Official list of the best college football players of 1985
The1985 All-America college football team is composed ofcollege football players who were selected asAll-Americans by various organizations and writers that choseCollege Football All-America Teams in 1985. TheNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1985 season.[ 1] American Football Coaches Association (AFCA);[ 2] Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;[ 3] Football Writers Association of America (FWAA);[ 4] United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers;[ 5] Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).[ 6] Football News (FN),Gannett News Service (GNS),[ 7] Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[ 8] Pro Football Weekly , Scripps Howard (SH),[ 9] The Sporting News
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 1985Heisman Trophy ;Chuck Long , Iowa quarterback who won the 1985Davey O'Brien Award andMaxwell Award and placed second in the 1985 Heisman Trophy voting;Lorenzo White , Michigan State running back who became the firstBig 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 1985Dick 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; andTim Green , Syracuse defensive end.Consensus All-Americans [ edit ] The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1985 and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name Position School Number[ 10] Official Other Bo Jackson Running back Auburn 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC GNS, NEA, SH, TSN Chuck Long Quarterback Iowa 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC GNS, NEA, SH, TSN Lorenzo White Running back Michigan State 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC GNS, NEA, SH, TSN David Williams Wide receiver Illinois 5/3/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC NEA, SH, TSN Jim Dombrowski Offensive tackle Virginia 5/2/7 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC NEA, TSN Jeff Bregel Offensive guard USC 4/3/7 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI NEA, SH, TSN Willie Smith Tight end Miami (Fla.) 3/3/6 AFCA, AP, WC NEA, SH, TSN Peter Anderson Center Georgia 3/2/5 AFCA, AP, UPI GNS, TSN Tim McGee Wide receiver Tennessee 2/3/5 AFCA, AP, UPI GNS, NEA, SH John Rienstra Offensive guard Temple 2/3/5 AP, FWAA GNS, NEA, SH Brian Jozwiak Offensive tackle West Virginia 3/0/3 AP, UPI, WC - J. D. Maarleveld Offensive tackle Maryland 2/1/3 AFCA, UPI NEA Jamie Dukes Offensive guard Florida State 2/1/3 FWAA, WC SH Reggie Dupard Running back SMU 1/0/1 FWAA - Napoleon McCallum Running back Navy 1/0/1 WC - Thurman Thomas Running back Oklahoma State 1/0/1 UPI -
Name Position School Number[ 10] Official Other Leslie O'Neal Defensive end Oklahoma State 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC GNS, NEA, SH, TSN Tim Green Defensive end Syracuse 5/3/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC GNS, SH, TSN Tony Casillas Defensive tackle Oklahoma 4/4/8 AP, FWAA, UPI, WC GNS, NEA, SH, TSN Larry Station Linebacker Iowa 5/2/7 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC NEA, SH David Fulcher Defensive back Arizona State 4/3/7 AFCA, AP, UPI, WC GNS, NEA, TSN Brian Bosworth Linebacker Oklahoma 5/1/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC GNS Mike Ruth Middle guard Boston College 4/2/6 AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC GNS, SH Mike Hammerstein Defensive tackle Michigan 3/3/6 AFCA, AP, UPI GNS, NEA, SH Brad Cochran Defensive back Michigan 4/1/5 AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC SH Scott Thomas Defensive back Air Force 3/1/4 AFCA, FWAA, WC NEA Johnny Holland Linebacker Texas A&M 2/0/2 AP, FWAA -
Name Position School Number[ 10] Official Other John Lee Placekicker UCLA 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC GNS, NEA, SH, TSN Barry Helton Punter Colorado 3/1/4 AP, UPI, WC GNS
