List of Penn State Nittany Lions football All-Americans

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The following were named First Team All-America (by either the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News , Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sports Illustrated , Pro Football Weekly , ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News , Rivals.com, or Scout.com) while playing American football at Penn State University:

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Academic All-Americans

The following were named First Team Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) while playing at Penn State:

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