1987 College Football All-America Team

The 1987 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, Scripps-Howard, and The Sporting News.^[1]

AP, UPI, NEA, and SH were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News chose a team for their publications. AP, UPI, NEA,The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, also listed numerous honorable mentions.

Offense

Receivers

• Tim Brown, Notre Dame (AP-ret, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA-kr, SH, TSN-all-purpose)
• Wendell Davis, LSU (AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Sterling Sharpe, South Carolina (FWAA, TSN)
• Ernie Jones, Indiana (AP)
• Marc Zeno, Tulane (AP)

Tight ends

• Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH)
• Pat Carter, Florida State (NEA, TSN)

Tackles

• Dave Cadigan, USC (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Jumbo Elliot, Michigan (UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
• John McCormick, Nebraska (AP, AFCA)
• Paul Gruber, Wisconsin (NEA, TSN)
• Stacy Searels, Auburn (AP)
• Dave Richards, UCLA (SH)

Guards

• Mark Hutson, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH)
• Randall McDaniel, Arizona State (UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH)
• John Phillips, Clemson (NEA)
• Steve Wisniewski, Penn State (TSN)
• Harry Galbreath, Tennessee (TSN)

Centers

• Nacho Albergamo, LSU (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Chuck Lanza, Notre Dame (NEA)

Quarterbacks

• Don McPherson, Syracuse (AP, WC, NEA, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)

Running backs

• Lorenzo White, Michigan State (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH)
• Craig Heyward, Pittsburgh (AP, UPI, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Gaston Green, UCLA (NEA, WC, AFCA)
• Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (WC, TSN)
• Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (AP)
• Lydell Carr, Oklahoma (NEA)

Defense

Linemen

• Chad Hennings, Air Force (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Daniel Stubbs, Miami (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Tracy Rocker, Auburn (UPI, WC, FWAA, SH)
• Ted Gregory, Syracuse (UPI, NEA, FWAA, TSN)
• Neil Smith, Nebraska (NEA, TSN)
• Tony Cherico, Arkansas (AFCA, SH)
• Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (WC)
• Michael Dean Perry, Clemson (FWAA)
• Darrell Reed, Oklahoma (AP)
• Mark Messner, Michigan (TSN)

Linebackers

• Chris Spielman, Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Aundray Bruce, Auburn (UPI, WC, AFCA, SH, TSN)
• Dante Jones, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA, SH)
• Ken Norton, Jr. UCLA (UPI, WC, TSN)
• John Roper, Texas A&M (AP, FWAA)
• Paul McGowan, Florida State (AP, NEA)
• Kurt Crain, Auburn (AP)
• Marcus Cotton, USC (NEA)
• Chris Gaines, Vanderbilt (AFCA)
• Clifford Charlton, Florida (TSN)
• Ezekial Gadson, Pittsburgh (FWAA)

Backs

• Deion Sanders, Florida State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Bennie Blades, Miami (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Rickey Dixon, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, FWAA, SH)
• Chuck Cecil, Arizona (UPI, WC, AFCA)
• Donnell Woolford, Clemson (AFCA)
• Todd Krumm, Michigan State (SH)
• Jarvis Williams, Florida (WC)
• Gordon Lockbaum, Holy Cross (NEA)
• Louis Oliver, Florida (TSN)
• Mickey Pruitt, Colorado (TSN)

Special teams

Kickers

• David Treadwell, Clemson (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, SH)
• Marty Zendejas, Nevada-Reno (FWAA)

Punters

• Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
• Scott Tabor, California (TSN)

Returners

• Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (TSN)

Key

AP – Associated Press UPI – United Press International NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association FWAA – Football Writers Association of America WC – Walter Camp Foundation AFCA – American Football Coaches Association

SH – Scripps-Howard TSN – The Sporting News PFW – Pro Football Weekly FN – Football News 1 – First Team Selection

See also

• 1987 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 1987 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 1987 All-SEC football team

References

1. "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of College Football from 1869 to the Present". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-04-08.