1990 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1990 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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The 1990 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 1990. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1990 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 notable selectors included Football News, the Gannett News Service,^[7] Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac,^[8] Scripps Howard (SH),^[9] and The Sporting News (TSN).^[10]

Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1990 and display which first-team designations they received.

Offense

Name	Position	School	Number^[11]	Official	Other
Eric Bieniemy	Running back	Colorado	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Raghib Ismail	Wide receiver	Notre Dame	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Antone Davis	Tackle	Tennessee	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Joe Garten	Guard	Colorado	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Ty Detmer	Quarterback	Brigham Young	4/5/9	AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Chris Smith	Tight end	Brigham Young	5/3/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, SH, TSN
Ed King	Guard	Auburn	5/3/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH
John Flannery	Center	Syracuse	4/4/8	AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFF	GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Herman Moore	Wide receiver	Virginia	3/4/7	AP, FWAA, UPI	FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Darren Lewis	Running back	Texas A&M	4/2/6	AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS
Stacy Long	Tackle	Clemson	3/2/5	AP, FWAA, UPI	FN, TSN

Defense

Name	Position	School	Number^[11]	Official	Other
Russell Maryland	Defensive tackle	Miami	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Alfred Williams	Linebacker	Colorado	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Ken Swilling	Defensive back	Georgia Tech	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Tripp Welborne	Defensive back	Michigan	5/5/10	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH, TSN, FN
Chris Zorich	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Michael Stonebreaker	Linebacker	Notre Dame	5/2/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	NEA, TSN
Darryll Lewis	Defensive back	Arizona	5/2/7	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, TSN
Maurice Crum	Linebacker	Miami (Fla)	4/3/7	AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, TSN
Todd Lyght	Defensive back	Notre Dame	3/3/6	AFCA, UPI, WCFF	GNS, NEA, SH
Moe Gardner	Nose guard	Illinois	3/2/5	AFCA, UPI, WCFF	GNS, SH
David Rocker	Defensive tackle	Auburn	3/1/4	AFCA, UPI, WCFF	NEA

Special teams

Name	Position	School	Number^[11]	Official	Other
Philip Doyle	Placekicker	Alabama	5/4/9	AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFF	FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Brian Greenfield	Punter	Pittsburgh	3/2/5	FWAA, UPI, WCFF	SH, TSN

Offense

Quarterback

Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA [tie], UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
Shawn Moore, Virginia (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA [tie], UPI-2, NEA-2)
David Klingler, Houston (AP-3)

Running backs

Eric Bieniemy, Colorado (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-2)
Greg Lewis, Washington (AP-2, NEA-1, UPI-2, WCFF, SH, TSN)
Mike Mayweather, Army (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2)
Gerald Hudson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Sheldon Canley, San Jose State (AP-3)

Wide receivers

Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1 [kick returner], FWAA [kick returner], UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN, FN)
Herman Moore, Virginia (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
Lawrence Dawsey, Florida State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, GNS)
Ed McCaffrey, Stanford (AFCA, NEA-2)
Manny Hazard, Houston (AP-3, UPI-2, SH)
Wesley Carroll, Miami (AP-2)
Patrick Rowe, San Diego State (AP-2)
Jeff Graham, Ohio State (NEA-2)
Bobby Slaughter, Louisiana Tech (AP-3)

Tight end

Chris Smith, Brigham Young (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
Kerry Cash, Texas (NEA-1)
Kirk Kirkpatrick, Florida (AP-2, UPI-2)
Kelly Blackwell, Texas Christian (AP-3, GNS)

Tackles

Antone Davis, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
Stacy Long, Clemson (AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, TSN, FN)
Greg Skrepenak, Michigan (UPI-2, WCFF, NEA-2)
Bob Whitfield, Stanford (SH)
Mike Sullivan, Miami (Fla.) (UPI-2, NEA-1)
Pat Harlow, USC (AP-2, GNS)
Stan Thomas, Texas (AP-2)
Charles McRae, Tennessee (AP-3, GNS)
Mark Vander Poel, Colorado (NEA-2)
Jeff Pahukoa, Washington (AP-3)

Guards

Joe Garten, Colorado (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
Ed King, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, FN)
Dean Dingman, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2, TSN)
Gene Williams, Iowa State (GNS)
Eric Moten, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2)
Mark Tucker, USC (AP-3, NEA-2)
Ricky Byrd, Mississippi State (AP-3)

Center

John Flannery, Syracuse (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
Mike Arthur, Texas A&M (AP-2, FWAA)
Mike Heldt, Notre Dame (AP-3, UPI-2, FN, NEA-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

Kenny Walker, Nebraska (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN, NEA-2, TSN)
Huey Richardson, Florida (AP-1, UPI-2, FN [linebacker])
Mitch Donahue, Wyoming (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN)
Steve Emtman, Washington (AP-2)
Shane Dronett, Texas (AP-3)
Kelvin Pritchett, Ole Miss (AP-3)

