List of Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks - wikipedia List of Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks NFL lists Current season 2017 season. Quarterbacks Starting quarterbacks by touchdowns / touchdowns ( playoffs ) / yardage / 5000 yard seasons / completion by team BUF MIA NE NYJ BAL CIN CLE PIT HOU IND JAX TEN DEN KC LAC OAK DAL NYG PHI WAS CHI DET GB MIN ATL CAR NO TB ARI LAR SF SEA Most wins Playoff records Most consecutive starts Most consecutive games with touchdown pass Win -- loss records 2012 Other lists Most consecutive starts ( and games played ) Brett Favre 's career achievements Peyton Manning 's career achievements Dak Prescott ( 2016 -- present ) These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player 's first start at quarterback for the Cowboys. Contents 1 Starting quarterbacks 1.1 Regular season 1.2 Postseason 2 Most games as starting quarterback 3 Team career passing records Starting quarterbacks The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right : Regular season Matt Cassel ( 2015 ) Stephen McGee ( 2010 ) Tony Romo ( 2006 -- 2015 ) Brad Johnson ( 2008 ) Drew Bledsoe ( 2005 -- 2006 ) Troy Aikman ( 1989 -- 2000 ) Roger Staubach ( 1969 -- 1971, 1973 -- 1979 ) Don Meredith ( 1960 -- 1968 ) Season ( s ) Quarterback ( s ) 2017 Dak Prescott ( 4 ) 2016 Dak Prescott ( 16 ) 2015 Tony Romo ( 4 ) / Brandon Weeden ( 3 ) / Matt Cassel ( 7 ) / Kellen Moore ( 2 ) 2014 Tony Romo ( 15 ) / Brandon Weeden ( 1 ) 2013 Tony Romo ( 15 ) / Kyle Orton ( 1 ) 2012 Tony Romo ( 16 ) 2011 Tony Romo ( 16 ) Tony Romo ( 6 ) / Jon Kitna ( 9 ) / Stephen McGee ( 1 ) 2009 Tony Romo ( 16 ) 2008 Tony Romo ( 13 ) / Brad Johnson ( 3 ) 2007 Tony Romo ( 16 ) 2006 Tony Romo ( 10 ) / Drew Bledsoe ( 6 ) 2005 Drew Bledsoe ( 16 ) Vinny Testaverde ( 15 ) / Drew Henson ( 1 ) 2003 Quincy Carter ( 16 ) 2002 Chad Hutchinson ( 9 ) / Quincy Carter ( 7 ) 2001 Quincy Carter ( 8 ) / Anthony Wright ( 3 ) / Ryan Leaf ( 3 ) / Clint Stoerner ( 2 ) 2000 Troy Aikman ( 11 ) / Randall Cunningham ( 3 ) / Anthony Wright ( 2 ) 1999 Troy Aikman ( 14 ) / Jason Garrett ( 2 ) 1998 Troy Aikman ( 11 ) / Jason Garrett ( 5 ) 1997 Troy Aikman ( 16 ) Troy Aikman ( 15 ) / Wade Wilson ( 1 ) 1995 Troy Aikman ( 16 ) 1994 Troy Aikman ( 14 ) / Rodney Peete ( 1 ) / Jason Garrett ( 1 ) 1993 Troy Aikman ( 14 ) / Bernie Kosar ( 1 ) / Jason Garrett ( 1 ) 1992 Troy Aikman ( 16 ) 1991 Troy Aikman ( 12 ) / Steve Beuerlein ( 4 ) 1990 Troy Aikman ( 15 ) / Babe Laufenberg ( 1 ) 1989 Troy Aikman ( 11 ) / Steve Walsh ( 5 ) 1988 Steve Pelluer ( 14 ) / Kevin Sweeney ( 2 ) Danny White ( 9 ) / Steve Pelluer ( 4 ) / Kevin Sweeney ( 2 ) 1986 Steve Pelluer ( 9 ) / Danny White ( 6 ) / Reggie Collier ( 1 ) 1985 Danny White ( 14 ) / Gary Hogeboom ( 2 ) 1984 Gary Hogeboom ( 10 ) / Danny White ( 6 ) Danny White ( 16 ) 1982 Danny White ( 9 ) 1981 Danny White ( 15 ) / Glenn Carano ( 1 ) 1980 Danny White ( 16 ) 1979 Roger Staubach ( 16 ) 1978 Roger Staubach ( 15 ) / Danny White ( 1 ) 1977 Roger Staubach ( 14 ) 1976 Roger Staubach ( 14 ) Roger Staubach ( 13 ) / Clint Longley ( 1 ) Roger Staubach ( 14 ) 1973 Roger Staubach ( 14 ) 1972 Craig Morton ( 14 ) 1971 Roger Staubach ( 10 ) / Craig Morton ( 4 ) 1970 Craig Morton ( 11 ) / Roger Staubach ( 3 ) 1969 Craig Morton ( 13 ) / Roger Staubach ( 1 ) 1968 Don Meredith ( 13 ) / Craig Morton ( 1 ) 1967 Don Meredith ( 11 ) / Craig Morton ( 3 ) 1966 Don Meredith ( 13 ) / Jerry Rhome ( 1 ) 1965 Don Meredith ( 11 ) / Jerry Rhome ( 2 ) / Craig Morton ( 1 ) 1964 Don Meredith ( 10 ) / John Roach ( 4 ) 1963 Don Meredith ( 13 ) / Eddie LeBaron ( 1 ) 1962 Don Meredith ( 9 ) / Eddie LeBaron ( 5 ) 1961 Eddie LeBaron ( 10 ) / Don Meredith ( 4 ) 1960 Eddie LeBaron ( 10 ) / Don Meredith ( 1 ) / Don Heinrich ( 1 ) Postseason 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 ) 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 ) 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 ) 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 ) 2016 Dak Prescott ( 0 - 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 2016 season ). Name GP Games played GS Games started Number of wins as starting quarterback Number of losses as starting quarterback Number of ties as starting quarterback Pct Winning Percentage as starting quarterback Name Period GP GS % Aikman, Troy 1989 - 2000 165 165 94 71 -. 