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.[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 (FN),[7] Gannett News Service (GNS),[8] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[9] Scripps Howard (SH),[10] and The Sporting News (TSN).[11]

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[12] Official Other
Vinny TestaverdeQuarterbackMiami (Fla)5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Brent FullwoodRunning backAuburn5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Paul PalmerRunning backTemple5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Ben TamburelloCenterAuburn5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Jeff BregelOffensive guardUSC4/5/9AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Cris CarterWide receiverOhio State4/4/8AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH
Keith JacksonTight endOklahoma5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCSH, TSN
Randy DixonOffensive tacklePittsburgh3/2/5AFCA, UPI, WCFN, TSN
John ClayOffensive tackleMissouri2/3/5UPI, WCGNS, NEA, SH
Danny VillaOffensive tackleArizona State2/0/2AF, FWAA--
D. J. DozierRunning backPenn State1/0/1WC--
Terrence FlaglerRunning backClemson1/0/1FWAA--
Brad MusterRunning backStanford1/0/1AFCA--

Defense

Name Position School Number[12] Official Other
Cornelius BennettLinebackerAlabama5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Brian BosworthLinebackerOklahoma5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Thomas EverettDefensive backBaylor5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Jerome BrownDefensive tackleMiami (Fla)5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Shane ConlanLinebackerPenn State5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH
Danny NoonanDefensive tackleNebraska5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, GNS, NEA, SH
Chris SpielmanLinebackerOhio State3/5/8AFCA, AP, FWAAFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Tim McDonaldDefensive backUSC4/2/6AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WCFN, SH
Jason BuckDefensive endBYU2/4/6AFCA, FWAAGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Rod WoodsonDefensive backPurdue2/4/6AP, UPIGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Reggie RogersDefensive endWashington2/3/5UPI, WCFN, NEA, SH
Bennie BladesDefensive backMiami (Fla)2/2/4AP, UPI, WCSH, TSN
Garland RiversDefensive backMichigan2/1/3AFCA, WCNEA
Tony WoodsDefensive endPittsburgh2/1/3FWAA, UPITSN

Special teams

Name Position School Number[12] Official Other
Jeff JaegerPlacekickerWashington3/1/4AP, UPI, WCFN
Barry HeltonPunterColorado2/2/4AP, UPIGNS, 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

Full selections - special teams

Kickers

  • Jeff Jaeger, Washington (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-2)
  • Jeff Ward, Texas (AFCA, NEA-1)
  • Marty Zendejas, Nevada-Reno (FWAA)
  • Van Tiffin, Alabama (GNS-3, SH)
  • Chris Kinzer, Virginia Tech (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-2, TSN)
  • John Diettrich, Ball State (AP-3, FN-3, GNS-1)

Punters

  • Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-3, GNS-1, TSN)
  • Greg Montgomery, Michigan State (FWAA, FN-2, SH)
  • Bill Smith, Mississippi (AP-2, WC)
  • Greg Horne, Arkansas (AFCA, AP-3, UPI-2, FN-1, GNS-3)
  • Mark Simon, Air Force (GNS-2)

Returners

Key

  • Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
  • -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

References

  1. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. "Testaverde leads Kodak star squad". The Palm Beach Post. November 23, 1986. p. 4C.
  3. "AP All-America Football Team". Florida Today. December 5, 1986. p. 5C.
  4. 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.
  5. "UPI All-American Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 9, 1986. p. 14.
  6. "Walter Camp All-America Team". The Arizona Republic. November 30, 1986. p. D3.
  7. "All-America News: Football News". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 23, 1986. p. 14D.
  8. "Gannette (sic) News Service All-Americans". Iowa City Press-Citizen. December 2, 1986. p. 2b via Newspapers.com.
  9. Murray Olderman (December 2, 1986). "Miami Trio Leads '86 All-Americans". The Daily Review (Morgan City, LA). p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Scripps Howard All-America Team". The Knoxville News-Sentinel (TN). November 21, 1986 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "TSN All-America". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 10, 1986. p. 20.
  12. This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
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