1990 College Football All-America Team

Official list of the best college football players of 1990

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)
1989   1991

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

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

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

All-purpose / kick returners

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

Other selectors

See also

References

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