570 Romo, Tony 2006 - 2015 156 127 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. 588 Morton, Craig 1965 - 1974 101 47 32 14. 691 Carter, Quincy 2001 - 2003 31 31 16 15 -. 516 Team career passing records ( As of Week 17 of 2016 season ) Name Comp Att % Yds TD Int Aikman, Troy 2,898 4,715 61.4 % 32,942 165 141 Romo, Tony 2,829 4,335 65.3 % 34,183 248 117 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 Dallas Cowboys Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Frisco, Texas Franchise Franchise History Coaches Players Seasons Expansion draft Draft history Starting quarterbacks First - 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FM Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg Current league affiliations League : National Football League Conference : National Football Conference Division : East Division Seasons ( 58 ) 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Championship seasons in bold Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks Eddie LeBaron ( 1960 -- 1963 ) Don Meredith ( 1960 -- 1968 ) Don Heinrich ( 1960 ) John Roach ( 1964 ) Jerry Rhome ( 1965 -- 1966 ) Craig Morton ( 1965, 1967 -- 1972 ) Roger Staubach ( 1969 -- 1971, 1973 -- 1979 ) Clint Longley ( 1975 ) Danny White ( 1978, 1980 -- 1987 ) Glenn Carano ( 1981 ) Gary Hogeboom ( 1984 -- 1985 ) Steve Pelluer ( 1986 -- 1988 ) Reggie Collier ( 1986 ) Kevin Sweeney ( 1987 -- 1988 ) Troy Aikman ( 1989 -- 2000 ) Steve Walsh ( 1989 ) Babe Laufenberg ( 1990 ) Steve Beuerlein ( 1991 ) Bernie Kosar ( 1993 ) Jason Garrett ( 1993 -- 1994, 1998 -- 1999 ) Rodney Peete ( 1994 ) Wade Wilson ( 1996 ) Randall Cunningham ( 2000 ) Anthony Wright ( 2000 -- 2001 ) Quincy Carter ( 2001 -- 2003 ) Ryan Leaf ( 2001 ) Clint Stoerner ( 2001 ) Chad Hutchinson ( 2002 ) Vinny Testaverde ( 2004 ) Drew Henson ( 2004 ) Drew Bledsoe ( 2005 -- 2006 ) Tony Romo ( 2006 -- 2015 ) Brad Johnson ( 2008 ) Jon Kitna ( 2010 ) Stephen McGee ( 2010 ) Kyle Orton ( 2013 ) Brandon Weeden ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Matt Cassel ( 2015 ) Kellen Moore ( 2015 ) Dak Prescott ( 2016 -- present ) List of starting quarterbacks in the National Football League ( as of Week 7 of the 2017 NFL season ) American Football Conference AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West Tyrod Taylor ( Buffalo Bills ) Jay Cutler ( Miami Dolphins ) Tom Brady ( New England Patriots ) Josh McCown ( New York Jets ) Joe Flacco ( Baltimore Ravens ) Andy Dalton ( Cincinnati Bengals ) DeShone Kizer ( Cleveland Browns ) Ben Roethlisberger ( Pittsburgh Steelers ) Deshaun Watson ( Houston Texans ) Jacoby Brissett ( Indianapolis Colts ) Blake Bortles ( Jacksonville Jaguars ) Marcus Mariota ( Tennessee Titans ) Trevor Siemian ( Denver Broncos ) Alex Smith ( Kansas City Chiefs ) Derek Carr ( Oakland Raiders ) Philip Rivers ( Los Angeles Chargers ) National Football Conference NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West Dak Prescott ( Dallas Cowboys ) Eli Manning ( New York Giants ) Carson Wentz ( Philadelphia Eagles ) Kirk Cousins ( Washington Redskins ) Mitchell Trubisky ( Chicago Bears ) Matthew Stafford ( Detroit Lions ) Brett Hundley ( Green Bay Packers ) Case Keenum ( Minnesota Vikings ) Matt Ryan ( Atlanta Falcons ) Cam Newton ( Carolina Panthers ) Drew Brees ( New Orleans Saints ) Jameis Winston ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) Carson Palmer ( Arizona Cardinals ) Jared Goff ( Los Angeles Rams ) C.J. Beathard ( San Francisco 49ers ) Russell Wilson ( Seattle Seahawks ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Dallas_Cowboys_starting_quarterbacks&oldid=803353043 '' Categories : Lists of National Football League quarterbacks Dallas Cowboys players Dallas Cowboys lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 2 October 2017, at 00 : 33. About Wikipedia

Question: who was the cowboys quarterback before tony romo
Answer: Drew Bledsoe