The last 30 opening day starting quarterbacks for Colorado
As we hit 13 days until the 2022 football season begins for the Colorado Buffaloes, it seemed a good time to take a page out of our friends (enemies?) book over at Huskers Wire.
The Buffs have a rich tradition when it comes to the men who have led the team from the most important position in all of football, the quarterback. Colorado has had QBs who’ve relied on their feet to make plays, some who’ve had the arm talent to pick apart defenses from the pocket and a few who were deadly with both.
Let’s highlight every opening day starting quarterback at Colorado over the last 30 years:
1992-94: Kordell Stewart
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1995-96: Koy Detmer
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1997: John Hessler
Colorado quarterback John Hessler evades the rush as he looks to pass the ball during the first half of the Buffaloes’ 21-0 victory over the Missouri Tigers in Folsom Filed in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday, Nov. 11, 1995. Hessler paced the win by throwing for two touchdowns as well as running for the final score.
1998-99: Mike Moschetti
Sept. 5 1998: Quarterback Mike Moschetti #4 of the Colorado Buffaloes talks to head coach Rick Neuheisel during a game against the Colorado State Rams at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The Buffaloes defeated the Rams 42-14.
2000-02: Craig Ochs
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2003-05: Joel Klatt
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2006: James Cox
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2007-09: Cody Hawkins
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2010-2011: Tyler Hansen
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2012: Jordan Webb
CSU defender Eli Edwards pressures Colorado quartrerback Jordan Webb during the Cinch Jeans Mile High Showdown at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver Sept. 1, 2012.
2013: Connor Wood
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2014-16: Sefo Liufau
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2017-19: Steven Montez
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2020: Sam Noyer
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2021: Brendon Lewis
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