Consensus All-America Teams (1980-1989)

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All-Americans

* indicates bowl stats included, bold are unanimous

All-Americans Table
Year	Player	Pos
1980	Mark Herrmann*	QB	Purdue	242 Cmp, 368 Att, 3212 Yds, 23 TD, 17 Int
1980	Jarvis Redwine	RB	Nebraska	156 Att, 1119 Yds, 7.2 Avg, 9 TD
1980	George Rogers	RB	South Carolina	297 Att, 1781 Yds, 6.0 Avg, 14 TD
1980	Herschel Walker	RB	Georgia	274 Att, 1616 Yds, 5.9 Avg, 15 TD
1980	Ken Margerum	WR	Stanford	44 Rec, 691 Yds, 15.7 Avg, 11 TD
1980	Dave Young*	TE	Purdue	70 Rec, 959 Yds, 13.7 Avg, 9 TD
1980	Nick Eyre	OL	Brigham Young
1980	Mark May*	OL	Pitt
1980	Louis Oubre	OL	Oklahoma
1980	Randy Schleusener	OL	Nebraska
1980	John Scully	OL	Notre Dame
1980	Keith Van Horne	OL	USC
Defense
1980	Hugh Green*	DL	Pitt
1980	Ej Junior	DL	Alabama
1980	Leonard Mitchell	DL	Houston
1980	Ron Simmons	DL	Florida State
1980	Kenneth Sims	DL	Texas
1980	Bob Crable	LB	Notre Dame
1980	David Little	LB	Florida	2 Int, 8 Yds, 0 TD
1980	Mike Singletary*	LB	Baylor	2 Int, 9 Yds, 0 TD
1980	Lawrence Taylor	LB	North Carolina
1980	Kenny Easley	DB	UCLA	2 Int, 62 Yds, 0 TD
1980	Ronnie Lott	DB	USC	8 Int, 166 Yds, 1 TD
1980	John Simmons	DB	SMU	7 Int, 62 Yds, 2 TD
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1981	Jim McMahon	QB	Brigham Young	272 Cmp, 423 Att, 3555 Yds, 30 TD, 7 Int
1981	Marcus Allen*	RB	USC	433 Att, 2427 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 22 TD
1981	Herschel Walker	RB	Georgia	385 Att, 1891 Yds, 4.9 Avg, 18 TD
1981	Anthony Carter*	WR	Michigan	50 Rec, 952 Yds, 19.0 Avg, 8 TD
1981	Tim Wrightman*	TE	UCLA	28 Rec, 308 Yds, 11.0 Avg, 6 TD
1981	Kurt Becker*	OL	Michigan
1981	Terry Crouch	OL	Oklahoma
1981	Sean Farrell	OL	Penn State
1981	Roy Foster*	OL	USC
1981	Ed Muransky*	OL	Michigan
1981	Dave Rimington	OL	Nebraska
1981	Terry Tausch	OL	Texas
Defense
1981	Tim Krumrie	DL	Wisconsin
1981	Kenneth Sims	DL	Texas
1981	Bill Ray Smith	DL	Arkansas
1981	Andre Tippett	DL	Iowa	1 Int, 8 Yds, 0 TD
1981	Bob Crable	LB	Notre Dame	2 Int, 60 Yds, 0 TD
1981	Jeff Davis*	LB	Clemson
1981	Sal Sunseri*	LB	Pitt	2 Int, 22 Yds, 1 TD
1981	Terry Kinard*	DB	Clemson	6 Int, 51 Yds, 0 TD
1981	Fred Marion	DB	Miami (FL)	6 Int, 59 Yds, 0 TD
1981	Mike Richardson	DB	Arizona State	6 Int, 23 Yds, 0 TD
1981	Tommy Wilcox	DB	Alabama	3 Int, 10 Yds, 0 TD
1981	Reggie Roby	P	Iowa	44 Punts, 2193 Yds, 49.8 Avg
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1982	John Elway	QB	Stanford	262 Cmp, 405 Att, 3242 Yds, 24 TD, 12 Int
1982	Eric Dickerson	RB	SMU	232 Att, 1617 Yds, 7.0 Avg, 17 TD
1982	Mike Rozier	RB	Nebraska	242 Att, 1689 Yds, 7.0 Avg, 15 TD
1982	Herschel Walker	RB	Georgia	335 Att, 1752 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 16 TD
