Consensus All-Americans
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The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1983 and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name
|
Position
|
School
|
Number[11]
|
Official
|
Other
|
Bill Fralic |
Tackle |
Pittsburgh |
5/4/9 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
|
Irving Fryar |
Receiver |
Nebraska |
5/4/9 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
|
Mike Rozier |
Running back |
Nebraska |
5/4/9 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
|
Steve Young |
Quarterback |
Brigham Young |
5/4/9 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
|
Gordon Hudson |
Tight end |
Brigham Young |
5/3/8 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, GNS, NEA
|
Dean Steinkuhler |
Guard |
Nebraska |
4/4/8 |
AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
|
Bo Jackson |
Running back |
Auburn |
4/3/7 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI |
FN, GNS, NEA
|
Terry Long |
Tackle |
East Carolina |
4/0/4 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, WC |
-
|
Tony Slaton |
Center |
USC |
3/1/4 |
FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN
|
Doug Dawson |
Guard |
Texas |
3/0/3 |
AFCA, AP, WC |
-
|
Napoleon McCallum |
Running back |
Navy |
2/1/3 |
FWAA, WC |
TSN
|
Greg Allen |
Running back |
Florida State |
2/0/2 |
UPI, WC |
-
|
Name
|
Position
|
School
|
Number[11]
|
Official
|
Other
|
Rick Bryan |
Def. tackle |
Oklahoma |
5/4/9 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
|
Russell Carter |
Def. back |
SMU |
5/4/9 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
|
Reggie White |
Def. tackle |
Tennessee |
5/4/9 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
|
Ricky Hunley |
Linebacker |
Arizona |
5/2/7 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, NEA
|
Terry Hoage |
Def. back |
Georgia |
4/3/7 |
AFCA, FWAA, UPI, WC |
FN, NEA, TSN
|
Jerry Gray |
Def. back |
Texas |
4/2/6 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI |
GNS, NEA
|
Wilber Marshall |
Linebacker |
Florida |
4/2/6 |
AFCA, AP, UPI, WC |
FN, NEA
|
Ron Rivera |
Linebacker |
California |
3/4/7 |
AFCA, AP, FWAA |
FN, GNS, NEA, TSN
|
Don Rogers |
Def. back |
UCLA |
3/3/6 |
AFCA, FWAA, WC |
FN, GNS, TSN
|
William Perry |
Middle guard |
Clemson |
4/0/4 |
AP, FWAA, UPI, WC |
-
|
Jeff Leiding |
Linebacker |
Texas |
3/1/4 |
AP, FWAA, WC |
FN
|
William Fuller |
Defensive end |
North Carolina |
2/2/4 |
AFCA, WC |
FN, TSN
|
Name
|
Position
|
School
|
Number[11]
|
Official
|
Other
|
Luis Zendejas |
Placekicker |
Arizona St. |
3/1/4 |
AP, FWAA, WC |
NEA
|
Jack Weil |
Punter |
Wyoming |
3/0/3 |
AP, FWAA, UPI |
-
|
- Irving Fryar, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Gerald McNeil, Baylor (AFCA, AP-1, FN-2, GNS-3)
- Kenny Jackson, Penn State (AP-2, NEA-1)
- Eric Martin, LSU (GNS-2, TSN)
- Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley State (CFHOF) (GNS-1)
- Brian Brennan, Boston College (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-2)
- Louis Lipps, Southern Mississippi (GNS-2)
- Eric Richardson, San Jose State (NEA-2)
- Dwight Collins, Pittsburgh (NEA-2)
- Tracy Henderson, Iowa State (AP-3)
- Dave Moritz, Iowa (AP-3)
- Jim Sandusky, San Diego State (FN-3, GNS-3)
- Gordon Hudson, Brigham Young (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1)
- Chuck Scott, Vanderbilt (TSN)
- John Frank, Ohio State (FN-3, GNS-2, NEA-2)
- Glenn Dennison, Miami (FL) (AP-2)
- Paul Bergmann, UCLA (AP-3, UPI-2)
- Keli McGregor, Colorado State (GNS-3)
- Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Terry Long, East Carolina (AFCA, AP-1[guard], FWAA, UPI-2 [guard], WC, FN-3 [guard], GNS-3 [guard])
