Consensus All-America Teams (1980-1989)

All-Americans

  • * indicates bowl stats included, bold are unanimous
All-Americans Table
Year Player Pos
1980Mark HerrmannQBPurdue220 Cmp, 340 Att, 2923 Yds, 19 TD, 17 Int
1980Jarvis RedwineRBNebraska156 Att, 1119 Yds, 7.2 Avg, 9 TD
1980George RogersRBSouth Carolina297 Att, 1781 Yds, 6.0 Avg, 14 TD
1980Herschel WalkerRBGeorgia274 Att, 1616 Yds, 5.9 Avg, 15 TD
1980Ken MargerumWRStanford44 Rec, 691 Yds, 15.7 Avg, 11 TD
1980Dave YoungTEPurdue67 Rec, 917 Yds, 13.7 Avg, 8 TD
1980Nick EyreOLBrigham Young
1980Mark MayOLPitt
1980Louis OubreOLOklahoma
1980Randy SchleusenerOLNebraska
1980John ScullyOLNotre Dame
1980Keith Van HorneOLUSC
Defense
1980Hugh GreenDLPitt
1980Ej JuniorDLAlabama
1980Leonard MitchellDLHouston
1980Ron SimmonsDLFlorida State
1980Kenneth SimsDLTexas
1980Bob CrableLBNotre Dame
1980David LittleLBFlorida2 Int, 8 Yds, 0 TD
1980Mike SingletaryLBBaylor2 Int, 9 Yds, 0 TD
1980Lawrence TaylorLBNorth Carolina
1980Kenny EasleyDBUCLA2 Int, 63 Yds, 1 TD
1980Ronnie LottDBUSC8 Int, 166 Yds, 1 TD
1980John SimmonsDBSMU7 Int, 62 Yds, 2 TD
Year Player Pos
Offense
1981Jim McMahonQBBrigham Young272 Cmp, 423 Att, 3555 Yds, 30 TD, 7 Int
1981Marcus AllenRBUSC403 Att, 2342 Yds, 5.8 Avg, 22 TD
1981Herschel WalkerRBGeorgia385 Att, 1891 Yds, 4.9 Avg, 18 TD
1981Anthony CarterWRMichigan44 Rec, 825 Yds, 18.8 Avg, 7 TD
1981Tim WrightmanTEUCLA26 Rec, 294 Yds, 11.3 Avg, 5 TD
1981Kurt BeckerOLMichigan
1981Terry CrouchOLOklahoma
1981Sean FarrellOLPenn State
1981Roy FosterOLUSC
1981Ed MuranskyOLMichigan
1981Dave RimingtonOLNebraska
1981Terry TauschOLTexas
Defense
1981Tim KrumrieDLWisconsin
1981Kenneth SimsDLTexas
1981Bill Ray SmithDLArkansas
1981Andre TippettDLIowa1 Int, 8 Yds, 0 TD
1981Bob CrableLBNotre Dame2 Int, 60 Yds, 0 TD
1981Jeff DavisLBClemson
1981Sal SunseriLBPitt2 Int, 22 Yds, 1 TD
1981Terry KinardDBClemson6 Int, 51 Yds, 0 TD
1981Fred MarionDBMiami (FL)6 Int, 59 Yds, 0 TD
1981Mike RichardsonDBArizona State6 Int, 23 Yds, 0 TD
1981Tommy WilcoxDBAlabama3 Int, 10 Yds, 0 TD
1981Reggie RobyPIowa44 Punts, 2193 Yds, 49.8 Avg
Year Player Pos
Offense
1982John ElwayQBStanford262 Cmp, 405 Att, 3242 Yds, 24 TD, 12 Int
1982Eric DickersonRBSMU232 Att, 1617 Yds, 7.0 Avg, 17 TD
1982Mike RozierRBNebraska242 Att, 1689 Yds, 7.0 Avg, 15 TD
1982Herschel WalkerRBGeorgia335 Att, 1752 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 16 TD
1982Anthony CarterWRMichigan38 Rec, 785 Yds, 20.7 Avg, 8 TD
1982Gordon HudsonTEBrigham Young67 Rec, 928 Yds, 13.9 Avg, 6 TD
