1995 College Football All-America Team

Official list of the best college football players of 1995

1995 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1995 NCAA Division I-A football season
Official selectors
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press (AP), Football News (FN), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News (TSN), United Press International (UPI), Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF)
1994   1996

The 1995 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News and Football News.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, and FN to determine Consensus All-Americans.

Offense

Quarterback

  • Tommie Frazier, Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN)
  • Danny Wuerffel, Florida (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, FN-1)
  • Danny Kanell, Florida State (FN-2)
  • Peyton Manning, Tennessee (AP-3)

Running backs

  • Eddie George, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Troy Davis, Iowa State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, FN-1)
  • Darnell Autry, Northwestern (AP-2, FN-2)
  • George Jones, San Diego St. (AP-2)
  • Karim Abdul-Jabbar, UCLA (FN-2)
  • Mike Alstott, Purdue (AP-3)
  • Tim Biakabutuka, Michigan (AP-3)

Wide receivers

Tight end

  • Marco Battaglia, Rutgers (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Brian Roche, San Jose State (AP-2, FN-2)
  • Pat Fitzgerald, Texas (AP-3)

Guards/tackles

  • Orlando Pace, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Jonathan Ogden, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Jason Odom, Florida (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Jeff Hartings, Penn State (UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, AP-2, FN-2)
  • Dan Neil, Texas (FWAA-Writers, AP-2, FN-2)
  • Heath Irwin, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Willie Anderson, Auburn (AP-2)
  • Jason Layman, Tennessee (AP-2)
  • Roman Oben, Louisville (AP-3, FN-2)
  • Chris Banks, Kansas (AP-3)
  • Jon Runyan, Michigan (AP-3)
  • Ryan Leahy, Notre Dame (AP-3)

Center

Defense

Ends

  • Tony Brackens, Texas (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN)
  • Tim Colston, Kansas State (AP-2, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches)
  • Cedric Jones, Oklahoma (AP-3, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-2)
  • Jared Tomich, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Mike Vrabel, Ohio State (AP-3, FN-1)

Tackles

  • Tedy Bruschi, Arizona (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN)
  • Cornell Brown, Virginia Tech (AP-1, UPI, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Marcus Jones, North Carolina (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches)
  • Brandon Mitchell, Texas A&M (AP-2 [as DL], Walter Camp)
  • Jason Horn, Michigan (AP-2 [as DL] AFCA-Coaches, FN-2)
  • Tarek Saleh, Wisconsin (FN-2)
  • J. C. Price, Virginia Tech (AP-3)
  • Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (AP-3)

Linebackers

  • Zach Thomas, Texas Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-2)
  • Kevin Hardy, Illinois (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Ray Lewis, Miami (Fla.) (AP-1, UPI, FN-2)
  • Simeon Rice, Illinois (AP-2, Walter Camp, FN-1)
  • Duane Clemons, California (AP-2)
  • Terrell Farley, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Percell Gaskins, Kansas State (AP-3, FN-2)
  • Jared Tomich, Nebraska (FN-2)
  • Matt Russell, Colorado (AP-3)
  • Anthony Simmons, Clemson (AP-3)

Backs

  • Aaron Beasley, West Virginia (AP-2, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FN-1)
  • Lawyer Milloy, Washington (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Chris Canty, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Greg Myers, Colorado State (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, TSN)
  • Alex Molden, Oregon (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches)
  • Adrian Robinson, Baylor (AFCA-Coaches)
  • Ray Mickens, Texas A&M (AP-3, Walter Camp)
  • Kevin Abrams, Syracuse (AP-3, FWAA-Writers, TSN)
  • Marcus Coleman, Texas Tech (FWAA-Writers)
  • Percy Ellsworth, Virginia (AP-2, FN-1)
  • Brian Dawkins, Clemson (AP-2)
  • Shawn Springs, Ohio State (FN-2)
  • Hudhaifa Ismaeli, Northwestern (FN-2)
  • Jerome Woods, Memphis (AP-3, FN-2)
  • Kenny Wheaton, Oregon (FN-2)
  • Willie Smith, Louisiana Tech (AP-3)

Specialists

Placekicker

  • Michael Reeder, TCU (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
  • Sam Valenzisi, Northwestern (AP-2, FN-2)
  • Eric Abrams, Stanford (AP-3)

Punter

  • Brad Maynard, Ball State (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, FN-1)
  • Will Brice, Virginia (FWAA-Writers)
  • Brian Gragert, Wyoming (AP-2, FN-2)
  • Greg Ivy, Oklahoma State (AP-3)

All-purpose / kick returners

  • Marvin Harrison, Syracuse (FWAA-Writers-Ret, TSN-Ret)
  • Leeland McElroy, Texas A&M (AP-All-purpose-1)
  • Ricky Whittle, Oregon (AP-All-purpose-2)
  • Wasean Tait, Toledo (AP-3)

See also

References

  1. ^ American Football Coaches Association[dead link]
  2. ^ "Associated Press". Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Football Writers Association of America" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
  4. ^ The Sporting News Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Walter Camp Foundation Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Football News All-America team". Great Falls Tribune. AP. November 25, 1995. p. 2C. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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