1992 All-America college football team

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1992 Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta Gino.torretta.jpg
1992 Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta

The 1992 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and publications that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1992. It is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions.

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1992 season. [1] They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); [2] (2) the Associated Press (AP); [3] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA); [4] (4) the United Press International (UPI); and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). [5] Other notable selectors included Football News , Gannett News Service (GNS), [6] Scripps Howard (SH), The Sporting News (TSN), [7] and The World Almanac (WA) in conjunction with the Newspaper Enterprise Association. [8]

Nine players were selected unanimously by all five official selectors. They are: quarterback Gino Torretta of Miami (FL), running backs Marshall Faulk of San Diego State and Garrison Hearst of Georgia, tight end Chris Gedney of Syracuse, tackle Lincoln Kennedy of Washington, guard Will Shields of Nebraska, linebackers Marcus Buckley of Texas A&M and Marvin Jones of Florida State, and defensive back Carlton McDonald of Air Force. [1] Gino Torretta also won the 1992 Heisman Trophy.

Offense

Quarterback

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight end

Tackles

Guards

Center

Defense

Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Specialists

Placekicker

Punter

All-purpose / kick returners

Key

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Kodak All-America". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 23, 1992. p. B2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Duo repeats on AP All-America team". The Galveston Daily News. December 11, 1992. p. 3B via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Football Writers Association All-America football team". Quad City Times. December 16, 1992. p. 4S via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Walter Camp All America". The Times (Shreveport). December 11, 1992. p. 2B via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "All-American team by Gannett News Service". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 28, 1992. p. D2 via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "The Sporting News All-America Team". The Des Moines Register. December 16, 1992. p. 6S via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 "Faulk, Hearst top World Almanac All-Americans". Rocky Mountain Telegram. December 6, 1992. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.