1982 College Football All-America Team

The 1982 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, and The Sporting News.

AP, UPI, and NEA were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News chose a team for their publications. AP, UPI, NEA,The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, also listed numerous honorable mentions.

Receivers

 * Anthony Carter, Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Kenny Jackson, Penn State (AP)
 * Trumaine Johnson, Grambling (TSN)
 * Willie Gault, Tennessee (NEA)

Tight ends

 * Gordon Hudson, BYU (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Tony Hunter, Notre Dame (NEA)

Tackles

 * Don Mosebar, Southern California (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
 * Jimbo Covert, Pittsburgh (UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
 * Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (AP, NEA)
 * Harvey Salem, California (TSN)
 * Chris Hinton, Northwestern (TSN)
 * Karl Nelson, Iowa State (NEA)

Guards

 * Steve Korte, Arkansas (AP, UPI, NEA, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Bruce Matthews, USC (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, TSN)
 * David Drechsler, North Carolina (WC, FWAA)

Centers

 * Dave Rimington, Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)

Quarterbacks

 * John Elway, Stanford (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)

Running backs

 * Herschel Walker, Georgia (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Eric Dickerson, SMU (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Mike Rozier, Nebraska (UPI, AFCA, FWAA)
 * Ernest Anderson, Oklahoma State (WC)

Ends

 * Billy Ray Smith, Arkansas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Vernon Maxwell, Arizona State (UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN)
 * William Fuller, North Carolina (FWAA)

Tackles

 * Mike Pitts, Alabama (UPI, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (UPI, FWAA)
 * Gabriel Rivera, Texas Tech (AP, AFCA)
 * Mike Charles, Syracuse (FWAA)
 * Bill Maas, Pittsburgh (TSN)
 * Jimmy Payne, Georgia (WC)
 * Gary Lewis, Oklahoma State (AP)
 * Charles Benson, Baylor, (NEA)

Middle guards

 * George Achica, USC (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, TSN)
 * Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (WC)

Linebackers

 * Darryl Talley, West Virginia (AP, UPI, NEA, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Marcus Marek, Ohio State (UPI, WC, AFCA)
 * Ricky Hunley, Arizona (AP, UPI, AFCA)
 * Mark Stewart, Washington (AP, WC, TSN)
 * Wilber Marshall, Florida (AP, FWAA)
 * Tony Caldwell, Washington (NEA)

Backs

 * Terry Hoage, Georgia (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, TSN)
 * Mike Richardson, Arizona State (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, TSN)
 * Terry Kinard, Clemson (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Mark Robinson, Penn State (NEA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Tommy Wilcox, Alabama (WC)
 * James Britt, LSU (NEA)
 * Jeremiah Castille, Alabama (AFCA)
 * Dave Duerson, Notre Dame (FWAA)

Kickers

 * Chuck Nelson, Washington (AP, WC, NEA, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)

Punters

 * Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt (AP, UPI, NEA, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
 * Reggie Roby, Iowa (WC)

Returners

 * Willie Gault, Tennessee (FWAA)

Key

 * AP - Associated Press
 * UPI - United Press International
 * NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
 * FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
 * WC - Walter Camp Foundation
 * AFCA - American Football Coaches Association


 * TSN - The Sporting News
 * PFW - Pro Football Weekly
 * FN - Football News
 * 1 - First Team Selection
 * 2 - Second Team Selection