Defensive tackles

Chris Zorich, Notre Dame (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
Russell Maryland, Miami (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
David Rocker, Auburn (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF)
George Thornton, Alabama (AP-3)
Frank Giannetti, Penn State (AP-3)

Nose guards

Moe Gardner, Illinois (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS, NEA-2, SH)

Linebackers

Michael Stonebreaker, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, UPI, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, TSN)
Alfred Williams, Colorado (CFHOF) (AFCA [line], AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FWAA, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
Maurice Crum, Miami,(Fla) (AP-1, UPI, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, FN)
Scott Ross, USC (AFCA, UPI-2, SH)
Mike Croel, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
Marco Coleman, Georgia Tech (NEA-2, SH)
Darrick Brownlow, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2, FN, NEA-2)
Levon Kirkland, Clemson (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS)
Roman Phifer, UCLA (GNS)
Kirk Carruthers, Florida State (NEA-2)
Melvin Foster, Iowa (NEA-2)
Robert Jones, East Carolina (AP-3)
Marvin Jones, Florida State (AP-3)
Mark Sander, Louisville (AP-3)

Defensive backs

Ken Swilling, Georgia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS [safety], NEA-1, SH, TSN)
Tripp Welborne, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1 UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
Darryll Lewis, Arizona (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
Todd Lyght, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS [cornerback], NEA-1
Jesse Campbell, North Carolina State (AP-3, UPI-2, TSN, FN)
Stanley Richard, Texas (AP-1)
Merton Hanks, Iowa (AP-3, NEA-1)
Will White, Florida (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2, SH)
Eric Turner, UCLA (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS [safety], NEA-2)
Steve Jackson, Purdue (GNS [cornerback])
Nathan LaDuke, Arizona State (AP-2, NEA-2)
Terrell Buckley, Florida State (AP-2)
Richard Fain, Florida (UPI-2)
Kerry Valrie, Southern Mississippi (AP-3)

Special teams

Placekicker

Philip Doyle, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
Chris Gardocki, Clemson (AP-2, UPI-2)
Roman Anderson, Houston (NEA-2)
Michael Pollak, Texas (AP-3)

Punter

Brian Greenfield, Pittsburgh (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
Cris Shale, Bowling Green (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, FN)
Jason Hanson, Washington State (AP-3, GNS [kicker], NEA-1)

All-purpose / kick returners

Dale Carter, Tennessee (AP-2, TSN)
Desmond Howard, Michigan (AP-3)

Key

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

Official selectors

AFCA – selected by 3,000 active members of the American Football Coaches Association, also known as the "Kodak All-America Team"^[2]
AP – Associated Press^[3]
FWAA – Football Writers Association of America^[4]
UPI – United Press International^[5]
WCFF – Walter Camp Football Foundation^[6]

Other selectors

FN – Football News^[12]
GNS - Gannett News Service^[7]
NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac^[8]
SH - Scripps Howard^[9]
TSN – The Sporting News^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "SU's Flannery named Kodak All-America". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1990. p. 4E.
^ ^a ^b "Five juniors among All-Americans". The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. December 6, 1990. p. 3C.
^ ^a ^b "Football Writers All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 27, 1990. p. 6C.
^ ^a ^b "UPI All-America teams". Detroit Free Press. December 11, 1990. p. 5C.
^ ^a ^b "All-America teams: Walter Camp". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 22, 1990. p. 2C.
^ ^a ^b "Gannett News Service All-America team". The Courier-Journal. November 29, 1990. p. D4.
^ ^a ^b "Ty Detmer leads 1990 NEA All-Americans". Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune. December 26, 1990. p. 24.
^ ^a ^b "Scripps Howard All America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 27, 1990. p. 6C.
^ ^a ^b "The Sporting News All-America team". The Courier-Journal. December 14, 1990. p. E4.
^ ^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.
^ "All-America teams: Football News". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 22, 1990. p. 2C.

v t e 1990 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Ty Detmer RB Eric Bieniemy RB Darren Lewis WR Raghib Ismail WR Herman Moore TE Chris Smith OT Antone Davis OT Stacy Long OG Joe Garten OG Ed King C John Flannery
Defense	DL Moe Gardner DL Chris Zorich DL Russell Maryland DL David Rocker LB Mike Stonebreaker LB Alfred Williams LB Maurice Crum DB Ken Swilling DB Tripp Welborne DB Darryll Lewis DB Todd Lyght
Special teams	P Brian Greenfield PK Philip Doyle

College Football All-America Teams

Consensus All-Americans

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Offense

Quarterback

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight end

Tackles

Guards

Center

Defense

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

Nose guards

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Placekicker

Punter

All-purpose / kick returners

Key

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References