# 1983 College Football All-America Team

The 1983 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 1983. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1983 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) selected by the nation's football writers; (4) the United Press International (UPI); and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and The Sporting News (TSN).

## Consensus All-Americans

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1983 and displays which first-team designations they received.

### Offense

| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
| Bill Fralic | Tackle | Pittsburgh | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
| Irving Fryar | Receiver | Nebraska | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
| Mike Rozier | Running back | Nebraska | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
| Steve Young | Quarterback | Brigham Young | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
| Gordon Hudson | Tight end | Brigham Young | 5/3/8 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA |
| Dean Steinkuhler | Guard | Nebraska | 4/4/8 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
| Bo Jackson | Running back | Auburn | 4/3/7 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | FN, GNS, NEA |
| Terry Long | Tackle | East Carolina | 4/0/4 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, WC | - |
| Tony Slaton | Center | USC | 3/1/4 | FWAA, UPI, WC | FN |
| Doug Dawson | Guard | Texas | 3/0/3 | AFCA, AP, WC | - |
| Napoleon McCallum | Running back | Navy | 2/1/3 | FWAA, WC | TSN |
| Greg Allen | Running back | Florida State | 2/0/2 | UPI, WC | - |

### Defense

| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
| Rick Bryan | Def. tackle | Oklahoma | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
| Russell Carter | Def. back | SMU | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
| Reggie White | Def. tackle | Tennessee | 5/4/9 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
| Ricky Hunley | Linebacker | Arizona | 5/2/7 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, NEA |
| Terry Hoage | Def. back | Georgia | 4/3/7 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC | FN, NEA, TSN |
| Jerry Gray | Def. back | Texas | 4/2/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI | GNS, NEA |
| Wilber Marshall | Linebacker | Florida | 4/2/6 | AFCA, AP, UPI, WC | FN, NEA |
| Ron Rivera | Linebacker | California | 3/4/7 | AFCA, AP, FWAA | FN, GNS, NEA, TSN |
| Don Rogers | Def. back | UCLA | 3/3/6 | AFCA, FWAA, WC | FN, GNS, TSN |
| William Perry | Middle guard | Clemson | 4/0/4 | AP, FWAA, UPI, WC | - |
| Jeff Leiding | Linebacker | Texas | 3/1/4 | AP, FWAA, WC | FN |
| William Fuller | Defensive end | North Carolina | 2/2/4 | AFCA, WC | FN, TSN |

### Special teams

| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
| Luis Zendejas | Placekicker | Arizona St. | 3/1/4 | AP, FWAA, WC | NEA |
| Jack Weil | Punter | Wyoming | 3/0/3 | AP, FWAA, UPI | - |

## Offense
### Receivers

* Irving Fryar, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Gerald McNeil, Baylor (AFCA, AP-1, FN-2, GNS-3)
* Kenny Jackson, Penn State (AP-2, NEA-1)
* Eric Martin, LSU (GNS-2, TSN)
* Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley State (CFHOF) (GNS-1)
* Brian Brennan, Boston College (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-2)
* Louis Lipps, Southern Mississippi (GNS-2)
* Eric Richardson, San Jose State (NEA-2)
* Dwight Collins, Pittsburgh (NEA-2)
* Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-3)
* Dave Moritz, Iowa (AP-3)
* Jim Sandusky, San Diego State (FN-3, GNS-3)

### Tight ends

* Gordon Hudson, Brigham Young (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1)
* Chuck Scott, Vanderbilt (TSN)
* John Frank, Ohio State (FN-3, GNS-2, NEA-2)
* Glenn Dennison, Miami (FL) (AP-2)
* Paul Bergmann, UCLA (AP-3, UPI-2)
* Keli McGregor, Colorado State (GNS-3)

### Tackles

* Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Terry Long, East Carolina (AFCA, AP-1[guard], FWAA, UPI-2 [guard], WC, FN-3 [guard], GNS-3 [guard])
* Brian Blados, North Carolina (AP-1, UPI-2, FN-3, GNS-3, NEA-1)
* Mark Adickes, Baylor (AP-2, GNS-1, TSN)
* Conrad Goode, Missouri (UPI-1, FN-1)
* Jim Juriga, Illinois (UPI-2, NEA-2)
* Guy McIntyre, Georgia (AP-2)
* William Roberts, Ohio State (FN-2, GNS-2)
* Larry Williams, Notre Dame (FN-2)
* Don Maggs, Tulane (GNS-2)
* Pat Arrington, Auburn (AP-3)
* Scott Raridon, Nebraska (AP-3)
* Duval Love, UCLA (FN-3)
* Mark MacDonald, Boston College (GNS-3)

### Guards

* Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Doug Dawson, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, WC, FN-2, GNS-2, NEA-2 [tackle])
* Stefan Humphries, Michigan (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN)
* Gary Zimmerman, Oregon (AP-3, GNS-3, NEA-1)
* Ron Solt, Maryland (FN-2, GNS-1, NEA-2)
* James Farr, Clemson (AP-3)
* Chris Babyar, Illinois (FN-3)

### Centers

* Tony Slaton, USC (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1)
* Tom Dixon, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, FN-2, GNS-1, TSN)
* Mike Ruether, Texas (UPI-2 [guard], NEA-1)
* Jim Sweeney, Pittsburgh (AP-3, GNS-2)
* Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (GNS-3, NEA-2)
* Phil Ebinger, Duke (FN-3)

### Quarterbacks

* Steve Young, Brigham Young (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Randall Cunningham, UNLV (CFHOF) (AFCA [punter], AP-2 [punter], GNS-2)
* Doug Flutie, Boston College (CFHOF) (UPI-2, FN-3)
* Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP-2)
* Walter Lewis, Alabama (FN-2)
* Boomer Esiason, Maryland (NEA-2)
* Ben Bennett, Duke (AP-3)
* Jeff Hostetler, West Virginia (GNS-3)

