1984 College Football All-America Team

The 1984 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 1984. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1984 season. They are:^[1] (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA); (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and The Sporting News (TSN).

Offense[edit]

Receivers[edit]

David Williams, Illinois (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Eddie Brown, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, NEA-1)
Jerry Rice, Miss. Valley State (FWAA, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-2, FN-1, NEA-2)
Gerard Phelan, Boston College (AP-2)
Reggie Bynum, Oregon State (NEA-2)
James Maness, TCU (AP-3)
Larry Ray Willis, Fresno State (AP-3)

Tight ends[edit]

Jay Novacek, Wyoming (CFHOF) (AFCA, UPI-1, NEA)
Rob Bennett, West Virginia (WC)
Mark Bavaro, Notre Dame (AP-1)
Carl Hilton, Houston (TSN)
Jon Hayes, Iowa (GNS)
Willie Smith, Miami (AP-2)
Keli McGregor, Colorado State (UPI-2, NEA-2)
Alan Andrews, Rutgers (AP-3)

Tackles[edit]

Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Lomas Brown, Florida (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1, TSN)
Ken Ruettgers, USC (GNS)
Brian Jozwiak, West Virginia (AP-2)
Jim Juriga, Illinois (UPI-2)
Daren Gilbert, Cal State Fullerton (NEA-2)
John Clay, Missouri (AP-3)
Jeff Dellenbach, Wisconsin (AP-3)

Guards[edit]

Dan Lynch, Washington State (AP-1, FWAA, GNS, NEA-1)
Jim Lachey, Ohio State (FWAA, UPI-1, GNS, NEA-2)
Del Wilkes, South Carolina (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, WC)
Bill Mayo, Tennessee (AP-3, FN-1, UPI-1, WC)
Lance Smith, LSU (AFCA, AP-2 [OT], UPI-1 [OT], NEA-2 [OT])
Carlton Walker, Utah (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1)
Andrew Campbell, SMU (NEA-2, TSN)
Harry Grimminger, Nebraska (AP-2, TSN)
Larry Williams, Notre Dame (AP-3, UPI-2)

Centers[edit]

Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1)
Kevin Glover, Maryland (GNS, TSN)
Trevor Matich, BYU (AP-3, GNS)^[2]
Brent Martin, Stanford (GNS)
Mike Kelley, Notre Dame (GNS)
Phil Bromley, Florida (AP-2)
Kirk Lowdermilk, Ohio State (UPI-2)
Gene Chilton, Texas (NEA-2)

Quarterbacks[edit]

Doug Flutie, Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Bernie Kosar, Miami (AP-2, NEA-2)
Robbie Bosco, BYU (AP-3, UPI-2)

Running backs[edit]

Keith Byars, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Kenneth Davis, TCU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Rueben Mayes, Washington State (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1)
Greg Allen, Florida State (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, NEA-2)
Johnnie Jones, Tennessee (AP-2)
Curtis Adams, Central Michigan (UPI-2)
Ethan Horton, North Carolina (AP-3, UPI-2)
Dalton Hilliard, LSU (NEA-2)

Defense[edit]

Defensive ends[edit]

Ron Holmes, Washington (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1 [DT], WC, NEA-1)
Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2 [DT], WC, GNS, NEA-1)
Tim Green, Syracuse (AP-3 [DT], GNS, TSN)
Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-2 [DT], GNS, NEA-2 [DT], TSN)
Freddie Joe Nunn, Mississippi (Ole Miss) (UPI-1)
Mike Gann, Notre Dame (UPI-2)
Garin Veris, Stanford (UPI-2)

Defensive tackles[edit]

Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1 [MG], FWAA, UPI-2 [MG], GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Tony Degrate, Texas (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2)
Ray Childress, Texas A&M (AP-3, UPI-1 [DE], TSN)

Middle guards[edit]

William Perry, Clemson (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, GNS NEA-2)
Tim Newton, Florida (AP-2)

Linebackers[edit]

