Note: the NCAA didn't permit freshmen eligibility in college football until the 1972 season.

1978 Freshman QB Buck Belue: didn't start any games until 1979. Completed 14 of 28 (50%) passes for 228 yds w/ 1 TD & 3 INTs. Rushed 22x for 56 yds (+2.5 ypc).

1982 Freshman QB Todd Williams: didn't start any games until 1983. Completed 4 of 7 passes (57.1%) for 71 yds w/ 1 TD & 1 INT. Rushed 4x for 15 yds (+3.8 ypc).

1984 Freshman QB James Jackson: didn't start any games until 1985. Completed 5 of 14 (35.7%) passes for 156 yds w/ 1 TD & 1 INT. Rushed 7x for 41 yds (+5.9 ypc).

1985 Freshman QB Wayne Johnson: didn't start any games until 1988. Completed 21 of 52 (40.4%) passes for 222 yds w/ 1 TD & 3 INTs. Rushed 15x for 74 yds (+4.9 ypc) & 1 TD.

1990 Freshman QB Joe Dupree: 0-1 record as starting QB. Completed 10 of 41 (24.4%) passes for 202 yds w/ 1 TD & 1 INT. Rushed 51x for 186 yds (+3.6 ypc) & 1 TD. QB Efficiency 68.9.

1991 Freshman QB Eric Zeier: 5-2 record as starting QB. Completed 177 of 314 passes (56.4%) for 2,212 yds, 9 TDs, & 4 INTs. Rushed 41x for -199 yds (-4.85 ypc) & 2 TDs. QB Efficiency 119.1.

1998 Freshman QB Quincy Carter: 9-3 record as starting QB. Completed 194 of 323 passes (60.0%) for 2,706 yds, 14 TDs, & 12 INTs. Rushed 113x for 317 yds (+2.81 ypc) & 5 TDs. QB Efficiency 140.1.

2001 RS Freshman QB David Greene: 8-4 record as starting QB. Completed 192 of 324 passes (59.3%) for 2,789 yds, 17 TDs, & 9 INTs. Rushed 47x for 41 yds (+0.87 ypc) & 1 TD. Sacked 15x for -76 yards and lost 2 fumbles. QB Efficiency 143.33.

2006 Freshman QB Matt Stafford: 6-2 record as starting QB. Completed 135 of 256 passes (52.7%) for 1,749 yds, 7 TDs, & 13 INTs. Rushed 47x for 191 yds (+4.10 ypc) & 3 TDs. Sacked 12x for -82 yds and lost 4 fumbles. QB Efficiency 108.99.

2010 RS Freshman QB Aaron Murray: 6-7 record as starting QB. Completed 209 of 342 passes (61.1%) for 3,049 yds, 24 TDs, & 8 INTs. Rushed 87x for 167 yds (+1.92 ypc) & 4 TDs. Sacked 24x for -193 yds and lost 1 fumble. QB Efficiency 154.48.

2016 Freshman QB Jacob Eason: 7-5 record as starting QB. Completed 204 of 370 passes (55.1%) for 2,430 yds, 16 TDs, & 8 INTs. Rushed 33x for -45 yds (-1.36 ypc) & 1 TD. Sacked 21x for -135 yds and lost 3 fumbles. QB Efficiency 120.25.

2017 Freshman QB Jake Fromm: 12-2 record as starting QB. Completed 181 of 291 passes (62.2%) for 2,615 yds, 24 TDs, & 7 INTs. Rushed 55x for 79 yds (+1.4 ypc) & 3 TDs. Sacked 20x for -140 yds and lost 2 fumbles. QB Efficiency 160.1.