1982	Anthony Carter*	WR	Michigan	43 Rec, 844 Yds, 19.6 Avg, 8 TD
1982	Gordon Hudson	TE	Brigham Young	67 Rec, 928 Yds, 13.9 Avg, 6 TD
1982	Jimbo Covert*	OL	Pitt
1982	Steve Korte	OL	Arkansas
1982	Bruce Matthews	OL	USC
1982	Don Mosebar	OL	USC
1982	Dave Rimington	OL	Nebraska
1982	Chuck Nelson	K	Washington	34 XPM, 34 XPA, 25 FGM, 26 FGA, 109 Pts
Defense
1982	George Achica	DL	USC
1982	Rick Bryan*	DL	Oklahoma	1 Int, 17 Yds, 0 TD
1982	Wilber Marshall	DL	Florida	1 Int, 19 Yds, 0 TD
1982	Vernon Maxwell*	DL	Arizona State
1982	Mike Pitts	DL	Alabama
1982	Gabriel Rivera	DL	Texas Tech
1982	Bill Ray Smith	DL	Arkansas
1982	Ricky Hunley	LB	Arizona	3 Int, 11 Yds, 0 TD
1982	Marcus Marek*	LB	Ohio State	3 Int, 46 Yds, 0 TD
1982	Darryl Talley	LB	West Virginia	2 Int, 35 Yds, 0 TD
1982	Terry Hoage	DB	Georgia	12 Int, 51 Yds, 0 TD
1982	Terry Kinard	DB	Clemson	6 Int, 3 Yds, 0 TD
1982	Mike Richardson*	DB	Arizona State	2 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1982	Jim Arnold	P	Vanderbilt	74 Punts, 3386 Yds, 45.8 Avg
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1983	Steve Young	QB	Brigham Young	306 Cmp, 429 Att, 3902 Yds, 33 TD, 10 Int
1983	Greg Allen	RB	Florida State	200 Att, 1134 Yds, 5.7 Avg, 12 TD
1983	Bo Jackson	RB	Auburn	158 Att, 1213 Yds, 7.7 Avg, 12 TD
1983	Napoleon McCallum	RB	Navy	331 Att, 1587 Yds, 4.8 Avg, 10 TD
1983	Mike Rozier	RB	Nebraska	275 Att, 2148 Yds, 7.8 Avg, 29 TD
1983	Irving Fryar	WR	Nebraska	40 Rec, 780 Yds, 19.5 Avg, 8 TD
1983	Gordon Hudson	TE	Brigham Young	44 Rec, 596 Yds, 13.5 Avg, 6 TD
1983	Doug Dawson	OL	Texas
1983	Bill Fralic*	OL	Pitt
1983	Terry Long	OL	East Carolina
1983	Tony Slaton	OL	USC
1983	Dean Steinkuhler	OL	Nebraska
1983	Luis Zendejas	K	Arizona State	28 XPM, 29 XPA, 28 FGM, 37 FGA, 112 Pts
Defense
1983	Rick Bryan	DL	Oklahoma
1983	William Fuller	DL	North Carolina
1983	William Perry	DL	Clemson
1983	Reggie White	DL	Tennessee	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1983	Ricky Hunley	LB	Arizona	5 Int, 99 Yds, 2 TD
1983	Jeff Leiding	LB	Texas
1983	Wilber Marshall	LB	Florida	2 Int, 18 Yds, 0 TD
1983	Ron Rivera	LB	California	2 Int, 31 Yds, 1 TD
1983	Russell Carter	DB	SMU	7 Int, 40 Yds, 0 TD
1983	Jerry Gray	DB	Texas	4 Int, 12 Yds, 0 TD
1983	Terry Hoage	DB	Georgia	2 Int, 3 Yds, 0 TD
1983	Don Rogers*	DB	UCLA	7 Int, 81 Yds, 1 TD
1983	Jack Weil	P	Wyoming	52 Punts, 2369 Yds, 45.6 Avg
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1984	Doug Flutie*	QB	Boston College	246 Cmp, 423 Att, 3634 Yds, 30 TD, 13 Int
1984	Keith Byars*	RB	Ohio State	336 Att, 1764 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 22 TD
1984	Kenneth Davis	RB	Texas Christian	211 Att, 1611 Yds, 7.6 Avg, 15 TD
1984	Rueben Mayes	RB	Washington State	258 Att, 1637 Yds, 6.3 Avg, 11 TD
1984	Eddie Brown	WR	Miami (FL)	59 Rec, 1114 Yds, 18.9 Avg, 9 TD