Jack Del Rio, USC (AFCA [DL], AP-1, FWAA, WC, NEA-1)
Larry Station, Iowa (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2)
Gregg Carr, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2)
Duane Bickett, USC (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN)
James Seawright, South Carolina (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-1)
Cornelius Bennett, Alabama (CFHOF) (GNS, TSN)
Alonzo Johnson, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2, TSN)
Marc Munford, Nebraska (GNS)
Eric Wilson, Maryland (AP-2, NEA-1)
Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AP-2)
Knox Culpepper, Georgia (AP-2)
Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-2)
Tim Meamber, Washington (AP-3, UPI-2, NEA-2)
Fred Smalls, West Virginia (NEA-2)
John Offerdahl, Western Michigan (AP-3)

Defensive backs[edit]

Jerry Gray, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Tony Thurman, Boston College (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS)
David Fulcher, Arizona State (AP-1, FWAA, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Jeff Sanchez, Georgia (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WC)
Rod Brown, Oklahoma State (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, WC)
Richard Johnson, Wisconsin (FWAA, NEA-1, TSN)
Bret Clark, Nebraska (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2, TSN)
Kyle Morrell, BYU (AP-1, NEA-2)
Lester Lyles, Virginia (AP-3, GNS)
Issiac Holt, Alcorn State (NEA-1)
Anthony Young, Temple (AP-2)
Sean Thomas, TCU (UPI-2)
Don Anderson, Purdue (NEA-2)
John Hendy, Long Beach State (NEA-2)
Jim Bowman, Central Michigan (AP-3)
Paul Calhoun, Kentucky (AP-3)
Nate Harris, Tulsa (AP-3)

Special teams[edit]

Kickers[edit]

Kevin Butler, Georgia (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1)
John Lee, UCLA (AP-1, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN)
Donald Igwebuike, Clemson (AP-3)

Punters[edit]

Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1)
Randall Cunningham, UNLV (AP-2, UPI-2, TSN)
Dale Hatcher, Clemson (GNS)
Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP-3, NEA-2)

Returners[edit]

Willie Drewrey, West Virginia (TSN)

Key[edit]

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[edit]

AFCA – American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America team^[3]
AP – Associated Press^[4]
FWAA – Football Writers Association of America^[5]
UPI – United Press International^[4]
WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation^{[citation needed]}

Other selectors[edit]

FN – Football News
GNS – Gannett News Service^[6]
NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association^[7]
TSN – The Sporting News^[8]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
^ In selecting its All-America team, Gannett News Service insisted that five players were equally deserving of being picked as the first-team center and therefore picked all five as co-honorees.
^ "USC's Del Wilkes selected to Kodak All-America team". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. December 2, 1984. p. 2D.
^ ^a ^b "Honor Teams". The Indianapolis Star. December 5, 1984. p. 62.
^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ Joel S. Buchsbaum (December 2, 1984). "Flutie, Byars lead Gannett All-Americans". The Journal-News (White Plains, NY). p. D11.
^ Murray Olderman (November 20, 1984). "USC's Seawright named to NEA All-America team". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. p. 11.
^ "Flutie named Sporting News Player of the Year". The Des Moines Register. December 12, 1984. p. 15.

[CAA-1] "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

[2] In selecting its All-America team, Gannett News Service insisted that five players were equally deserving of being picked as the first-team center and therefore picked all five as co-honorees.

[AFCA-3] "USC's Del Wilkes selected to Kodak All-America team". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. December 2, 1984. p. 2D.

[Honor-4] "Honor Teams". The Indianapolis Star. December 5, 1984. p. 62.

[FW-5] Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[6] Joel S. Buchsbaum (December 2, 1984). "Flutie, Byars lead Gannett All-Americans". The Journal-News (White Plains, NY). p. D11.

[NEA-7] Murray Olderman (November 20, 1984). "USC's Seawright named to NEA All-America team". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. p. 11.

[8] "Flutie named Sporting News Player of the Year". The Des Moines Register. December 12, 1984. p. 15.

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v t e 1984 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Doug Flutie RB Keith Byars RB Kenneth Davis RB Rueben Mayes WR David Williams WR Eddie Brown TE Jay Novacek OT Bill Fralic OT Lomas Brown OG Del Wilkes OG Jim Lachey OG Bill Mayo C Mark Traynowicz
Defense	DL Bruce Smith DL Tony Degrate DL Ron Holmes DL Tony Casillas LB Gregg Carr LB Jack Del Rio LB Larry Station DB Jerry Gray DB Tony Thurman DB Jeff Sanchez DB David Fulcher DB Rod Brown
Special teams	PK Kevin Butler P Ricky Anderson