All Chicago Bears Starting Quarterbacks

This page lists Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks by season, including primary starters and regular-season starts. Quarterbacks are listed chronologically by era.

This reference page is updated as new seasons are completed.

Quarterback Seasons with Bears Primary Starter Seasons Playoff Starts
Joey Sternaman 1920–1921 1920 No
George Halas 1920–1929 1920–1929 No
Sid Luckman 1939–1950 1939–1950 Yes
Johnny Lujack 1948–1951 1950 No
George Blanda 1949–1958 1953–1954 No
Ed Brown 1954–1962 1955–1962 No
Billy Wade 1961–1966 1962–1966 Yes
Jack Concannon 1964–1970 1969 No
Bobby Douglass 1969–1975 1972–1974 No
Gary Huff 1975–1976 1975 No
Vince Evans 1977–1980 1977–1980 No
Mike Phipps 1981–1982 1982 No
Jim McMahon 1982–1988 1985–1987 Yes
Steve Fuller 1984–1987 1984 No
Mike Tomczak 1985–1990 1989 Yes
Jim Harbaugh 1987–1993 1991 Yes
Peter Tom Willis 1990–1992 1992 No
Erik Kramer 1994–1998 1995 No
Steve Walsh 1996–1997 1997 No
Shane Matthews 1998–2001 2000 No
Cade McNown 1999–2000 1999 No
Jim Miller 1999–2002 2001 No
Chris Chandler 2004 2004 No
Rex Grossman 2003–2008 2006 Yes
Kyle Orton 2005–2008 2005 No
Brian Griese 2008 2008 No
Jay Cutler 2009–2016 2009–2015 Yes
Josh McCown 2011–2013 2013 No
Jason Campbell 2012 2012 No
Jimmy Clausen 2014 2014 No
Mitchell Trubisky 2017–2020 2018–2019 Yes
Chase Daniel 2018–2020 No
Nick Foles 2020 2020 No
Andy Dalton 2021 2021 No
Justin Fields 2021–2023 2022–2023 No
Tyson Bagent 2023 No
Caleb Williams 2024–present 2024–present TBD

This table includes all quarterbacks who made at least one regular-season start for the Chicago Bears. Primary starter seasons reflect years in which the quarterback led the team in starts. Playoff starts indicate whether the quarterback started at least one postseason game for Chicago.