This is a list of the individuals who have played college football as a starting

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

at the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

. The

Maryland Terrapins The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 19 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divis ...

have produced several prominent quarterbacks. Starting with three consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships from 1983 to 1985, the program was sometimes referred to as " Quarterback U".Who's next? Terps QB legacy arrives at crossroads
''The Washington Times'', April 26, 1998. Since then, Maryland quarterbacks

Boomer Esiason Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (; born April 17, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was selected in the ...

Frank Reich Frank Michael Reich Jr. (; ; born December 4, 1961) is an American football coach and former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Maryland a ...

, Stan Gelbaugh,

Neil O'Donnell Neil Kennedy O'Donnell (born July 3, 1966) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 14 seasons. He played college football at Maryland and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third ro ...

, Scott Zolak, and

Scott Milanovich Scott Stewart Milanovich (born January 25, 1973) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach of the ...

have been considered part of that tradition.In glory days, UM's QB line ran to NFL ; Terps: Quarterback U is a name Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen wants back. As a Terps assistant, he was a major part of a six-QB NFL run at College Park
''The Baltimore Sun'', October 10, 2001.

Quarterbacks

Individuals who started at least one game in a season are denoted with their name in boldface text. Players are listed in order of game experience. Chris Turner QB

Boomer Esiason at Super Bowl XLI pre-game show in Miami

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* Maryland Terrapins starting quarterbacks