PROVO, Utah – BYU football is making history by turning to Bear Bachmeier as its starting quarterback.

Bachmeier will be the first true freshman quarterback in program history to start in the season-opener. That’s historic. However, he isn’t the only true freshman to start in a game for a program that prides itself on its quarterback history.

How many times has BYU football turned to a true freshman to start at quarterback?

Bear Bachmeier is the eighth true freshman to earn a starting quarterback nod in BYU football history.

1997: Drew Miller

Season Record: 6-5

Drew Miller became the first true freshman quarterback to start in BYU football history. The start resulted in a 14-3 loss at UTEP in El Paso.

Miller left BYU after the 1997 season, transferring to Montana from the Division

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