1984 College Football All-America Team

The 1984 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 1984. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1984 season. They are:^[1] (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA); (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and The Sporting News (TSN).

Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1984 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offense

Name	Position	School	Number[2]	Official	Other
Keith Byars	Running back	Ohio State	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
Doug Flutie	Quarterback	Boston College	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
Bill Fralic	Offensive tackle	Pittsburgh	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
Kenneth Davis	Running back	TCU	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
David Williams	Wide receiver	Illinois	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
Mark Traynowicz	Center	Nebraska	5/3/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, GNS, NEA
Lomas Brown	Offensive tackle	Florida	4/2/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, WC	NEA, TSN
Del Wilkes	Offensive guard	South Carolina	3/0/3	AFCA, AP, WC	-
Bill Mayo	Offensive guard	Tennessee	2/1/3	UPI, WC	FN
Eddie Brown	Wide receiver	Miami (Fla.)	2/1/3	AFCA, AP	NEA
Jay Novacek	Tight end	Wyoming	2/1/3	AFCA, UPI	NEA
Jim Lachey	Offensive guard	Ohio State	2/1/3	FWAA, UPI	GNS
Rueben Mayes	Running back	Washington State	2/0/2	FWAA, UPI	-
Dan Lynch	Offensive guard	Washington State	1/3/4	AP	FN, GNS, NEA

Defense

Name	Position	School	Number[2]	Official	Other
Jerry Gray	Defensive back	Texas	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
Jack Del Rio	Linebacker	USC	4/2/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, WC	FN, NEA
Bruce Smith	Defensive end	Virginia Tech	4/2/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, WC	GNS, NEA
Ron Holmes	Defensive end	Washington	4/2/6	AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, NEA
Gregg Carr	Linebacker	Auburn	4/1/5	AFCA, AP, UPI, WC	FN
Tony Degrate	Defensive tackle	Texas	4/1/5	AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN
Tony Thurman	Defensive back	Boston College	4/1/5	AFCA, AP, UPI, WC	GNS
Larry Station	Linebacker	Iowa	4/0/4	AFCA, AP, UPI, WC	-
Tony Casillas	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma	3/3/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA	GNS, NEA, TSN
Jeff Sanchez	Defensive back	Georgia	3/0/3	AFCA, UPI, WC	-
David Fulcher	Defensive back	Arizona State	2/4/6	AP, FWAA	FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
Rod Brown	Defensive back	Oklahoma State	2/0/2	AFCA, WC	-

Special teams

Name	Position	School	Number[2]	Official	Other
Ricky Anderson	Punter	Vanderbilt	5/2/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, NEA
Kevin Butler	Kicker	Georgia	4/2/6	AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC	FN, NEA

Offense

Receivers

• David Williams, Illinois (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
• Eddie Brown, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, NEA-1)
• Jerry Rice, Miss. Valley State (CFHOF) (FWAA, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
• Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-2, FN-1, NEA-2)
• Gerard Phelan, Boston College (AP-2)
• Reggie Bynum, Oregon State (NEA-2)
• James Maness, TCU (AP-3)
• Larry Ray Willis, Fresno State (AP-3)

Tight ends

• Jay Novacek, Wyoming (CFHOF) (AFCA, UPI-1, NEA)
• Rob Bennett, West Virginia (WC)
• Mark Bavaro, Notre Dame (AP-1)
• Carl Hilton, Houston (TSN)
• Jon Hayes, Iowa (GNS)
• Willie Smith, Miami (AP-2)
• Keli McGregor, Colorado State (UPI-2, NEA-2)
• Alan Andrews, Rutgers (AP-3)

Tackles

• Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
• Lomas Brown, Florida (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1, TSN)
• Ken Ruettgers, USC (GNS)
• Brian Jozwiak, West Virginia (AP-2)
• Jim Juriga, Illinois (UPI-2)
• Daren Gilbert, Cal State Fullerton (NEA-2)
• John Clay, Missouri (AP-3)
• Jeff Dellenbach, Wisconsin (AP-3)

Guards

• Dan Lynch, Washington State (AP-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1)
• Jim Lachey, Ohio State (FWAA, UPI-1, GNS, NEA-2)
• Del Wilkes, South Carolina (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, WC)
• Bill Mayo, Tennessee (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN-1)
• Lance Smith, LSU (AFCA, AP-2 [OT], UPI-1 [OT], FN-1 [OT], NEA-2 [OT])
• Carlton Walker, Utah (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1)
• Andrew Campbell, SMU (NEA-2, TSN)
• Harry Grimminger, Nebraska (AP-2, TSN)
• Larry Williams, Notre Dame (AP-3, UPI-2)

