Top 15 Super Bowl Winning Quarterbacks by College Football Success

Nov 11, 2013; Tampa, FL, USA; ESPN MNF announcer Steve Young prior to the game between the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

8. Steve Young, BYU Cougars, 1981-1983

Stats: 306-of-429 (71.3 percent) for 7,733 Yards; 269 Carries for 1,084 Yards, 74 Total Touchdowns and 33 Interceptions

Record as Starter: 19-5, WAC Championship (1983)

Super Bowl Wins-1 

XXIX-1994-95 With San Francisco 49ers (Defeated San Diego Chargers 49-26)

Before taking on the pressure of succeeding the great Joe Montana in San Francisco, Steve Young had to deal with the pressure of succeeding the great Jim McMahon at BYU. And he did it with ease.

One of the most versatile quarterbacks in history, Steve Young perfected the art of running and throwing better than anybody, although Russell Wilson is getting excruciatingly close. Young won another WAC Championship for the program in 1983 and managed to keep them a major player on the national stage.

Scoring 74 total touchdowns and putting up more than 8,000 total yards of offense in only two full years as a starter was amazing, especially for that time, even if it was in the WAC. And if you want proof that you can’t judge by national championships, BYU won one immediately after Young left. So Young and McMahon are there, BYU has great seasons. They’re gone, they win it all.

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