1986 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1986 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) Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) |
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The 1986 All-America college football 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 1986. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1986 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 notable selectors included Football News (FN), [7] Gannett News Service (GNS), [8] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [9] Scripps Howard (SH), [10] and The Sporting News (TSN). [11]
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1986 and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name | Position | School | Number [12] | Official | Other |
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Vinny Testaverde | Quarterback | Miami (Fla) | 5/5/10 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Brent Fullwood | Running back | Auburn | 5/5/10 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Paul Palmer | Running back | Temple | 5/5/10 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Ben Tamburello | Center | Auburn | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, NEA, SH, TSN |
Jeff Bregel | Offensive guard | USC | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Cris Carter | Wide receiver | Ohio State | 4/4/8 | AFCA, AP, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH |
Keith Jackson | Tight end | Oklahoma | 5/2/7 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | SH, TSN |
Randy Dixon | Offensive tackle | Pittsburgh | 3/2/5 | AFCA, UPI, WC | FN, TSN |
John Clay | Offensive tackle | Missouri | 2/3/5 | UPI, WC | GNS, NEA, SH |
Danny Villa | Offensive tackle | Arizona State | 2/0/2 | AF, FWAA | -- |
D. J. Dozier | Running back | Penn State | 1/0/1 | WC | -- |
Terrence Flagler | Running back | Clemson | 1/0/1 | FWAA | -- |
Brad Muster | Running back | Stanford | 1/0/1 | AFCA | -- |
Name | Position | School | Number [12] | Official | Other |
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Cornelius Bennett | Linebacker | Alabama | 5/5/10 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Brian Bosworth | Linebacker | Oklahoma | 5/5/10 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Thomas Everett | Defensive back | Baylor | 5/5/10 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Jerome Brown | Defensive tackle | Miami (Fla) | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, NEA, SH, TSN |
Shane Conlan | Linebacker | Penn State | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH |
Danny Noonan | Defensive tackle | Nebraska | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, SH |
Chris Spielman | Linebacker | Ohio State | 3/5/8 | AFCA, AP, FWAA | FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Tim McDonald | Defensive back | USC | 4/2/6 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, SH |
Jason Buck | Defensive end | BYU | 2/4/6 | AFCA, FWAA | GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Rod Woodson | Defensive back | Purdue | 2/4/6 | AP, UPI | GNS, NEA, SH, TSN |
Reggie Rogers | Defensive end | Washington | 2/3/5 | UPI, WC | FN, NEA, SH |
Bennie Blades | Defensive back | Miami (Fla) | 2/2/4 | AP, UPI, WC | SH, TSN |
Garland Rivers | Defensive back | Michigan | 2/1/3 | AFCA, WC | NEA |
Tony Woods | Defensive end | Pittsburgh | 2/1/3 | FWAA, UPI | TSN |
Name | Position | School | Number [12] | Official | Other |
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Jeff Jaeger | Placekicker | Washington | 3/1/4 | AP, UPI, WC | FN |
Barry Helton | Punter | Colorado | 2/2/4 | AP, UPI | GNS, TSN |