### Running backs

* Mike Rozier, Nebraska (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Bo Jackson, Auburn (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1)
* Greg Allen, Florida State (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN-2, GNS-3, NEA-2)
* Napoleon McCallum, Navy (CFHOF) (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, FN-2, GNS-3, NEA-2, TSN [RS])
* Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-1, GNS-2, TSN)
* Keith Byars, Ohio State (CFHOF) (AP-3, UPI-2, GNS-2)
* Alfred Anderson, Baylor (FN-2)
* Ethan Horton, North Carolina (FN-3)
* D. J. Dozier, Penn State (FN-3)
* John Kershner, Air Force (FN-3)

## Defense
### Defensive ends

* William Fuller, North Carolina (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2 [DT], WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN)
* Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, FN-3, GNS-1, NEA-1)
* Don Thorp, Illinois (AP-3 [DT], FWAA, UPI-2 [DT], FN-2, GNS-3, NEA-2, TSN)
* Freddie Gilbert, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-1, FN-2, GNS-2)
* Ron Faurot, Arkansas (UPI-1, FN-2)
* Donnie Humphrey, Auburn (UPI-2, GNS-3)
* Jimmie Carter, New Mexico (AP-3)

### Defensive tackles

* Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Reggie White, Tennessee (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Keith Millard, Washington State (GNS-1)
* Dan Ralph, Oregon (GNS-2)
* Ray Childress, Texas A&M (CFHOF) (GNS-2)
* Doug Smith, Auburn (AP-3, FN-2, NEA-2)
* Andre Townsend, Mississippi (FN-3)
* Alphonso Carreker, Florida State (FN-3)
* Bill Maas, Pittsburgh (GNS-3)
* James Robinson, Clemson (GNS-3)

### Middle guards

* William Perry, Clemson (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-2)
* Brian Pillman, Miami (OH) (AP-2)
* Michael Carter, SMU (AP-3, UPI-2)

### Linebackers

* Ricky Hunley, Arizona (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-1)
* Wilber Marshall, Florida (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1 [DL], GNS-3, NEA-1)
* Ron Rivera, California (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN-1 [DL], GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Jeff Leiding, Texas (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, FN-1)
* Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Vaughan Johnson, North Carolina State (AP-2, TSN)
* Jay Brophy, Miami (FL) (AP-3, UPI-2, FN-1, NEA-2)
* Jack Del Rio, USC (AP-3, FN-3 [DL], GNS-1, NEA-2)
* Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2 [DE], GNS-2)
* Gregg Carr, Auburn (AP-2, FN-3)
* Steve DeOssie, Boston College (AP-2)
* Jackie Shipp, Oklahoma (FN-2, NEA-2)
* Rowland Tatum, Ohio State (FN-3 [DL], NEA-2)
* Larry Station, Iowa (FN-2)
* Scott Radecic, Penn State (FN-2)
* Mike Knox, Nebraska (GNS-2)
* Jim Dumont, Rutgers (AP-3)
* Andy Ponseigo, Navy (AP-3, FN-3)
* Tommy Thurson, Georgia (FN-3)
* Gary Reasons, NW Louisiana St (Div I-AA) (GNS-3)
* Emanuel King, Alabama (GNS-3)

### Defensive backs

* Don Rogers, UCLA (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-2, TSN)
* Jerry Gray, Texas (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, GNS-1, NEA-1)
* Russell Carter, SMU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
* Terry Hoage, Georgia (CFHOF) (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-1, TSN)
* Mossy Cade, Texas (AP-1, UPI-2, WC, FN-2, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN)
* Leonard Coleman, Vanderbilt (AP-3, GNS-1, NEA-2)
* Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-3, NEA-1)
* Victor Scott, Colorado (AP-2)
* Tom Flynn, Pittsburgh (FN-3, NEA-2)
* Ken Calhoun, Miami (FL) (FN-2)
* Tony Lilly, Florida (FN-2)
* David Fulcher, Arizona State (CFHOF) (GNS-2)
* Randy Robbins, Arizona (GNS-2)
* Martin Bayless, Bowling Green (AP-3, GNS-3)
* Harry Hamilton, Penn State (AP-3, GNS-3)
* Tim Agee, West Virginia (FN-3)
* Chris Rockins, Oklahoma State (GNS-3)
* Bo Eason, UC Davis (GNS-3)

## Special teams
### Kickers

* Luis Zendejas, Arizona State (AP-1, FWAA, WC, FN-3, GNS-2, NEA-1)
* Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, GNS-1)
* Paul Woodside, West Virginia (UPI-2, FN-2, TSN)
* Tony Zendejas, Nevada (Reno) (NEA-2)
* Jeff Ward, Texas (AP-3)
* Kevin Butler, Georgia (FN-1, GNS-3)

### Punters

* Jack Weil, Wyoming (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-3, GNS-3, NEA-2)
* Jim Colquitt, Tennessee (WC, FN-2, NEA-1)
* Randall Cunningham, UNLV (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2)
* Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan State (GNS-1, TSN)
* John Kidd, Northwestern (FN-1, GNS-2)
* John Teltschik, Texas (UPI-2)
* Harry Newsome, Wake Forest (AP-3)

### Returners

* Napoleon McCallum, Navy (CFHOF) (TSN)

## 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

* AFCA – American Football Coaches Association, aka the Kodak-AFCA Team
* AP – Associated Press
* FWAA – Football Writers Association of America
* UPI – United Press International
* WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation

### Other selectors

* FN – Football News
* GNS – Gannett News Service
* NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association
* TSN – The Sporting News