- Brian Blados, North Carolina (AP-1, UPI-2, FN-3, GNS-3, NEA-1)
- Mark Adickes, Baylor (AP-2, GNS-1, TSN)
- Conrad Goode, Missouri (UPI-1, FN-1)
- Jim Juriga, Illinois (UPI-2, NEA-2)
- Guy McIntyre, Georgia (AP-2)
- William Roberts, Ohio State (FN-2, GNS-2)
- Larry Williams, Notre Dame (FN-2)
- Don Maggs, Tulane (GNS-2)
- Pat Arrington, Auburn (AP-3)
- Scott Raridon, Nebraska (AP-3)
- Duval Love, UCLA (FN-3)
- Mark MacDonald, Boston College (GNS-3)
- Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Doug Dawson, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-2, WC, FN-2, GNS-2, NEA-2 [tackle])
- Stefan Humphries, Michigan (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN)
- Gary Zimmerman, Oregon (AP-3, GNS-3, NEA-1)
- Ron Solt, Maryland (FN-2, GNS-1, NEA-2)
- James Farr, Clemson (AP-3)
- Chris Babyar, Illinois (FN-3)
- Tony Slaton, USC (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1)
- Tom Dixon, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, FN-2, GNS-1, TSN)
- Mike Ruether, Texas (UPI-2 [guard], NEA-1)
- Jim Sweeney, Pittsburgh (AP-3, GNS-2)
- Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa (GNS-3, NEA-2)
- Phil Ebinger, Duke (FN-3)
- Steve Young, Brigham Young (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Randall Cunningham, UNLV (CFHOF) (AFCA [punter], AP-2 [punter], GNS-2)
- Doug Flutie, Boston College (CFHOF) (UPI-2, FN-3)
- Turner Gill, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Walter Lewis, Alabama (FN-2)
- Boomer Esiason, Maryland (NEA-2)
- Ben Bennett, Duke (AP-3)
- Jeff Hostetler, West Virginia (GNS-3)
- Mike Rozier, Nebraska (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Bo Jackson, Auburn (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1)
- Greg Allen, Florida State (AP-3, UPI-1, WC, FN-2, GNS-3, NEA-2)
- Napoleon McCallum, Navy (CFHOF) (AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, FN-2, GNS-3, NEA-2, TSN [RS])
- Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-1, GNS-2, TSN)
- Keith Byars, Ohio State (CFHOF) (AP-3, UPI-2, GNS-2)
- Alfred Anderson, Baylor (FN-2)
- Ethan Horton, North Carolina (FN-3)
- D. J. Dozier, Penn State (FN-3)
- John Kershner, Air Force (FN-3)
- William Fuller, North Carolina (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-2 [DT], WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN)
- Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2, FN-3, GNS-1, NEA-1)
- Don Thorp, Illinois (AP-3 [DT], FWAA, UPI-2 [DT], FN-2, GNS-3, NEA-2, TSN)
- Freddie Gilbert, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-1, FN-2, GNS-2)
- Ron Faurot, Arkansas (UPI-1, FN-2)
- Donnie Humphrey, Auburn (UPI-2, GNS-3)
- Jimmie Carter, New Mexico (AP-3)
- Rick Bryan, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Reggie White, Tennessee (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Keith Millard, Washington State (GNS-1)
- Dan Ralph, Oregon (GNS-2)
- Ray Childress, Texas A&M (CFHOF) (GNS-2)
- Doug Smith, Auburn (AP-3, FN-2, NEA-2)
- Andre Townsend, Mississippi (FN-3)
- Alphonso Carreker, Florida State (FN-3)
- Bill Maas, Pittsburgh (GNS-3)
- James Robinson, Clemson (GNS-3)
- Ricky Hunley, Arizona (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-1)
- Wilber Marshall, Florida (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, FN-1 [DL], GNS-3, NEA-1)
- Ron Rivera, California (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, FN-1 [DL], GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Jeff Leiding, Texas (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, FN-1)
- Carl Banks, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Vaughan Johnson, North Carolina State (AP-2, TSN)
