List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks

These quarterbacks have started for Professional Football's Denver Broncos. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the team.

Regular season

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

Season(s) Quarterback(s)
2011 Kyle Orton (5) / Tim Tebow (9)
2010 Kyle Orton (13) / Tim Tebow (3)
2009 Kyle Orton (15) / Chris Simms (1)
2008 Jay Cutler (16)
2007 Jay Cutler (16)
2006 Jake Plummer (11) / Jay Cutler (5)
2005 Jake Plummer (16)
2004 Jake Plummer (16)
2003 Jake Plummer (11) / Steve Beuerlein (2) / Danny Kanell (2) / Jarious Jackson (1)
2002 Brian Griese (13) / Steve Beuerlein (3)
2001 Brian Griese (15) / Gus Frerotte (1)
2000 Brian Griese (10) / Gus Frerotte (6)
1999 Brian Griese (13) / Chris Miller (3)
1998 John Elway (12) / Bubby Brister (4)
1997 John Elway (16)
1996 John Elway (15) / Bill Musgrave (1)
1995 John Elway (16)
1994 John Elway (14) / Hugh Millen (2)
1993 John Elway (16)
1992 John Elway (12) / Tommy Maddox (4)
1991 John Elway (16)
1990 John Elway (16)
1989 John Elway (15) / Gary Kubiak (1)
1988 John Elway (15) / Gary Kubiak (1)
1987 John Elway (12) / Ken Karcher (3)
1986 John Elway (16)
1985 John Elway (16)
1984 John Elway (14) / Gary Kubiak (2)
1983 John Elway (10) / Steve DeBerg (5) / Gary Kubiak (1)
1982 Steve DeBerg (5) / Craig Morton (3) / Mark Herrmann (1)
1981 Craig Morton (15) / Steve DeBerg (1)
1980 Craig Morton (9) / Matt Robinson (7)
1979 Craig Morton (10) / Norris Weese (6)
1978 Craig Morton (13) / Craig Penrose (2) / Norris Weese (1)
1977 Craig Morton (14)
1976 Steve Ramsey (12) / Craig Penrose (2)
1975 Steve Ramsey (7) / Charley Johnson (6) / John Hufnagel (1)
1974 Charley Johnson (12) / Steve Ramsey (2)
1973 Charley Johnson (14)
1972 Charley Johnson (9) / Steve Ramsey (5)
1971 Don Horn (9) / Steve Ramsey (5)
1970 Pete Liske (9) / Chuck Pastrana (3) / Steve Tensi (2)
1969 (AFL) Steve Tensi (12) / Pete Liske (2)
1968 (AFL) Steve Tensi (6) / Marlin Briscoe (5) / Jim M. LeClair (2) / John McCormick (1)
1967 (AFL) Steve Tensi (12) / Jim M. LeClair (2)
1966 (AFL) Max Choboian (7) / John McCormick (5) / Scotty Glacken (1) / Mickey Slaughter (1)
1965 (AFL) Mickey Slaughter (7) / John McCormick (6) / Jacky Lee (1)
1964 (AFL) Jacky Lee (10) / Mickey Slaughter (4)
1963 (AFL) Mickey Slaughter (7) / John McCormick (3) / Don Breaux (2) / Frank Tripucka (2)
1962 (AFL) Frank Tripucka (13) / George Shaw (1)
1961 (AFL) Frank Tripucka (10) / George Herring (4)
1960 (AFL) Frank Tripucka (14)

See also

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