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1988 College Football All America Team

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The 1988 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 1988. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1988 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 Gannett News Service, Scripps Howard (SH), and The Sporting News (TSN).

Contents

Wide receivers

  • Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
  • Jason Phillips, Houston (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, SH)
  • Erik Affholter, USC (AFCA, AP-2, TSN)
  • Clarkston Hines, Duke (AP-2, FWAA)
  • Naz Worthen, North Carolina State (GNS)
  • Andre Rison, Michigan State (GNS)

    • Tight ends

  • Marv Cook, Iowa (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, GNS)
  • Troy Sadowski, Georgia (WC)
  • Wesley Walls, Mississippi (AP-1)
  • Walter Reeves, Auburn (TSN)
  • Charles Arbuckle, UCLA (SH)

    • Offensive tackles

  • Tony Mandarich, Michigan State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
  • Andy Heck, Notre Dame (AP-1, UPI-1, TSN)
  • Pat Tomberlin, Florida State (AP-2, WC, SH)
  • Tom Ricketts, Pittsburgh (GNS)

    • Offensive guards

  • Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC)
  • Mike Utley, Washington State (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, SH)
  • Mark Stepnoski, Pittsburgh (AFCA, FWAA, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
  • Steve Wisniewski, Penn St. (AFCA, GNS, TSN)
  • Rick Phillips, West Virginia (SH)

    • Centers

  • Jake Young, Nebraska (AP-1, FWAA)
  • John Vitale, Michigan (UPI-1, WC)
  • Jeff Uhlenhake, Ohio State (TSN)
  • Bern Brostek, Washington (GNS)

    • Quarterbacks

  • Troy Aikman, UCLA (CFHOF) (UPI-1, WC, GNS, TSN)
  • Steve Walsh, Miami (AP-1, FWAA, GNS)
  • Rodney Peete, USC (AFCA, GNS, SH)
  • Major Harris, West Virginia (GNS)

    • Running backs

  • Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
  • Anthony Thompson, Indiana (UPI-1, FWAA, WC, TSN)
  • Tim Worley, Georgia (AFCA, FWAA, WC, GNS, SH)
  • Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AP-1, GNS, TSN)
  • Cleveland Gary, Miami (Fla.) (FN)

    • Defensive ends

  • Bill Hawkins, Miami (AFCA, WC, SH)
  • Frank Stams, Notre Dame (AP-1, UPI-1)
  • Trace Armstrong, Florida (GNS, TSN)

    • Defensive tackles

  • Mark Messner, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
  • Tracy Rocker, Auburn (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
  • Wayne Martin, Arkansas (AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, TSN)
  • Tim Ryan, Southern California (FWAA)
  • Dave Haight, Iowa (WC)
  • Benji Roland, Auburn (TSN [NG])

    • Linebackers

  • Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1 [DE], FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
  • Derrick Thomas, Alabama (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
  • Michael Stonebreaker, Notre Dame (AP-1, FWAA, WC, GNS, SH)
  • Keith DeLong, Tennessee (AP-1 UPI-1, GNS, TSN)
  • Percy Snow, Michigan State (TSN)
  • Carnell Lake, UCLA (FWAA)
  • Britt Hager, Texas (AFCA, SH)
  • Jerry Olsavsky, Pittsburgh (AFCA)

    • Defensive backs

  • Deion Sanders, Florida State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH)
  • Donnell Woolford, Clemson (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
  • Darryl Henley, UCLA (AFCA, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
  • Louis Oliver, Florida (AFCA, AP-1, WC, SH)
  • Markus Paul, Syracuse (AP-1, FWAA, TSN)
  • Mark Carrier, USC (UPI-1)
  • Greg Jackson, LSU (GNS)
  • Bubba McDowell, Miami (Fla) (GNS)

    • Kickers

  • Kendall Trainor, Arkansas (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
  • Chris Jacke, UTEP (FWAA, GNS)

    • Punters

  • Keith English, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS, TSN)
  • Pat Thompson, BYU (AFCA, FWAA, SH)

    • Returners

  • Tyrone Thurman, Texas Tech (AP-1)
  • James Henry, Southern Mississippi (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
  • TSN – The Sporting News
  • SH – Scripps Howard

    • References

    1988 College Football All-America Team Wikipedia
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