1982 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1982 NCAA Division I-A football season |
Official selectors |
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Associated Press (AP) Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) United Press International (UPI) |
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The 1982 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 1982. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1982 season. [1] They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) based on the input of more than 2,000 voting members; (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers; [2] and (4) the United Press International (UPI). Other selectors included Football News (FN), the Gannett News Service (GNS), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).
Thirteen players were unanimously selected as first-team All-Americans by all four official selectors. [1] They were:
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1982 and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name | Position | School | Number [3] | Official | Other |
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Eric Dickerson | Running back | SMU | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
John Elway | Quarterback | Stanford | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Herschel Walker | Running back | Georgia | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Anthony Carter | Wide receiver | Michigan | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Dave Rimington | Center | Nebraska | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Bruce Matthews | Guard | USC | 3/5/8 | AFCA, AP, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Steve Korte | Guard | Arkansas | 4/3/7 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | GNS, NEA, TSN |
Gordon Hudson | Tight end | BYU | 4/2/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | TSN, WC |
Don Mosebar | Tackle | USC | 4/2/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, WC |
Jimbo Covert | Tackle | Pittsburgh | 3/3/6 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, WC |
Mike Rozier | Running back | Nebraska | 3/1/4 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | FN |
Name | Position | School | Number [3] | Official | Other |
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Terry Kinard | Defensive back | Clemson | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Billy Ray Smith Jr. | Defensive end | Arkansas | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Darryl Talley | Linebacker | West Virginia | 4/4/8 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
Vernon Maxwell | Defensive end | Arizona St. | 3/5/8 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Terry Hoage | Def. back | Georgia | 3/4/7 | AFCA, AP, UPI | GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Mike Pitts | Def. tackle | Alabama | 3/3/6 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | FN, NEA, TSN |
Mike Richardson | Def. back | Arizona State | 3/3/6 | AFCA, AP, UPI | FN, TSN, WC |
George Achica | Middle guard | USC | 2/4/6 | AP, UPI | FN, NEA, TSN, WC |
Ricky Hunley | Linebacker | Arizona | 3/0/3 | AFCA, AP, UPI | - |
Marcus Marek | Linebacker | Ohio State | 2/1/3 | AFCA, UPI | WC |
Wilber Marshall | Linebacker | Florida | 2/1/3 | AP, FWAA | GNS |
Gabriel Rivera | Def. tackle | Texas Tech | 2/1/3 | AFCA, AP | GNS |
Rick Bryan | Def. tackle | Oklahoma | 2/0/2 | FWAA, UPI | - |
Name | Position | School | Number [3] | Official | Other |
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Chuck Nelson | Placekicker | Washington | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Jim Arnold | Punter | Vanderbilt | 4/2/4 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, NEA, TSN |