Official list of the best college football players of 1985
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.
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
-
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
-
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
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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) Mike Ruth , Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA , AP-2, FWAA , UPI-1 , WC , GNS, NEA-2, SH)
Jerry Ball , SMU (AP-3) 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) 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) 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) 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)
^ 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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