1986 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1986 August 2023 25em 1986 College Football All-America Team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid College Football All-America Team 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season Official selectors American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)Associated Press (AP)Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)United Press International (UPI)Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) border-top:1px #aaa solid ← 1985   1987 → The 1986 All-America college football 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 1986. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1986 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 notable selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Scripps Howard (SH), and The Sporting News (TSN). Consensus All-Americans The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1986 and displays which first-team designations they received. Offense Name Position School NumberThis column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors. Official OtherVinny TestaverdeQuarterbackMiami (Fla)5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSNBrent FullwoodRunning backAuburn5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSNPaul PalmerRunning backTemple5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSNBen TamburelloCenterAuburn5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSNJeff BregelOffensive guardUSC4/5/9AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSNCris CarterWide receiverOhio State4/4/8AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SHKeith JacksonTight endOklahoma5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCSH, TSNRandy DixonOffensive tacklePittsburgh3/2/5AFCA, UPI, WCFN, TSNJohn ClayOffensive tackleMissouri2/3/5UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SHDanny VillaOffensive tackleArizona State2/0/2AF, FWAA--D. J. DozierRunning backPenn State1/0/1WC--Terrence FlaglerRunning backClemson1/0/1FWAA--Brad MusterRunning backStanford1/0/1AFCA-- Defense Name Position School Number Official OtherCornelius BennettLinebackerAlabama5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSNBrian BosworthLinebackerOklahoma5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSNThomas EverettDefensive backBaylor5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSNJerome BrownDefensive tackleMiami (Fla)5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSNShane ConlanLinebackerPenn State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SHDanny NoonanDefensive tackleNebraska5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SHChris SpielmanLinebackerOhio State3/5/8AFCA, AP, FWAAFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSNTim McDonaldDefensive backUSC4/2/6AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, SHJason BuckDefensive endBYU2/4/6AFCA, FWAAGNS, NEA, SH, TSNRod WoodsonDefensive backPurdue2/4/6AP, UPIGNS, NEA, SH, TSNReggie RogersDefensive endWashington2/3/5UPI, WCFN, NEA, SHBennie BladesDefensive backMiami (Fla)2/2/4AP, UPI, WCSH, TSNGarland RiversDefensive backMichigan2/1/3AFCA, WCNEATony WoodsDefensive endPittsburgh2/1/3FWAA, UPITSN Special teams Name Position School Number Official OtherJeff JaegerPlacekickerWashington3/1/4AP, UPI, WCFNBarry HeltonPunterColorado2/2/4AP, UPIGNS, TSN Full selections - offense Quarterbacks Vinny Testaverde, Miami (FL) (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Jim Harbaugh, Michigan (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-1, NEA-2) Kevin Murray, Texas A&M (AP-3, FN-2) Kevin Sweeney, Fresno State (GNS-2, NEA-2) Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma (FN-3) Chris Miller, Oregon (GNS-3) Running backs Brent Fullwood, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Paul Palmer, Temple (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Terrence Flagler, Clemson (AP-3, FWAA, FN-3, GNS-2) Brad Muster, Stanford (AFCA, UPI-2, FN-2) D. J. Dozier, Penn State (UPI-2, WC, FN-2, GNS-3, NEA-2) Steve Bartalo, Colorado St. (AP-2, NEA-2) Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (AP-2, FN-2) Reggie Taylor, Cincinnati (GNS-2) Gaston Green, UCLA (AP-3, FN-3) Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (FN-3) Troy Stradford, Boston College (GNS-3) Wide receivers Cris Carter, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH) Tim Brown, Notre Dame (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-2, SH, TSN) Wendell