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1983 College Football All America Team

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The 1983 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 1983. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1983 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) selected by the nation's football writers; (4) the United Press International (UPI); and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and The Sporting News (TSN).

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Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1983 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Receivers

  • Irving Fryar, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Gerald McNeil, Baylor (AFCA, AP-1)
  • Kenny Jackson, Penn State (AP-2, NEA-1)
  • Eric Martin, LSU (GNS-2, TSN)
  • Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley State (GNS-1)
  • Brian Brennan, Boston College (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Louis Lipps, Southern Mississippi (GNS-2)
  • Eric Richardson, San Jose State (NEA-2)
  • Dwight Collins, Pittsburgh (NEA-2)
  • Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-3)
  • Dave Moritz, Iowa (AP-3)

    • Tight ends

  • Gordon Hudson, Brigham Young (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-1, NEA-1)
  • Chuck Scott, Vanderbilt (TSN)
  • John Frank, Ohio State (GNS-2, NEA-2)
  • Glenn Dennison, Miami (FL) (AP-2)
  • Paul Bergmann, UCLA (AP-3, UPI-2)

    • Tackles

  • Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Terry Long, East Carolina (AFCA, AP-1 [guard], FWAA, UPI-2 [guard], WC)
  • Brian Blados, North Carolina (AP-1, UPI-2, NEA-1)
  • Mark Adickes, Baylor (AP-2, GNS-1, TSN)
  • Conrad Goode, Missouri (UPI-1)
  • Jim Juriga, Illinois (UPI-2, NEA-2)
  • Guy McIntyre, Georgia (AP-2)
  • Bill Roberts, Ohio State (GNS-2)
  • Don Maggs, Tulane (GNS-2)
  • Pat Arrington, Auburn (AP-3)
  • Scott Raridon, Nebraska (AP-3)

    • Guards

  • Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Doug Dawson, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, WC, GNS-2, NEA-2 [tackle])
  • Stefan Humphries, Michigan (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN)
  • Gary Zimmerman, Oregon (AP-3, NEA-1)
  • Ron Solt, Maryland (GNS-1, NEA-2)
  • James Farr, Clemson (AP-3)

    • Centers

  • Tony Slaton, USC (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC)
  • Tom Dixon, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, TSN)
  • Mike Ruether, Texas (UPI-2 [guard], NEA-1)
  • Jim Sweeney, Pittsburgh (AP-3, GNS-2)
  • Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (NEA-2)

    • Quarterbacks

  • Steve Young, Brigham Young (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Randall Cunningham, UNLV (AFCA [punter], AP-2 [punter], GNS-2)
  • Doug Flutie, Boston College (CFHOF) (UPI-2)
  • Boomer Esiason, Maryland (NEA-2)
  • Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Ben Bennett, Duke (AP-3)

    • Running backs

  • Mike Rozier, Nebraska (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Bo Jackson, Auburn (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, GNS-1, NEA-1)
  • Greg Allen, Florida State (UPI-1, AP-3, WC, NEA-2)
  • Napoleon McCallum, Navy (CFHOF) (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, NEA-2, TSN [return specialist])
  • Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS-2, TSN)
  • Keith Byars, Ohio State (AP-3, UPI-2, GNS-2)

    • Defensive ends

  • William Fuller, North Carolina (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2 [DT], WC, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN)
  • Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, GNS-1, NEA-1)
  • Don Thorp, Illinois (AP-3 [DT], FWAA, UPI-2 [DT], NEA-2, TSN)
  • Freddie Gilbert, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-1, GNS-2)
  • Ron Faurot, Arkansas (UPI-1)
  • Donnie Humphrey, Auburn (UPI-2)
  • Jimmie Carter, New Mexico (AP-3)

    • Defensive tackles

  • Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Reggie White, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Keith Millard, Washington State (GNS-1)
  • Dan Ralph, Oregon (GNS-2)
  • Ray Childress, Texas A&M (GNS-2)
  • Doug Smith, Auburn (AP-3, NEA-2)

    • Middle guards

  • William Perry, Clemson (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC)
  • Brian Pillman, Miami (OH) (AP-2)
  • Michael Carter, SMU (AP-3, UPI-2)

    • Linebackers

  • Ricky Hunley, Arizona (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-2, NEA-1)
  • Wilber Marshall, Florida (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1)
  • Ron Rivera, California (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, GNS-1, NEA-1 TSN)
  • Jeff Leiding, Texas (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WC)
  • Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Vaughan Johnson, North Carolina State (AP-2, TSN)
  • Jay Brophy, Miami (Fla.) (AP-3, UPI-2, FN)
  • Jack Del Rio, USC (AP-3, GNS-1)
  • Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2 [DE], GNS-2)
  • Gregg Carr, Auburn (AP-2)
  • Steve DeOssie, Boston College (AP-2)
  • Mike Knox, Nebraska (GNS-2)
  • Jim Dumont, Rutgers (AP-3)
  • Andy Ponseigo, Navy (AP-3)

    • Defensive backs

  • Don Rogers, UCLA (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, GNS-1, TSN)
  • Jerry Gray, Texas (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, GNS-1, NEA-1)
  • Russell Carter, SMU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Terry Hoage, Georgia (CFHOF) (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-2, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Mossy Cade, Texas (AP-1, UPI-2, WC, GNS-2, TSN)
  • Leonard Coleman, Vanderbilt (AP-3, GNS-1)
  • Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-1)
  • Victor Scott, Colorado (AP-2)
  • David Fulcher, Arizona State (GNS-2)
  • Randy Robbins, Arizona (GNS-2)
  • Martin Bayless, Bowling Green (AP-3)
  • Harry Hamilton, Penn State (AP-3)

    • Kickers

  • Luis Zendejas, Arizona State (AP-1, FWAA, WC, GNS-2, NEA-1)
  • Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, GNS-1)
  • Paul Woodside, West Virginia (UPI-2, TSN)
  • Tony Zendejas, Nevada (Reno) (NEA-2)
  • Jeff Ward, Texas (AP-3)

    • Punters

  • Jack Weil, Wyoming (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1)
  • Jim Colquitt, Tennessee (WC, NEA-1)
  • Randall Cunningham, UNLV (AFCA, AP-2)
  • Ralph Mojsiejenko, Michigan State (GNS-1, TSN)
  • John Kidd, Northwestern (GNS-2)
  • John Teltschik, Texas (UPI-2)

    • Returners

  • Napoleon McCallum, Navy (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, aka the Kodak-AFCA 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

    • References

    1983 College Football All-America Team Wikipedia
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