1982Jimbo CovertOLPitt
1982Steve KorteOLArkansas
1982Bruce MatthewsOLUSC
1982Don MosebarOLUSC
1982Dave RimingtonOLNebraska
1982Chuck NelsonKWashington34 XPM, 34 XPA, 25 FGM, 26 FGA, 109 Pts
Defense
1982George AchicaDLUSC
1982Rick BryanDLOklahoma1 Int, 17 Yds, 0 TD
1982Wilber MarshallDLFlorida1 Int, 19 Yds, 0 TD
1982Vernon MaxwellDLArizona State
1982Mike PittsDLAlabama
1982Gabriel RiveraDLTexas Tech
1982Bill Ray SmithDLArkansas
1982Ricky HunleyLBArizona3 Int, 11 Yds, 0 TD
1982Marcus MarekLBOhio State3 Int, 46 Yds, 0 TD
1982Darryl TalleyLBWest Virginia2 Int, 35 Yds, 0 TD
1982Terry HoageDBGeorgia12 Int, 51 Yds, 0 TD
1982Terry KinardDBClemson6 Int, 3 Yds, 0 TD
1982Mike RichardsonDBArizona State2 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1982Jim ArnoldPVanderbilt74 Punts, 3386 Yds, 45.8 Avg
Year Player Pos
Offense
1983Steve YoungQBBrigham Young306 Cmp, 429 Att, 3902 Yds, 33 TD, 10 Int
1983Greg AllenRBFlorida State200 Att, 1134 Yds, 5.7 Avg, 12 TD
1983Bo JacksonRBAuburn158 Att, 1213 Yds, 7.7 Avg, 12 TD
1983Napoleon McCallumRBNavy331 Att, 1587 Yds, 4.8 Avg, 10 TD
1983Mike RozierRBNebraska275 Att, 2148 Yds, 7.8 Avg, 29 TD
1983Irving FryarWRNebraska40 Rec, 780 Yds, 19.5 Avg, 8 TD
1983Gordon HudsonTEBrigham Young44 Rec, 596 Yds, 13.5 Avg, 6 TD
1983Doug DawsonOLTexas
1983Bill FralicOLPitt
1983Terry LongOLEast Carolina
1983Tony SlatonOLUSC
1983Dean SteinkuhlerOLNebraska
1983Luis ZendejasKArizona State28 XPM, 29 XPA, 28 FGM, 37 FGA, 112 Pts
Defense
1983Rick BryanDLOklahoma
1983William FullerDLNorth Carolina
1983William PerryDLClemson
1983Reggie WhiteDLTennessee1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1983Ricky HunleyLBArizona5 Int, 99 Yds, 2 TD
1983Jeff LeidingLBTexas
1983Wilber MarshallLBFlorida2 Int, 18 Yds, 0 TD
1983Ron RiveraLBCalifornia2 Int, 31 Yds, 1 TD
1983Russell CarterDBSMU7 Int, 40 Yds, 0 TD
1983Jerry GrayDBTexas4 Int, 12 Yds, 0 TD
1983Terry HoageDBGeorgia2 Int, 3 Yds, 0 TD
1983Don RogersDBUCLA5 Int, 37 Yds, 1 TD
1983Jack WeilPWyoming52 Punts, 2369 Yds, 45.6 Avg
Year Player Pos
Offense
1984Doug FlutieQBBoston College233 Cmp, 386 Att, 3454 Yds, 27 TD, 11 Int
1984Keith ByarsRBOhio State313 Att, 1655 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 22 TD
1984Kenneth DavisRBTCU211 Att, 1611 Yds, 7.6 Avg, 15 TD
1984Rueben MayesRBWashington State258 Att, 1637 Yds, 6.3 Avg, 11 TD
1984Eddie BrownWRMiami (FL)59 Rec, 1114 Yds, 18.9 Avg, 9 TD
1984David WilliamsWRIllinois101 Rec, 1278 Yds, 12.7 Avg, 8 TD
