1981 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1981 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) |
← 1980 1982 → |
The 1981 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 1981. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1981 season. [1] They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) based on the input of more than 2,000 voting members; [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) selected by the nation's football writers; [4] and (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers. [5] Other selectors included Football News (FN), [6] Gannett News Service (GNS), [7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [8] The Sporting News (TSN), [9] and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). [10]
Nine players were unanimously selected as first-team All-Americans by all four official selectors. [1] They were:
Allen, Carter, McMahon, Rimington, Smith, and Walker have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
The 1981 Michigan Wolverines football team led the nation with five of its players, all on offense, receiving first-team honors from one or more of the selectors. In addition to Anthony Carter, Michigan's honorees were offensive tackles Ed Muransky and Bubba Paris, offensive guard Kurt Becker, and running back Butch Woolfolk.
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1981 and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name | Position | School | Number [11] | Official | Other |
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Marcus Allen | Running back | USC | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Anthony Carter | Wide receiver | Michigan | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Sean Farrell | Offensive guard | Penn State | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Herschel Walker | Running back | Georgia | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Dave Rimington | Center | Nebraska | 4/3/7 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, WC |
Tim Wrightman | Tight end | UCLA | 4/2/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | NEA, WC |
Jim McMahon | Quarterback | BYU | 4/2/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS |
Roy Foster | Offensive guard | USC | 3/2/5 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | TSN, WC |
Terry Tausch | Offensive tackle | Texas | 2/3/5 | AP, UPI | FN, TSN, WC |
Kurt Becker | Offensive guard | Michigan | 2/3/5 | AFCA, AP | FN, GNS, NEA |
Terry Crouch | Offensive tackle | Oklahoma | 2/0/2 | AFCA, FWAA | – |
Ed Muransky | Offensive tackle | Michigan | 2/0/2 | AP, UPI | – |
Name | Position | School | Number [11] | Official | Other |
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Kenneth Sims | Defensive tackle | Texas | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Billy Ray Smith Jr. | Defensive end | Arkansas | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Bob Crable | Linebacker | Notre Dame | 3/4/7 | AFCA, AP, UPI | FN, GNS, TSN, WC |
Andre Tippett | Defensive end | Iowa | 3/2/5 | AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS |
Tommy Wilcox | Defensive back | Alabama | 3/2/5 | AFCA, AP, UPI | FN, WC |
Jeff Davis | Linebacker | Clemson | 3/1/4 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | FN |
Tim Krumrie | Middle guard | Wisconsin | 2/2/4 | AP, UPI | FN, WC |
Mike C. Richardson | Defensive back | Arizona State | 2/2/4 | AP, FWAA | TSN, WC |
Sal Sunseri | Linebacker | Pittsburgh | 3/0/3 | AFCA, AP, FWAA | -- |
Terry Kinard | Defensive back | Clemson | 2/1/3 | AP, FWAA | NEA |
Fred Marion | Defensive back | Miami (FL) | 2/1/3 | AP, FWAA | NEA |
Name | Position | School | Number [11] | Official | Other |
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Reggie Roby | Punter | Iowa | 2/2/4 | AP, UPI | FN, WC |
1981 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1981 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) |
← 1980 1982 → |
The 1981 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 1981. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1981 season. [1] They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) based on the input of more than 2,000 voting members; [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) selected by the nation's football writers; [4] and (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers. [5] Other selectors included Football News (FN), [6] Gannett News Service (GNS), [7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [8] The Sporting News (TSN), [9] and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). [10]
Nine players were unanimously selected as first-team All-Americans by all four official selectors. [1] They were:
Allen, Carter, McMahon, Rimington, Smith, and Walker have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
The 1981 Michigan Wolverines football team led the nation with five of its players, all on offense, receiving first-team honors from one or more of the selectors. In addition to Anthony Carter, Michigan's honorees were offensive tackles Ed Muransky and Bubba Paris, offensive guard Kurt Becker, and running back Butch Woolfolk.
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1981 and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name | Position | School | Number [11] | Official | Other |
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Marcus Allen | Running back | USC | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Anthony Carter | Wide receiver | Michigan | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Sean Farrell | Offensive guard | Penn State | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Herschel Walker | Running back | Georgia | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Dave Rimington | Center | Nebraska | 4/3/7 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, WC |
Tim Wrightman | Tight end | UCLA | 4/2/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | NEA, WC |
Jim McMahon | Quarterback | BYU | 4/2/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS |
Roy Foster | Offensive guard | USC | 3/2/5 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | TSN, WC |
Terry Tausch | Offensive tackle | Texas | 2/3/5 | AP, UPI | FN, TSN, WC |
Kurt Becker | Offensive guard | Michigan | 2/3/5 | AFCA, AP | FN, GNS, NEA |
Terry Crouch | Offensive tackle | Oklahoma | 2/0/2 | AFCA, FWAA | – |
Ed Muransky | Offensive tackle | Michigan | 2/0/2 | AP, UPI | – |
Name | Position | School | Number [11] | Official | Other |
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Kenneth Sims | Defensive tackle | Texas | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Billy Ray Smith Jr. | Defensive end | Arkansas | 4/5/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN, WC |
Bob Crable | Linebacker | Notre Dame | 3/4/7 | AFCA, AP, UPI | FN, GNS, TSN, WC |
Andre Tippett | Defensive end | Iowa | 3/2/5 | AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS |
Tommy Wilcox | Defensive back | Alabama | 3/2/5 | AFCA, AP, UPI | FN, WC |
Jeff Davis | Linebacker | Clemson | 3/1/4 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | FN |
Tim Krumrie | Middle guard | Wisconsin | 2/2/4 | AP, UPI | FN, WC |
Mike C. Richardson | Defensive back | Arizona State | 2/2/4 | AP, FWAA | TSN, WC |
Sal Sunseri | Linebacker | Pittsburgh | 3/0/3 | AFCA, AP, FWAA | -- |
Terry Kinard | Defensive back | Clemson | 2/1/3 | AP, FWAA | NEA |
Fred Marion | Defensive back | Miami (FL) | 2/1/3 | AP, FWAA | NEA |
Name | Position | School | Number [11] | Official | Other |
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Reggie Roby | Punter | Iowa | 2/2/4 | AP, UPI | FN, WC |