No rookie quarterback has ever reached the Super Bowl.
Two second year quarterbacks have taken their teams all the way and won Super Bowls in their first year as the starter. This feat was first accomplished by Kurt Warner of the St. Louis Rams, followed by Tom Brady of the New England Patriots.
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George Siefert, San Francisco 49ers, won Super Bowl XXIV as a rookie head coach.
Don McCafferty, Baltimore Colts, won Super Bowl V as a rookie head coach.
Jim Caldwell of the Indianapolis Colts will bring his team to Super Bowl XLIV as a rookie head coach.
Bill Callahan, Oakland Raiders, lost Super Bowl XXXVII to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Red Miller, Denver Broncos, lost Super Bowl XII to Dallas.
Two quarterbacks meet this criteria.
Kurt Warner, 1998 rookie season; 1999 first year as starter lead the St. Louis Rams to victory against the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV.
Tom Brady, 2000 rookie season; 2001 first year as starter lead the New England Patriots to victory over the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.
It depends on ones definition of an NFL rookie. Its largely agreed that after your firstyear in the NFL, a QB losses his rookie status. In that case, Kurt Warner won the 1999 Super Bowl for the St. Louis Rams during his first as starting QB for the Rams.
Within that same standard, 1981 was Joe Montanas first year as the starting QB for the San Francisco 49'ers and ending the season with a 13-3 record. Joe not only took the 49ers to their first Super Bowl in his first year as a starting QB, Joe won the 1981 Super Bowl.