens on August 31, it’s time to take a trip down memory lane and look back at the history of Nebraska’s starting quarterbacks.
The Huskers have a long line of memorable starting quarterbacks. The program features QBs that have won the Heisman, the Walter Camp Trophy, the Davey O’Brien Award, and the Johnny Unitas Award.
There were a few names I had forgotten were once starters for the Huskers, but the list contains a few memorable players and Nebraska football legends.
Scroll below and take a look at Nebraska’s starting quarterback history.
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1992: Mike Grant
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1993: Tommie Frazier
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Tommie Frazier
- Injured on first play of the game and replaced by Brook Berringer.
1994: Tommie Frazier
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Tommie Frazier
- 8/16 passing for 100 yards
- 12 carries for 130 yards
1995: Tommie Frazier
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Tommie Frazier
- 6/10 passing for 120 yards
- 10 carries for 64 yards
1996: Scott Frost
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Scott Frost
- 5/11 passing for 74 yards
- 10 carries for 58 yards
1997: Scott Frost
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Scott Frost
- 7/13 passing for 67 yards
- 11 carries for 123 yards
1998: Bobby Newcombe
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Bobby Newcombe
- 9/10 for 168 yards
- 12 carries for 12 yards
1999: Bobby Newcombe
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Bobby Newcombe
- 7/10 passing for 128 yards
- 15 carries for 35 yards
2000: Eric Crouch
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Eric Crouch
- 4/10 passing for 67 yards
- 8 carries for 57 yards
2001: Eric Crouch
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Eric Crouch
- 10/18 for 151 yards
- 24 carries for 69 yards
2002: Jammal Lord
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Jammal Lord
- 5/13 for 33 yards
- 17 carries for 103 yards
2003: Jammal Lord
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Jammal Lord
- 8/16 for 78 yards
- 18 carries for 90 yards
2004: Joe Dailey
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Joe Dailey
- 15/30 for 218 yards
- 4 carries for 28 yards
2005: Zac Taylor
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Zac Taylor
2006: Zac Taylor
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Zac Taylor
- 22/33 for 287 yards and 3 TDs
2007: Sam Keller
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Sam Keller
- 14/25 for 193 yards and 1 TD
2008: Joe Ganz
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Joe Ganz
- 20-26 for 345 yards and 4 TDs
2009: Zac Lee
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Zac Lee
- 15/22 for 213 passing yards
2010: Taylor Martinez
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Taylor Martinez
- 9/15 for 136 yards
- 7 carries for 127 yards
2011: Taylor Martinez
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Taylor Martinez
- 11/22 for 116 yards
- 19 carries for 135 yards
2012: Taylor Martinez
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Taylor Martinez
- 26/34 for 354 yards
- 6 carries for 10 yards
2013: Taylor Martinez
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2014: Tommy Armstrong
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Tommy Armstrong
- 15/29 for 271 yards
- 7 carries for 62 yards
2015: Tommy Armstrong
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Tommy Armstrong
2016: Tommy Armstrong
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Tommy Armstrong
- 5/10 for 108 yards
- 11 carries for 42 yards
2017: Tanner Lee
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Tanner Lee
2018: Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez
- 15/20 for 187 yards
- 15 carries for 117 yards
2019: Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez
- 13/22 for 178 yards
- 13 carries for 6 yards
2020: Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez
- 12/15 for 105 yards
- 13 carries for 85 yards
2021: Adrian Martinez
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Adrian Martinez
- 16/32 for 232 yards
- 17 carries for 111 yards
2022: Casey Thompson
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Casey Thompson
- 25/42 for 355 yards
- 3 carries for -18 yards
2023: Jeff Sims
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Jeff Sims
- 11/19 for 114 yards
- 19 carries for 91 yards
2024: Dylan Raiola
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To Be Deterimed
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