1984Jay NovacekTEWyoming33 Rec, 745 Yds, 22.6 Avg, 4 TD
1984Lomas BrownOLFlorida
1984Bill FralicOLPitt
1984Jim LacheyOLOhio State
1984Bill MayoOLTennessee
1984Mark TraynowiczOLNebraska
1984Del WilkesOLSouth Carolina
1984Kevin ButlerKGeorgia23 XPM, 23 XPA, 23 FGM, 28 FGA, 92 Pts
Defense
1984Tony CasillasDLOklahoma
1984Tony DegrateDLTexas
1984Ron HolmesDLWashington
1984Bruce SmithDLVirginia Tech
1984Gregg CarrLBAuburn
1984Jack Del RioLBUSC
1984Larry StationLBIowa
1984Rod BrownDBOklahoma State6 Int, 157 Yds, 1 TD
1984David FulcherDBArizona State2 Int, 12 Yds, 0 TD
1984Jerry GrayDBTexas7 Int, 67 Yds, 0 TD
1984Jeff SanchezDBGeorgia4 Int, 68 Yds, 0 TD
1984Tony ThurmanDBBoston College12 Int, 99 Yds, 0 TD
1984Ricky AndersonPVanderbilt58 Punts, 2793 Yds, 48.2 Avg
Year Player Pos
Offense
1985Chuck LongQBIowa231 Cmp, 351 Att, 2978 Yds, 26 TD, 15 Int
1985Reggie DupardRBSMU229 Att, 1278 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 14 TD
1985Bo JacksonRBAuburn278 Att, 1786 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 17 TD
1985Napoleon McCallumRBNavy287 Att, 1327 Yds, 4.6 Avg, 14 TD
1985Thurman ThomasRBOklahoma State301 Att, 1553 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 15 TD
1985Lorenzo WhiteRBMichigan State386 Att, 1908 Yds, 4.9 Avg, 17 TD
1985Tim McGeeWRTennessee50 Rec, 947 Yds, 18.9 Avg, 7 TD
1985David WilliamsWRIllinois85 Rec, 1047 Yds, 12.3 Avg, 8 TD
1985Willie SmithTEMiami (FL)48 Rec, 669 Yds, 13.9 Avg, 1 TD
1985Pete AndersonOLGeorgia
1985Jeff BregelOLUSC
1985Jim DombrowskiOLVirginia
1985Jamie DukesOLFlorida State
1985Brian JozwiakOLWest Virginia
1985Jd MaarleveldOLMaryland
1985John RienstraOLTemple
1985John LeeKUCLA33 XPM, 33 XPA, 21 FGM, 24 FGA, 105 Pts
Defense
1985Tony CasillasDLOklahoma
1985Tim GreenDLSyracuse
1985Mike HammersteinDLMichigan1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1985Leslie OnealDLOklahoma State1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1985Mike RuthDLBoston College1 Int, 2 Yds, 0 TD
1985Brian BosworthLBOklahoma1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1985Johnny HollandLBTexas A&M1 Int, 13 Yds, 0 TD
1985Larry StationLBIowa1 Int, 25 Yds, 0 TD
1985Brad CochranDBMichigan2 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1985David FulcherDBArizona State6 Int, 110 Yds, 1 TD
1985Scott ThomasDBAir Force6 Int, 72 Yds, 1 TD
1985Barry HeltonPColorado52 Punts, 2390 Yds, 46.0 Avg
Year Player Pos
Offense
1986Vinny TestaverdeQBMiami (FL)175 Cmp, 276 Att, 2557 Yds, 26 TD, 9 Int
