The 1997 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press , Football Writers Association of America , American Football Coaches Association , Walter Camp Foundation , The Sporting News and Football News .
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, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.
Offense [ ] Quarterback [ ] Running backs [ ] Ricky Williams , Texas (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN, FN) Curtis Enis , Penn State (AP, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp) Skip Hicks , UCLA (AFCA-Coaches, TSN) Ron Dayne , Wisconsin (FN) Wide receivers [ ] Randy Moss , Marshall (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN) Jacquez Green , Florida (AP, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp) Jerome Pathon , Washington (AFCA-Coaches) Brian Alford , Purdue (FN) Tight end [ ] Guards/tackles [ ] Aaron Taylor , Nebraska (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN, FN) Alan Faneca , LSU (AP, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN) Kyle Turley , San Diego State (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN) Chad Overhauser, UCLA (AP, FWAA-Writers, TSN)
Benji Olson , Washington (AP, Walter Camp) Victor Riley , Auburn (AFCA-Coaches) Matt Stinchcomb , Georgia (AFCA-Coaches) Flozell Adams , Michigan State (Walter Camp) Rob Murphy , Ohio State (FN) Center [ ] Defense [ ] Linemen [ ] Andre Wadsworth , Florida State (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, TSN, FN) Grant Wistrom , Nebraska (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN) Greg Ellis , North Carolina (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FN) Jason Peter , Nebraska (AP, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN) Glen Steele , Michigan (AFCA-Coaches) Jeremy Staat , Arizona State (FWAA-Writers) Lamanzer Williams, Minnesota (FWAA-Writers)
Kailee Wong , Stanford (FN) Linebackers [ ] Andy Katzenmoyer , Ohio State (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN) Sam Cowart , Florida State (AP, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN) Anthony Simmons , Clemson (AP, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, FN) Brian Simmons , North Carolina (AP, Walter Camp) Jamie Duncan , Vanderbilt (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers) Leonard Little , Tennessee (Walter Camp) Takeo Spikes , Auburn (TSN) Pat Tillman , Arizona State (TSN) Ron Warner , Kansas (FN) Backs [ ] Charles Woodson , Michigan (AP, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN, FN) Dré Bly , North Carolina (AP, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN) Donovin Darius , Syracuse (AP, TSN) Brian Lee, Wyoming (AP,FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN)
Donovin Darius , Syracuse (AFCA-Coaches) Fred Weary , Florida (AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, TSN, FN) Antoine Winfield , Ohio State (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers) Anthony Poindexter , Virginia (TSN) Specialists [ ] Placekicker [ ] Martín Gramática , Kansas State (AP, FWAA-Writers, TSN FN) Chris Sailer, UCLA (AFCA-Coaches,FWAA-Writers-P, Walter Camp) Punter [ ] Chad Kessler, LSU (AP, Walter Camp, TSN, FN) All-purpose / kick returners [ ] Tim Dwight , Iowa (AP-All-Purpose, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN) References [ ] v · d · e 1997 College Football All-America Team consensus selectionsOffense Defense Special teams
