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California Leads with 4 Super Bowl Quarterbacks, Newcomers Debut

1/28/2026

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California has produced the most Super Bowl starting quarterbacks, with four alumni, including Jared Goff (Cal alumnus).
The 2026 Super Bowl will feature two quarterbacks from schools making their Super Bowl debut, Sam Darnold from the University of Southern California (USC) and Drake Maye from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
Other notable schools with Super Bowl starters include Notre Dame, Alabama, and Purdue.

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Story summary

California has produced the most Super Bowl starting quarterbacks, with four alumni, including Jared Goff (Cal alumnus).
The 2026 Super Bowl will feature two quarterbacks from schools making their Super Bowl debut, Sam Darnold from the University of Southern California (USC) and Drake Maye from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
Other notable schools with Super Bowl starters include Notre Dame, Alabama, and Purdue.