1987 College Football All-America Team

The 1987 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 1987. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1987 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[7] the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[8] Scripps Howard (SH),[9] and The Sporting News (TSN).[10]

Consensus All-Americans

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The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1987 and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offense

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Name Position School Number[11] Official Other
Tim Brown Wide receiver/return specialist Notre Dame 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Mark Hutson Offensive guard Oklahoma 5/3/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Don McPherson Quarterback Syracuse 5/3/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC NEA, SH, TSN
Keith Jackson Tight end Oklahoma 5/2/7 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, SH
Nacho Albergamo Center LSU 5/2/7 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC SH, TSN
Dave Cadigan Offensive tackle USC 4/3/7 AP, FWAA, UPI, WC NEA, SH, TSN
Lorenzo White Running back Michigan State 4/3/7 AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH
Wendell Davis Wide receiver LSU 3/3/6 AFCA, FWAA, UPI FN, SH, TSN
Randall McDaniel Offensive guard Arizona State 4/1/5 AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC SH
Craig Heyward Running back Pittsburgh 3/2/5 AP, FWAA, UPI SH, TSN
Jumbo Elliott Offensive tackle Michigan 4/0/4 AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC --

Defense

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Name Position School Number[11] Official Other
Bennie Blades Defensive back Miami 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Chad Hennings Defensive line Air Force 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Deion Sanders Defensive back Florida State 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Chris Spielman Linebacker Ohio State 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Danny Stubbs Defensive line Miami 5/4/9 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Aundray Bruce Linebacker Auburn 3/2/5 AFCA, UPI, WC SH, TSN
Tracy Rocker Defensive line Auburn 3/2/5 FWAA, UPI, WC FN, SH
Ted Gregory Defensive line Syracuse 2/3/5 FWAA, UPI FN, NEA, TSN
Chuck Cecil Defensive back Arizona 3/1/4 AFCA, UPI, WC FN
Rickey Dixon Defensive back Oklahoma 3/1/4 AP, FWAA, UPI SH
Dante Jones Linebacker Oklahoma 2/1/3 AFCA, AP SH
John Roper Linebacker Texas A&M 2/0/2 AP, FWAA --

Special teams

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Name Position School Number[11] Official Other
David Treadwell Placekicker Clemson 4/4/8 AFCA, AP, UPI, WC FN, NEA, SH, TSN
Tom Tupa Punter Ohio State 5/2/7 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC NEA, SH

Full selections - offense

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Quarterbacks

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Running backs

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Wide receivers

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Tight ends

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Centers

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Offensive guards

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Offensive tackles

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Full selections - defense

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Defensive linemen

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Linebackers

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Defensive backs

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Full selections - special teams

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Placekickers

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Punters

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  • Tom Tupa, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, NEA-1, SH)
  • Scott Tabor, California (AP-3, NEA-2, TSN)
  • Barry Helton, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Greg Montgomery, Michigan State (UPI-2, FN)

Returners

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  • Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection
  • CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame inductee

Official selectors

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Other selectors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "1987 Kodak All-America Team". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY). November 22, 1987. p. 5E – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ a b "College All-Americans". The Call-Leader (Elwood, IN). December 3, 1987. p. 9.
  4. ^ a b "Football Writers All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1987. p. 8E.
  5. ^ a b "UPI All-America". The Indianapolis Star. December 9, 1987. p. D4.
  6. ^ a b "Walter Camp All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1987. p. 8E.
  7. ^ a b "Football News All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1987. p. 8E.
  8. ^ a b George Robinson (November 22, 1987). "NEA/World Almanac Team: Here Are the 1987 All-Americans". Del Rio, Texas News-Herald. p. 3B.
  9. ^ a b "Scripps Howard All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 26, 1987. p. 8E.
  10. ^ a b "Brown TSN top player of '87". Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, IL). December 9, 1987. p. 11.
  11. ^ a b c 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. ^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2016.