1989 All-America college football team

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The 1989 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 1989. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1989 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, the Gannett News Service, [7] Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac, [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 1989 and display which first-team designations they received.

Offense

NamePositionSchoolNumber [11] OfficialOther
Anthony Thompson Running backIndiana5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Emmitt Smith Running backFlorida5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, SH, TSN
Clarkston Hines Wide receiverDuke5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH
Eric Still Offensive guardTennessee5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFGNS, SH, TSN
Terance Mathis Wide receiverNew Mexico4/3/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIGNS, SH, TSN
Joe Garten Offensive guardColorado4/3/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPINEA, SH, TSN
Andre Ware QuarterbackHouston4/2/6AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFGNS, SH
Jim Mabry Offensive tackleArkansas4/2/6AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFFFN, SH
Mike Busch Tight endIowa State3/1/4AFCA, UPI, WCFFSH
Jake Young CenterNebraska3/1/4AFCA, UPI, WCFFSH
Mohammed Elewonibi Offensive tackleBYU2/2/4FWAA, UPIGNS, NEA
Bob Kula Offensive tackleMichigan State2/0/2AFCA, AP--

Defense

NamePositionSchoolNumber [11] OfficialOther
Keith McCants LinebackerAlabama5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Percy Snow LinebackerMichigan State5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Todd Lyght Defensive backNotre Dame5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Mark Carrier Defensive backUSC5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Tripp Welborne Defensive backMichigan5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Moe Gardner Nose guardIllinois5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH
Chris Zorich Defensive tackleNotre Dame4/4/8AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, SH, TSN
Tim Ryan Defensive tackleUSC4/2/6AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, SH
Greg Mark Defensive endMiami (Fla)3/3/6AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, SH, TSN
Alfred Williams LinebackerColorado3/3/6AFCA, FWAA, UPIFN, GNS, NEA
LeRoy Butler Defensive backFlorida State3/1/4AP, UPI, WCFFSH

Special teams

NamePositionSchoolNumber [11] OfficialOther
Jason Hanson PlacekickerWashington State5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Tom Rouen PunterColorado4/3/7AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFGNS, NEA, SH

Full selections - offense

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive tackles

Offensive guards

Centers

Full selections - defense

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

Nose guards

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Full selections - special teams

Placekickers

Punters

Return specialists

Key

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Kodak All-America Team". The Arizona Republic. December 6, 1989. p. F6.
  3. 1 2 "All-American Team". The Clarksdale Press Register. December 6, 1989. p. 6.
  4. 1 2 "Football Writers All-America". The Indianapolis Star. November 29, 1989. p. B4.
  5. 1 2 Jeff Shain (December 13, 1989). "Ware, Thompson Head UPI's 1989 All-America Team". The Daily Herald (Tyrone, PA). p. 5.
  6. 1 2 "Walter Camp All-America Team". The Times (Shreveport, LA). November 24, 1989. p. 2B.
  7. 1 2 "Gannett All-America Team". The Clarion-Ledger. December 1, 1989. p. 2C.
  8. 1 2 "Thompson leads NEA's All-America team". Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune. December 5, 1989. p. 24.
  9. 1 2 "Scripps Howard All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . November 30, 1989. p. 6D.
  10. 1 2 "The Sporting News All-America team". The Courier-Journal . December 14, 1989. p. E4.
  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.