1995 College Football All-America Team
Appearance
1995 College Football All-America Team |
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College Football All-America Team |
1995 NCAA Division I-A football season |
Official selectors |
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Associated Press (AP), Football News (FN), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News (TSN), United Press International (UPI), Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) |
← 1994 1996 → |
The 1995 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News and Football News.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, and FN to determine Consensus All-Americans.
Offense
[edit]Quarterback
[edit]- Tommie Frazier, Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN)
- Danny Wuerffel, Florida (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, FN-1)
- Danny Kanell, Florida State (FN-2)
- Peyton Manning, Tennessee (AP-3)
Running backs
[edit]- Eddie George, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Troy Davis, Iowa State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, FN-1)
- Darnell Autry, Northwestern (AP-2, FN-2)
- George Jones, San Diego St. (AP-2)
- Karim Abdul-Jabbar, UCLA (FN-2)
- Mike Alstott, Purdue (AP-3)
- Tim Biakabutuka, Michigan (AP-3)
Wide receivers
[edit]- Keyshawn Johnson, USC (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Terry Glenn, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Marcus Harris, Wyoming (AFCA-Coaches)
- Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (AP-2)
- Chris Doering, Florida (AP-2)
- Bobby Engram, Penn State (AP-3, FN-2)
- Derrick Mayes, Notre Dame (AP-3, FN-2)
Tight end
[edit]- Marco Battaglia, Rutgers (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Brian Roche, San Jose State (AP-2, FN-2)
- Pat Fitzgerald, Texas (AP-3)
Guards/tackles
[edit]- Orlando Pace, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Jonathan Ogden, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Jason Odom, Florida (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Jeff Hartings, Penn State (UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, AP-2, FN-2)
- Dan Neil, Texas (FWAA-Writers, AP-2, FN-2)
- Heath Irwin, Colorado (AP-1)
- Willie Anderson, Auburn (AP-2)
- Jason Layman, Tennessee (AP-2)
- Roman Oben, Louisville (AP-3, FN-2)
- Chris Banks, Kansas (AP-3)
- Jon Runyan, Michigan (AP-3)
- Ryan Leahy, Notre Dame (AP-3)
Center
[edit]- Bryan Stoltenberg, Colorado (AP-3, UPI, Walter Camp, FN-1)
- Clay Shiver, Florida State (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, AP-2, FN-2)
- Aaron Graham, Nebraska (AP-1, FN-1)
Defense
[edit]Ends
[edit]- Tony Brackens, Texas (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN)
- Tim Colston, Kansas State (AP-2, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches)
- Cedric Jones, Oklahoma (AP-3, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-2)
- Jared Tomich, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Mike Vrabel, Ohio State (AP-3, FN-1)
Tackles
[edit]- Tedy Bruschi, Arizona (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN)
- Cornell Brown, Virginia Tech (AP-1, UPI, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Marcus Jones, North Carolina (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches)
- Brandon Mitchell, Texas A&M (AP-2 [as DL], Walter Camp)
- Jason Horn, Michigan (AP-2 [as DL] AFCA-Coaches, FN-2)
- Tarek Saleh, Wisconsin (FN-2)
- J. C. Price, Virginia Tech (AP-3)
- Grant Wistrom, Nebraska (AP-3)
Linebackers
[edit]- Zach Thomas, Texas Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-2)
- Kevin Hardy, Illinois (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Ray Lewis, Miami (Fla.) (AP-1, UPI, FN-2)
- Simeon Rice, Illinois (AP-2, Walter Camp, FN-1)
- Duane Clemons, California (AP-2)
- Terrell Farley, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Percell Gaskins, Kansas State (AP-3, FN-2)
- Jared Tomich, Nebraska (FN-2)
- Matt Russell, Colorado (AP-3)
- Anthony Simmons, Clemson (AP-3)
Backs
[edit]- Aaron Beasley, West Virginia (AP-2, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FN-1)
- Lawyer Milloy, Washington (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Chris Canty, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Greg Myers, Colorado State (AP-1, UPI, Walter Camp, TSN)
- Alex Molden, Oregon (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches)
- Adrian Robinson, Baylor (AFCA-Coaches)
- Ray Mickens, Texas A&M (AP-3, Walter Camp)
- Kevin Abrams, Syracuse (AP-3, FWAA-Writers, TSN)
- Marcus Coleman, Texas Tech (FWAA-Writers)
- Percy Ellsworth, Virginia (AP-2, FN-1)
- Brian Dawkins, Clemson (AP-2)
- Shawn Springs, Ohio State (FN-2)
- Hudhaifa Ismaeli, Northwestern (FN-2)
- Jerome Woods, Memphis (AP-3, FN-2)
- Kenny Wheaton, Oregon (FN-2)
- Willie Smith, Louisiana Tech (AP-3)
Specialists
[edit]Placekicker
[edit]- Michael Reeder, TCU (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN-1)
- Sam Valenzisi, Northwestern (AP-2, FN-2)
- Eric Abrams, Stanford (AP-3)
Punter
[edit]- Brad Maynard, Ball State (AP-1, Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, TSN, FN-1)
- Will Brice, Virginia (FWAA-Writers)
- Brian Gragert, Wyoming (AP-2, FN-2)
- Greg Ivy, Oklahoma State (AP-3)
All-purpose / kick returners
[edit]- Marvin Harrison, Syracuse (FWAA-Writers-Ret, TSN-Ret)
- Leeland McElroy, Texas A&M (AP-All-purpose-1)
- Ricky Whittle, Oregon (AP-All-purpose-2)
- Wasean Tait, Toledo (AP-3)
See also
[edit]- 1995 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
- 1995 All-Big Eight Conference football team
- 1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1995 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
- 1995 All-SEC football team
References
[edit]- ^ American Football Coaches Association [dead link]
- ^ "Associated Press". Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Football Writers Association of America" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ The Sporting News Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Walter Camp Foundation Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Football News All-America team". Great Falls Tribune. AP. November 25, 1995. p. 2C. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.