1983 College Football All-America Team
The 1983 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, and The Sporting News. [1]
AP, UPI, and NEA were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News chose a team for their publications. AP, UPI, NEA, The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, also listed numerous honorable mentions.
Offense
Receivers
- Irving Fryar, Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Gerald McNeil, Baylor (AP, NEA, AFCA)
- Eric Martin, LSU (TSN)
Tight ends
- Gordon Hudson, Brigham Young (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Chuck Scott, Vanderbilt (TSN)
Tackles
- Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Terry Long, East Carolina (AP, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Brian Blados, North Carolina (AP)
- Mark Adickes, Baylor (TSN)
- Conrad Goode, Missouri (UPI)
Guards
- Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Doug Dawson, Texas (AP, NEA, WC, AFCA)
- Stefan Humphries, Michigan (UPI, FWAA, TSN)
Centers
- Tony Slaton, USC (UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA)
- Tom Dixon, Michigan (AP, AFCA, TSN)
Quarterbacks
- Steve Young, Brigham Young (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Running backs
- Mike Rozier, Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Bo Jackson, Auburn (AP, UPI, NEA, AFCA, FWAA)
- Greg Allen, Florida State (UPI, WC)
- Napoleon McCallum, Navy (WC, FWAA)
- Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame (TSN)
Defense
Ends
- William Fuller, North Carolina (WC, AFCA, TSN)
- Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (NEA, AFCA)
- Don Thorp, Illinois (FWAA, TSN)
- Freddie Gilbert, Georgia (UPI)
- Ron Faurot, Arkansas (UPI)
Tackles
- Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Reggie White, Tennessee (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Middle guards
- William Perry, Clemson (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA)
Linebackers
- Ricky Hunley, Arizona (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Wilber Marshall, Florida (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA)
- Ron Rivera, California (AP, NEA, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP, UPI, NEA, TSN)
- Jeff Leiding, Texas (AP, WC, FWAA)
- Vaughan Johnson, North Carolina State (TSN)
- Jay Brophy, Miami (Fla.) (FN)
Backs
- Don Rogers, UCLA (NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Jerry Gray, Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, AFCA, FWAA)
- Russell Carter, SMU (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, TSN)
- Terry Hoage, Georgia (UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- Mossy Cade, Texas (AP, NEA, WC, TSN)
Special teams
Kickers
- Luis Zendejas, Arizona State (AP, NEA, WC, FWAA)
- Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas (UPI, AFCA)
- Paul Woodside, West Virginia (TSN)
Punters
- Jack Weil, Wyoming (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA)
- Jim Colquitt, Tennessee (WC)
- Randall Cunningham, UNLV (AFCA)
- Ralph Mojsiejenko, Michigan State (TSN)
Returners
- Napoleon McCallum, Navy (TSN)
Key
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See also
- 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1983 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
- 1983 All-SEC football team
References
- ↑ "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of College Football from 1869 to the Present". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
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