List of Notre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterbacks

The following individuals have started games at quarterback for the University of Notre Dame football team, updated through the 2025 season.

The year of induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, if applicable, is designated alongside the respective player's final season.

Win–loss records

Quarterbacks who have started for Notre Dame from 1972 through 2025. A player is credited with a win if he started the game and the team won that game, no matter if the player was injured or permanently removed on the second play from scrimmage.

Most starts

These quarterbacks have the 25 or more starts for Notre Dame since 1960.

Notes

References

• Bob Boyles & Paul Guido, 50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport, (Skyhorse Publishing 2007) , pp 1070–1077.
• ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Game, (ESPN Books 2005) , pp 640–641.
• Eric Hansen, Stadium Stories: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, (The Globe Pequot Press 2004) , pp 198–200.
• Steele, Michael R. The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC (1996).
• UND.com,