1981 All-America college football team

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1981 and displays which first-team designations they received. Offense Defense Special teams == Offensive selections ==

Receivers • Anthony Carter, Michigan (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1 [end], GNS, NEA-1, TSN, WC) • Perry Tuttle, Clemson, (FN-2, NEA-1, TSN) • Julius Dawkins, Pittsburgh (AP-1) • Stanley Washington, TCU (AP-3, FWAA, FN-2) • Steve Bryant, Purdue (UPI-2, NEA-2) • Cedric Jones, Duke (AP-2) • Jim Sandusky, UNLV (AP-2) • Lindsay Scott, Georgia (GNS, NEA-2) • Tom Rogers, Colgate (AP-3) Tight ends • Tim Wrightman, UCLA (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FN-1 [end], NEA-1, WC) • Pat Beach, Washington State (NEA-2, TSN) • Jamie Williams, Nebraska (GNS) • Rodney Holman, Tulane (AP-2) • Mark Raugh, West Virginia (AP-3, UPI-2) Tackles • Terry Tausch, Texas (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-1, TSN, WC) • Terry Crouch, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-2 [guard], FWAA, UPI-2 [guard], FN-2 [guard]) • Ed Muransky, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-2, NEA-2) • Bubba Paris, Michigan (WC) • John Meyer, Arizona State (GNS, NEA-1) • Jimbo Covert, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (FN-1, NEA-1) • Luis Sharpe, UCLA (NEA-2, TSN) • Don Mosebar, USC (GNS) • Ken Dallafior, Minnesota (UPI-2) • Maceo Fifer, Houston (AP-2) • Lee Nanney, Clemson (UPI-2) • Tootie Robbins, East Carolina (AP-2) • Keith Uecker, Auburn (AP-3, FN-2) • Harvey Salem, California (AP-3) Guards • Sean Farrell, Penn State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN, WC) • Roy Foster, USC (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-2, TSN, WC) • Kurt Becker, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1) • Dave Drechsler, North Carolina (FWAA, FN-2) • Mike Munchak, Penn State (NEA-2) • Steve Korte, Arkansas (AP-3) • Gerry Raymond, Boston College (AP-3) Centers • Dave Rimington, Nebraska (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-2, WC) • Brad Edelman, Missouri (NEA-1, TSN) • Emil Boures, Pittsburgh (AP-2, UPI-2) • Dan Mackie, Arizona State (FN-2) • Mike Baab, Texas (AP-3) Quarterbacks • Jim McMahon, BYU (CFHOF) (AFCA [tie], AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-2 [tie]) • Dan Marino, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (AFCA [tie], AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-1, TSN, WC) • Art Schlichter, Ohio State (NEA-2 [tie]) • Reggie Collier, Southern Mississippi (AP-3) Running backs • Marcus Allen, USC (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN, WC) • Herschel Walker, Georgia (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN, WC) • Curt Warner, Penn State (CFHOF) (UPI-1, FN-2, WC) • Darrin Nelson, Stanford (CFHOF) (AFCA [FB], AP-3, UPI-2, FN-2, NEA-2) • Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-1) • Rich Diana, Yale (AP-3, FWAA) • Eric Dickerson, SMU (CFHOF) (AP-2, FN-2, NEA-2) • Dwayne Crutchfield, Iowa State (UPI-2) == Defensive selections ==

Defensive ends • Billy Ray Smith Jr., Arkansas (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN, WC) • Andre Tippett, Iowa (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-2 [LB]) • Jimmy Williams, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, FN-2, NEA-1, WC) • David Galloway, Florida (FWAA, UPI-2, FN-2) • Steve Clark, Utah (FWAA, NEA-2 [DT]) • Mike Pitts, Alabama (FN-2) • Rusty Guilbeau, McNeese State (AP-2) Defensive tackles • Kenneth Sims, Texas (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN, WC) • Lester Williams, Miami (Fla.) (AP-2, UPI-1, FN-1, NEA-1, TSN [DE], WC) • Glen Collins, Mississippi State (AFCA, NEA-2, TSN) • Jeff Gaylord, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-2) • Harvey Armstrong, SMU (AFCA, FN-2) • Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (GNS) • Jeff Bryant, Clemson (FN-2) • Fletcher Jenkins, Washington (AP-2, NEA-2) • Eddie Weaver, Georgia (UPI-2) Middle guards • Tim Krumrie, Wisconsin (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-1, NEA-2, WC) • Emanuel Weaver, South Carolina (NEA-1) • George Achica, USC (AP-2, GNS) • Pat Dean, Iowa (UPI-2) Linebackers • Bob Crable, Notre Dame (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS, TSN, WC) • Jeff Davis, Clemson (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1) • Sal Sunseri, Pittsburgh (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2) • Johnie Cooks, Mississippi State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN) • Chip Banks, USC (UPI-1, NEA-2, TSN, WC) • Tom Boyd, Alabama (NEA-1, WC) • Mark Stewart, Washington (GNS) • Kirk Hamon, Pacific (GNS) • Ricky Young, Oklahoma State (AP-2, FN-2) • Marcus Marek, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-2) • Robert Brown, Virginia Tech (NEA-2) • Mike Merriweather, Pacific (NEA-2) • Chet Parlavecchio, Penn State (FN-2) Defensive backs • Mike Richardson, Arizona State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2, TSN, WC) • Tommy Wilcox, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FN-1, WC) • Terry Kinard, Clemson (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1) • Fred Marion, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, FN-2) • John Krimm, Notre Dame (GNS, NEA-1, TSN) • Johnny Jackson, Air Force (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2) • Steve Cordle, Fresno St. (AFCA) • Vann McElroy, Baylor (UPI-2, FN-1, WC) • Ray Horton, Washington (NEA-1) • Matt Vanden Boom, Wisconsin (AP-2, UPI-1) • Paul Sorensen, Washington State (FN-1, GNS, NEA-1) • Rodney Lewis, Nebraska (TSN) • Rick Woods, Boise State (GNS) • Jim Burroughs, Michigan State (FN-2, TSN) • Paul Lankford, Penn State (GNS) • Jim Bob Harris, Alabama (UPI-2) • Mike Kennedy, Toledo (NEA-2) • Kevin Potter, Missouri (FN-2) • Ken Thomas, San Jose State (NEA-2) == Special teams ==

Kickers • Morten Andersen, Michigan State (AP-3, UPI-1, FN-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN, WC) • Bruce Lahay, Arkansas (FWAA, NEA-1) • Gary Anderson, Syracuse (AP-1) • Danny Miller, Miami (Fla.) (UPI-2, FN-1) • Eddie Garcia, SMU (AP-2) Punters • Reggie Roby, Iowa (AP-1, UPI-1, FN-1, WC) • Rohn Stark, Florida State (FWAA, UPI-2, FN-2, GNS, NEA-1, TSN) • Maury Buford, Texas Tech (NEA-2) • Bucky Scribner, Kansas (AP-2) == Key ==

Official selectors Other selectors ==See also==