The 1986 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 , Scripps-Howard , and The Sporting News .[1]
AP, UPI, NEA, and SH 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.
Offense [ ]
Receivers [ ]
Cris Carter , Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, SH)
Tim Brown , Notre Dame (AP, UPI, SH, TSN)
Wendell Davis , LSU (FWAA, TSN)
Michael Irvin , Miami (Fla.) (NEA)
Tight ends [ ]
Tackles [ ]
John Clay , Missouri (UPI, NEA, WC, SH)
Randy Dixon , Pittsburgh (UPI, WC, AFCA, TSN)
Harris Barton , North Carolina (AP, NEA)
Danny Villa , Arizona State (AP, FWAA)
Jumbo Elliot , Michigan (AFCA)
John Davis , Georgia Tech (SH)
Dave Croston , Iowa (TSN)
Guards [ ]
Jeff Bregel , USC (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, SH, TSN)
Jeff Zimmerman , Florida (WC, SH)
Paul Kiser, Wake Forest (FWAA, TSN)
Chris Conlin , Penn State (FWAA)
Dave Croston , Iowa (FWAA)
Mark Hutson , Oklahoma (AP)
Randall McDaniel , Arizona State (AFCA)
John Phillips, Clemson (UPI)
Steve Tripolo, Boston College (NEA)
Centers [ ]
Quarterbacks [ ]
Running backs [ ]
Brent Fullwood , Auburn (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
Paul Palmer , Temple (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
D. J. Dozier , Penn State (WC)
Brad Muster , Stanford (AFCA)
Terrence Flagler , Clemson (FWAA)
Defense [ ]
Ends [ ]
Jason Buck , BYU (NEA, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
Reggie Rogers , Washington (UPI, NEA, WC, SH)
Tony Woods , Pittsburgh (UPI, FWAA, TSN)
Tackles [ ]
Jerome Brown , Miami (Fla.) (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
Danny Noonan , Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH)
Tim Johnson , Penn State (WC)
Al Noga , Hawaii (AP)
Linebackers [ ]
Cornelius Bennett , Alabama (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
Brian Bosworth , Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
Shane Conlan , Penn State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH)
Chris Spielman , Ohio State (AP, NEA, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
Terry Maki, Air Force (AFCA)
Dave Wyman , Stanford (TSN)
Backs [ ]
Thomas Everett , Baylor (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
Tim McDonald , USC (UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH)
Rod Woodson , Purdue (AP, UPI, NEA, SH)
Bennie Blades , Miami (Fla.) (AP, UPI, SH, TSN)
Garland Rivers , Michigan (NEA, WC, AFCA)
Deion Sanders , Florida State (NEA, TSN)
Gordon Lockbaum , Holy Cross (FWAA)
John Little, Georgia (WC)
Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP)
Tim Peoples, Washington, (TSN)
Special teams [ ]
Kickers [ ]
Punters [ ]
Returners [ ]
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
SH - Scripps-Howard
1 - First Team Selection
2 - Second Team Selection
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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