The last 31 opening day quarterbacks for Nebraska

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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• 12-23 for 114 yards

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

• 15/36 for 192 yards

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

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

• 24/41 for 319 yards

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

• 19/32 for 238 yards

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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