2004 All-America college football team

The 2004 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-America teams: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Sporting News , Sports Illustrated , Pro Football Weekly , ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, and Rivals.com.

The All-America college football team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by Caspar Whitney in 1889. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, and the WCFF to determine consensus All-Americans.

Thirteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2004, 8 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)

2004 Consensus All-Americans

Name	Position	Year	University
Matt Leinart	Quarterback	Junior	USC
Adrian Peterson *	Running back	Freshman	Oklahoma
J. J. Arrington		Senior	California
Braylon Edwards *	Wide receiver	Senior	Michigan
Taylor Stubblefield		Senior	Purdue
Heath Miller *	Tight end	Junior	Virginia
Alex Barron *	Offensive line	Senior	Florida State
Jammal Brown *		Senior	Oklahoma
Elton Brown		Senior	Virginia
David Baas		Senior	Michigan
Ben Wilkerson	Center	Senior	LSU
Erasmus James	Defensive line	Senior	Wisconsin
David Pollack		Senior	Georgia
Shaun Cody		Senior	USC
Marcus Spears		Senior	LSU
Derrick Johnson *	Linebacker	Senior	Texas
Matt Grootegoed		Senior	USC
A. J. Hawk		Junior	Ohio State
Antrel Rolle *	Defensive back	Senior	Miami (FL)
Marlin Jackson		Senior	Michigan
Carlos Rogers		Senior	Auburn
Ernest Shazor		Senior	Michigan
Thomas Davis Sr.		Junior	Georgia
Mike Nugent *	Kicker	Senior	Ohio State
Brandon Fields	Punter	Sophomore	Michigan State
Reggie Bush	Return Specialist	Sophomore	USC

Offense

Quarterback

• Matt Leinart , Southern California (AP, AFCA, WCFF, ESPN, Rivals)
• Alex Smith, Utah (FWAA, SN, SI, PFW, CBS, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Jason White, Oklahoma (AP-3)

Running backs

• Adrian Peterson , Oklahoma (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• J. J. Arrington , California (AP, FWAA, SN, WCFF-2, SI, ESPN, CBS)
• Cedric Benson, Texas (WCFF, SI, ESPN, CFN, Rivals, AP-2)
• Cadillac Williams, Auburn (AFCA, AP-2)
• DeAngelo Williams, Memphis (PFW, AP-3)
• Jamario Thomas, North Texas (CBS, AP-3)
• Reggie Bush, USC (WCFF-2)

Fullback

• Brian Leonard, Rutgers (PFW)

Wide receivers

• Braylon Edwards , Michigan (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• Taylor Stubblefield , Purdue (AP, FWAA, SN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, Rivals)
• Mark Clayton, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Roddy White, UAB (PFW, AP-3)
• Dante Ridgeway, Ball State (CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Mike Hass, Oregon State (AP-3)

Tight end

• Heath Miller , Virginia (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• Alex Smith, Stanford (AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Trey Haverty, Texas Tech (AP-3)

Linemen

• Jammal Brown , Oklahoma (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• Alex Barron , Florida State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• Elton Brown , Virginia (AP, AFCA, SN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals)
• David Baas , Michigan (AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS)
• Chris Kemoeatu, Utah (FWAA, SI, PFW, CBS, CFN, AP-2)
• Vince Carter, Oklahoma (FWAA, WCFF, CBS, ESPN)
• Michael Muñoz, Tennessee (AP, AFCA, WCFF-2)
• Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (FWAA)
• Sam Mayes, Oklahoma State (SN, AP-3)
• Marcus McNeill, Auburn (SI, CBS, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Marvin Philip, California (SI, AP-2)
• Adam Snyder, Oregon (ESPN)
• D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia (PFW)
• Dan Buenning, Wisconsin (PFW, AP-2)
• Mark Setterstrom, Minnesota (Rivals)
• Wesley Britt, Alabama (CFN, AP-3)
• Daryn Colledge, Boise State (CFN)
• Jason Brown, North Carolina (PFW)
• Sam Baker, Southern California (CBS)
• Jonathan Scott, Texas (AP-2)
• Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia (WCFF-2)
• Logan Mankins, Fresno State (WCFF-2)
• Rob Petitti, Pittsburgh (AP-3)
• Travis Leffew, Louisville (AP-3)

