1988 College Football All-America Team
The 1988 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 1988. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1988 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, the Gannett News Service,[7] Scripps Howard (SH),[8] and The Sporting News (TSN).[9]
Offense
Quarterbacks
- Troy Aikman, UCLA (CFHOF) (UPI-1, WC, GNS, TSN)
- Steve Walsh, Miami (AP-1, FWAA, GNS)
- Rodney Peete, USC (AFCA, GNS, SH)
- Major Harris, West Virginia (GNS)
Running backs
- Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
- Anthony Thompson, Indiana (UPI-1, FWAA, WC, TSN)
- Tim Worley, Georgia (AFCA, FWAA, WC, GNS, SH)
- Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AP-1, GNS, TSN)
- Cleveland Gary, Miami (Fla.) (FN)
Wide receivers
- Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
- Jason Phillips, Houston (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, SH)
- Erik Affholter, USC (AFCA, AP-2, TSN)
- Clarkston Hines, Duke (AP-2, FWAA)
- Naz Worthen, North Carolina State (GNS)
- Andre Rison, Michigan State (GNS)
Tight ends
- Marv Cook, Iowa (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, GNS)
- Troy Sadowski, Georgia (WC)
- Wesley Walls, Mississippi (AP-1)
- Walter Reeves, Auburn (TSN)
- Charles Arbuckle, UCLA (SH)
Centers
- Jake Young, Nebraska (AP-1, FWAA)
- John Vitale, Michigan (UPI-1, WC)
- Jeff Uhlenhake, Ohio State (TSN)
- Bern Brostek, Washington (GNS)
Offensive guards
- Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC)
- Mike Utley, Washington State (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, SH)
- Mark Stepnoski, Pittsburgh (AFCA, FWAA, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
- Steve Wisniewski, Penn State (AFCA, GNS, TSN)
- Rick Phillips, West Virginia (SH)
Offensive tackles
- Tony Mandarich, Michigan State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
- Andy Heck, Notre Dame (AP-1, UPI-1, TSN)
- Pat Tomberlin, Florida State (AP-2, WC, SH)
- Tom Ricketts, Pittsburgh (GNS)
Defense
Defensive ends
- Bill Hawkins, Miami (AFCA, WC, SH)
- Frank Stams, Notre Dame (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Trace Armstrong, Florida (GNS, TSN)
Defensive tackles
- Mark Messner, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
- Tracy Rocker, Auburn (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
- Wayne Martin, Arkansas (AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, TSN)
- Tim Ryan, USC (FWAA)
- Dave Haight, Iowa (WC)
- Benji Roland, Auburn (TSN [NG])
Linebackers
- Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1 [DE], FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
- Derrick Thomas, Alabama (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
- Michael Stonebreaker, Notre Dame (AP-1, FWAA, WC, GNS, SH)
- Keith DeLong, Tennessee (AP-1 UPI-1, GNS, TSN)
- Percy Snow, Michigan State (TSN)
- Carnell Lake, UCLA (FWAA)
- Britt Hager, Texas (AFCA, SH)
- Jerry Olsavsky, Pittsburgh (AFCA)
Defensive backs
- Deion Sanders, Florida State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH)
- Donnell Woolford, Clemson (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
- Darryl Henley, UCLA (AFCA, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
- Louis Oliver, Florida (AFCA, AP-1, WC, SH)
- Markus Paul, Syracuse (AP-1, FWAA, TSN)
- Mark Carrier, USC (UPI-1)
- Greg Jackson, LSU (GNS)
- Bubba McDowell, Miami (Fla) (GNS)
Special teams
Kickers
- Kendall Trainor, Arkansas (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
- Chris Jacke, UTEP (FWAA, GNS)
Punters
- Keith English, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS, TSN)
- Pat Thompson, BYU (AFCA, FWAA, SH)
Returners
- Tyrone Thurman, Texas Tech (AP-1)
- James Henry, Southern Mississippi (TSN)
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
- AFCA – American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America team[2]
- AP – Associated Press[3]
- FWAA – Football Writers Association of America[10][4]
- UPI – United Press International[5]
- WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation[6]
Other selectors
- FN – Football News
- GNS – Gannett News Service[7]
- TSN – The Sporting News[9]
- SH – Scripps Howard[8]
See also
- 1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team
- 1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1988 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
- 1988 All-SEC football team
References
- ^ a b "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "1988 Kodak All-America Team". Asbury Park Press. November 22, 1988. p. D2.
- ^ a b "AP All-America". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 9, 1988. p. F2.
- ^ a b "Football Writers Association All-America Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 2, 1988. p. C6.
- ^ a b "UPI All-America Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 15, 1988. p. C10.
- ^ a b "Walter Camp All-America Team". Southern Illinoisan. November 24, 1988. p. 18.
- ^ a b "GNS All-America Team". The Des Moines Register. November 30, 1988. p. 2S.
- ^ a b "Scripps Howard All-America Team". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1988. p. D6.
- ^ a b "The Sporting News All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 16, 1988. p. 6D.
- ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2016.