1987 All-America college football team

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The 1987 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 1987. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1987 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 [7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [8] Scripps Howard (SH), [9] and The Sporting News (TSN). [10]

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Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1987 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offense

NamePositionSchoolNumber [11] OfficialOther
Tim Brown Wide receiver/return specialistNotre Dame5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Mark Hutson Offensive guardOklahoma5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH
Don McPherson QuarterbackSyracuse5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, SH, TSN
Keith Jackson Tight endOklahoma5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, SH
Nacho Albergamo CenterLSU5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCSH, TSN
Dave Cadigan Offensive tackleUSC4/3/7AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, SH, TSN
Lorenzo White Running backMichigan State4/3/7AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH
Wendell Davis Wide receiverLSU3/3/6AFCA, FWAA, UPIFN, SH, TSN
Randall McDaniel Offensive guardArizona State4/1/5AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCSH
Craig Heyward Running backPittsburgh3/2/5AP, FWAA, UPISH, TSN
Jumbo Elliott Offensive tackleMichigan4/0/4AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC--

Defense

NamePositionSchoolNumber [11] OfficialOther
Bennie Blades Defensive backMiami5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Chad Hennings Defensive lineAir Force5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Deion Sanders Defensive backFlorida State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Chris Spielman LinebackerOhio State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Danny Stubbs Defensive lineMiami5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Aundray Bruce LinebackerAuburn3/2/5AFCA, UPI, WCSH, TSN
Tracy Rocker Defensive lineAuburn3/2/5FWAA, UPI, WCFN, SH
Ted Gregory Defensive lineSyracuse2/3/5FWAA, UPIFN, NEA, TSN
Chuck Cecil Defensive backArizona3/1/4AFCA, UPI, WCFN
Rickey Dixon Defensive backOklahoma3/1/4AP, FWAA, UPISH
Dante Jones LinebackerOklahoma2/1/3AFCA, APSH
John Roper LinebackerTexas A&M2/0/2AP, FWAA--

Special teams

NamePositionSchoolNumber [11] OfficialOther
David Treadwell PlacekickerClemson4/4/8AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Tom Tupa PunterOhio State5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, SH

Full selections - offense

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Centers

Offensive guards

Offensive tackles

Full selections - defense

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Full selections - 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 "1987 Kodak All-America Team". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY). November 22, 1987. p. 5E via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 "College All-Americans". The Call-Leader (Elwood, IN). December 3, 1987. p. 9.
  4. 1 2 "Football Writers All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1987. p. 8E.
  5. 1 2 "UPI All-America". The Indianapolis Star. December 9, 1987. p. D4.
  6. 1 2 "Walter Camp All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1987. p. 8E.
  7. 1 2 "Football News All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1987. p. 8E.
  8. 1 2 George Robinson (November 22, 1987). "NEA/World Almanac Team: Here Are the 1987 All-Americans". Del Rio, Texas News-Herald. p. 3B.
  9. 1 2 "Scripps Howard All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1987. p. 8E.
  10. 1 2 "Brown TSN top player of '87". Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, IL). December 9, 1987. p. 11.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.