Davis, LSU (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, FN-2, GNS-3, NEA-2, TSN) Michael Irvin, Miami (FL) (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS-3, NEA-1) Sterling Sharpe, South Carolina (CFHOF) (AP-3, FN-2) Ron Morris, SMU (GNS-2) Haywood Jeffires, North Carolina State (GNS-2) Marc Zeno, Tulane (AP-3) J. R. Ambrose, Ole Miss (FN-3) Naz Worthen, North Carolina State (FN-3) Tight ends Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS-2, NEA-2, SH, TSN) Rod Bernstine, Texas A&M (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS-1, NEA-1) Rob Awalt, San Diego St. (AP-3) Jim Riggs, Clemson (GNS-3) Centers Ben Tamburello, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Gregg Rakoczy, Miami (FL) (AP-2, GNS-1, NEA-2) John Davis, Georgia Tech (UPI-2, SH) Joe Tofflemire, Arizona (FN-2) Eric Coyle, Colorado (AP-3, GNS-3) Bob Maggs, Ohio State (FN-3) Offensive guards Jeff Bregel, USC (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Jeff Zimmerman, Florida (WC, FN-2 [OT], SH) Paul Kiser, Wake Forest (FWAA, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN) Chris Conlin, Penn State (AP-2 [OT], FWAA) Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-2) Randall McDaniel, Arizona State (CFHOF) (AFCA) John Phillips, Clemson (UPI-1, FN-2) Steve Trapilo, Boston College (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS-1, NEA-1) Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (FN-1, GNS-3, NEA-2) Fred Childress, Arkansas (AP-2) Harry Galbreath, Tennessee (FN-2) Bruce Blackmar, Texas (GNS-2) Doug Aronson, San Diego St. (AP-3) Todd Peat, Northern Illinois (AP-3) Eric Andolsek, LSU (FN-3) Mark Stepnoski, Pittsburgh (FN-3) Offensive tackles John Clay, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-1, WC, FN-2, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH) Randy Dixon, Pittsburgh (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN) Danny Villa, Arizona State (AP-1, FWAA, GNS-3, NEA-2) Harris Barton, North Carolina (CFHOF) (AP-1, FN-3, GNS-1, NEA-1) Jumbo Elliot, Michigan (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-2) Dave Croston, Iowa (FWAA, UPI-2, GNS-2, TSN) Wilbur Strozier, Georgia (FN-1, GNS-3) Tom Welter, Nebraska (FN-3) Bruce Wilkerson, Tennessee (GNS-3) Full selections - defense Defensive ends Jason Buck, BYU (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-2, FN-2, GNS-1 [DT], NEA-1, SH, TSN) Reggie Rogers, Washington (AP-2, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-1, SH) Tony Woods, Pittsburgh (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-2, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN) Daniel Stubbs, Miami (FL) (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS-2) Scott Stephen, Arizona State (FN-2, GNS-2 [LB]) Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP-3) Defensive tackles Jerome Brown, Miami (FL) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-3, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Danny Noonan, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1 [NT], NEA-1, SH) Tim Johnson, Penn State (AP-2, WC) Al Noga, Hawaii (AP-1) Jerry Ball, SMU (UPI-2, FN-2, GNS-1, NEA-2) Shawn Knight, BYU (AP-3, GNS-1) Tony Cherico, Arkansas (AP-2 [NG], FN-3) Wally Kleine, Notre Dame (FN-2) Curt Jarvis, Alabama (GNS-2) John Bosa, Boston College (AP-3, UPI-2) Henry Thomas, LSU (AP-3 [NG], FN-3, NEA-2) Mark Messner, Michigan (CFHOF) (FN-3) Dick Chapura, Missouri (GNS-3) Tracy Rocker, Auburn (CFHOF) (GNS-3, NEA-2) Gerald Nichols, Florida State (GNS-3) Linebackers Cornelius Bennett, Alabama (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Shane Conlan, Penn State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH) Chris Spielman, Ohio State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Terry Maki, Air Force (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-2, FN-2, NEA-2) Dave Wyman, Stanford (GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN) Johnny Holland, Texas A&M (AP-3, UPI-2, FN-1, GNS-3, NEA-2) Marcus Cotton, USC (AP-2, FN-3, GNS-2) Byron Evans, Arizona (AP-2, FN-2) Mike Junkin, Duke (AP-2, GNS-2, NEA-2) Ken Norton Jr., UCLA (FN-2) Van Waiters, Indiana (AP-3) Cedric Figaro, Notre Dame (FN-3) Shane Bullough, Michigan State (FN-3) Brad Hastings, Texas Tech (FN-3) Tyronne Stowe, Rutgers (FN-3) Bill Romanowski, Boston College (GNS-3) David Brandon, Memphis State (GNS-3) Paul McGowan, Florida State (GNS-3) Defensive backs Thomas Everett, Baylor (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Tim