1986D.J. DozierRBPenn State171 Att, 811 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 10 TD
1986Terrence FlaglerRBClemson180 Att, 1176 Yds, 6.5 Avg, 10 TD
1986Brent FullwoodRBAuburn167 Att, 1391 Yds, 8.3 Avg, 10 TD
1986Brad MusterRBStanford243 Att, 1053 Yds, 4.3 Avg, 12 TD
1986Paul PalmerRBTemple346 Att, 1866 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 15 TD
1986Cris CarterWROhio State65 Rec, 1066 Yds, 16.4 Avg, 11 TD
1986Keith JacksonTEOklahoma14 Rec, 403 Yds, 28.8 Avg, 5 TD
1986Jeff BregelOLUSC
1986John ClayOLMissouri
1986Randy DixonOLPitt
1986Ben TamburelloOLAuburn
1986Danny VillaOLArizona State
1986Jeff JaegerKWashington42 XPM, 43 XPA, 17 FGM, 21 FGA, 93 Pts
Defense
1986Jerome BrownDLMiami (FL)
1986Jason BuckDLBrigham Young
1986Danny NoonanDLNebraska
1986Reggie RogersDLWashington
1986Tony WoodsDLPitt
1986Cornelius BennettLBAlabama
1986Brian BosworthLBOklahoma
1986Shane ConlanLBPenn State1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1986Chris SpielmanLBOhio State4 Int, 84 Yds, 0 TD
1986Bennie BladesDBMiami (FL)10 Int, 128 Yds, 0 TD
1986Thomas EverettDBBaylor6 Int, 77 Yds, 1 TD
1986Tim McdonaldDBUSC2 Int, 67 Yds, 0 TD
1986Garland RiversDBMichigan3 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1986Rod WoodsonDBPurdue2 Int, 100 Yds, 1 TD
1986Barry HeltonPColorado57 Punts, 2599 Yds, 45.6 Avg
Year Player Pos
Offense
1987Don McPhersonQBSyracuse129 Cmp, 229 Att, 2341 Yds, 22 TD, 11 Int
1987Craig HeywardRBPitt357 Att, 1655 Yds, 4.6 Avg, 11 TD
1987Lorenzo WhiteRBMichigan State322 Att, 1459 Yds, 4.5 Avg, 14 TD
1987Tim BrownWRNotre Dame39 Rec, 846 Yds, 21.7 Avg, 3 TD
1987Wendell DavisWRLSU72 Rec, 993 Yds, 13.8 Avg, 7 TD
1987Keith JacksonTEOklahoma13 Rec, 358 Yds, 27.5 Avg, 4 TD
1987Nacho AlbergamoOLLSU
1987Dave CadiganOLUSC
1987John ElliottOLMichigan
1987Mark HutsonOLOklahoma
1987Randall McdanielOLArizona State
1987David TreadwellKClemson28 XPM, 29 XPA, 18 FGM, 21 FGA, 87 Pts
Defense
1987Ted GregoryDLSyracuse
1987Chad HenningsDLAir Force
1987Tracy RockerDLAuburn
1987John RoperDLTexas A&M
1987Daniel StubbsDLMiami (FL)1 Int, 9 Yds, 0 TD
1987Aundray BruceLBAuburn3 Int, 77 Yds, 1 TD
1987Dante JonesLBOklahoma3 Int, 4 Yds, 0 TD
1987Chris SpielmanLBOhio State2 Int, 4 Yds, 0 TD
1987Bennie BladesDBMiami (FL)5 Int, 61 Yds, 0 TD
1987Chuck CecilDBArizona9 Int, 77 Yds, 0 TD
1987Rickey DixonDBOklahoma8 Int, 214 Yds, 1 TD
1987Deion SandersDBFlorida State4 Int, 42 Yds, 0 TD
1987Tom TupaPOhio State63 Punts, 2963 Yds, 47.0 Avg
Year Player Pos
Offense
