1985 College Football All-America Team

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).

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 (WCFF)
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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[10] Official Other
Bo JacksonRunning backAuburn5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Chuck LongQuarterbackIowa5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Lorenzo WhiteRunning backMichigan State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
David WilliamsWide receiverIllinois5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, SH, TSN
Jim DombrowskiOffensive tackleVirginia5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, TSN
Jeff BregelOffensive guardUSC4/3/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPINEA, SH, TSN
Willie SmithTight endMiami (Fla.)3/3/6AFCA, AP, WCNEA, SH, TSN
Peter AndersonCenterGeorgia3/2/5AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, TSN
Tim McGeeWide receiverTennessee2/3/5AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, NEA, SH
John RienstraOffensive guardTemple2/3/5AP, FWAAGNS, NEA, SH
Brian JozwiakOffensive tackleWest Virginia3/0/3AP, UPI, WC-
J. D. MaarleveldOffensive guardMaryland2/1/3AFCA, UPINEA
Jamie DukesOffensive guardFlorida State2/1/3FWAA, WCSH
Reggie DupardRunning backSMU1/0/1FWAA-
Napoleon McCallumRunning backNavy1/0/1WC-
Thurman ThomasRunning backOklahoma State1/0/1UPI-

Defense
Name Position School Number[10] Official Other
Leslie O'NealDefensive endOklahoma State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Tim GreenDefensive endSyracuse5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, SH, TSN
Tony CasillasDefensive tackleOklahoma4/4/8AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Larry StationLinebackerIowa5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCNEA, SH
David FulcherDefensive backArizona State4/3/7AFCA, AP, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, TSN
Brian BosworthLinebackerOklahoma5/1/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS
Mike RuthMiddle guardBoston College4/2/6AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, SH
Mike HammersteinDefensive tackleMichigan3/3/6AFCA, AP, UPIGNS, NEA, SH
Brad CochranDefensive backMichigan4/1/5AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCSH
Scott ThomasDefensive backAir Force3/1/4AFCA, FWAA, WCNEA
Johnny HollandLinebackerTexas A&M2/0/2AP, FWAA-

Special teams
Name Position School Number[10] Official Other
John LeePlacekickerUCLA5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Barry HeltonPunterColorado3/1/4AP, UPI, WCGNS

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 [OT])
  • Jamie Dukes, Florida State (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, SH)
  • Jeff Zimmerman, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, GNS, TSN)
  • Tim Scannell, Notre Dame (SH)
  • Don Smith, Army (AP-2)
  • Todd Moules, Penn State (AP-3)

Tackles

Defense

Defensive ends
  • Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, NEA-1 [DT], SH, TSN)
  • Tim Green, Syracuse (AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
  • Pat Swilling, Georgia Tech (CFHOF) (FWAA, UPI-2)
  • Jim Skow, Nebraska (AFCA, UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

Middle guards
  • Mike Ruth, Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC, GNS, SH)

Linebackers

Defensive backs
  • David Fulcher, Arizona State (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
  • Brad Cochran, Michigan (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, SH)
  • Scott Thomas, Air Force (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1)
  • Allen Durden, Arizona (UPI-1, WC, NEA-1)
  • Thomas Everett, Baylor (AFCA, AP-1)
  • Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-2, GNS, TSN)
  • Tim McDonald, USC (TSN)
  • Mark Collins, Cal-State Fullerton (GNS, TSN)
  • Michael Zordich, Penn State (FWAA, SH)
  • Rod Woodson, Purdue (CFHOF) (NEA-1)
  • Chris White, Tennessee (SH)
  • Phil Parker, Michigan State (UPI-2)
  • Odell Jones, East Carolina ( UPI-2) FWAA

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)

Punters
  • Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS)
  • 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
  • Errol Tucker, Utah (FWAA, GNS, TSN)

Key
  • 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

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). 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.
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