1984 College Football All-America Team

The 1984 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 1984. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1984 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); (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other selectors included Football News (FN), Gannett News Service (GNS), 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 1984 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Receivers

 * David Williams, Illinois (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Eddie Brown, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, NEA-1)
 * Jerry Rice, Miss. Valley State (CFHOF) (FWAA, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-2, FN-1, NEA-2)
 * Gerard Phelan, Boston College (AP-2)
 * Reggie Bynum, Oregon State (NEA-2)
 * James Maness, TCU (AP-3)
 * Larry Ray Willis, Fresno State (AP-3)

Tight ends

 * Jay Novacek, Wyoming (CFHOF) (AFCA, UPI-1, NEA)
 * Rob Bennett, West Virginia (WC)
 * Mark Bavaro, Notre Dame (AP-1)
 * Carl Hilton, Houston (TSN)
 * Jon Hayes, Iowa (GNS)
 * Willie Smith, Miami (AP-2)
 * Keli McGregor, Colorado State (UPI-2, NEA-2)
 * Alan Andrews, Rutgers (AP-3)

Tackles

 * Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Lomas Brown, Florida (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Ken Ruettgers, USC (GNS)
 * Brian Jozwiak, West Virginia (AP-2)
 * Jim Juriga, Illinois (UPI-2)
 * Daren Gilbert, Cal State Fullerton (NEA-2)
 * John Clay, Missouri (AP-3)
 * Jeff Dellenbach, Wisconsin (AP-3)

Guards

 * Dan Lynch, Washington State (AP-1, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1)
 * Jim Lachey, Ohio State (FWAA, UPI-1, GNS, NEA-2)
 * Del Wilkes, South Carolina (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, WC)
 * Bill Mayo, Tennessee (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN-1)
 * Lance Smith, LSU (AFCA, AP-2 [OT], UPI-1 [OT], FN-1 [OT], NEA-2 [OT])
 * Carlton Walker, Utah (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1)
 * Andrew Campbell, SMU (NEA-2, TSN)
 * Harry Grimminger, Nebraska (AP-2, TSN)
 * Larry Williams, Notre Dame (AP-3, UPI-2)

Centers

 * Mark Traynowicz, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1)
 * Kevin Glover, Maryland (GNS, TSN)
 * Trevor Matich, BYU (AP-3, GNS)
 * Brent Martin, Stanford (GNS)
 * Mike Kelley, Notre Dame (GNS)
 * Phil Bromley, Florida (AP-2)
 * Kirk Lowdermilk, Ohio State (UPI-2)
 * Gene Chilton, Texas (NEA-2)

Quarterbacks

 * Doug Flutie, Boston College (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Bernie Kosar, Miami (AP-2, NEA-2)
 * Robbie Bosco, BYU (AP-3, UPI-2)

Running backs

 * Keith Byars, Ohio State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Kenneth Davis, TCU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Rueben Mayes, Washington State (CFHOF) (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1)
 * Greg Allen, Florida State (AP-3, UPI-2, WC, FN-1, NEA-2)
 * Johnnie Jones, Tennessee (AP-2)
 * Curtis Adams, Central Michigan (UPI-2)
 * Ethan Horton, North Carolina (AP-3, UPI-2)
 * Dalton Hilliard, LSU (NEA-2)

Defensive ends

 * Ron Holmes, Washington (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1 [DT], WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
 * Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2 [DT], WC, GNS, NEA-1)
 * Tim Green, Syracuse (CFHOF) (AP-3 [DT], GNS, TSN)
 * Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AP-1, UPI-2 [DT], GNS, NEA-2 [DT], TSN)
 * Freddie Joe Nunn, Mississippi (Ole Miss) (UPI-1, FN-1)
 * Mike Gann, Notre Dame (UPI-2)
 * Garin Veris, Stanford (UPI-2)

Defensive tackles

 * Tony Casillas, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1 [MG], FWAA, UPI-2 [MG], GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Tony Degrate, Texas (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-2)
 * Ray Childress, Texas A&M (CFHOF) (AP-3, UPI-1 [DE], TSN)

Middle guards

 * William Perry, Clemson (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-2)
 * Tim Newton, Florida (AP-2)

Linebackers

 * Jack Del Rio, USC (AFCA [DL], AP-1, FWAA, WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
 * Larry Station, Iowa (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, NEA-2)
 * Gregg Carr, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-2)
 * Duane Bickett, USC (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-1, NEA-1, TSN)
 * James Seawright, South Carolina (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-1)
 * Cornelius Bennett, Alabama (CFHOF) (FN-1, GNS, TSN)
 * Alonzo Johnson, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2, TSN)
 * Marc Munford, Nebraska (GNS)
 * Eric Wilson, Maryland (AP-2, FN-1, NEA-1)
 * Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma (CFHOF) (AP-2)
 * Knox Culpepper, Georgia (AP-2)
 * Willie Pless, Kansas (AP-2)
 * Tim Meamber, Washington (AP-3, UPI-2, NEA-2)
 * Fred Smalls, West Virginia (NEA-2)
 * John Offerdahl, Western Michigan (AP-3)

Defensive backs

 * Jerry Gray, Texas (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Tony Thurman, Boston College (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS)
 * David Fulcher, Arizona State (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA, FN-1, GNS, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Jeff Sanchez, Georgia (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WC)
 * Rod Brown, Oklahoma State (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, WC)
 * Richard Johnson, Wisconsin (FWAA, NEA-1, TSN)
 * Bret Clark, Nebraska (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, FN-1, NEA-2, TSN)
 * Kyle Morrell, BYU (AP-1, NEA-2)
 * Lester Lyles, Virginia (AP-3, GNS)
 * Issiac Holt, Alcorn State (NEA-1)
 * Anthony Young, Temple (AP-2)
 * Sean Thomas, TCU (UPI-2)
 * Don Anderson, Purdue (NEA-2)
 * John Hendy, Long Beach State (NEA-2)
 * Jim Bowman, Central Michigan (AP-3)
 * Paul Calhoun, Kentucky (AP-3)
 * Nate Harris, Tulsa (AP-3)

Kickers

 * Kevin Butler, Georgia (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
 * John Lee, UCLA (AP-1, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN)
 * Donald Igwebuike, Clemson (AP-3)

Punters

 * Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, NEA-1)
 * Randall Cunningham, UNLV (CFHOF) (AP-2, UPI-2, TSN)
 * Dale Hatcher, Clemson (GNS)
 * Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AP-3, NEA-2)

Returners

 * Willie Drewrey, West Virginia (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
 * NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association
 * TSN – The Sporting News