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1987 College Football All America Team

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The 1987 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 1987. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1987 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 notable selectors included Football News the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Scripps Howard (SH), 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 1987 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Wide receivers

  • Tim Brown, Notre Dame (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1 [return specialist], FWAA [KR/WR], UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
  • Wendell Davis, LSU (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, SH, TSN)
  • Sterling Sharpe, South Carolina (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, TSN)
  • Ernie Jones, Indiana (AP-1)
  • Marc Zeno, Tulane (AP-1, UPI-2)
  • Guy Liggins, San Jose State (AP-2)
  • Michael Irvin, Miami (FL) (NEA-2)
  • Terance Mathis, New Mexico (AP-3)

    • Tight ends

  • Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-2, SH)
  • Pat Carter, Florida State (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Ferrell Edmunds, Maryland (AP-3)

    • Offensive tackles

  • Dave Cadigan, USC (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
  • Jumbo Elliot, Michigan (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, WC)
  • John McCormick, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1 [OG], UPI-2 [OG], FN)
  • Paul Gruber, Wisconsin (UPI-2, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Stacy Searels, Auburn (AP-1, FN)
  • Dave Richards, UCLA (SH)
  • Greg Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2)
  • Tony Mandarich, Michigan State (AP-2, FN)
  • Louis Cheek, Texas A&M (AP-3)
  • Pat Tomberlin, Florida State (AP-3, NEA-2)

    • Offensive guards

  • Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-1, SH)
  • Randall McDaniel, Arizona State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, SH)
  • John Phillips, Clemson (AP-2, NEA-1)
  • Steve Wisniewski, Penn State (TSN)
  • Harry Galbreath, Tennessee (AP-3, UPI-2, NEA-2, TSN)
  • Larry Rose, Alabama (NEA-2)
  • Eric Andolsek, LSU (AP-3)

    • Centers

  • Nacho Albergamo, LSU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
  • Chuck Lanza, Notre Dame (AP-2, UPI-2, FN, NEA-1)
  • Jake Young, Nebraska (NEA-2)
  • Matt Wilson, Texas A&M (AP-3)

    • Quarterbacks

  • Don McPherson, Syracuse (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
  • Troy Aikman, UCLA (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2)
  • Steve Taylor, Nebraska (AP-3, FN)

    • Running backs

  • Lorenzo White, Michigan State (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-1, SH)
  • Craig Heyward, Pittsburgh (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, SH, TSN)
  • Gaston Green, UCLA (AFCA, UPI-2, WC, FN, NEA-1)
  • Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (AP-3, WC, NEA-2, TSN)
  • Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-2)
  • Lydell Carr, Oklahoma (NEA-1 [FB])
  • Eric Metcalf, Texas (AP-2)
  • Jamie Morris, Michigan (NEA-2)
  • Mel Bratton, Miami (FL) (NEA-2 [FB])
  • Blair Thomas, Penn State (AP-3)

    • Defensive linemen

  • Chad Hennings, Air Force (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1 [DT], FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-1 [DT], SH, TSN)
  • Daniel Stubbs, Miami (AFCA, AP-1 [DT], FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-1 [DE], SH, TSN)
  • Tracy Rocker, Auburn (CFHOF) (AP-3 [DT], FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN, SH)
  • Ted Gregory, Syracuse (UPI-1, FWAA, FN, NEA-1 [NG], TSN)
  • Neil Smith, Nebraska (AP-2 [DT], NEA-1 [DT], TSN)
  • Tony Cherico, Arkansas (AFCA, UPI-2, SH)
  • Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1 [DE])
  • Michael Dean Perry, Clemson (FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2 [DT])
  • Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-1 [DE], UPI-2, FN, NEA-2 [DE])
  • Mark Messner, Michigan (AP-2 [DT], TSN)
  • Roy Hart, South Carolina (AP-2 [NG])
  • Burt Grossman, Pittsburgh (NEA-2 [DE])
  • Carlton Bailey, North Carolina (NEA-2 [NG])
  • Kyle Rappold, Colorado (AP-3 [NG])

    • Linebackers

  • Chris Spielman, Ohio State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
  • Aundray Bruce, Auburn (AFCA [DL], UPI-1, WC, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
  • Dante Jones, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, SH)
  • John Roper, Texas A&M (AP-1 [DE], FWAA, UPI-2)
  • Ken Norton, Jr. UCLA (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN, TSN)
  • Paul McGowan, Florida State (AP-1, FN, NEA-1)
  • Kurt Crain, Auburn (AP-1)
  • Marcus Cotton, USC (NEA-1)
  • Chris Gaines, Vanderbilt (AFCA, AP-2)
  • Clifford Charlton, Florida (TSN)
  • Ezekial Gadson, Pittsburgh (FWAA)
  • Carnell Lake, UCLA (AP-2)
  • Ned Bolcar, Notre Dame (AP-2, NEA-2)
  • Van Waiters, Indiana (AP-3, UPI-2)
  • Bill Romanowski, Boston College (AP-2)
  • Jethro Franklin, Fresno State (AP-3)
  • John Brantley, Georgia (NEA-2)
  • Pete Curkendall, Penn State (AP-3 [DT])
  • George Mira, Jr., Miami (FL) (AP-3)
  • Galand Thaxton, Wyoming (AP-3)

    • Defensive backs

  • Bennie Blades, Miami (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
  • Deion Sanders, Florida State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
  • Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, SH)
  • Chuck Cecil, Arizona (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WC, FN)
  • Donnell Woolford, Clemson (AFCA)
  • Todd Krumm, Michigan State (UPI-2, SH)
  • Jarvis Williams, Florida (WC)
  • Gordon Lockbaum, Holy Cross (NEA-1)
  • Louis Oliver, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2, TSN)
  • Mickey Pruitt, Colorado (AP-2, TSN)
  • Brad Edwards, South Carolina (AP-3, UPI-2)
  • David Vickers, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Riccardo Ingram, Georgia Tech (UPI-2, NEA-2)
  • Terry McDaniel, Tennessee (NEA-2)
  • Gary Richard, Pittsburgh (NEA-2)
  • Kip Corrington, Texas A&M (AP-3)

    • Placekickers

  • David Treadwell, Clemson (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
  • Marty Zendejas, Nevada-Reno (FWAA)
  • Gary Gussman, Miami (OH) (AP-2)
  • Derek Schmidt, Florida State (AP-3, UPI-2, NEA-2)

    • Punters

  • Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, SH)
  • Scott Tabor, California (AP-3, NEA-2, TSN)
  • Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Greg Montgomery, Michigan State (UPI-2, FN)

    • Returners

  • Tim Brown, Notre Dame (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA [KR/WR])
  • Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (AP-2, TSN)
  • Alan Grant, Stanford (AP-3)

    • 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, selected by the nation's college coaches and sports information directors

    • Other selectors

  • FN – Football News
  • NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association, the NEA/World Almanac team, "chosen by a sports panel representing the World Almanac, its 140 co-sponsoring newspapers and its publisher"
  • TSN – The Sporting News
  • SH – Scripps Howard

    • References

    1987 College Football All-America Team Wikipedia
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