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(Top) 1 Consensus All-Americans 1.1 Offense 1.2 Defense 1.3 Special teams 2 Offense 2.1 Quarterbacks 2.2 Running backs 2.3 Wide receivers 2.4 Tight ends 2.5 Centers 2.6 Guards 2.7 Tackles 3 Defense 3.1 Defensive ends 3.2 Defensive tackles 3.3 Middle guards 3.4 Linebackers 3.5 Defensive backs 4 Special teams 4.1 Placekickers 4.2 Punters 4.3 Returners 5 Key 5.1 Official selectors 5.2 Other selectors 6 See also 7 References

1985 College Football All-America Team

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1985 College Football All-America Team
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)
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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:

Bo Jackson, Auburn running back who rushed for 1,786 yards and won the 1985 Heisman Trophy;
Chuck Long, Iowa quarterback who won the 1985 Davey O'Brien Award and Maxwell Award and placed second in the 1985 Heisman Trophy voting;
Lorenzo White, Michigan State running back who became the first Big 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 1985 Dick 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; and
Tim 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.

Offense[edit]

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	-

Defense[edit]

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	-

Special teams[edit]

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

Offense[edit]

Quarterbacks[edit]

Chuck Long, Iowa (CFHOF) (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)

Running backs[edit]

Bo Jackson, Auburn (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
Lorenzo White, Michigan State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
Napoleon McCallum, Navy (CFHOF) (AP-2, WC)
Reggie Dupard, SMU (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2)
Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (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)

Wide receivers[edit]

David Williams, Illinois (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
Tim McGee, Tennessee (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)

Tight ends[edit]

Willie Smith, Miami (Fla.) (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)

Centers[edit]

Peter Anderson, Georgia (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)

Guards[edit]

Jeff Bregel, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
John Rienstra, Temple (AP-1, FWAA, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
J. D. Maarleveld, Maryland (AFCA, UPI-1, NEA-1 [OT])
Jamie Dukes, Florida State (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)

Tackles[edit]

Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, TSN)
Brian Jozwiak, West Virginia (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)

Defense[edit]

Defensive ends[edit]

Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1 [DT], SH, TSN)
Tim Green, Syracuse (CFHOF) (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)

Defensive tackles[edit]

Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1 [NG], SH, TSN)
Mike Hammerstein, Michigan (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)

Middle guards[edit]

Mike Ruth, Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-2, SH)
Jerry Ball, SMU (AP-3)

Linebackers[edit]

Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-2)
Larry Station, Iowa (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, SH)
Johnny Holland, Texas A&M(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)

Defensive backs[edit]

David Fulcher, Arizona State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
Brad Cochran, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, SH)
Scott Thomas, Air Force (CFHOF) (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)

Special teams[edit]

Placekickers[edit]

John Lee, UCLA (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)

Punters[edit]

Barry Helton, Colorado (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)

Returners[edit]

Erroll Tucker, Utah (FWAA, GNS, TSN)

Key[edit]

Bold – Consensus All-American^[1]
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection
CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame inductee

Official selectors[edit]

AFCA – American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America team^[2]
AP – Associated Press^[3]
FWAA – Football Writers Association of America^[4]
UPI – United Press International^[5]
WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation^[6]

Other selectors[edit]

FN – Football News
GNS – Gannett News Service selected by Joel S. Buchsbaum^[7]
NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association^[8]
PFW – Pro Football Weekly
SH – Scripps Howard^[9]
TSN – The Sporting News^[11]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 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 from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved May 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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