# List of BC Lions starting quarterbacks

The following is a list of starting quarterbacks for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League that have started a regular season game for the team. This list includes postseason appearances since 1989, but does not include preseason games. They are listed in order of most appearances at quarterback for the Lions.

## Starting quarterbacks by season

The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
| Season(s) | Regular season | Postseason |
| 2024 | Vernon Adams (9) / Jake Dolegala (1) / Nathan Rourke (8) | Vernon Adams (1) |
| 2023 | Vernon Adams (16) / Dane Evans (2) | Vernon Adams (2) |
| 2022 | Nathan Rourke (10) / Michael O'Connor (1) / Antonio Pipkin (1) / Vernon Adams (6) | Nathan Rourke (2) |
| 2021 | Michael Reilly (12) / Nathan Rourke (2) | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2019 | Michael Reilly (16) / Danny O'Brien (2) |
| 2018 | Travis Lulay (12) / Jonathon Jennings (6) | Travis Lulay (1) |
| 2017 | Jonathon Jennings (14) / Travis Lulay (4) |
| 2016 | Jonathon Jennings (18) | Jonathon Jennings (2) |
| 2015 | Travis Lulay (10) / Jonathon Jennings (6) / John Beck (2) | Jonathon Jennings (1) |
| 2014 | Kevin Glenn (17) / Travis Lulay (1) | Kevin Glenn (1) |
| 2013 | Travis Lulay (11) / Thomas DeMarco (6) / Buck Pierce (1) | Travis Lulay (1) |
| 2012 | Travis Lulay (16) / Michael Reilly (2) | Travis Lulay (1) |
| 2011 | Travis Lulay (18) | Travis Lulay (2) |
| 2010 | Travis Lulay (9) / Casey Printers (8) / Jarious Jackson (1) | Travis Lulay (1) |
| 2009 | Buck Pierce (12) / Jarious Jackson (3) / Casey Printers (3) | Casey Printers (2) |
| 2008 | Buck Pierce (11) / Jarious Jackson (7) | Buck Pierce (2) |
| 2007 | Jarious Jackson (11) / Buck Pierce (4) / Dave Dickenson (3) | Jarious Jackson (1) |
| 2006 | Dave Dickenson (12) / Buck Pierce (6) | Dave Dickenson (2) |
| 2005 | Dave Dickenson (11) / Casey Printers (6) / Buck Pierce (1) | Dave Dickenson (1) |
| 2004 | Casey Printers (14) / Dave Dickenson (4) | Casey Printers (1) / Dave Dickenson (1) |
| 2003 | Dave Dickenson (17) / Spergon Wynn (1) | Spergon Wynn (1) |
| 2002 | Damon Allen (18) | Damon Allen (1) |
| 2001 | Damon Allen (16) / Tony Corbin (2) | Damon Allen (1) |
| 2000 | Damon Allen (18) | Damon Allen (3) |
| 1999 | Damon Allen (18) | Damon Allen (1) |
| 1998 | Damon Allen (18) | Damon Allen (1) |
| 1997 | Damon Allen (18) | Damon Allen (1) |
| 1996 | Damon Allen (13) / Andre Ware (4) / Giulio Caravatta (1) | |
| 1995 | Danny McManus (17) / Giulio Caravatta (1) | Danny McManus (1) |
| 1994 | Kent Austin (15) / Danny McManus (3) | Kent Austin (2) / Danny McManus (1) |
| 1993 | Danny Barrett (15) / Danny McManus (3) | Danny Barrett (1) |
| 1992 | Danny Barrett (10) / Tony Kimbrough (4) / Michael Johnson (2) / Gilbert Renfroe (2) | |
| 1991 | Doug Flutie (18) | Doug Flutie (1) |
| 1990 | Joe Paopao (9) / Doug Flutie (8) / Rickey Foggie (1) | |
| 1989 | Matt Dunigan (18) | |
| 1988 | Matt Dunigan (17) / Rickey Foggie (1) |
| 1987 | Roy Dewalt (16) / Greg Vavra (2) |
| 1986 | Roy Dewalt (18) |
| 1985 | Roy Dewalt (16) |
| 1984 | Roy Dewalt (12) / Tim Cowan (4) |
| 1983 | Roy Dewalt (16) |
| 1982 | Roy Dewalt (8) / Joe Paopao (8) |
| 1981 | Roy Dewalt (1) / Joe Paopao (15) |
| 1980 | Roy Dewalt (6) / Joe Paopao (9) / Mike Nott (1) |
| 1979 | Jerry Tagge (8) / Joe Paopao (8) |
| 1978 | Jerry Tagge (15) / Gary Keithley (1) |
| 1977 | Jerry Tagge (15) / Gary Keithley (1) |
| 1976 | Eric Guthrie (11) / Rick Cassata (3) / John Sciarra (2) |
| 1975 | Peter Liske (11) / Eric Guthrie (2) / Don Moorhead (3) |
| 1974 | Don Moorhead (14) / Peter Liske (2) |
| 1973 | Don Moorhead (12) / Carl Douglas (4) |
| 1972 | Don Moorhead (15) / Don Bunce (1) |
| 1971 | Don Moorhead (9) / Paul Brothers (7) |
| 1970 | Paul Brothers (16) |
| 1969 | Paul Brothers (16) |
| 1968 | Paul Brothers (9) / Pete Ohler (6) / Jackie Parker (1) |
| 1967 | Bernie Faloney (15) / Henry Schichtle (1) |
| 1966 | Joe Kapp (16) |
| 1965 | Joe Kapp (16) |
| 1964 | Joe Kapp (16) |
| 1963 | Joe Kapp (16) |
| 1962 | Joe Kapp (16) |
| 1961 | Joe Kapp (11) / Jim Walden (3) / Earl Keeley (1) / Bob Schloredt (1) |
| 1960 | Jim Walden (10) / Randy Duncan (6) |
| 1959 | Randy Duncan (16) |
| 1958 | George Herring (10) / Al Dorow (6) |
| 1957 | Maury Duncan (13) / Ron Vann (3) |
| 1956 | Jerry Gustafson (10) / Tony Teresa (4) / Arnie Galiffa (1) / Primo Villanueva (1) |
| 1955 | Arnie Galiffa (13) / Ron Clinkscale (3) |
| 1954 | John Mazur (10) / Gerry Tuttle (4) / Gene Robillard (1) |
* * - Indicates that the number of starts is not known for that year for each quarterback

