Redskins Starting Quarterbacks
1970-1989
Again, the Redskins had a lot to be thankful for during this period. The period starts out with Sonny and Billy, transitions to Billy and Joe Theismann, and ends with some decent interim QB’s in Schroeder, Rypien, and Williams.
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1970 |
Sonny Jurgensen |
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1971 |
Billy Kilmer Sonny Jurgensen |
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1972 |
Billy Kilmer Sonny Jurgensen |
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1973 |
Billy Kilmer Sonny Jurgensen |
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1974 |
Billy Kilmer Sonny Jurgensen |
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1975 |
Billy Kilmer Randy Johnson |
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1976 |
Billy Kilmer Joe Theismann |
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1977 |
Billy Kilmer Joe Theismann |
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1978 |
Joe Theismann Billy Kilmer |
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1979 |
Joe Theismann |
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1980 |
Joe Theismann Mike Kruczek |
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1981 |
Joe Theismann |
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1982 |
Joe Theismann |
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1983 |
Joe Theismann |
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1984 |
Joe Theismann |
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1985 |
Joe Theismann Jay Schroeder |
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1986 |
Jay Schroeder |
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1987 |
Jay Schroeder Doug Williams |
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1987 |
Ed Ruppert
This was the season where the players went on strike and the owners put replacement teams out on the field. Ed Rubbert was the quarterback of the replacement team. The Redskins replacement team was immortalized in the move “The Replacements” |
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1988 |
Doug Williams Mark Rypien |
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1989 |
Mark Rypien Doug Williams |
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