1985 College Football All-America Team

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. They are: (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 (NEA), ''Pro Football Weekly'', Scripps Howard (SH), and ''The Sporting News'' (TSN).

Ten players were unanimously selected as first-team All-Americans by all five official selectors. They are:
* Bo Jackson, Auburn running back who rushed for 1,786 yards and won the 1985 Heisman Trophy;
* Chuck Long, Iowa quarterback who won the 1985 Davey O'Brien Award and Maxwell Award and placed second in the 1985 Heisman Trophy voting;
* Lorenzo White, Michigan State running back who became the first Big Ten Conference player to rush for over 2,000 yards and placed fourth in the 1985 Heisman Trophy voting;
* Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma linebacker who won the 1985 Dick Butkus Award;
* David Williams, Illinois wide receiver who caught 85 passes for 1,047 yards and finished his college career as the second leading receiver in NCAA history;
* Larry Station, Iowa linebacker who led the team in tackles for the fourth straight season with 129;
* John Lee, UCLA placekicker who set the NCAA record for highest percentage of extra points and field goals made in a career with 93.3% (116 of 117 PATs, 79 of 92 FGs);
* Jim Dombrowski, Virginia offensive tackle;
* Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma defensive end; and
* Tim Green, Syracuse defensive end.

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

Defense

Special teams

Offense

Quarterbacks

* Chuck Long, Iowa (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
* Vinny Testaverde, Miami (Fla.) (CFHOF) (AP-2, UPI-2)
* Jim Everett, Purdue (AP-3)

Running backs

* Bo Jackson, Auburn (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
* Lorenzo White, Michigan State (AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
* Napoleon McCallum, Navy (CFHOF) (AP-2, WC)
* Reggie Dupard, SMU (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2)
* Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AP-3, UPI)
* Doug DuBose, Nebraska (UPI-2)
* Paul Palmer, Temple (UPI-2)
* Tom Rathman, Nebraska (AP-3)

Wide receivers

* David Williams, Illinois (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
* Tim McGee, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
* Lew Barnes, Oregon (AP-2, FWAA)
* Kelvin Martin, Boston College (TSN)
* Webster Slaughter, San Diego State (AP-2)
* Mark Bellini, BYU (AP-3, UPI-2)
* Walter Murray, Hawaii (AP-3, GNS)
* Richard Estell, Kansas (UPI-2)

Tight ends

* Willie Smith, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, WC, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
* Brian Forster, Rhode Island (GNS)
* Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (AP-2)
* Eric Kattus, Michigan (AP-3)

Centers

* Peter Anderson, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, GNS, TSN)
* Gene Chilton, Texas (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1)
* Bill Lewis, Nebraska (AP-2, FWAA, SH)

Guards

* Jeff Bregel, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
* John Rienstra, Temple (AP-1, FWAA, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
* J. D. Maarleveld, Maryland (AFCA, UPI-1, NEA-1 T
* Jamie Dukes, Florida State (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, SH)
* Jeff Zimmerman, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, GNS, TSN)
* Tim Scannell, Notre Dame (SH)
* Don Smith, Army (AP-2)
* Todd Moules, Penn State (AP-3)

Tackles

* Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, TSN)
* Brian Jozwiak, West Virginia (AP-1, UPI-1, WC)
* John Davis, Georgia Tech (TSN)
* Don Smith, Army (AFCA)
* James FitzPatrick, USC (GNS)
* Joe Milinichik, North Carolina State (GNS)
* John Clay, Missouri (AP-2)
* Doug Williams, Texas A&M (AP-2, UPI-2)
* Mark Cochran, Baylor (UPI-2)
* Steve Wallace, Auburn (AP-3)
* Will Wolford, Vanderbilt (AP-3)

Defense

Defensive ends

* Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, NEA-1 T SH, TSN)
* Tim Green, Syracuse (AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
* Pat Swilling, Georgia Tech (CFHOF) (FWAA, UPI-2)
* Jim Skow, Nebraska (AFCA, UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

* Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, NEA-1 G SH, TSN)
* Mike Hammerstein, Michigan (AFCA, AP, UPI, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
* Jon Hand, Alabama (TSN)

Middle guards

* Mike Ruth, Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, SH)

Linebackers

* Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS)
* Larry Station, Iowa (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, NEA-1, SH)
* Johnny Holland, Texas A&M (AP, FWAA, UPI-2)
* Cornelius Bennett, Alabama (CFHOF) (UPI-2, WC, TSN)
* Pepper Johnson, Ohio State (UPI)
* Michael Brooks, LSU (AP, GNS, SH)
* Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (UPI-2 ine NEA-1, TSN)
* Alonzo Johnson, Florida (UPI-2 ine GNS, SH, TSN)
* Shane Conlan, Penn State (CFHOF) (UPI-2, NEA-1)
* Chris Spielman, Ohio State (CFHOF) (NEA-1)
* Mike Mallory, Michigan (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

* David Fulcher, Arizona State (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
* Brad Cochran, Michigan (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, SH)
* Scott Thomas, Air Force (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1)
* Allen Durden, Arizona (UPI-1, WC, NEA-1)
* Thomas Everett, Baylor (AFCA, AP-1)
* Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-2, GNS, TSN)
* Tim McDonald, USC (TSN)
* Mark Collins, Cal-State Fullerton (GNS, TSN)
* Michael Zordich, Penn State (FWAA, SH)
* Rod Woodson, Purdue (CFHOF) (NEA-1)
* Chris White, Tennessee (SH)
* Phil Parker, Michigan State (UPI-2)
* Odell Jones, East Carolina ( UPI-2) FWAA

Special teams

Placekickers

* John Lee, UCLA (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
* John Diettrich, Ball State (AP-2)
* Carlos Reveiz, Tennessee (AP-3, UPI-2)

Punters

* Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS)
* Lewis Colbert, Auburn (AFCA, UPI-2, TSN)
* Bill Smith, Mississippi (FWAA)
* Ray Criswell, Florida (NEA-1)
* Mark Simon, Air Force (AP-2, SH)
* Steve Kidd, Rice (AP-3)

Returners

* Errol Tucker, Utah (FWAA, GNS, TSN)

Key

* Bold – Consensus All-American
* -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
* AP – Associated Press
* FWAA – Football Writers Association of America
* UPI – United Press International
* WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation

Other selectors

* FN – ''Football News''
* GNS – Gannett News Service
* PFW – ''Pro Football Weekly''
* SH – Scripps Howard
* TSN – ''The Sporting News''

See also

* 1985 All-Big Eight Conference football team
* 1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team
* 1985 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
* 1985 All-SEC football team

References

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