Being selected to the
College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the
1889 College Football All-America Team selected by
Caspar Whitney with assistance from football pioneer
Walter Camp. The
National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), the governing body of American intercollegiate sports, officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News, and Walter Camp Foundation to determine consensus All-Americans (denoted bold). At least three of these five major selector organizations must select a player in order for him to be recognized as a "consensus" All-American by the NCAA.
Being selected to the
College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original All-America team was the
1889 College Football All-America Team selected by
Caspar Whitney with assistance from football pioneer
Walter Camp. The
National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), the governing body of American intercollegiate sports, officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News, and Walter Camp Foundation to determine consensus All-Americans (denoted bold). At least three of these five major selector organizations must select a player in order for him to be recognized as a "consensus" All-American by the NCAA.