1984 College Football All-America Team
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The 1984 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1984. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1984 season. They are:[1] (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA); (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and The Sporting News (TSN).
Offense[edit]
Receivers[edit]
- David Williams, Illinois (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
- Eddie Brown, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, NEA-1)
- Jerry Rice, Miss. Valley State (FWAA, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
- Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-2, FN-1, NEA-2)
- Gerard Phelan, Boston College (AP-2)
- Reggie Bynum, Oregon State (NEA-2)
- James Maness, TCU (AP-3)
- Larry Ray Willis, Fresno State (AP-3)
Tight ends[edit]
- Jay Novacek, Wyoming (CFHOF) (AFCA, UPI-1, NEA)
- Rob Bennett, West Virginia (WC)
- Mark Bavaro, Notre Dame (AP-1)
- Carl Hilton, Houston (TSN)
- Jon Hayes, Iowa (GNS)
- Willie Smith, Miami (AP-2)
- Keli McGregor, Colorado State (UPI-2, NEA-2)
- Alan Andrews, Rutgers (AP-3)
Tackles[edit]
- Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
- Lomas Brown, Florida (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1, TSN)
- Ken Ruettgers, USC (GNS)
- Brian Jozwiak, West Virginia (AP-2)
- Jim Juriga, Illinois (UPI-2)
- Daren Gilbert, Cal State Fullerton (NEA-2)
- John Clay, Missouri (AP-3)
- Jeff Dellenbach, Wisconsin (AP-3)
Guards[edit]
- Jim Lachey, Ohio State (FWAA, UPI-1, GNS, NEA-2)
- Del Wilkes, South Carolina (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, WC)
- Bill Mayo, Tennessee (AP-3, FN-1, UPI-1, WC)
- Lance Smith, LSU (AFCA, AP-2 [OT], UPI-1 [OT], NEA-2 [OT])
- Carlton Walker, Utah (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1)
- Dan Lynch, Washington State (AP-1, FWAA, GNS, NEA-1)
- Andrew Campbell, SMU (NEA-2, TSN)
- Harry Grimminger, Nebraska (AP-2, TSN)
- Larry Williams, Notre Dame (AP-3, UPI-2)
Centers[edit]
- Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1)
- Kevin Glover, Maryland (GNS, TSN)
- Trevor Matich, BYU (AP-3, GNS)[2]
- Brent Martin, Stanford (GNS)
- Mike Kelley, Notre Dame (GNS)
- Phil Bromley, Florida (AP-2)
- Kirk Lowdermilk, Ohio State (UPI-2)
- Gene Chilton, Texas (NEA-2)
Quarterbacks[edit]
- Doug Flutie, Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
- Bernie Kosar, Miami (AP-2, NEA-2)
- Robbie Bosco, BYU (AP-3, UPI-2)
Running backs[edit]
- Keith Byars, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
- Kenneth Davis, TCU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
- Rueben Mayes, Washington State (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1)
- Greg Allen, Florida State (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, NEA-2)
- Johnnie Jones, Tennessee (AP-2)
- Curtis Adams, Central Michigan (UPI-2)
- Ethan Horton, North Carolina (AP-3, UPI-2)
- Dalton Hilliard, LSU (NEA-2)
Defense[edit]
Defensive ends[edit]
- Ron Holmes, Washington (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1 [DT], WC, NEA-1)
- Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2 [DT], WC, GNS, NEA-1)
- Tim Green, Syracuse (AP-3 [DT], GNS, TSN)
- Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-2 [DT], GNS, NEA-2 [DT], TSN)
- Freddie Joe Nunn, Mississippi (Ole Miss) (UPI-1)
- Mike Gann, Notre Dame (UPI-2)
- Garin Veris, Stanford (UPI-2)
Defensive tackles[edit]
- Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1 [MG], FWAA, UPI-2 [MG], GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
- Tony Degrate, Texas (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2)
- Ray Childress, Texas A&M (AP-3, UPI-1 [DE], TSN)
Middle guards[edit]
- William Perry, Clemson (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, GNS NEA-2)
- Tim Newton, Florida (AP-2)
Linebackers[edit]
- Jack Del Rio, USC (AFCA [DL], AP-1, FWAA, WC, NEA-1)
- Larry Station, Iowa (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2)
- Gregg Carr, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2)
- Duane Bickett, USC (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- James Seawright, South Carolina (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-1)
- Cornelius Bennett, Alabama (CFHOF) (GNS, TSN)
- Alonzo Johnson, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2, TSN)
- Marc Munford, Nebraska (GNS)
- Eric Wilson, Maryland (AP-2, NEA-1)
- Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Knox Culpepper, Georgia (AP-2)
- Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-2)
- Tim Meamber, Washington (AP-3, UPI-2, NEA-2)
- Fred Smalls, West Virginia (NEA-2)
- John Offerdahl, Western Michigan (AP-3)
Defensive backs[edit]
- Jerry Gray, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
- Tony Thurman, Boston College (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS)
- David Fulcher, Arizona State (AP-1, FWAA, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
- Jeff Sanchez, Georgia (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WC)
- Rod Brown, Oklahoma State (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, WC)
- Richard Johnson, Wisconsin (FWAA, NEA-1, TSN)
- Bret Clark, Nebraska (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2, TSN)
- Kyle Morrell, BYU (AP-1, NEA-2)
- Lester Lyles, Virginia (AP-3, GNS)
- Issiac Holt, Alcorn State (NEA-1)
- Anthony Young, Temple (AP-2)
- Sean Thomas, TCU (UPI-2)
- Don Anderson, Purdue (NEA-2)
- John Hendy, Long Beach State (NEA-2)
- Jim Bowman, Central Michigan (AP-3)
- Paul Calhoun, Kentucky (AP-3)
- Nate Harris, Tulsa (AP-3)
Special teams[edit]
Kickers[edit]
- Kevin Butler, Georgia (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1)
- John Lee, UCLA (AP-1, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN)
- Donald Igwebuike, Clemson (AP-3)
Punters[edit]
- Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1)
- Randall Cunningham, UNLV (AP-2, UPI-2, TSN)
- Dale Hatcher, Clemson (GNS)
- Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP-3, NEA-2)
Returners[edit]
- Willie Drewrey, West Virginia (TSN)
Key[edit]
- Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
- CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame inductee
Official selectors[edit]
- AFCA – American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America team[3]
- AP – Associated Press[4]
- FWAA – Football Writers Association of America[5]
- UPI – United Press International[4]
- WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation[citation needed]
Other selectors[edit]
- FN – Football News
- GNS – Gannett News Service[6]
- NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association[7]
- TSN – The Sporting News[8]
See also[edit]
- 1984 All-Big Eight Conference football team
- 1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1984 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
- 1984 All-SEC football team
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ In selecting its All-America team, Gannett News Service insisted that five players were equally deserving of being picked as the first-team center and therefore picked all five as co-honorees.
- ^ "USC's Del Wilkes selected to Kodak All-America team". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. December 2, 1984. p. 2D.
- ^ a b "Honor Teams". The Indianapolis Star. December 5, 1984. p. 62.
- ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Joel S. Buchsbaum (December 2, 1984). "Flutie, Byars lead Gannett All-Americans". The Journal-News (White Plains, NY). p. D11.
- ^ Murray Olderman (November 20, 1984). "USC's Seawright named to NEA All-America team". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. p. 11.
- ^ "Flutie named Sporting News Player of the Year". The Des Moines Register. December 12, 1984. p. 15.
