1986 College Football All-America Team

The 1986 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 1986. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1986 season. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA); (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other notable selectors included Football News the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Scripps Howard (SH), and The Sporting News (TSN).

Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1986 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offense

Name Position School Number Official Other
Brent Fullwood Running back Auburn 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Paul Palmer Running back Temple 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Ben Tamburello Center Auburn 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Vinny Testaverde Quarterback Miami (Fla) 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Jeff Bregel Offensive guard USC 4/4/8 AFCA, AP, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Cris Carter Wide receiver Ohio State 4/3/7 AFCA, AP, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Keith Jackson Tight end Oklahoma 5/1/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC TSN
Randy Dixon Offensive tackle Pittsburgh 3/2/5 AFCA, UPI, WC FN, TSN
John Clay Offensive tackle Missouri 2/2/4 UPI, WC NEA, SH
Danny Villa Offensive tackle Arizona State 2/0/2 AF, FWAA --
D. J. Dozier Running back Penn State 1/0/1 WC --
Terrence Flagler Running back Clemson 1/0/1 FWAA --
Brad Muster Running back Stanford 1/0/1 AFCA --

Defense

Name Position School Number Official Other
Cornelius Bennett Linebacker Alabama 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Brian Bosworth Linebacker Oklahoma 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Jerome Brown Defensive tackle Miami (Fla) 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Shane Conlan Linebacker Penn State 5/3/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Thomas Everett Defensive back Baylor 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Danny Noonan Defensive tackle Nebraska 5/3/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Chris Spielman Linebacker Ohio State 3/4/7 AFCA, AP, FWAA FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Tim McDonald Defensive back USC 4/2/6 AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, SH
Jason Buck Defensive end BYU 2/3/5 AFCA, FWAA NEA, SH, TSN
Dan Sileo Defensive tackle Miami (Fla) 2/1/3 AP SH
Reggie Rogers Defensive end Washington 2/3/5 UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Bennie Blades Defensive back Miami (Fla) 2/2/4 AP, UPI, WC SH, TSN
Rod Woodson Defensive back Purdue 2/2/4 AP, UPI NEA, SH
Garland Rivers Defensive back Michigan 2/1/3 AFCA, WC NEA
Tony Woods Defensive end Pittsburgh 2/1/3 FWAA, UPI TSN

Special teams

Name Position School Number Official Other
Jeff Jaeger Placekicker Washington 3/1/4 AP, UPI, WC FN
Barry Helton Punter Colorado 2/1/3 AP, UPI TSN

Full selections - offense

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Centers

Offensive guards

Offensive tackles

Full selections - defense

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • Thomas Everett, Baylor (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA, SH, TSN)
  • Tim McDonald, USC (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, SH)
  • Rod Woodson, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-2, NEA, SH)
  • Bennie Blades, Miami (Fla.) (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-1, SH, TSN)
  • Garland Rivers, Michigan (AFCA, WC, FN-3, NEA)
  • Deion Sanders, Florida State (CFHOF) (AP-3, NEA, TSN)
  • Gordon Lockbaum, Holy Cross (FWAA)
  • John Little, Georgia (AP-2, WC, FN-1)
  • Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1, FN-2)
  • Tim Peoples, Washington, (TSN)
  • Ray Isom, Penn State (AP-2)
  • David Vickers, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Ron Francis, Baylor (AP-3)
  • Harold McGuire, Toledo (AP-3)
  • Tom Rotello, Air Force (AP-3, FN-2)
  • Freddie Robinson, Alabama (FN-3)
  • Chuck Cecil, Arizona (FN-3)

Full selections - special teams

Kickers

Punters

Returners

Key

  • Bold – Consensus All-American
  • -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


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