McDonald, USC (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, SH) Rod Woodson, Purdue (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-2, GNS-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN [RS]) Bennie Blades, Miami (FL) (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-1, GNS-2, SH, TSN) Garland Rivers, Michigan (AFCA, WC, FN-3, NEA-1) Gordon Lockbaum, Holy Cross (FWAA) John Little, Georgia (AP-2, WC, FN-1, NEA-2) Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-2, FN-2, NEA-2) Deion Sanders, Florida State (CFHOF) (AP-3, GNS-2, NEA-1, TSN) Tim Peoples, Washington (TSN) Jarvis Williams, Florida (GNS-1) Ray Isom, Penn State (AP-2) David Vickers, Oklahoma (AP-2) Tom Rotello, Air Force (AP-3, UPI-2, FN-2) Ron Francis, Baylor (AP-3, UPI-2) Adrian White, Florida (UPI-2) Roland Mitchell, Texas Tech (GNS-2) Lou Brock Jr., USC (GNS-3, NEA-2) Toi Cook, Stanford (NEA-2) Harold McGuire, Toledo (AP-3) Freddie Robinson, Alabama (FN-3) Chuck Cecil, Arizona (CFHOF) (FN-3) Sonny Gordon, Ohio State (GNS-3) Stephen Braggs, Texas (GNS-3) Full selections - special teams Kickers Jeff Jaeger, Washington (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-2) Jeff Ward, Texas (AFCA, NEA-1) Marty Zendejas, Nevada-Reno (FWAA) Van Tiffin, Alabama (GNS-3, SH) Chris Kinzer, Virginia Tech (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-2, TSN) John Diettrich, Ball State (AP-3, FN-3, GNS-1) Punters Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-3, GNS-1, TSN) Greg Montgomery, Michigan State (FWAA, FN-2, SH) Bill Smith, Mississippi (AP-2, WC) Greg Horne, Arkansas (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-2, FN-1, GNS-3) Mark Simon, Air Force (GNS-2) Returners Rod Woodson, Purdue (CFHOF) (TSN) Key Bold – Consensus All-AmericanFootball Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 March 18, 2017 3, 13 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf -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 teamTestaverde leads Kodak star squad The Palm Beach Post November 23, 1986 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5642718/testaverde_leads_kodak_star_squad/ AP – Associated PressAP All-America Football Team Florida Today December 5, 1986 5C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5642401/ap_allamerica_football_team/ FWAA – Football Writers Association of AmericaFWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team Ted Gangi May 18, 2016 http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf March 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190304073432/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf dead UPI – United Press InternationalUPI All-American Team The Indianapolis Star December 9, 1986 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5642677/upi_allamerican_team/ WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation, selected by the nation's college coaches and sports information directorsWalter Camp All-America Team The Arizona Republic November 30, 1986 D3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5642895/walter_camp_allamerica_team/ Other selectors FN – Football NewsAll-America News: Football News St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 23, 1986 14D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5716828/allamerica_team_football_news/ GNS – Gannett News ServiceGannette (sic) News Service All-Americans Iowa City Press-Citizen December 2, 1986 2b https://www.newspapers.com/article/iowa-city-press-citizen-1986-gannett-all/147669728/ Newspapers.com NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association, the NEA/World Almanac teamMiami Trio Leads '86 All-Americans Murray Olderman The Daily Review (Morgan City, LA) December 2, 1986 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-review-1986-neaworld-almanac/147609269/ Newspapers.com TSN – The Sporting NewsTSN All-America Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 10, 1986 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5643140/tsn_allamerica/ SH – Scripps HowardScripps Howard All-America Team The Knoxville News-Sentinel (TN) November 21, 1986 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-1986-scripps/147735933/ Newspapers.com See also 1986 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1986 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1986 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team 1986 All-SEC football team References All-America Team Category:All-America college football teams