Center

• Ben Wilkerson , LSU (AFCA, SN, AP-3, WCFF-2)

Defense

Linemen

• Erasmus James , Wisconsin, (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• David Pollack , Georgia (AP, AFCA, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CFN)
• Shaun Cody , Southern California (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS)
• Marcus Spears , LSU (AP, AFCA, WCFF, CFN)
• Johnathan Goddard, Marshall (FWAA, CBS, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Dan Cody, Oklahoma (FWAA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College (AFCA, SN, Rivals, AP-3)
• Ryan Riddle, California (SN, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Mike Patterson, Southern California (SN, SI, Rivals, AP-3)
• Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee (SN)
• Travis Johnson, Florida State (PFW, ESPN, CBS, Rivals, AP-3)
• Luis Castillo, Northwestern (PFW)
• Matt Roth, Iowa (AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Jonathan Babineaux, Iowa (AP-3)

Linebackers

• Derrick Johnson , Texas (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• Matt Grootegoed , Southern California (AP, AFCA, WCFF)
• A. J. Hawk , Ohio State (AP, SN, WCFF, SI, CBS, Rivals)
• Kevin Burnett, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-2)
• Michael Boley, Southern Mississippi (FWAA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Lofa Tatupu, Southern California (SI, AP-3)
• Ahmad Brooks, Virginia (SN, PFW, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Channing Crowder, Florida (ESPN)
• Ernie Sims, Florida State (ESPN)
• Chad Greenway, Iowa (PFW)
• Spencer Havner, UCLA (CBS, CFN, WCFF-2)
• Leroy Hill, Clemson (Rivals, AP-3)
• D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland (CFN)
• Barrett Ruud, Nebraska (AP-3)

Defensive backs

• Antrel Rolle , Miami (FL) (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, Rivals)
• Carlos Rogers , Auburn (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• Marlin Jackson , Michigan, (AP, AFCA, SN, FWAA, ESPN, WCFF-2)
• Ernest Shazor , Michigan (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• Thomas Davis Sr. , Georgia (AFCA, SN, WCFF, PFW, CFN, Rivals, AP-2)
• Corey Webster, LSU (AFCA, SN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Junior Rosegreen, Auburn (SI, CBS, AP-2)
• Mitch Meeuwsen, Oregon State (ESPN, AP-3)
• Eric Green, Virginia Tech (PFW)
• Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (PFW)
• Morgan Scalley, Utah (CBS, AP-2)
• Adam "Pacman" Jones, West Virginia (CFN)
• Brandon Payne, New Mexico (WCFF-2)
• Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (WCFF-2)
• Jamaal Brimmer, UNLV (AP-3)
• Charles Gordon, Kansas (AP-3)
• Jason Allen, Tennessee (AP-3)

Special teams

Kicker

• Mike Nugent , Ohio State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
• Tyler Jones, Boise State (AP-2, WCFF-2)
• Andrew Wellock, Eastern Michigan (AP-3)

Punter

• Brandon Fields , Michigan State (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, CBS, CFN)
• Matt Payne, BYU (AFCA, SN, Rivals, AP-2)
• John Torp, Colorado (ESPN)
• Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (PFW, AP-3, WCFF-2)

Returners

• Reggie Bush , Southern California (AP-All-Purpose, AFCA, FWAA, SN-PR, SI-All-Purpose, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals-Utility)
• Devin Hester, Miami (FL) (SN-KR, WCFF)
• Ashlan Davis, Tulsa (SI-KR, PFW-KR, Rivals-KR, WCFF-2)
• Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State (SI-PR, PFW-PR, Rivals-PR, AP-3)
• Chad Owens, Hawaii (AP-2)

See also

• 2005 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
• 2004 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 2004 All-Big 12 Conference football team
• 2004 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 2004 All-SEC football team

References

2004 Associated Press All-American Team 2004 AFCA All-American Team 2004 FWAA All-American Team 2004 Sporting News All-American Team 2004 Sports Illustrated All-American Team Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine 2004 WCFF All-American Team

2004 Pro Football Weekly All-American Team 2004 ESPN All-American Team 2004 CBS Sports.com All-American Team 2004 College Football News All-American Team 2004 Rivals.com All-American Team Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine "Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2007. pp. 4, 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.