Centers

• Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1)
• Kevin Glover, Maryland (GNS, TSN)
• Trevor Matich, BYU (AP-3, GNS)^[3]
• Brent Martin, Stanford (GNS)
• Mike Kelley, Notre Dame (GNS)
• Phil Bromley, Florida (AP-2)
• Kirk Lowdermilk, Ohio State (UPI-2)
• Gene Chilton, Texas (NEA-2)

Quarterbacks

• Doug Flutie, Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
• Bernie Kosar, Miami (AP-2, NEA-2)
• Robbie Bosco, BYU (AP-3, UPI-2)

Running backs

• Keith Byars, Ohio State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
• Kenneth Davis, TCU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
• Rueben Mayes, Washington State (CFHOF) (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1)
• Greg Allen, Florida State (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, FN-1, NEA-2)
• Johnnie Jones, Tennessee (AP-2)
• Curtis Adams, Central Michigan (UPI-2)
• Ethan Horton, North Carolina (AP-3, UPI-2)
• Dalton Hilliard, LSU (NEA-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

• Ron Holmes, Washington (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1 [DT], WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
• Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2 [DT], WC, GNS, NEA-1)
• Tim Green, Syracuse (CFHOF) (AP-3 [DT], GNS, TSN)
• Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-2 [DT], GNS, NEA-2 [DT], TSN)
• Freddie Joe Nunn, Mississippi (Ole Miss) (UPI-1, FN-1)
• Mike Gann, Notre Dame (UPI-2)
• Garin Veris, Stanford (UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

• Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1 [MG], FWAA, UPI-2 [MG], GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
• Tony Degrate, Texas (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-2)
• Ray Childress, Texas A&M (CFHOF) (AP-3, UPI-1 [DE], TSN)

Middle guards

• William Perry, Clemson (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-2)
• Tim Newton, Florida (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Jack Del Rio, USC (AFCA [DL], AP-1, FWAA, WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
• Larry Station, Iowa (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2)
• Gregg Carr, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-2)
• Duane Bickett, USC (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN)
• James Seawright, South Carolina (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-1)
• Cornelius Bennett, Alabama (CFHOF) (FN-1, GNS, TSN)
• Alonzo Johnson, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2, TSN)
• Marc Munford, Nebraska (GNS)
• Eric Wilson, Maryland (AP-2, FN-1, NEA-1)
• Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AP-2)
• Knox Culpepper, Georgia (AP-2)
• Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-2)
• Tim Meamber, Washington (AP-3, UPI-2, NEA-2)
• Fred Smalls, West Virginia (NEA-2)
• John Offerdahl, Western Michigan (AP-3)

Defensive backs

• Jerry Gray, Texas (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
• Tony Thurman, Boston College (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS)
• David Fulcher, Arizona State (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
• Jeff Sanchez, Georgia (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WC)
• Rod Brown, Oklahoma State (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, WC)
• Richard Johnson, Wisconsin (FWAA, NEA-1, TSN)
• Bret Clark, Nebraska (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, FN-1, NEA-2, TSN)
• Kyle Morrell, BYU (AP-1, NEA-2)
• Lester Lyles, Virginia (AP-3, GNS)
• Issiac Holt, Alcorn State (NEA-1)
• Anthony Young, Temple (AP-2)
• Sean Thomas, TCU (UPI-2)
• Don Anderson, Purdue (NEA-2)
• John Hendy, Long Beach State (NEA-2)
• Jim Bowman, Central Michigan (AP-3)
• Paul Calhoun, Kentucky (AP-3)
• Nate Harris, Tulsa (AP-3)

Special teams

Kickers

• Kevin Butler, Georgia (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
• John Lee, UCLA (AP-1, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN)
• Donald Igwebuike, Clemson (AP-3)

Punters

• Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
• Randall Cunningham, UNLV (CFHOF) (AP-2, UPI-2, TSN)
• Dale Hatcher, Clemson (GNS)
• Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP-3, NEA-2)

Returners

• Willie Drewrey, West Virginia (TSN)

Key

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

Official selectors

• AFCA – American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America team^[4]
• AP – Associated Press^[5]
• FWAA – Football Writers Association of America^[6]
• UPI – United Press International^[5]
• WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation^[7]

Other selectors

• FN – Football News^[8]
• GNS – Gannett News Service^[9]
• NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association^[10]
• TSN – The Sporting News^[11]

See also

• 1984 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
• 1984 All-Big Eight Conference football team
• 1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 1984 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 1984 All-SEC football team