1984	David Williams	WR	Illinois	101 Rec, 1278 Yds, 12.7 Avg, 8 TD
1984	Jay Novacek	TE	Wyoming	33 Rec, 745 Yds, 22.6 Avg, 4 TD
1984	Lomas Brown	OL	Florida
1984	Bill Fralic	OL	Pitt
1984	Jim Lachey*	OL	Ohio State
1984	Bill Mayo	OL	Tennessee
1984	Mark Traynowicz	OL	Nebraska
1984	Del Wilkes*	OL	South Carolina
1984	Kevin Butler	K	Georgia	23 XPM, 23 XPA, 23 FGM, 28 FGA, 92 Pts
Defense
1984	Tony Casillas*	DL	Oklahoma
1984	Tony Degrate	DL	Texas
1984	Ron Holmes	DL	Washington
1984	Bruce Smith	DL	Virginia Tech
1984	Gregg Carr	LB	Auburn
1984	Jack Del Rio*	LB	USC
1984	Larry Station*	LB	Iowa
1984	Rod Brown*	DB	Oklahoma State	6 Int, 157 Yds, 1 TD
1984	David Fulcher	DB	Arizona State	2 Int, 12 Yds, 0 TD
1984	Jerry Gray	DB	Texas	7 Int, 67 Yds, 0 TD
1984	Jeff Sanchez	DB	Georgia	4 Int, 68 Yds, 0 TD
1984	Tony Thurman*	DB	Boston College
1984	Ricky Anderson	P	Vanderbilt	58 Punts, 2793 Yds, 48.2 Avg
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1985	Chuck Long	QB	Iowa	231 Cmp, 351 Att, 2978 Yds, 26 TD, 15 Int
1985	Reggie Dupard	RB	SMU	229 Att, 1278 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 14 TD
1985	Bo Jackson	RB	Auburn	278 Att, 1786 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 17 TD
1985	Napoleon McCallum	RB	Navy	287 Att, 1327 Yds, 4.6 Avg, 14 TD
1985	Thurman Thomas*	RB	Oklahoma State	327 Att, 1650 Yds, 5.0 Avg, 15 TD
1985	Lorenzo White*	RB	Michigan State	419 Att, 2066 Yds, 4.9 Avg, 17 TD
1985	Tim McGee	WR	Tennessee	50 Rec, 947 Yds, 18.9 Avg, 7 TD
1985	David Williams	WR	Illinois	85 Rec, 1047 Yds, 12.3 Avg, 8 TD
1985	Willie Smith	TE	Miami (FL)	48 Rec, 669 Yds, 13.9 Avg, 1 TD
1985	Pete Anderson	OL	Georgia
1985	Jeff Bregel*	OL	USC
1985	Jim Dombrowski	OL	Virginia
1985	Jamie Dukes	OL	Florida State
1985	Brian Jozwiak	OL	West Virginia
1985	Jd Maarleveld	OL	Maryland
1985	John Rienstra	OL	Temple
1985	John Lee*	K	UCLA	39 XPM, 39 XPA, 22 FGM, 25 FGA, 105 Pts
Defense
1985	Tony Casillas*	DL	Oklahoma
1985	Tim Green	DL	Syracuse
1985	Mike Hammerstein*	DL	Michigan	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1985	Leslie Oneal*	DL	Oklahoma State	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1985	Mike Ruth	DL	Boston College	1 Int, 2 Yds, 0 TD
1985	Brian Bosworth*	LB	Oklahoma	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1985	Johnny Holland	LB	Texas A&M	1 Int, 13 Yds, 0 TD
1985	Larry Station	LB	Iowa	1 Int, 25 Yds, 0 TD
1985	Brad Cochran*	DB	Michigan	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1985	David Fulcher	DB	Arizona State	6 Int, 110 Yds, 1 TD
1985	Scott Thomas	DB	Air Force	6 Int, 72 Yds, 1 TD
1985	Barry Helton	P	Colorado	52 Punts, 2390 Yds, 46.0 Avg
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1986	Vinny Testaverde	QB	Miami (FL)	175 Cmp, 276 Att, 2557 Yds, 26 TD, 9 Int
