1985 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1985 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 (WC) |
← 1984 1986 → |
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. [1] They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); [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); [4] (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; [5] and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). [6] Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), [7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [8] Pro Football Weekly, Scripps Howard (SH), [9] and The Sporting News (TSN).
Ten players were unanimously selected as first-team All-Americans by all five official selectors. They are:
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
1985 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1985 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 (WC) |
← 1984 1986 → |
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. [1] They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); [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); [4] (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; [5] and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). [6] Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), [7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [8] Pro Football Weekly, Scripps Howard (SH), [9] and The Sporting News (TSN).
Ten players were unanimously selected as first-team All-Americans by all five official selectors. They are:
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |