1985 All-America college football team

The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1985 and displays which first-team designations they received. Offense Defense Special teams == Offense ==

Quarterbacks • Chuck Long, Iowa (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN) • Vinny Testaverde, Miami (Fla.) (CFHOF) (AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2) • Jim Everett, Purdue (AP-3, NEA-2) Running backs • Bo Jackson, Auburn (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN) • Lorenzo White, Michigan State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN) • Napoleon McCallum, Navy (CFHOF) (AP-2, WC) • Reggie Dupard, SMU (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2) • Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AP-3, UPI-1) • Doug DuBose, Nebraska (UPI-2) • Paul Palmer, Temple (CFHOF) (UPI-2) • Tom Rathman, Nebraska (AP-3) • Ronnie Harmon, Iowa (NEA-2) Wide receivers • David Williams, Illinois (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, SH, TSN) • Tim McGee, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, GNS, NEA-1, SH) • Lew Barnes, Oregon (AP-2, FWAA) • Kelvin Martin, Boston College (TSN) • Webster Slaughter, San Diego State (AP-2) • Mark Bellini, BYU (AP-3, UPI-2) • Walter Murray, Hawaii (AP-3, GNS) • Richard Estell, Kansas (UPI-2) • Reggie Bynum, Oregon State (NEA-2) • Michael Irvin, Miami (Fla.) (NEA-2) Tight ends • Willie Smith, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, WC, NEA-1, SH, TSN) • Brian Forster, Rhode Island (GNS) • Keith Jackson, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AP-2) • Eric Kattus, Michigan (AP-3) • William Harris, Texas (NEA-2) Centers • Peter Anderson, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, GNS, TSN) • Gene Chilton, Texas (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1) • Bill Lewis, Nebraska (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, SH) Guards • Jeff Bregel, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, SH, TSN) • John Rienstra, Temple (AP-1, FWAA, GNS, NEA-1, SH) • J. D. Maarleveld, Maryland (AFCA, UPI-1, NEA-1 [OT]) • Jamie Dukes, Florida State (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, NEA-2, SH) • Jeff Zimmerman, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, GNS, NEA-2, TSN) • Tim Scannell, Notre Dame (SH) • Todd Moules, Penn State (AP-3) Tackles • Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, TSN) • Brian Jozwiak, West Virginia (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2) • John Davis, Georgia Tech (TSN) • Don Smith, Army (AFCA, AP-2 [G]) • James FitzPatrick, USC (GNS) • Joe Milinichik, North Carolina State (GNS, NEA-2) • John Clay, Missouri (AP-2) • Doug Williams, Texas A&M (AP-2, UPI-2) • Mark Cochran, Baylor (UPI-2) • Steve Wallace, Auburn (AP-3) • Will Wolford, Vanderbilt (AP-3) == Defense ==

Defensive ends • '''Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC''', GNS, NEA-1 [DT], SH, TSN) • Tim Green, Syracuse (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-2, SH, TSN) • Pat Swilling, Georgia Tech (CFHOF) (FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2) • Jim Skow, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2) Defensive tackles • Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1 [NG], SH, TSN) • Mike Hammerstein, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, GNS, NEA-1, SH) • Jon Hand, Alabama (NEA-2, TSN) • Jerome Brown, Miami (Fla.) (AP-2) • Mark Walen, UCLA (AP-2) • Jason Buck, BYU (AP-3) • Tim Johnson, Penn State (AP-3) • Mark Messner, Michigan (CFHOF) (AP-3) Middle guards • Mike Ruth, Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-2, SH) • Jerry Ball, SMU (AP-3) Linebackers • Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-2) • Larry Station, Iowa (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, SH) • Johnny Holland, Texas A&M (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2) • Cornelius Bennett, Alabama (CFHOF) (AP-2, UPI-2 [DL], WC, TSN) • Pepper Johnson, Ohio State (UPI-1) • Michael Brooks, LSU (AP-1, GNS, NEA-2, SH) • Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2 [line], NEA-1, TSN) • Alonzo Johnson, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2 [line], GNS, SH, TSN) • Shane Conlan, Penn State (CFHOF) (AP-3, UPI-2, NEA-1) • Chris Spielman, Ohio State (CFHOF) (AP-3, NEA-1) • Mike Mallory, Michigan (AP-3, UPI-2) • John Offerdahl, Western Michigan (AP-2, NEA-2) Defensive backs • David Fulcher, Arizona State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, TSN) • Brad Cochran, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, SH) • Scott Thomas, Air Force (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1) • Allen Durden, Arizona (AP-2, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1) • Thomas Everett, Baylor (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1) • Mark Moore, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN) • Tim McDonald, USC (TSN) • Mark Collins, Cal-State Fullerton (AP-3, GNS, NEA-2, TSN) • Michael Zordich, Penn State (AP-2 [LB], FWAA, SH) • Rod Woodson, Purdue (CFHOF) (NEA-1) • Chris White, Tennessee (AP-2, SH) • Phil Parker, Michigan State (UPI-2, NEA-2) • Vestee Jackson, Washington (NEA-2) • Greg Lasker, Arkansas (AP-3) == Special teams ==

Placekickers • John Lee, UCLA (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN) • John Diettrich, Ball State (AP-2) • Carlos Reveiz, Tennessee (AP-3, UPI-2) • Chris White, Illinois (NEA-2) Punters • Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS, NEA-2) • Lewis Colbert, Auburn (AFCA, UPI-2, TSN) • Bill Smith, Mississippi (FWAA) • Ray Criswell, Florida (NEA-1) • Mark Simon, Air Force (AP-2, SH) • Steve Kidd, Rice (AP-3) Returners • Erroll Tucker, Utah (FWAA, GNS, 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 (AFCA), selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America 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 selected by Joel S. Buchsbaum • NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association • PFW – Pro Football Weekly • SH – Scripps Howard • TSN – The Sporting News ==See also==