1986	D.J. Dozier	RB	Penn State	171 Att, 811 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 10 TD
1986	Terrence Flagler*	RB	Clemson	192 Att, 1258 Yds, 6.6 Avg, 10 TD
1986	Brent Fullwood	RB	Auburn	167 Att, 1391 Yds, 8.3 Avg, 10 TD
1986	Brad Muster*	RB	Stanford	260 Att, 1123 Yds, 4.3 Avg, 13 TD
1986	Paul Palmer	RB	Temple	346 Att, 1866 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 15 TD
1986	Cris Carter*	WR	Ohio State	69 Rec, 1127 Yds, 16.3 Avg, 11 TD
1986	Keith Jackson*	TE	Oklahoma	15 Rec, 414 Yds, 27.6 Avg, 5 TD
1986	Jeff Bregel*	OL	USC
1986	John Clay	OL	Missouri
1986	Randy Dixon	OL	Pitt
1986	Ben Tamburello	OL	Auburn
1986	Danny Villa*	OL	Arizona State
1986	Jeff Jaeger	K	Washington	42 XPM, 43 XPA, 17 FGM, 21 FGA, 93 Pts
Defense
1986	Jerome Brown	DL	Miami (FL)
1986	Jason Buck	DL	Brigham Young
1986	Danny Noonan	DL	Nebraska
1986	Reggie Rogers	DL	Washington
1986	Tony Woods	DL	Pitt
1986	Cornelius Bennett	LB	Alabama
1986	Brian Bosworth*	LB	Oklahoma
1986	Shane Conlan	LB	Penn State	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1986	Chris Spielman*	LB	Ohio State	6 Int, 118 Yds, 0 TD
1986	Bennie Blades	DB	Miami (FL)	10 Int, 128 Yds, 0 TD
1986	Thomas Everett	DB	Baylor	6 Int, 77 Yds, 1 TD
1986	Tim Mcdonald*	DB	USC	3 Int, 166 Yds, 0 TD
1986	Garland Rivers*	DB	Michigan	3 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1986	Rod Woodson	DB	Purdue	2 Int, 100 Yds, 1 TD
1986	Barry Helton	P	Colorado	57 Punts, 2599 Yds, 45.6 Avg
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1987	Don McPherson	QB	Syracuse	129 Cmp, 229 Att, 2341 Yds, 22 TD, 11 Int
1987	Craig Heyward*	RB	Pitt	387 Att, 1791 Yds, 4.6 Avg, 12 TD
1987	Lorenzo White*	RB	Michigan State	357 Att, 1572 Yds, 4.4 Avg, 16 TD
1987	Tim Brown	WR	Notre Dame	39 Rec, 846 Yds, 21.7 Avg, 3 TD
1987	Wendell Davis	WR	LSU	72 Rec, 993 Yds, 13.8 Avg, 7 TD
1987	Keith Jackson	TE	Oklahoma	13 Rec, 358 Yds, 27.5 Avg, 4 TD
1987	Nacho Albergamo	OL	LSU
1987	Dave Cadigan*	OL	USC
1987	John Elliott*	OL	Michigan
1987	Mark Hutson	OL	Oklahoma
1987	Randall Mcdaniel*	OL	Arizona State
1987	David Treadwell*	K	Clemson	33 XPM, 34 XPA, 18 FGM, 22 FGA, 87 Pts
Defense
1987	Ted Gregory	DL	Syracuse
1987	Chad Hennings	DL	Air Force
1987	Tracy Rocker	DL	Auburn
1987	John Roper	DL	Texas A&M
1987	Daniel Stubbs	DL	Miami (FL)	1 Int, 9 Yds, 0 TD
1987	Aundray Bruce	LB	Auburn	3 Int, 77 Yds, 1 TD
1987	Dante Jones	LB	Oklahoma	3 Int, 4 Yds, 0 TD
1987	Chris Spielman	LB	Ohio State	2 Int, 4 Yds, 0 TD
1987	Bennie Blades	DB	Miami (FL)	5 Int, 61 Yds, 0 TD
1987	Chuck Cecil	DB	Arizona	9 Int, 77 Yds, 0 TD
1987	Rickey Dixon	DB	Oklahoma	8 Int, 214 Yds, 1 TD
1987	Deion Sanders	DB	Florida State	4 Int, 42 Yds, 0 TD
1987	Tom Tupa	P	Ohio State	63 Punts, 2963 Yds, 47.0 Avg
