1990 All-America college football team

The 1990 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 1990. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1990 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]

Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1990 and display which first-team designations they received.

Offense

Name	Position	School	Number [11]	Official	Other
Eric Bieniemy	Running back	Colorado	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Raghib Ismail	Wide receiver	Notre Dame	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Antone Davis	Tackle	Tennessee	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Joe Garten	Guard	Colorado	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Ty Detmer	Quarterback	Brigham Young	4/5/9	AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Chris Smith	Tight end	Brigham Young	5/3/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, SH, TSN
Ed King	Guard	Auburn	5/3/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH
John Flannery	Center	Syracuse	4/4/8	AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFF	GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Herman Moore	Wide receiver	Virginia	3/4/7	AP, FWAA, UPI	FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Darren Lewis	Running back	Texas A&M	4/2/6	AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS
Stacy Long	Tackle	Clemson	3/2/5	AP, FWAA, UPI	FN, TSN

Defense

Name	Position	School	Number [11]	Official	Other
Russell Maryland	Defensive tackle	Miami	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Alfred Williams	Linebacker	Colorado	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Ken Swilling	Defensive back	Georgia Tech	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Tripp Welborne	Defensive back	Michigan	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH, TSN, FN
Chris Zorich	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Michael Stonebreaker	Linebacker	Notre Dame	5/2/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	NEA, TSN
Darryll Lewis	Defensive back	Arizona	5/2/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, TSN
Maurice Crum	Linebacker	Miami (Fla)	4/3/7	AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, TSN
Todd Lyght	Defensive back	Notre Dame	3/3/6	AFCA, UPI, WCFF	GNS, NEA, SH
Moe Gardner	Nose guard	Illinois	3/2/5	AFCA, UPI, WCFF	GNS, SH
David Rocker	Defensive tackle	Auburn	3/1/4	AFCA, UPI, WCFF	NEA

Special teams

Name	Position	School	Number [11]	Official	Other
Philip Doyle	Placekicker	Alabama	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Brian Greenfield	Punter	Pittsburgh	3/2/5	FWAA, UPI, WCFF	SH, TSN

Offense

Quarterback

• Ty Detmer , Brigham Young (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA [tie], UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
• Shawn Moore, Virginia (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA [tie], UPI-2, NEA-2)
• David Klingler, Houston (AP-3)

Running backs

• Eric Bieniemy , Colorado (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
• Darren Lewis , Texas A&M (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-2)
• Greg Lewis, Washington (AP-2, NEA-1, UPI-2, WCFF, SH, TSN)
• Mike Mayweather, Army (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2)
• Gerald Hudson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
• Sheldon Canley, San Jose State (AP-3)

Wide receivers

• Raghib Ismail , Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1 [kick returner], FWAA [kick returner], UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN, FN)
• Herman Moore , Virginia (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Lawrence Dawsey, Florida State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, GNS)
• Ed McCaffrey, Stanford (AFCA, NEA-2)
• Manny Hazard, Houston (AP-3, UPI-2, SH)
• Wesley Carroll, Miami (AP-2)
• Patrick Rowe, San Diego State (AP-2)
• Jeff Graham, Ohio State (NEA-2)
• Bobby Slaughter, Louisiana Tech (AP-3)

Tight end

• Chris Smith , Brigham Young (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
• Kerry Cash, Texas (NEA-1)
• Kirk Kirkpatrick, Florida (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Kelly Blackwell, Texas Christian (AP-3, GNS)

Tackles

• Antone Davis , Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
• Stacy Long , Clemson (AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, TSN, FN)
• Greg Skrepenak, Michigan (UPI-2, WCFF, NEA-2)
• Bob Whitfield, Stanford (SH)
• Mike Sullivan, Miami (Fla.) (UPI-2, NEA-1)
• Pat Harlow, USC (AP-2, GNS)
• Stan Thomas, Texas (AP-2)
• Charles McRae, Tennessee (AP-3, GNS)
• Mark Vander Poel, Colorado (NEA-2)
• Jeff Pahukoa, Washington (AP-3)

Guards

• Joe Garten , Colorado (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Ed King , Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, FN)
• Dean Dingman, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2, TSN)
• Gene Williams, Iowa State (GNS)
• Eric Moten, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Mark Tucker, USC (AP-3, NEA-2)
• Ricky Byrd, Mississippi State (AP-3)

Center

• John Flannery , Syracuse (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
• Mike Arthur, Texas A&M (AP-2, FWAA)
• Mike Heldt, Notre Dame (AP-3, UPI-2, FN, NEA-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

