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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. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA); (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Pro Football Weekly, Scripps Howard (SH), 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

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1985 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offense

Name Position School Number 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

Name Position School Number 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

Name Position School Number 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

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Centers

Guards

  • 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 )
  • 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

Defense

Defensive ends

  • Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1 , 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

Middle guards

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

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Placekickers

  • 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

  • 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

Key

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

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Kodak All-America Team". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1985. p. 5D.
  3. ^ "All-America". Akron Beacon Journal. December 10, 1985. p. D2.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Bo Jackson, Sooner Casillas Head 60th UPI All-America Team". Tyrone Daily Herald. December 12, 1985. p. 7.
  6. ^ "Walter Camp All-America". The Salina Journal. November 28, 1985. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Running backs, tackles take center stage". The Journal News (White Plains, NY). December 3, 1985. p. C3.
  8. ^ "NEA 1985 All-America football team". Lead (SD) Daily Call. December 6, 1985. p. 7.
  9. ^ "Scripps Howard All-America Team". The Pittsburgh Press. November 29, 1985. p. D4.
  10. ^ This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
  11. "Sporting News says, 'Jackson'". The York Dispatch (Pennsylvania). December 11, 1985. p. 43.
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