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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) 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).

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Receivers

  • 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

  • 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, 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

  • 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

  • Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1)
  • Kevin Glover, Maryland (GNS, TSN)
  • Trevor Matich, BYU (AP-3, GNS)
  • 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, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Bernie Kosar, Miami (AP-2, NEA-2)
  • Robbie Bosco, BYU (AP-3, UPI-2)

    • Running backs

  • 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)

    • Defensive ends

  • 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

  • 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

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

    • Linebackers

  • 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

  • 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)

    • Kickers

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    • References

    1984 College Football All-America Team Wikipedia
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