1985 College Football All-America Team

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The 1985 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 1985. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1985 season. [1] They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); [2] (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; [3] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA); [4] (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; [5] and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). [6] Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), [7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [8] Pro Football Weekly, Scripps Howard (SH), [9] and The Sporting News (TSN).

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Ten players were unanimously selected as first-team All-Americans by all five official selectors. They are:

Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1985 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offense

NamePositionSchoolNumber [10] OfficialOther
Bo Jackson Running backAuburn5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Chuck Long QuarterbackIowa5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Lorenzo White Running backMichigan State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
David Williams Wide receiverIllinois5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, SH, TSN
Jim Dombrowski Offensive tackleVirginia5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, TSN
Jeff Bregel Offensive guardUSC4/3/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPINEA, SH, TSN
Willie Smith Tight endMiami (Fla.)3/3/6AFCA, AP, WCNEA, SH, TSN
Peter Anderson CenterGeorgia3/2/5AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, TSN
Tim McGee Wide receiverTennessee2/3/5AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, NEA, SH
John Rienstra Offensive guardTemple2/3/5AP, FWAAGNS, NEA, SH
Brian Jozwiak Offensive tackleWest Virginia3/0/3AP, UPI, WC-
J. D. Maarleveld Offensive tackleMaryland2/1/3AFCA, UPINEA
Jamie Dukes Offensive guardFlorida State2/1/3FWAA, WCSH
Reggie Dupard Running backSMU1/0/1FWAA-
Napoleon McCallum Running backNavy1/0/1WC-
Thurman Thomas Running backOklahoma State1/0/1UPI-

Defense

NamePositionSchoolNumber [10] OfficialOther
Leslie O'Neal Defensive endOklahoma State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Tim Green Defensive endSyracuse5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, SH, TSN
Tony Casillas Defensive tackleOklahoma4/4/8AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Larry Station LinebackerIowa5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, SH
David Fulcher Defensive backArizona State4/3/7AFCA, AP, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, TSN
Brian Bosworth LinebackerOklahoma5/1/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS
Mike Ruth Middle guardBoston College4/2/6AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, SH
Mike Hammerstein Defensive tackleMichigan3/3/6AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, NEA, SH
Brad Cochran Defensive backMichigan4/1/5AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCSH
Scott Thomas Defensive backAir Force3/1/4AFCA, FWAA, WCNEA
Johnny Holland LinebackerTexas A&M2/0/2AP, FWAA-

Special teams

NamePositionSchoolNumber [10] OfficialOther
John Lee PlacekickerUCLA5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Barry Helton PunterColorado3/1/4AP, UPI, WCGNS

Offense

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Centers

Guards

Tackles

Defense

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

Middle guards

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Placekickers

Punters

Returners

Key

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Kodak All-America Team". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1985. p. 5D.
  3. 1 2 "All-America". Akron Beacon Journal. December 10, 1985. p. D2.
  4. 1 2 Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Bo Jackson, Sooner Casillas Head 60th UPI All-America Team". Tyrone Daily Herald. December 12, 1985. p. 7.
  6. 1 2 "Walter Camp All-America". The Salina Journal. November 28, 1985. p. 22.
  7. 1 2 "Running backs, tackles take center stage". The Journal News (White Plains, NY). December 3, 1985. p. C3.
  8. 1 2 "NEA 1985 All-America football team". Lead (SD) Daily Call. December 6, 1985. p. 7.
  9. 1 2 "Scripps Howard All-America Team". The Pittsburgh Press. November 29, 1985. p. D4.
  10. 1 2 3 This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
  11. "Sporting News says, 'Jackson'". The York Dispatch (Pennsylvania). December 11, 1985. p. 43.