## Team passer rankings

Quarterbacks are listed by number of starts for the Lions.
| Name | GS | W–L–T | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int |
| Damon Allen | 119 | 61–58–0 | 2,027 | 3,421 | 59.3 | 27,621 | 136 | 85 |
| Roy Dewalt | 92 | 64–26–2 | 1,705 | 2,898 | 58.8 | 22,863 | 129 | 84 |
| Joe Kapp | 91 | 42–55–5 | 1,089 | 2,022 | 53.9 | 16,536 | 98 | 98 |
| Travis Lulay | 81 | 48–33–0 | 1,658 | 2,613 | 63.5 | 21,352 | 127 | 75 |
| Don Moorhead | 52 | 20–30–2 | 602 | 1,134 | 53.1 | 8,689 | 42 | 58 |
| Joe Paopao | 48 | 24–24–0 | 837 | 1,460 | 57.3 | 11,508 | 79 | 79 |
| Dave Dickenson | 47 | 33–14–0 | 979 | 1,414 | 69.2 | 13,573 | 90 | 29 |
| Paul Brothers | 45 | 16–28–1 | 504 | 997 | 50.6 | 7,141 | 35 | 71 |
| Jonathon Jennings | 44 | 22–22–0 | 980 | 1,474 | 66.5 | 12,497 | 66 | 51 |
| Jerry Tagge | 39 | 23–13–3 | 564 | 989 | 57.0 | 7,052 | 38 | 32 |