Steve Sloan was the starter and Ken Stabler was the backup.
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No ... Namath played in the SEC with the University of Alabama.
Namath left the Jets after the 1976 season and Richard Todd took over as the starting quarterback.
Steve Sloan, a sophomore. Joe Namath, the #1 quarterback, had been suspended for the final two games of the 1963 season and the bowl game for violating the team's no drinking policy. Alabama defeated Mississippi in the 1964 Sugar Bowl, 12-7, on 4 field goals by Alabama kicker Tim Davis.
Joe Namath played football for University of Alabama, BUT, he did NOT graduate before entering the National Football League. 40 years later he finished his degree and finally did Graduate University of Alabama.
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