1988Troy AikmanQBUCLA209 Cmp, 327 Att, 2599 Yds, 23 TD, 8 Int
1988Steve WalshQBMiami (FL)233 Cmp, 390 Att, 3115 Yds, 29 TD, 12 Int
1988Barry SandersRBOklahoma State344 Att, 2628 Yds, 7.6 Avg, 37 TD
1988Anthony ThompsonRBIndiana329 Att, 1546 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 24 TD
1988Tim WorleyRBGeorgia191 Att, 1216 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 17 TD
1988Hart Lee DykesWROklahoma State74 Rec, 1278 Yds, 17.3 Avg, 14 TD
1988Jason PhillipsWRHouston108 Rec, 1444 Yds, 13.4 Avg, 15 TD
1988Marv CookTEIowa55 Rec, 645 Yds, 11.7 Avg, 3 TD
1988Tony MandarichOLMichigan State
1988Anthony PhillipsOLOklahoma
1988Mark StepnoskiOLPitt
1988Mike UtleyOLWashington State
1988John VitaleOLMichigan
1988Jake YoungOLNebraska
1988Kendall TrainorKArkansas30 XPM, 32 XPA, 24 FGM, 27 FGA, 102 Pts
Defense
1988Bill HawkinsDLMiami (FL)
1988Wayne MartinDLArkansas
1988Mark MessnerDLMichigan
1988Tracy RockerDLAuburn
1988Frank StamsDLNotre Dame
1988Michael StonebreakerLBNotre Dame2 Int, 71 Yds, 1 TD
1988Broderick ThomasLBNebraska
1988Derrick ThomasLBAlabama
1988Darryl HenleyDBUCLA
1988Louis OliverDBFlorida3 Int, 50 Yds, 0 TD
1988Deion SandersDBFlorida State5 Int, 116 Yds, 2 TD
1988Donnell WoolfordDBClemson1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1988Keith EnglishPColorado51 Punts, 2297 Yds, 45.0 Avg
Year Player Pos
Offense
1989Andre WareQBHouston365 Cmp, 578 Att, 4699 Yds, 46 TD, 15 Int
1989Emmitt SmithRBFlorida284 Att, 1599 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 14 TD
1989Anthony ThompsonRBIndiana358 Att, 1793 Yds, 5.0 Avg, 24 TD
1989Clarkston HinesWRDuke61 Rec, 1149 Yds, 18.8 Avg, 17 TD
1989Terance MathisWRNew Mexico88 Rec, 1315 Yds, 14.9 Avg, 13 TD
1989Mike BuschTEIowa State23 Rec, 375 Yds, 16.3 Avg, 2 TD
1989Mohammed ElewonibiOLBrigham Young
1989Joe GartenOLColorado
1989Bob KulaOLMichigan State
1989Jim MabryOLArkansas
1989Eric StillOLTennessee
1989Jake YoungOLNebraska
1989Jason HansonKWashington State36 XPM, 37 XPA, 21 FGM, 27 FGA, 99 Pts
Defense
1989Moe GardnerDLIllinois
1989Greg MarkDLMiami (FL)
1989Tim RyanDLUSC
1989Chris ZorichDLNotre Dame
1989Keith MccantsLBAlabama1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1989Percy SnowLBMichigan State3 Int, 28 Yds, 0 TD
1989Alfred WilliamsLBColorado
1989LeRoy ButlerDBFlorida State7 Int, 139 Yds, 1 TD
1989Mark CarrierDBUSC7 Int, 58 Yds, 0 TD
1989Todd LyghtDBNotre Dame8 Int, 42 Yds, 0 TD
1989Tripp WelborneDBMichigan1 Int, 6 Yds, 0 TD
1989Tom RouenPColorado36 Punts, 1651 Yds, 45.9 Avg