1984 College Football All-America Team
The 1984 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 1984. The National Collegiate Athletic Association recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1984 season. They are: the American Football Coaches Association ; the Associated Press selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; the Football Writers Association of America ; the United Press International selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Other selectors included Football News, Gannett News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and The Sporting News.Offense
Receivers
- David Williams, Illinois
- Eddie Brown, Miami
- Jerry Rice, Miss. Valley State
- Tracy Henderson, Iowa State
- Gerard Phelan, Boston College
- Reggie Bynum, Oregon State
- James Maness, TCU
- Larry Ray Willis, Fresno State
Tight ends
- Jay Novacek, Wyoming
- Rob Bennett, West Virginia
- Mark Bavaro, Notre Dame
- Carl Hilton, Houston
- Jon Hayes, Iowa
- Willie Smith, Miami
- Keli McGregor, Colorado State
- Alan Andrews, Rutgers
Tackles
- Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh
- Lomas Brown, Florida
- Ken Ruettgers, USC
- Brian Jozwiak, West Virginia
- Jim Juriga, Illinois
- Daren Gilbert, Cal State Fullerton
- John Clay, Missouri
- Jeff Dellenbach, Wisconsin
Guards
- Jim Lachey, Ohio State
- Del Wilkes, South Carolina
- Bill Mayo, Tennessee
- Lance Smith, LSU
- Carlton Walker, Utah
- Dan Lynch, Washington State
- Andrew Campbell, SMU
- Harry Grimminger, Nebraska
- Larry Williams, Notre Dame
Centers
- Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska
- Kevin Glover, Maryland
- Trevor Matich, BYU
- Brent Martin, Stanford
- Mike Kelley, Notre Dame
- Phil Bromley, Florida
- Kirk Lowdermilk, Ohio State
- Gene Chilton, Texas
- Ian Sinclair, Miami
Quarterbacks
- Doug Flutie, Boston College
- Bernie Kosar, Miami
- Robbie Bosco, BYU
Running backs
- Keith Byars, Ohio State
- Kenneth Davis, TCU
- Rueben Mayes, Washington State
- Greg Allen, Florida State
- Johnnie Jones, Tennessee
- Curtis Adams, Central Michigan
- Ethan Horton, North Carolina
- Dalton Hilliard, LSU
Defense
Defensive ends
- Ron Holmes, Washington
- Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech
- Tim Green, Syracuse
- Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State
- Freddie Joe Nunn, Mississippi
- Mike Gann, Notre Dame
- Garin Veris, Stanford
Defensive tackles
- Tony Casillas, Oklahoma
- Tony Degrate, Texas
- Ray Childress, Texas A&M
Middle guards
- William Perry, Clemson
- Tim Newton, Florida
Linebackers
- Jack Del Rio, USC
- Larry Station, Iowa
- Gregg Carr, Auburn
- Duane Bickett, USC
- James Seawright, South Carolina
- Cornelius Bennett, Alabama
- Alonzo Johnson, Florida
- Marc Munford, Nebraska
- Eric Wilson, Maryland
- Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma
- Knox Culpepper, Georgia
- Willie Pless, Kansas
- Tim Meamber, Washington
- Fred Smalls, West Virginia
- John Offerdahl, Western Michigan
Defensive backs
- Jerry Gray, Texas
- Tony Thurman, Boston College
- David Fulcher, Arizona State
- Jeff Sanchez, Georgia
- Rod Brown, Oklahoma State
- Richard Johnson, Wisconsin
- Bret Clark, Nebraska
- Kyle Morrell, BYU
- Lester Lyles, Virginia
- Issiac Holt, Alcorn State
- Anthony Young, Temple
- Sean Thomas, TCU
- Don Anderson, Purdue
- John Hendy, Long Beach State
- Jim Bowman, Central Michigan
- Paul Calhoun, Kentucky
- Nate Harris, Tulsa
Special teams
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