- Jay Brophy, Miami (FL) (AP-3, UPI-2, FN-1, NEA-2)
- Jack Del Rio, USC (AP-3, FN-3 [DL], GNS-1, NEA-2)
- Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma (AP-2, UPI-2 [DE], GNS-2)
- Gregg Carr, Auburn (AP-2, FN-3)
- Steve DeOssie, Boston College (AP-2)
- Jackie Shipp, Oklahoma (FN-2, NEA-2)
- Rowland Tatum, Ohio State (FN-3 [DL], NEA-2)
- Larry Station, Iowa (FN-2)
- Scott Radecic, Penn State (FN-2)
- Mike Knox, Nebraska (GNS-2)
- Jim Dumont, Rutgers (AP-3)
- Andy Ponseigo, Navy (AP-3, FN-3)
- Tommy Thurson, Georgia (FN-3)
- Gary Reasons, NW Louisiana St (Div I-AA) (GNS-3)
- Emanuel King, Alabama (GNS-3)
- Don Rogers, UCLA (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, UPI-2, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-2, TSN)
- Jerry Gray, Texas (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, GNS-1, NEA-1)
- Russell Carter, SMU (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-1, NEA-1, TSN)
- Terry Hoage, Georgia (CFHOF) (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, FN-1, GNS-2, NEA-1, TSN)
- Mossy Cade, Texas (AP-1, UPI-2, WC, FN-2, GNS-2, NEA-2, TSN)
- Leonard Coleman, Vanderbilt (AP-3, GNS-1, NEA-2)
- Craig Swoope, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2, FN-3, NEA-1)
- Victor Scott, Colorado (AP-2)
- Tom Flynn, Pittsburgh (FN-3, NEA-2)
- Ken Calhoun, Miami (FL) (FN-2)
- Tony Lilly, Florida (FN-2)
- David Fulcher, Arizona State (CFHOF) (GNS-2)
- Randy Robbins, Arizona (GNS-2)
- Martin Bayless, Bowling Green (AP-3, GNS-3)
- Harry Hamilton, Penn State (AP-3, GNS-3)
- Tim Agee, West Virginia (FN-3)
- Chris Rockins, Oklahoma State (GNS-3)
- Bo Eason, UC Davis (GNS-3)
- Luis Zendejas, Arizona State (AP-1, FWAA, WC, FN-3, GNS-2, NEA-1)
- Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, GNS-1)
- Paul Woodside, West Virginia (UPI-2, FN-2, TSN)
- Tony Zendejas, Nevada (Reno) (NEA-2)
- Jeff Ward, Texas (AP-3)
- Kevin Butler, Georgia (FN-1, GNS-3)
- Jack Weil, Wyoming (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN-3, GNS-3, NEA-2)
- Jim Colquitt, Tennessee (WC, FN-2, NEA-1)
- Randall Cunningham, UNLV (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-2)
- Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan State (GNS-1, TSN)
- John Kidd, Northwestern (FN-1, GNS-2)
- John Teltschik, Texas (UPI-2)
- Harry Newsome, Wake Forest (AP-3)
- ^ a b "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 12–13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "1983 Kodak-AFCA All-America Team". The Palm Beach Post. December 2, 1983. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Associated Press All-American Team". Herald and Review (Decatur, IL). December 6, 1983. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Dave Raffo (December 8, 1983). "Offensive Titans Nebraska, BYU Dominate UPI All-America". Tyrone Daily Herald. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "1983 Walter Camp All-America Team". The Palm Beach Post. December 2, 1983. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "All-America". The Sioux City Journal. November 30, 1983. p. C2. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Buchsbaum, Joel S. (November 29, 1983). "Young, not Rozier deserves trophy". The Pensacola Journal. Gannett News Service. p. 3B. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The 1983 NEA All-America team". The Republic (Columbus, Ind.). November 30, 1983. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The 1983 Sporting News All-America College Football team". Times-Advocate (Escondido, CA). December 14, 1983. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.