List of Detroit Lions Starting Quarterbacks - Regular Season

Regular Season

List of all Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:

Season(s) Quarterback(s)
2012 Matthew Stafford
2011 Matthew Stafford
2010 Shaun Hill / Matthew Stafford / Drew Stanton
2009 Matthew Stafford / Daunte Culpepper / Drew Stanton
2008 Dan Orlovsky / Daunte Culpepper / Jon Kitna
2007 Jon Kitna
2006 Jon Kitna
2005 Joey Harrington / Jeff Garcia
2004 Joey Harrington
2003 Joey Harrington
2002 Joey Harrington / Mike McMahon
2001 Charlie Batch / Ty Detmer / Mike McMahon
2000 Charlie Batch / Stoney Case
1999 Charlie Batch / Gus Frerotte
1998 Charlie Batch / Frank Reich / Scott Mitchell
1997 Scott Mitchell
1996 Scott Mitchell / Don Majkowski
1995 Scott Mitchell
1994 Scott Mitchell / Dave Krieg
1993 Rodney Peete / Erik Kramer / Andre Ware
1992 Rodney Peete / Erik Kramer / Andre Ware
1991 Rodney Peete / Erik Kramer
1990 Rodney Peete / Bob Gagliano / Andre Ware
1989 Rodney Peete / Bob Gagliano / Eric Hipple
1988 Rusty Hilger / Chuck Long
1987 Chuck Long / Todd Hons
1986 Eric Hipple / Joe Ferguson / Chuck Long
1985 Eric Hipple / Joe Ferguson
1984 Gary Danielson / John Witkowski / Eric Hipple
1983 Eric Hipple
1982 Gary Danielson / Eric Hipple
1981 Eric Hipple / Gary Danielson / Jeff Komlo
1980 Gary Danielson
1979 Jeff Komlo
1978 Gary Danielson / Greg Landry
1977 Greg Landry / Gary Danielson / Joe Reed
1976 Greg Landry / Joe Reed
1975 Joe Reed / Bill Munson / Greg Landry
1974 Greg Landry
1973 Greg Landry / Bill Munson
1972 Greg Landry
1971 Greg Landry
1970 Bill Munson / Greg Landry
1969 Bill Munson / Greg Landry
1968 Bill Munson / Greg Landry
1967 Karl Sweetan / Milt Plum
1966 Karl Sweetan / Milt Plum
1965 Milt Plum / George Izo
1964 Milt Plum / Earl Morrall
1963 Earl Morrall / Milt Plum
1962 Milt Plum
1961 Jim Ninowski / Earl Morrall
1960 Jim Ninowski / Earl Morrall
1959 Tobin Rote / Earl Morrall
1958 Tobin Rote / Bobby Layne
1957 Bobby Layne / Tobin Rote
1956 Bobby Layne
1955 Bobby Layne / Harry Gilmer
1954 Bobby Layne / Tom Dublinski
1953 Bobby Layne / Tom Dublinski
1952 Bobby Layne / Jim Hardy
1951 Bobby Layne
1950 Bobby Layne
1949 Fred Enke / Frank Tripucka / Clyde LeForce
1948 Fred Enke / Clyde LeForce
1947 Clyde LeForce
1946 Dave Ryan
1945 Chuck Fenenbock
1944 Frank Sinkwich
1943 Frank Sinkwich
1942 Harry Hopp
1941 Byron "Whizzer" White
1940 Byron "Whizzer" White
1939 Dwight Sloan
1938 Vern Huffman
1937 Dutch Clark
1936 Dutch Clark
1935 Dutch Clark
1934 Dutch Clark
1933 Glenn Presnell
1932 Dutch Clark
1931 Glenn Presnell
1930 Chuck Bennett
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  • Founded in 1929
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League Championships (4)
  • 1935
  • 1952
  • 1953
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Seasons (84)
1930s
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
1940s
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
1950s
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
1960s
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
1970s
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
1980s
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
1990s
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
2000s
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
2010s
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
Portsmouth Spartans / Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks
  • Chuck Bennett (1930)
  • Glenn Presnell (1931–1933)
  • Dutch Clark (1932–1937)
  • Vern Huffman (1938)
  • Dwight Sloan (1939)
  • Byron White (1940–1941)
  • Harry Hopp (1942)
  • Frank Sinkwich (1943–1944)
  • Chuck Fenenbock (1945)
  • Dave Ryan (1946)
  • Clyde LeForce (1947–1949)
  • Fred Enke (1948–1949)
  • Frank Tripucka (1949)
  • Bobby Layne (1950–1958)
  • Jim Hardy (1952)
  • Tom Dublinski (1953–1954)
  • Harry Gilmer (1955)
  • Tobin Rote (1957–1959)
  • Earl Morrall (1959–1964)
  • Jim Ninowski (1960–1961)
  • Milt Plum (1962–1967)
  • George Izo (1965)
  • Karl Sweetan (1966–1967)
  • Bill Munson (1968–1975)
  • Greg Landry (1968–1978)
  • Joe Reed (1975–1977)
  • Gary Danielson (1977–1984)
  • Jeff Komlo (1979–1981)
  • Eric Hipple (1981–1989)
  • John Witkowski (1984)
  • Joe Ferguson (1985–1986)
  • Chuck Long (1986–1988)
  • Todd Hons (1987)
  • Rusty Hilger (1988)
  • Bob Gagliano (1989–1990)
  • Rodney Peete (1989–1993)
  • Andre Ware (1990–1993)
  • Erik Kramer (1991–1993)
  • Dave Krieg (1994)
  • Scott Mitchell (1994–1998)
  • Don Majkowski (1996)
  • Charlie Batch (1998–2001)
  • Frank Reich (1998)
  • Gus Frerotte (1999)
  • Stoney Case (2000)
  • Ty Detmer (2001)
  • Mike McMahon (2001–2002)
  • Joey Harrington (2002–2005)
  • Jeff Garcia (2005)
  • Jon Kitna (2006–2008)
  • Dan Orlovsky (2008)
  • Daunte Culpepper (2008–2009)
  • Matthew Stafford (2009–present)
  • Drew Stanton (2009–2010)
  • Shaun Hill (2010)
Current starting quarterbacks in the National Football League
American Football
Conference
AFC East
  • Ryan Fitzpatrick (Buffalo Bills)
  • Ryan Tannehill (Miami Dolphins)
  • Tom Brady (New England Patriots)
  • Mark Sanchez (New York Jets)
AFC North
  • Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens)
  • Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals)
  • Thaddeus Lewis (Cleveland Browns)
  • Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers)
AFC South
  • Matt Schaub (Houston Texans)
  • Andrew Luck (Indianapolis Colts)
  • Chad Henne (Jacksonville Jaguars)
  • Jake Locker (Tennessee Titans)
AFC West
  • Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos)
  • Brady Quinn (Kansas City Chiefs)
  • Terrelle Pryor (Oakland Raiders)
  • Philip Rivers (San Diego Chargers)
National Football
Conference
NFC East
  • Tony Romo (Dallas Cowboys)
  • Eli Manning (New York Giants)
  • Michael Vick (Philadelphia Eagles)
  • Robert Griffin III (Washington Redskins)
NFC North
  • Jay Cutler (Chicago Bears)
  • Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions)
  • Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers)
  • Christian Ponder (Minnesota Vikings)
NFC South
  • Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons)
  • Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers)
  • Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints)
  • Josh Freeman (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
NFC West
  • Brian Hoyer (Arizona Cardinals)
  • Colin Kaepernick (San Francisco 49ers)
  • Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks)
  • Sam Bradford (St. Louis Rams)

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