1984 College Football All-America Team

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) 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).

Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1984 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Offense

Receivers

* David Williams, Illinois (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
* Eddie Brown, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, NEA-1)
* Jerry Rice, Miss. Valley State (CFHOF) (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

* 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

* Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
* Lomas Brown, Florida (CFHOF) (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

* Dan Lynch, Washington State (AP-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1)
* 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, UPI-1, WC, FN-1)
* Lance Smith, LSU (AFCA, AP-2 T UPI-1 T FN-1 T NEA-2 T
* Carlton Walker, Utah (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1)
* Andrew Campbell, SMU (NEA-2, TSN)
* Harry Grimminger, Nebraska (AP-2, TSN)
* Larry Williams, Notre Dame (AP-3, UPI-2)

Centers

* Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1)
* Kevin Glover, Maryland (GNS, TSN)
* Trevor Matich, BYU (AP-3, GNS)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.
* 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

* Doug Flutie, Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
* Bernie Kosar, Miami (AP-2, NEA-2)
* Robbie Bosco, BYU (AP-3, UPI-2)

Running backs

* Keith Byars, Ohio State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
* Kenneth Davis, TCU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
* Rueben Mayes, Washington State (CFHOF) (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1)
* Greg Allen, Florida State (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, FN-1, 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

Defensive ends

* Ron Holmes, Washington (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1 T WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
* Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2 T WC, GNS, NEA-1)
* Tim Green, Syracuse (CFHOF) (AP-3 T GNS, TSN)
* Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-2 T GNS, NEA-2 T TSN)
* Freddie Joe Nunn, Mississippi (Ole Miss) (UPI-1, FN-1)
* Mike Gann, Notre Dame (UPI-2)
* Garin Veris, Stanford (UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

* Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1 G FWAA, UPI-2 G GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
* Tony Degrate, Texas (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-2)
* Ray Childress, Texas A&M (CFHOF) (AP-3, UPI-1 E TSN)

Middle guards

* William Perry, Clemson (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-2)
* Tim Newton, Florida (AP-2)

Linebackers

* Jack Del Rio, USC (AFCA L AP-1, FWAA, WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
* Larry Station, Iowa (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2)
* Gregg Carr, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, 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) (FN-1, GNS, TSN)
* Alonzo Johnson, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2, TSN)
* Marc Munford, Nebraska (GNS)
* Eric Wilson, Maryland (AP-2, FN-1, NEA-1)
* Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (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

* Jerry Gray, Texas (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
* Tony Thurman, Boston College (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS)
* David Fulcher, Arizona State (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA, FN-1, 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, FN-1, 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

Kickers

* Kevin Butler, Georgia (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
* John Lee, UCLA (AP-1, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN)
* Donald Igwebuike, Clemson (AP-3)

Punters

* Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
* Randall Cunningham, UNLV (CFHOF) (AP-2, UPI-2, TSN)
* Dale Hatcher, Clemson (GNS)
* Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP-3, NEA-2)

Returners

* Willie Drewrey, West Virginia (TSN)

Key

* Bold – Consensus All-American
* -1 – First-team selection
* -2 – Second-team selection
* -3 – Third-team selection
* CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame inductee

Official selectors

* AFCA – American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America team
* AP – Associated Press
* FWAA – Football Writers Association of America
* UPI – United Press International
* WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation

Other selectors

* FN – ''Football News''
* GNS – Gannett News Service
* NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association
* TSN – ''The Sporting News''

See also

* 1984 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
* 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

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