1986 College Football All-America Team

Official list of the best college football players of 1986

1986 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1986 NCAA Division I-A football season
Official selectors
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)
Associated Press (AP)
Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
United Press International (UPI)
Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF)
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The 1986 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 1986. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1986 season.[1] They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA);[2] (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;[3] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA);[4] (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers;[5] and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).[6] Other notable selectors included Football News[7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[8] Scripps Howard (SH),[9] and The Sporting News (TSN).[10]

Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1986 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offense

Name Position School Number[11] Official Other
Brent Fullwood Running back Auburn 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Paul Palmer Running back Temple 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Ben Tamburello Center Auburn 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Vinny Testaverde Quarterback Miami (Fla) 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Jeff Bregel Offensive guard USC 4/4/8 AFCA, AP, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Cris Carter Wide receiver Ohio State 4/3/7 AFCA, AP, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Keith Jackson Tight end Oklahoma 5/1/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC TSN
Randy Dixon Offensive tackle Pittsburgh 3/2/5 AFCA, UPI, WC FN, TSN
John Clay Offensive tackle Missouri 2/2/4 UPI, WC NEA, SH
Danny Villa Offensive tackle Arizona State 2/0/2 AF, FWAA --
D. J. Dozier Running back Penn State 1/0/1 WC --
Terrence Flagler Running back Clemson 1/0/1 FWAA --
Brad Muster Running back Stanford 1/0/1 AFCA --

Defense

Name Position School Number[11] Official Other
Cornelius Bennett Linebacker Alabama 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Brian Bosworth Linebacker Oklahoma 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Jerome Brown Defensive tackle Miami (Fla) 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Shane Conlan Linebacker Penn State 5/3/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Thomas Everett Defensive back Baylor 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Danny Noonan Defensive tackle Nebraska 5/3/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Chris Spielman Linebacker Ohio State 3/4/7 AFCA, AP, FWAA FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Tim McDonald Defensive back USC 4/2/6 AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, SH
Jason Buck Defensive end BYU 2/3/5 AFCA, FWAA NEA, SH, TSN
Dan Sileo Defensive tackle Miami (Fla) 2/1/3 AP SH
Reggie Rogers Defensive end Washington 2/3/5 UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Bennie Blades Defensive back Miami (Fla) 2/2/4 AP, UPI, WC SH, TSN
Rod Woodson Defensive back Purdue 2/2/4 AP, UPI NEA, SH
Garland Rivers Defensive back Michigan 2/1/3 AFCA, WC NEA
Tony Woods Defensive end Pittsburgh 2/1/3 FWAA, UPI TSN

Special teams

Name Position School Number[11] Official Other
Jeff Jaeger Placekicker Washington 3/1/4 AP, UPI, WC FN
Barry Helton Punter Colorado 2/1/3 AP, UPI TSN

Full selections - offense

Quarterbacks

  • Vinny Testaverde, Miami (Fla.) (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA, SH, TSN)
  • Jim Harbaugh, Michigan (AP-2, UPI-2)
  • Kevin Murray, Texas A&M (AP-3)

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • Cris Carter, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA, SH)
  • Tim Brown, Notre Dame (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-1, SH, TSN)
  • Wendell Davis, LSU (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, FN-2, TSN)
  • Michael Irvin, Miami (Fla.) (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA)
  • Sterling Sharpe South Carolina (AP-3, FN-2)
  • Marc Zeno, Tulane (AP-3)
  • J. R. Ambrose, Ole Miss (FN-3)
  • Naz Worthen, North Carolina State (FN-3)

Tight ends

  • Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, TSN)
  • Rod Bernstine, Texas A&M (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA)
  • Rob Awalt, San Diego St. (AP-3)

Centers

Offensive guards

Offensive tackles

  • John Clay, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-1, WC, FN-2, NEA, SH)
  • Randy Dixon, Pittsburgh (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, TSN)
  • Danny Villa, Arizona State (AP-1, FWAA)
  • Harris Barton, North Carolina (AP-1, FN-3, NEA)
  • Jumbo Elliot, Michigan (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-2)
  • John Davis, Georgia Tech (SH)
  • Dave Croston, Iowa (FWAA, UPI-2, TSN)
  • Wilbur Strozier, Georgia (FN-1)
  • Tom Welter, Nebraska (FN-3)

Full selections - defense

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

  • Jerome Brown, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA, SH, TSN)
  • Danny Noonan, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA, SH)
  • Tim Johnson, Penn State (AP-2, WC)
  • Al Noga, Hawaii (AP-1)
  • Tony Cherico, Arkansas (AP-2 [NG], FN-3)
  • Jerry Ball, SMU (FN-2)
  • Wally Kleine, Notre Dame (FN-2)
  • John Bosa, Boston College (AP-3)
  • Shawn Knight, Brigham Young (AP-3)
  • Henry Thomas, LSU (AP-3 [NG], FN-3)
  • Mark Messner, Michigan (FN-3)
  • Dan Sileo, Miami (Fla.) (TSN-2, SH , FN-3)

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • Thomas Everett, Baylor (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA, SH, TSN)
  • Tim McDonald, USC (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, SH)
  • Rod Woodson, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-2, NEA, SH)
  • Bennie Blades, Miami (Fla.) (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-1, SH, TSN)
  • Garland Rivers, Michigan (AFCA, WC, FN-3, NEA)
  • Deion Sanders, Florida State (CFHOF) (AP-3, NEA, TSN)
  • Gordon Lockbaum, Holy Cross (FWAA)
  • John Little, Georgia (AP-2, WC, FN-1)
  • Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1, FN-2)
  • Tim Peoples, Washington, (TSN)
  • Ray Isom, Penn State (AP-2)
  • David Vickers, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Ron Francis, Baylor (AP-3)
  • Harold McGuire, Toledo (AP-3)
  • Tom Rotello, Air Force (AP-3, FN-2)
  • Freddie Robinson, Alabama (FN-3)
  • Chuck Cecil, Arizona (FN-3)

Full selections - special teams

Kickers

Punters

Returners

Key

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

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Testaverde leads Kodak star squad". The Palm Beach Post. November 23, 1986. p. 4C.
  3. ^ a b "AP All-America Football Team". Florida Today. December 5, 1986. p. 5C.
  4. ^ a b Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "UPI All-American Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 9, 1986. p. 14.
  6. ^ a b "Walter Camp All-America Team". The Arizona Republic. November 30, 1986. p. D3.
  7. ^ a b "All-America News: Football News". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 23, 1986. p. 14D.
  8. ^ a b Murray Olderman (December 26, 1986). "Miami leads All-Americans". Del Rio, Texas News Herald. p. 5B.
  9. ^ a b "Owls' Palmer Makes All-america Team". Philadelphia Daily News. November 21, 1986.
  10. ^ a b "TSN All-America". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 10, 1986. p. 20.
  11. ^ a b c This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
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