1991 College Football All-America Team
The 1991 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and publications that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1991. It is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1991 season. They are: the American Football Coaches Association ; the Associated Press ; the Football Writers Association of America ; the United Press International ; and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Other notable selectors included Football News, Scripps Howard, The Sporting News, and the Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac.
Nine players were unanimously selected by all five official selectors. They are: running back Vaughn Dunbar of Indiana; wide receiver Desmond Howard of Michigan; center Jay Leeuwenburg of Colorado; tackle Greg Skrepenak of Michigan; defensive ends Santana Dotson of Baylor and Steve Emtman of Washington; linebacker Robert Jones of East Carolina; defensive back Terrell Buckley of Florida State; and punter Mark Bounds of Texas Tech. Desmond Howard also won the 1991 Heisman Trophy.Consensus All-Americans
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1991 and display which first-team designations they received.Full selections - offense
Quarterback
- Ty Detmer, Brigham Young
- Casey Weldon, Florida State
- Shane Matthews, Florida
Running backs
- Vaughn Dunbar, Indiana
- Trevor Cobb, Rice
- Russell White, California
- Marshall Faulk, San Diego St.
- Amp Lee, Florida State
- Tony Sands, Kansas
- Derek Brown, Nebraska
Wide receivers
- Desmond Howard, Michigan
- Mario Bailey, Washington
- Carl Pickens, Tennessee
- Sean LaChapelle, UCLA
- Aaron Turner, Pacific
- Michael Smith, Kansas State
Tight end
- Kelly Blackwell, TCU
- Derek Brown, Notre Dame
- Mark Chmura, Boston College
- Johnny Mitchell, Nebraska
Tackles
- Greg Skrepenak, Michigan
- Bob Whitfield, Stanford
- Leon Searcy, Miami
- Ray Roberts, Virginia
- Troy Auzenne, California
- Eugene Chung, Virginia Tech
- Lincoln Kennedy, Washington
Guards
- Jeb Flesch, Clemson
- Mirko Jurkovic, Notre Dame
- Jerry Ostroski, Tulsa
- Tim Simpson, Illinois
- Will Shields, Nebraska
- Hesham Ismail, Florida
Center
- Jay Leeuwenburg, Colorado
- Cal Dixon, Florida
- Mike Devlin, Iowa
Full selections - defense
Linemen
- Steve Emtman, Washington
- Santana Dotson, Baylor
- Brad Culpepper, Florida
- Leroy Smith, Iowa
- Robert Stewart, Alabama
- Rob Bodine, Clemson
- Joel Steed, Colorado
- Shane Dronett, Texas
- James Patton, Texas
- Rusty Medearis, Miami
- Robin Jones, Baylor
- Chris Slade, Virginia
Linebackers
- Robert Jones, East Carolina
- Marvin Jones, Florida State
- Levon Kirkland, Clemson
- Marco Coleman, Georgia Tech
- Darrin Smith, Miami
- Joe Bowden, Oklahoma
- Steve Tovar, Ohio State
- Dave Hoffmann, Washington
- Erick Anderson, Michigan
- Quentin Coryatt, Texas A&M
- Demetrius DuBose, Notre Dame
- Ed McDaniel, Clemson
Defensive backs
- Terrell Buckley, Florida State
- Dale Carter, Tennessee
- Darryl Williams, Miami
- Kevin Smith, Texas A&M
- Troy Vincent, Wisconsin
- Matt Darby, UCLA
- Darren Perry, Penn State
- Willie Clay, Georgia Tech
- Eric Castle, Oregon
- Sean Lumpkin, Minnesota
- Carlton Gray, UCLA
- Tracy Saul, Texas Tech
Full selections - special teams
Placekicker
- Carlos Huerta, Miami
- Jason Hanson, Washington State
- Dan Eichioff, Kansas
- Jason Elam, Hawaii
Punter
- Mark Bounds, Texas Tech
- Jason Christ, Air Force
- Pete Raether, Arkansas
All-purpose / kick returners
- Kevin Williams, Miami
- Qadry Ismail, Syracuse
- Ryan Benjamin, Pacific
- Dion Johnson, East Carolina
Key
- Bold – Used for consensus All-American and first-team selections by an official selector
- CFHOF - Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association for Kodak
- AP = Associated Press
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
- UPI = United Press International
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation chosen by coaches and sports information directors at 105 Division I-A schools
Other selectors
- FN = Football News
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
- SH = Scripps Howard News Service
- TSN = The Sporting News
