Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks come from many walks of life.
They also come from many different colleges and conferences.
So, if you’re interested in finding out all the colleges and conferences the Super Bowl winners attended, from starting quarterbacks to backup quarterbacks, then you’re in the right spot!
X Means see Backup Quarterbacks section
W Represents the Winning Team & Quarterback
H Represents a Hall of Fame Quarterback
Team
Green Bay Packers W
Kansas City Chiefs
Starting Quarterback
Bart Starr H
Len Dawson
College
Alabama
Purdue
Conference
SEC
Big Ten
Team
Green Bay Packers W
Oakland Raiders
Starting Quarterback
Bart Starr H
Daryle Lamonica
College
Alabama
Notre Dame
Conference
SEC
FBS Independents
Team
New York Jets W
Baltimore Colts
Starting Quarterback
Joe Namath
Earl Morrall
College
Alabama
Michigan State
Conference
Sec
Big Ten
Team
Kansas City Chiefs W
Minnesota Vikings
Starting Quarterback
Len Dawson H
Joe Kapp
College
Purdue
UCB
Conference
Big Ten
Pac-12
Team
Baltimore Colts W
Dallas Cowboys
Starting Quarterback
Johnny Unitas H
Craig Morton
College
Louisville
UCB
Conference
ACC
Pac-12
Team
Dallas Cowboys W
Miami Dolphins
Starting Quarterback
Roger Staubach H
Bob Griese H
College
AAC
Purdue
Conference
Navy
Big Ten
Team
Miami Dolphins W
Washington Redskins
Starting Quarterback
Bob Griese H
Bill Kilmer H
College
Purdue
UCLA
Conference
Big Ten
Pac-12
Team
Miami Dolphins W
Minnesota Vikings
Starting Quarterback
Bob Griese H
Fran Tarkenton H
College
Purdue
Georgia
Conference
Big Ten
SEC
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers W
Minnesota Vikings
Starting Quarterback
Terry Bradshaw H
Fran Tarkenton H
College
Louisiana Tech
Georgia
Conference
C-USA
SEC
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers W
Dallas Cowboys
Starting Quarterback
Terry Bradshaw H
Roger Staubach H
College
Louisiana Tech
Navy
Conference
C-USA
AAC
Team
Oakland Raiders W
Minnesota Vikings
Starting Quarterback
Ken Stabler H
Fran Tarkenton H
College
Alabama
Georgia
Conference
SEC
SEC
Team
Dallas Cowboys W
Denver Broncos
Starting Quarterback
Roger Staubach H
Craig Morton
College
Navy
UCB
Conference
AAC
Pac-12
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers W
Dallas Cowboys
Starting Quarterback
Terry Bradshaw H
Roger Staubach H
College
Louisiana Tech
Navy
Conference
C-USA
AAC
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers W
Los Angeles Rams
Starting Quarterback
Terry Bradshaw H
Vince Ferragamo
College
Louisiana Tech
UCB, Nebraska
Conference
C-USA
Pac-12, Big Ten
Team
Oakland Raiders W
Philadelphia Eagles
Starting Quarterback
Jim Plunkett
Ron Jaworski
College
Stanford
Youngstown St.
Conference
Pac-12
MVFC
Team
San Francisco 49ers W
Cincinnati Bengals
Starting Quarterback
Joe Montana H
Ken Anderson
College
Notre Dame
Augustana
Conference
FBS Independents
CCIW
Team
Washington Redskins W
Miami Dolphins
Starting Quarterback
Joe Theismann
David Woodley
College
Notre Dame
LSU
Conference
FBS Independents
SEC
Team
Los Angeles Raiders W
Washington Redskins
Starting Quarterback
Jim Plunkett
Joe Theismann
College
Stanford
Notre Dame
Conference
Pac-12
FBS Independents
Team
San Francisco 49ers W
Miami Dolphins
Starting Quarterback
Joe Montana H
Dan Marino H
College
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Conference
FBS Independents
ACC
Team
Chicago Bears W
New England Patriots
Starting Quarterback
Jim McMahon
Tony Eason
College
BYU
Illinois
Conference
FBS Independents
Big Ten
Team
New York Giants W
Denver Broncos
Starting Quarterback
Phil Simms
John Elway
College
Morehead State
Stanford
Conference
PFL
Pac-12
Team
Washington Redskins W
Denver Broncos
Starting Quarterback
Doug Williams
John Elway H
College
Grambling
Stanford
Conference
SWAC
Pac-12
Team
San Francisco 49ers W
Cincinnati Bengals
Starting Quarterback
Joe Montana H
Boomer Esiason
College
Notre Dame
Maryland
Conference
FBS Independents
Big Ten
Team
San Francisco 49ers W
Denver Broncos
Starting Quarterback
Joe Montana H
John Elway H
College
Notre Dame
Stanford
Conference
FBS Independents
Pac-12
Team
New York Giants W
Buffalo Bills
Starting Quarterback
Jeff Hostetler
Jim Kelly H
College
West Virginia
Miami/Fl.
