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.[1] They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA);[2] (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;[3] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA);[4] (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers;[5] and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).[6] Other notable selectors included Football News, the Gannett News Service,[7] Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac,[8] Scripps Howard (SH),[9] and The Sporting News (TSN).[10]

1990 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1990 NCAA Division I-A football season
Official selectors
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)
Associated Press (AP)
Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
United Press International (UPI)
Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF)
← 1989   1991 →

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.

Offense
Name Position School Number[11] Official Other
Eric BieniemyRunning backColorado5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Raghib IsmailWide receiverNotre Dame5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Antone DavisTackleTennessee5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Joe GartenGuardColorado5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Ty DetmerQuarterbackBrigham Young4/5/9AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Chris SmithTight endBrigham Young5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, SH, TSN
Ed KingGuardAuburn5/3/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, NEA, SH
John FlanneryCenterSyracuse4/4/8AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFFGNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Herman MooreWide receiverVirginia3/4/7AP, FWAA, UPIFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Darren LewisRunning backTexas A&M4/2/6AFCA, AP, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS
Stacy LongTackleClemson3/2/5AP, FWAA, UPIFN, TSN

Defense
Name Position School Number[11] Official Other
Russell MarylandDefensive tackleMiami5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Alfred WilliamsLinebackerColorado5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Ken SwillingDefensive backGeorgia Tech5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, GNS, NEA, SH, TSN
Tripp WelborneDefensive backMichigan5/5/10AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, NEA, SH, TSN, FN
Chris ZorichDefensive tackleNotre Dame5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Michael StonebreakerLinebackerNotre Dame5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFNEA, TSN
Darryll LewisDefensive backArizona5/2/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, TSN
Maurice CrumLinebackerMiami (Fla)4/3/7AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, NEA, TSN
Todd LyghtDefensive backNotre Dame3/3/6AFCA, UPI, WCFFGNS, NEA, SH
Moe GardnerNose guardIllinois3/2/5AFCA, UPI, WCFFGNS, SH
David RockerDefensive tackleAuburn3/1/4AFCA, UPI, WCFFNEA

Special teams
Name Position School Number[11] Official Other
Philip DoylePlacekickerAlabama5/4/9AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WCFFFN, NEA, SH, TSN
Brian GreenfieldPunterPittsburgh3/2/5FWAA, UPI, WCFFSH, TSN

Offense

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

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

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)
  • Eugene 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)

Defense

Defensive ends

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

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, TSN)
  • Todd Lyght, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, WCFF, GNS [cornerback], NEA-1, SH)
  • 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)
  • Eric Turner, UCLA (AP-2, UPI-2, GNS [safety], NEA-2, SH)
  • 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)

Special teams

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

All-purpose / kick returners

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

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References
  1. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  2. "SU's Flannery named Kodak All-America". Democrat and Chronicle. November 18, 1990. p. 4E.
  3. "Five juniors among All-Americans". The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. December 6, 1990. p. 3C.
  4. "Football Writers All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 27, 1990. p. 6C.
  5. "UPI All-America teams". Detroit Free Press. December 11, 1990. p. 5C.
  6. "All-America teams: Walter Camp". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 22, 1990. p. 2C.
  7. "Gannett News Service All-America team". The Courier-Journal. November 29, 1990. p. D4.
  8. "Ty Detmer leads 1990 NEA All-Americans". Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune. December 26, 1990. p. 24.
  9. "Scripps Howard All America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 27, 1990. p. 6C.
  10. "The Sporting News All-America team". The Courier-Journal. December 14, 1990. p. E4.
  11. This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors.
  12. "All-America teams: Football News". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 22, 1990. p. 2C.
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