1992 All-America college football team

Quarterback • Gino Torretta, Miami (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, GNS, SH, TSN-1) • Drew Bledsoe, Washington State (WA) • Charlie Ward, Florida State (CFHOF) (AP-3, TSN-2) • Marvin Graves, Syracuse (AP-2) Running backs • Marshall Faulk, San Diego State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, GNS, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Garrison Hearst, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, GNS, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Reggie Brooks, Notre Dame (AP-2, TSN-2) • Greg Hill, Texas A&M (AP-3, TSN-2) • Trevor Cobb, Rice (AP-2) • Chuckie Dukes, Boston College (AP-3) Wide receivers • O.J. McDuffie, Penn St. (AFCA, AP-1, UPI, WCFF, FN, GNS, SH, TSN-2) • Sean Dawkins, California (AP-1, FWAA, WCFF, GNS, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Lloyd Hill, Texas Tech (AFCA, AP-2, UPI, FN, TSN-1) • Michael Westbrook, Colorado (AP-2, WA) • Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming (FWAA) • Lamar Thomas, Miami (FL) (AP-3, TSN-2) • Derrick Alexander, Michigan (AP-3) Tight end • Chris Gedney, Syracuse (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Irv Smith, Notre Dame (GNS) • Coleman Bell, Miami (FL) (AP-2) • Clarence Williams, Washington State (TSN-2) • Troy Drayton, Penn State (AP-3) Tackles • Lincoln Kennedy, Washington (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, GNS, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Willie Roaf, Louisiana Tech (CFHOF) (AP-2, FWAA, UPI, GNS, TSN-2, WA) • Tony Boselli, USC (CFHOF) (AP-2, WCFF, SH) • Tom Scott, East Carolina (FN, TSN-1) • Alec Millen, Georgia (AP-3) Guards • Will Shields, Nebraska (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Aaron Taylor, Notre Dame (AP-1, UPI, WCFF, FN, SH, TSN-1) • Everett Lindsay, Mississippi (AP-1 [tackle], FWAA, TSN-2 [tackle], WA) • Ben Coleman, Wake Forest (AFCA, AP-3 [tackle], GNS) • Lester Holmes, Jackson State (GNS) • Stacy Seegars, Clemson (AP-2) • Joe Cocozzo, Michigan (AP-2, TSN-2) • Mike Govi, Tulsa (TSN-2) • Mike Gee, NC State (AP-3) • Fletcher Kelster, Oregon State (AP-3) Center • Mike Compton, West Virginia (AFCA, AP-1, UPI, WCFF, FN, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Mike Devlin, Iowa (AFCA, FWAA) • Steve Everitt, Michigan (AP-2, GNS, TSN-2) • Ed Bowen, Temple (AP-3) ==Defense==

Linemen • Eric Curry, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, UPI, WCFF, GNS, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Chris Slade, Virginia (AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, TSN-1) • John Copeland, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, WCFF, FN, GNS, SH, TSN-1) • Rob Waldrop, Arizona (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA, UPI, TSN-2, WA) • Chris Hutchinson, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, FN, SH, TSN-2) • Coleman Rudolph, Georgia Tech (AP-2, WCFF, SH, TSN-1) • Shante Carver, Arizona State (AP-3, WA) • Travis Hill, Nebraska (AFCA) • John Parrella, Nebraska (GNS) • Leonard Renfro, Colorado (GNS) • Dana Stubblefield, Kansas (AP-2) • Albert Fontenot, Baylor (AP-2) • Kevin Mitchell, Syracuse (TSN-2) • Lou Benfatti, Penn State (TSN-2) • Todd Kelly, Tennessee (AP-3) • Jeff Zgonina, Purdue (AP-3) • Ricky Logo, NC State (AP-3) Linebackers • Marvin Jones, Florida State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, GNS, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Marcus Buckley, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, SH, TSN-1) • Micheal Barrow, Miami (Fla.) (AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Ron George, Stanford (AP-3, FN, TSN-2, WA) • Dave Hoffmann, Washington (AFCA, AP-2, GNS, TSN-2, WA) • Steve Tovar, Ohio St. (AFCA) • Darrin Smith, Miami (Fla.) (AP-2, UPI) • Curt McMillan, Miami (OH) (AP-3, GNS) • Travis Hill, Nebraska (AP-2, TSN-2) • Brett Wallerstedt, Arizona State (AP-3) Defensive backs • Carlton McDonald, Air Force (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Deon Figures, Colorado (AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FN, GNS, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Carlton Gray, UCLA (AFCA, AP-1, UPI, WCFF, FN, SH, TSN-1, WA) • Ryan McNeil, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, SH, TSN-2) • Patrick Bates, Texas A&M (AP-2, FWAA, UPI, TSN-1, WA) • Lance Gunn, Texas (FWAA, FN, TSN-2) • Othello Henderson, UCLA (GNS) • Stephon Pace, Southern California (GNS) • George Teague, Alabama (AP-2) • Corey Sawyer, Florida State (AP-2) • Mike Reid, NC State (AP-2, TSN-2) • Aaron Glenn, Texas A&M (TSN-2) • Tom Carter, Notre Dame (AP-3) • George Coghill, Wake Forest (AP-3) • John Lynch, Stanford (AP-3) • Antonio Langham, Alabama (AP-3) ==Specialists==

Placekicker • Joe Allison, Memphis State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI, FN, TSN-1) • Jason Elam, Hawaii (AFCA, AP-3 [punter], SH, WA) • Scott Sisson, Georgia Tech (AP-2, WCFF, GNS, TSN-2) • Nelson Welch, Clemson (AP-3) Punter • Sean Snyder, Kansas St. (AFCA, AP-1) • Ed Bunn, UTEP (AP-2, WCFF, FN, SH, TSN-2, WA) • Josh Miller, Arizona (FWAA, TSN-1) • Mitch Berger, Colorado (UPI) • Harold Alexander, Appalachian State (GNS) All-purpose / kick returners • Curtis Conway, USC (AP-3, FWAA, GNS, TSN-2) • Glyn Milburn, Stanford (AP-1 [all-purpose]) • Tamarick Vanover, Florida State (TSN-1) • Ryan Benjamin, Pacific (AP-2) ==Key==

• Bold – Used for (1) consensus All-American and (2) first-team selections by an official selector • CFHOF - Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame • -1 – First-team selection • -2 – Second-team selection • -3 – Third-team selection Official selectors • AFCA = American Football Coaches Association for Kodak • AP = Associated Press • FWAA = Football Writers Association of America • UPI = United Press International • WCFF = Walter Camp Football Foundation as chosen by coaches and sports information directors at 107 NCAA Division IA schools Other selectors • FN = Football News • GNS = Gannett News Service • SH = Scripps Howard News Service • TSN = The Sporting News • WA = The World Almanac team announced by the Newspaper Enterprise Association and syndicated in more than 600 newspapers; selected by "a panel of sports experts" for The World Almanac, its co-sponsoring newspapers; and its publisher Pharos Books ==See also==