Conference
Big 12
ACC
Team
Washington Redskins W
Buffalo Bills
Starting Quarterback
Mark Rypien
Jim Kelly H
College
Washington State
Miami/Fl.
Conference
Pac-12
ACC
Team
Dallas Cowboys W
Buffalo Bills
Starting Quarterback
Troy Aikman H
Jim Kelly H
College
Oklahoma, UCLA
Miami/Fl.
Conference
Big 12, Pac-12
ACC
Team
Dallas Cowboys W
Buffalo Bills
Starting Quarterback
Troy Aikman H
Jim Kelly H
College
Oklahoma, UCLA
Miami/Fl.
Conference
Big 12, Pac-12
ACC
Team
San Francisco 49ers W
San Diego Chargers
Starting Quarterback
Steve Young H
Stan Humphries
College
BYU
Northeast Louisiana
Conference
FBS Independents
Sun Belt
Team
Dallas Cowboys W
Pittsburgh Steelers
Starting Quarterback
Troy Aikman H
Neil O’Donnell
College
Oklahoma, UCLA
Maryland
Conference
Big 12, Pac-12
Big Ten
Team
Green Bay Packers W
New England Patriots
Starting Quarterback
Brett Favre H
Drew Bledsoe
College
Southern Miss
Washington State
Conference
C-USA
Pac-12
Team
Denver Bronco W
Green Bay Packers
Starting Quarterback
John Elway H
Brett Favre H
College
Stanford
Southern Miss
Conference
Pac-12
C-USA
Team
Denver Broncos W
Atlanta Falcons
Starting Quarterback
John Elway H
Chris Chandler
College
Stanford
UW
Conference
Pac-12
Pac-12
Team
St. Louis Rams W
Tennessee Titans
Starting Quarterback
Kurt Warner H
Steve McNair
College
Northern Iowa
Alcorn State
Conference
MVFC
SWAC
Team
Baltimore Ravens W
New York Giants
Starting Quarterback
Trent Dilfer
Kerry Collins
College
Fresno State
Penn State
Conference
MW
Big Ten
Team
New England Patriots W
St Louis Rams
Starting Quarterback
Tom Brady
Kurt Warner H
College
U of M
Northern Iowa
Conference
Big Ten
MVFC
Team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers W
Oakland Raiders
Starting Quarterback
Brad Johnson
Rich Gannon
College
Florida State
Delaware
Conference
ACC
CAA
Team
New England Patriots W
Carolina Panthers
Starting Quarterback
Tom Brady
Jake Delhomme
College
U of M
UL-Lafayette
Conference
Big Ten
Sun Belt
Team
New England Patriots W
Philadelphia Eagles
Starting Quarterback
Tom Brady
Donovan McNabb
College
U of M
Syracuse
Conference
Big Ten
ACC
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers W
Seattle Seahawks
Starting Quarterback
Ben Roethlisberger
Matt Hasselbeck
College
Miami/Oh.
Boston college
Conference
MAC
ACC
Team
Indianapolis Colts W
Chicago Bears
Starting Quarterback
Peyton Manning H
Rex Grossman
College
Tennessee
Florida
Conference
SEC
SEC
Team
New York Giants W
New England Patriots
Starting Quarterback
Eli Manning
Tom Brady
College
Ole Miss
U of M
Conference
SEC
Big Ten
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers W
Arizona Cardinals
Starting Quarterback
Ben Roethlisberger
Kurt Warner H
College
Miami/Oh.
