1985 College Football All-America Team

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The 1985 College Football All-America 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 1985. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1985 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 selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), [7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [8] Pro Football Weekly, Scripps Howard (SH), [9] and The Sporting News (TSN).

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Ten players were unanimously selected as first-team All-Americans by all five official selectors. They are:

Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1985 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offense

NamePositionSchoolNumber [10] OfficialOther
Bo Jackson Running backAuburn5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Chuck Long QuarterbackIowa5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Lorenzo White Running backMichigan State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
David Williams Wide receiverIllinois5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, SH, TSN
Jim Dombrowski Offensive tackleVirginia5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, TSN
Jeff Bregel Offensive guardUSC4/3/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPINEA, SH, TSN
Willie Smith Tight endMiami (Fla.)3/3/6AFCA, AP, WCNEA, SH, TSN
Peter Anderson CenterGeorgia3/2/5AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, TSN
Tim McGee Wide receiverTennessee2/3/5AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, NEA, SH
John Rienstra Offensive guardTemple2/3/5AP, FWAAGNS, NEA, SH
Brian Jozwiak Offensive tackleWest Virginia3/0/3AP, UPI, WC-
J. D. Maarleveld Offensive tackleMaryland2/1/3AFCA, UPINEA
Jamie Dukes Offensive guardFlorida State2/1/3FWAA, WCSH
Reggie Dupard Running backSMU1/0/1FWAA-
Napoleon McCallum Running backNavy1/0/1WC-
Thurman Thomas Running backOklahoma State1/0/1UPI-

Defense

NamePositionSchoolNumber [10] OfficialOther
Leslie O'Neal Defensive endOklahoma State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Tim Green Defensive endSyracuse5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, SH, TSN
Tony Casillas Defensive tackleOklahoma4/4/8AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Larry Station LinebackerIowa5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, SH
David Fulcher Defensive backArizona State4/3/7AFCA, AP, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, TSN
Brian Bosworth LinebackerOklahoma5/1/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS
Mike Ruth Middle guardBoston College4/2/6AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, SH
Mike Hammerstein Defensive tackleMichigan3/3/6AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, NEA, SH
Brad Cochran Defensive backMichigan4/1/5AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCSH
Scott Thomas Defensive backAir Force3/1/4AFCA, FWAA, WCNEA
Johnny Holland LinebackerTexas A&M2/0/2AP, FWAA-

Special teams

NamePositionSchoolNumber [10] OfficialOther
John Lee PlacekickerUCLA5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Barry Helton PunterColorado3/1/4AP, UPI, WCGNS

Offense

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Centers

Guards

Tackles

Defense

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

Middle guards

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Placekickers

Punters

Returners

Key

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

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