This is a list of the individuals who have played college football as a starting quarterback at the University of Maryland. 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) Divi ...

have produced several prominent quarterbacks. Starting with three consecutive

Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associ ...

(ACC) championships from 1983 to 1985, the program was sometimes referred to as "

Quarterback U Quarterback U is a nickname used by sportswriters to refer to colleges that have trained a series of notable football quarterbacks (QBs). It is a literary device invoked in the individual discretion of sportswriters and does not represent any form ...

".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,

Stan Gelbaugh Stanley Morris Gelbaugh (born December 4, 1962) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills, Phoenix Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. He attained his greatest success in the World League of Ameri ...

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 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

References

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* Maryland Terrapins starting quarterbacks