Northern Iowa
Conference
MAC
MVFC
Team
New Orleans Saints W
Indianapolis Colts
Starting Quarterback
Drew Brees
Peyton Manning H
College
Purdue
Tennessee
Conference
Big Ten
SEC
Team
Green Bay Packers W
Pittsburgh Steelers
Starting Quarterback
Aaron Rodgers
Ben Roethlisberger
College
UCB
Miami/Oh.
Conference
Pac-12
MAC
Team
New York Giants W
New England Patriots
Starting Quarterback
Eli Manning
Tom Brady
College
Ole Miss
U of M
Conference
SEC
Big Ten
Team
Baltimore Ravens W
San Francisco 49ers
Starting Quarterback
Joe Flacco
Colin Kaepernick
College
Delaware
Nevada
Conference
CAA
MW
Team
Seattle Seahawks W
Denver Broncos
Starting Quarterback
Russell Wilson
Peyton Manning H
College
NC State, Wisconsin
Tennessee
Conference
ACC, Big Ten
SEC
Team
New England Patriots W
Seattle Seahawks
Starting Quarterback
Tom Brady
Russell Wilson
College
U of M
NC State, Wisconsin
Conference
Big Ten
ACC, Big Ten
Team
Denver Broncos W
Carolina Panthers
Starting Quarterback
Peyton Manning H
Cam Newton
College
Tennessee
Auburn
Conference
SEC
SEC
Also, just a little side note:
Super Bowl 50 is the only Super Bowl, so far, that didn’t use a Roman Numeral. Since advertisers thought that the Roman Numeral for 50 (L), was pretty lackluster and not very marketable.
Team
New England Patriots W
Atlanta Falcons
Starting Quarterback
Tom Brady
Matt Ryan
College
U of M
Boston College
Conference
Big Ten
ACC
Team
Philadelphia Eagles W
New England Patriots
Starting Quarterback
Nick Foles
Tom Brady
College
Arizona
U of M
Conference
Pac-12
Big Ten
Team
New England Patriots W
Los Angeles Rams
Starting Quarterback
Tom Brady
Jared Goff
College
U of M
UCB
Conference
Big Ten
Pac-12
Team
Kansas City Chiefs W
San Francisco 49ers
Starting Quarterback
Patrick Mahomes
Jimmy Garoppolo
College
Texas Tech
Eastern Illinois
Conference
Big 12
OVC
Team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers W
Kansas City Chiefs
Starting Quarterback
Tom Brady
Patrick Mahomes
College
U of M
Texas Tech
Conference
Big Ten
Big 12
Team
Los Angeles Rams W
Cincinnati Bengals
Starting Quarterback
Matthew Stafford
Joe Burrow
College
Georgia
Ohio State, LSU
Conference
SEC
Big Ten, SEC
W Represents the Winning Team & Quarterback
H Represents a Hall of Fame Quarterback
Team
Baltimore Colts W
Dallas Cowboys
Backup Quarterback
Earl Morrall
Craig Morton
College
Michigan State
UCB
Conference
Big Ten
Pac-12
Team
Oakland Raiders W
Philadelphia Eagles
Backup Quarterback
Jim Plunkett
Ron Jaworski
College
Stanford
Youngstown St.
Conference
Pac-12
MVFC
Team
Washington Redskins W
Denver Broncos
Backup Quarterback
Doug Williams
John Elway H
College
Grambling
Stanford
Conference
SWAC
Pac-12
Team
New York Giants W
Buffalo Bills
Backup Quarterback
Jeff Hostetler
Jim Kelly H
College
West Virginia
Miami/Fl.
Conference
Big 12
ACC
Team
Baltimore Ravens W
New York Giants
Backup Quarterback
Trent Dilfer
Kerry Collins
College
Fresno State
Penn State
Conference
MW
Big Ten
Team
New England Patriots W
St Louis Rams
Backup Quarterback
Tom Brady
Kurt Warner H
College
U of M
Northern Iowa
Conference
Big Ten
MVFC
There have been many different quarterbacks from many different conferences who have won championships over the years. Sometimes they were starters and other times they were backups. But one thing is for sure, you never know which college the next Super Bowl-winning quarterback is going to come from, or the conference for that matter. Although, something that did catch my eye while writing this post, was that so far the vast majority of super bowl winning quarterbacks have come from colleges and conferences in the eastern half of the United States. I wonder why that is? Is there something in the water…Hahaha!
