1990 College Football All-America Team

The 1990 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 1990. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1990 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 notable selectors included Football News, the Gannett News Service, Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac, Scripps Howard (SH), and The Sporting News (TSN).

Consensus All-Americans
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1990 and display which first-team designations they received.

Quarterback

 * Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (CFHOF) (AP-1, FWAA [tie], UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
 * Shawn Moore, Virginia (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA [tie], UPI-2, NEA-2)
 * David Klingler, Houston (AP-3)

Running backs

 * Eric Bieniemy, Colorado (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
 * Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-2)
 * Greg Lewis, Washington (AP-2, NEA-1, UPI-2, WCFF, SH, TSN)
 * Mike Mayweather, Army (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2)
 * Gerald Hudson, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
 * Sheldon Canley, San Jose State (AP-3)

Wide receivers

 * Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1 [kick returner], FWAA [kick returner], UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN, FN)
 * Herman Moore, Virginia (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
 * Lawrence Dawsey, Florida State (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, GNS)
 * Ed McCaffrey, Stanford (AFCA, NEA-2)
 * Manny Hazard, Houston (AP-3, UPI-2, SH)
 * Wesley Carroll, Miami (AP-2)
 * Patrick Rowe, San Diego State (AP-2)
 * Jeff Graham, Ohio State (NEA-2)
 * Bobby Slaughter, Louisiana Tech (AP-3)

Tight end

 * Chris Smith, Brigham Young (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
 * Kerry Cash, Texas (NEA-1)
 * Kirk Kirkpatrick, Florida (AP-2, UPI-2)
 * Kelly Blackwell, Texas Christian (AP-3, GNS)

Tackles

 * Antone Davis, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
 * Stacy Long, Clemson (AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, TSN, FN)
 * Greg Skrepenak, Michigan (UPI-2, WCFF, NEA-2)
 * Bob Whitfield, Stanford (SH)
 * Mike Sullivan, Miami (Fla.) (UPI-2, NEA-1)
 * Pat Harlow, USC (AP-2, GNS)
 * Stan Thomas, Texas (AP-2)
 * Charles McRae, Tennessee (AP-3, GNS)
 * Mark Vander Poel, Colorado (NEA-2)
 * Jeff Pahukoa, Washington (AP-3)

Guards

 * Joe Garten, Colorado (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
 * Ed King, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, FN)
 * Dean Dingman, Michigan (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2, NEA-2, TSN)
 * Gene Williams, Iowa State (GNS)
 * Eric Moten, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2)
 * Mark Tucker, USC (AP-3, NEA-2)
 * Ricky Byrd, Mississippi State (AP-3)

Center

 * John Flannery, Syracuse (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
 * Mike Arthur, Texas A&M (AP-2, FWAA)
 * Mike Heldt, Notre Dame (AP-3, UPI-2, FN, NEA-2)

Defensive ends

 * Kenny Walker, Nebraska (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN, NEA-2, TSN)
 * Huey Richardson, Florida (AP-1, UPI-2, FN [linebacker])
 * Mitch Donahue, Wyoming (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-2, TSN)
 * Steve Emtman, Washington (AP-2)
 * Shane Dronett, Texas (AP-3)
 * Kelvin Pritchett, Ole Miss (AP-3)

Defensive tackles

 * Chris Zorich, Notre Dame (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
 * Russell Maryland, Miami (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
 * David Rocker, Auburn (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF)
 * George Thornton, Alabama (AP-3)
 * Frank Giannetti, Penn State (AP-3)

Nose guards

 * Moe Gardner, Illinois (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS, NEA-2, SH)

Linebackers

 * Michael Stonebreaker, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, UPI, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, TSN)
 * Alfred Williams, Colorado (CFHOF) (AFCA [line], AP-1, FWAA, UPI, WCFF, FWAA, FN, GNS, NEA-1, SH, TSN)
 * Maurice Crum, Miami,(Fla) (AP-1, UPI, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, TSN, FN)
 * Scott Ross, USC (AFCA, UPI-2, SH)
 * Mike Croel, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
 * Marco Coleman, Georgia Tech (NEA-2, SH)
 * Darrick Brownlow, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2, FN, NEA-2)
 * Levon Kirkland, Clemson (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS)
 * Roman Phifer, UCLA (GNS)
 * Kirk Carruthers, Florida State (NEA-2)
 * Melvin Foster, Iowa (NEA-2)
 * Robert Jones, East Carolina (AP-3)
 * Marvin Jones, Florida State (AP-3)
 * Mark Sander, Louisville (AP-3)

Defensive backs

 * Ken Swilling, Georgia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, GNS [safety], NEA-1, SH, TSN)
 * Tripp Welborne, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1 UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
 * Darryll Lewis, Arizona (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, FN, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
 * Todd Lyght, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS [cornerback], NEA-1
 * Jesse Campbell, North Carolina State (AP-3, UPI-2, TSN, FN)
 * Stanley Richard, Texas (AP-1)
 * Merton Hanks, Iowa (AP-3, NEA-1)
 * Will White, Florida (AP-3, FWAA, UPI-2, NEA-2, SH)
 * Eric Turner, UCLA (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS [safety], NEA-2)
 * Steve Jackson, Purdue (GNS [cornerback])
 * Nathan LaDuke, Arizona State (AP-2, NEA-2)
 * Terrell Buckley, Florida State (AP-2)
 * Richard Fain, Florida (UPI-2)
 * Kerry Valrie, Southern Mississippi (AP-3)

Placekicker

 * Philip Doyle, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, WCFF, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
 * Chris Gardocki, Clemson (AP-2, UPI-2)
 * Roman Anderson, Houston (NEA-2)
 * Michael Pollak, Texas (AP-3)

Punter

 * Brian Greenfield, Pittsburgh (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WCFF, NEA-2, SH, TSN)
 * Cris Shale, Bowling Green (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, FN)
 * Jason Hanson, Washington State (AP-3, GNS [kicker], NEA-1)

All-purpose / kick returners

 * Dale Carter, Tennessee (AP-2, TSN)
 * Desmond Howard, Michigan (AP-3)

Key

 * Bold – Consensus All-American
 * CFHOF - Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
 * -1 – First-team selection
 * -2 – Second-team selection
 * -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

 * AFCA – selected by 3,000 active members of the American Football Coaches Association, also known as the "Kodak All-America Team"
 * AP – Associated Press
 * FWAA – Football Writers Association of America
 * UPI – United Press International
 * WCFF – Walter Camp Football Foundation

Other selectors

 * FN – Football News
 * GNS - Gannett News Service
 * NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac
 * SH - Scripps Howard
 * TSN – The Sporting News