List of Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks
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These quarterbacks have started for the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Cowboys.
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Starting quarterbacks
List of all Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Regular season
Post-season
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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) |
Most games as starting quarterback
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Cowboys in regular season games (as of Week 17 of the 2015 season).
| Name | |
|---|---|
| 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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikman, Troy | 1989-2000 | 165 | 165 | 94 | 71 | - | .570 |
| Romo, Tony | 2004-present | 155 | 127 | 78 | 49 | - | .614 |
| Staubach, Roger | 1969-1979 | 131 | 114 | 85 | 29 | - | .746 |
| White, Danny | 1976-1988 | 166 | 92 | 62 | 30 | - | .674 |
| Meredith, Don | 1960-1968 | 104 | 85 | 48 | 33 | 4 | .588 |
| Morton, Craig | 1965-1974 | 101 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 1 | .691 |
| Carter, Quincy | 2001-2003 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 15 | - | .516 |
Team career passing records
(As of Week 17 of 2015 season)
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikman, Troy | 2,898 | 4,715 | 61.5% | 32,942 | 165 | 141 |
| Romo, Tony | 2,826 | 4,331 | 65.3% | 34,154 | 247 | 117 |
| White, Danny | 1,761 | 2,950 | 59.7% | 21,959 | 155 | 132 |
| Staubach, Roger | 1,685 | 2,958 | 57.0% | 22,700 | 153 | 109 |
| Meredith, Don | 1,170 | 2,308 | 50.7% | 17,199 | 135 | 111 |
| Morton, Craig | 685 | 1,308 | 52.4% | 10,279 | 80 | 73 |