• Kenny Walker, Nebraska (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN, NEA-2, TSN)
• Huey Richardson, Florida (AP-1, UPI-2, FN [linebacker])
• Mitch Donahue, Wyoming (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN)
• Steve Emtman, Washington (AP-2)
• Shane Dronett, Texas (AP-3)
• Kelvin Pritchett, Ole Miss (AP-3)

Defensive tackles

• Chris Zorich , Notre Dame (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Russell Maryland , Miami (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
• David Rocker , Auburn (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF)
• George Thornton, Alabama (AP-3)
• Frank Giannetti, Penn State (AP-3)

Nose guards

• Moe Gardner , Illinois (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS, NEA-2, SH)

Linebackers

• Michael Stonebreaker , Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, UPI, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, TSN)
• Alfred Williams , Colorado (CFHOF) (AFCA [line], AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FWAA, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
• Maurice Crum , Miami,(Fla) (AP-1, UPI, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, FN)
• Scott Ross, USC (AFCA, UPI-2, SH)
• Mike Croel, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
• Marco Coleman, Georgia Tech (NEA-2, SH)
• Darrick Brownlow, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2, FN, NEA-2)
• Levon Kirkland, Clemson (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS)
• Roman Phifer, UCLA (GNS)
• Kirk Carruthers, Florida State (NEA-2)
• Melvin Foster, Iowa (NEA-2)
• Robert Jones, East Carolina (AP-3)
• Marvin Jones, Florida State (AP-3)
• Mark Sander, Louisville (AP-3)

Defensive backs

• Ken Swilling , Georgia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS [safety], NEA-1, SH, TSN)
• Tripp Welborne , Michigan (AFCA, AP-1 UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Darryll Lewis , Arizona (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
• Todd Lyght , Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS [cornerback], NEA-1
• Jesse Campbell, North Carolina State (AP-3, UPI-2, TSN, FN)
• Stanley Richard, Texas (AP-1)
• Merton Hanks, Iowa (AP-3, NEA-1)
• Will White, Florida (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2, SH)
• Eric Turner, UCLA (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS [safety], NEA-2)
• Steve Jackson, Purdue (GNS [cornerback])
• Nathan LaDuke, Arizona State (AP-2, NEA-2)
• Terrell Buckley, Florida State (AP-2)
• Richard Fain, Florida (UPI-2)
• Kerry Valrie, Southern Mississippi (AP-3)

Special teams

Placekicker

• Philip Doyle , Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Chris Gardocki, Clemson (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Roman Anderson, Houston (NEA-2)
• Michael Pollak, Texas (AP-3)

Punter

• Brian Greenfield , Pittsburgh (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
• Cris Shale, Bowling Green (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, FN)
• Jason Hanson, Washington State (AP-3, GNS [kicker], NEA-1)

All-purpose / kick returners

• Dale Carter, Tennessee (AP-2, TSN)
• Desmond Howard, Michigan (AP-3)

Key

• Bold – Consensus All-American ^[1]
• CFHOF - Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
• -1 – First-team selection
• -2 – Second-team selection
• -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

• AFCA – selected by 3,000 active members of the American Football Coaches Association, also known as the "Kodak All-America Team" ^[2]
• AP – Associated Press ^[3]
• FWAA – Football Writers Association of America ^[4]
• UPI – United Press International ^[5]
• WCFF – Walter Camp Football Foundation ^[6]

Other selectors

• FN – Football News ^[12]
• GNS - Gannett News Service ^[7]
• NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac ^[8]
• SH - Scripps Howard ^[9]
• TSN – The Sporting News ^[10]

See also

• 1990 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
• 1990 All-Big Eight Conference football team
• 1990 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 1990 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 1990 All-SEC football team

References

1. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
2. "SU's Flannery named Kodak All-America". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1990. p. 4E.
3. "Five juniors among All-Americans". The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. December 6, 1990. p. 3C.
4. "Football Writers All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 27, 1990. p. 6C.
5. "UPI All-America teams". Detroit Free Press. December 11, 1990. p. 5C.
6. "All-America teams: Walter Camp". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 22, 1990. p. 2C.
7. "Gannett News Service All-America team". The Courier-Journal. November 29, 1990. p. D4.
8. "Ty Detmer leads 1990 NEA All-Americans". Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune. December 26, 1990. p. 24.
9. "Scripps Howard All America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 27, 1990. p. 6C.
10. "The Sporting News All-America team". The Courier-Journal. December 14, 1990. p. E4.
11. 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. "All-America teams: Football News". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 22, 1990. p. 2C.