Chuck Long (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Vinny Testaverde , Miami (Fla.) (CFHOF)(AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2) Jim Everett , Purdue(AP-3, NEA-2) Bo Jackson (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Lorenzo White (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN) Napoleon McCallum (AP-2,WC ) Reggie Dupard (AP-2,FWAA , UPI-2, NEA-2) Thurman Thomas (AP-3,UPI-1 ) Doug DuBose , Nebraska(UPI-2) Paul Palmer , Temple (CFHOF)(UPI-2) Tom Rathman , Nebraska(AP-3) Ronnie Harmon , Iowa(NEA-2) David Williams (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , NEA-1, SH, TSN) Tim McGee (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) Reggie Bynum , Oregon State(NEA-2) Michael Irvin , Miami (Fla.)(NEA-2) Willie Smith (AFCA ,AP-1 ,WC , NEA-1, SH, TSN) Brian Forster, Rhode Island(GNS) Keith Jackson , Oklahoma (CFHOF)(AP-2) Eric Kattus , Michigan(AP-3) William Harris , Texas(NEA-2) Peter Anderson (AFCA ,AP-1 ,UPI-1 , GNS, TSN) Gene Chilton , Texas(AP-3, UPI-2,WC , NEA-1) Bill Lewis , Nebraska(AP-2,FWAA , NEA-2, SH) Jeff Bregel (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 , NEA-1, SH, TSN) John Rienstra (AP-1 ,FWAA , GNS, NEA-1, SH) J. D. Maarleveld (AFCA ,UPI-1 , NEA-1 [OT]) Jamie Dukes (AP-2,FWAA , UPI-2,WC , NEA-2, SH) Jeff Zimmerman , Florida(AP-3, UPI-2,WC , GNS, NEA-2, TSN) Tim Scannell, Notre Dame(SH) Todd Moules, Penn State(AP-3) Jim Dombrowski (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , NEA-1, TSN) Brian Jozwiak (AP-1 ,UPI-1 ,WC , NEA-2) John Davis , Georgia Tech(TSN) Don Smith, Army(AFCA , AP-2 [G]) James FitzPatrick , USC(GNS) Joe Milinichik , North Carolina State(GNS, NEA-2) 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) Leslie O'Neal (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-1 [DT], SH, TSN) Tim Green (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-2, SH, TSN) Pat Swilling , Georgia Tech (CFHOF)(FWAA , UPI-2, NEA-2) Jim Skow , Nebraska(AFCA , AP-2, UPI-2) Tony Casillas (AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-1 [NG], SH, TSN) Mike Hammerstein (AFCA ,AP-1 ,UPI-1 , GNS, NEA-1, SH) Jon Hand , Alabama(NEA-2, TSN) Jerome Brown , Miami (Fla.)(AP-2) Mark Walen , UCLA(AP-2) Jason Buck , BYU(AP-3) Tim Johnson , Penn State(AP-3) Mark Messner , Michigan (CFHOF)(AP-3) Mike Ruth (AFCA , AP-2,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-2, SH) Jerry Ball , SMU(AP-3) Brian Bosworth (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-2) Larry Station (AFCA ,AP-1 ,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , NEA-1, SH) Johnny Holland (AP-1 ,FWAA , UPI-2) Cornelius Bennett , Alabama (CFHOF)(AP-2, UPI-2 [DL],WC , TSN) Pepper Johnson , Ohio State(UPI-1 ) Michael Brooks , LSU(AP-1 , GNS, NEA-2, SH) Kevin Murphy , Oklahoma(AP-2, UPI-2 [line], NEA-1, TSN) Alonzo Johnson , Florida(AP-3, UPI-2 [line], GNS, SH, TSN) Shane Conlan , Penn State (CFHOF)(AP-3, UPI-2, NEA-1) Chris Spielman , Ohio State (CFHOF)(AP-3, NEA-1) Mike Mallory , Michigan(AP-3, UPI-2) John Offerdahl , Western Michigan(AP-2, NEA-2) David Fulcher (AFCA ,AP-1 ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-1, TSN) Brad Cochran (AFCA , AP-2,FWAA ,UPI-1 ,WC , SH) Scott Thomas (AFCA , AP-3,FWAA , UPI-2,WC , NEA-1) Allen Durden, Arizona(AP-2,UPI-1 ,WC , NEA-1) Thomas Everett , Baylor (CFHOF)(AFCA ,AP-1 ) Mark Moore , Oklahoma State(AP-1 , UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN) Tim McDonald , USC(TSN) Mark Collins , Cal-State Fullerton(AP-3, GNS, NEA-2, TSN) Michael Zordich , Penn State(AP-2 [LB],FWAA , SH) Rod Woodson , Purdue (CFHOF)(NEA-1) Chris White, Tennessee(AP-2, SH) Phil Parker , Michigan State(UPI-2, NEA-2) Vestee Jackson , Washington(NEA-2) Greg Lasker , Arkansas(AP-3) John Lee (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) Chris White, Illinois(NEA-2) Barry Helton (AP-1 ,UPI-1 ,WC , GNS, NEA-2) 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) ^a b "Football Award Winners" (PDF) .National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. RetrievedMarch 18, 2017 .^a b "Kodak All-America Team" .Detroit Free Press . November 27, 1985. p. 5D.^a b "All-America" .Akron Beacon Journal . December 10, 1985. p. D2.^a b Ted Gangi (ed.)."FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. RetrievedMay 18, 2016 . ^a b "Bo Jackson, Sooner Casillas Head 60th UPI All-America Team" .Tyrone Daily Herald . December 12, 1985. p. 7.^a b "Walter Camp All-America" .The Salina Journal . November 28, 1985. p. 22.^a b "Running backs, tackles take center stage" .The Journal News (White Plains, NY) . December 3, 1985. p. C3.^a b "NEA 1985 All-America football team" .Lead (SD) Daily Call . December 6, 1985. p. 7.^a b "Scripps Howard All-America Team" .The Pittsburgh Press . November 29, 1985. p. D4.^a b c This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors. ^ "Sporting News says, 'Jackson' .The York Dispatch (Pennsylvania) . December 11, 1985. p. 43.
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