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1988	Troy Aikman*	QB	UCLA	228 Cmp, 354 Att, 2771 Yds, 24 TD, 9 Int
1988	Steve Walsh	QB	Miami (FL)	233 Cmp, 390 Att, 3115 Yds, 29 TD, 12 Int
1988	Barry Sanders	RB	Oklahoma State	344 Att, 2628 Yds, 7.6 Avg, 37 TD
1988	Anthony Thompson*	RB	Indiana	355 Att, 1686 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 26 TD
1988	Tim Worley	RB	Georgia	191 Att, 1216 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 17 TD
1988	Hart Lee Dykes	WR	Oklahoma State	74 Rec, 1278 Yds, 17.3 Avg, 14 TD
1988	Jason Phillips	WR	Houston	108 Rec, 1444 Yds, 13.4 Avg, 15 TD
1988	Marv Cook	TE	Iowa	55 Rec, 645 Yds, 11.7 Avg, 3 TD
1988	Tony Mandarich*	OL	Michigan State
1988	Anthony Phillips	OL	Oklahoma
1988	Mark Stepnoski	OL	Pitt
1988	Mike Utley*	OL	Washington State
1988	John Vitale*	OL	Michigan
1988	Jake Young	OL	Nebraska
1988	Kendall Trainor	K	Arkansas	30 XPM, 32 XPA, 24 FGM, 27 FGA, 102 Pts
Defense
1988	Bill Hawkins	DL	Miami (FL)
1988	Wayne Martin	DL	Arkansas
1988	Mark Messner*	DL	Michigan
1988	Tracy Rocker	DL	Auburn
1988	Frank Stams	DL	Notre Dame
1988	Michael Stonebreaker	LB	Notre Dame	2 Int, 71 Yds, 1 TD
1988	Broderick Thomas	LB	Nebraska
1988	Derrick Thomas	LB	Alabama
1988	Darryl Henley*	DB	UCLA	1 Int, 20 Yds, 0 TD
1988	Louis Oliver	DB	Florida	3 Int, 50 Yds, 0 TD
1988	Deion Sanders	DB	Florida State	5 Int, 116 Yds, 2 TD
1988	Donnell Woolford*	DB	Clemson	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1988	Keith English	P	Colorado	51 Punts, 2297 Yds, 45.0 Avg
Year	Player	Pos
Offense
1989	Andre Ware	QB	Houston	365 Cmp, 578 Att, 4699 Yds, 46 TD, 15 Int
1989	Emmitt Smith	RB	Florida	284 Att, 1599 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 14 TD
1989	Anthony Thompson	RB	Indiana	358 Att, 1793 Yds, 5.0 Avg, 24 TD
1989	Clarkston Hines	WR	Duke	61 Rec, 1149 Yds, 18.8 Avg, 17 TD
1989	Terance Mathis	WR	New Mexico	88 Rec, 1315 Yds, 14.9 Avg, 13 TD
1989	Mike Busch	TE	Iowa State	23 Rec, 375 Yds, 16.3 Avg, 2 TD
1989	Mohammed Elewonibi	OL	Brigham Young
1989	Joe Garten	OL	Colorado
1989	Bob Kula*	OL	Michigan State
1989	Jim Mabry	OL	Arkansas
1989	Eric Still	OL	Tennessee
1989	Jake Young	OL	Nebraska
1989	Jason Hanson	K	Washington State	36 XPM, 37 XPA, 21 FGM, 27 FGA, 99 Pts
Defense
1989	Moe Gardner*	DL	Illinois
1989	Greg Mark	DL	Miami (FL)
1989	Tim Ryan*	DL	USC
1989	Chris Zorich	DL	Notre Dame
1989	Keith Mccants	LB	Alabama	1 Int, 0 Yds, 0 TD
1989	Percy Snow*	LB	Michigan State	4 Int, 42 Yds, 0 TD
1989	Alfred Williams	LB	Colorado
1989	LeRoy Butler	DB	Florida State	7 Int, 139 Yds, 1 TD
1989	Mark Carrier*	DB	USC	7 Int, 58 Yds, 0 TD
1989	Todd Lyght	DB	Notre Dame	8 Int, 42 Yds, 0 TD
1989	Tripp Welborne*	DB	Michigan	2 Int, 16 Yds, 0 TD
1989	Tom Rouen	P	Colorado	36 Punts, 1651 Yds, 45.9 Avg

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