The 1993 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and publications that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1993. It is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions.
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes seven selectors as "official" for the 1993 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) Football News;[4] (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA);[5] (4) The Sporting News;[6] (6) the United Press International (UPI); and (7) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF).[7] Other notable selectors included Gannett News Service (GNS),[8] Scripps Howard (SH),[9] and the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).[10]
Ten players were unanimously selected as first-team All-Americans by all seven of the NCAA-recognized selectors. They are: quarterback Charlie Ward of Florida State; running backs Marshall Faulk of San Diego State and LeShon Johnson of Northern Illinois; wide receiver J. J. Stokes of UCLA; center Jim Pyne of Virginia Tech; offensive tackle Aaron Taylor of Notre Dame; defensive tackle Rob Waldrop of Arizona; linebackers Trev Alberts of Nebraska and Derrick Brooks of Florida State; and defensive back Antonio Langham of Alabama.[1] Charlie Ward also won the 1993 Heisman Trophy.
Offense
editQuarterback
edit- Charlie Ward, Florida State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Heath Shuler, Tennessee (AP-2, GNS, NEA-2)
- Trent Dilfer, Fresno State (AP-3, GNS)
Running backs
edit- Marshall Faulk, San Diego State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- LeShon Johnson, Northern Illinois (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS)
- Errict Rhett, Florida (FN, GNS)
- Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan (NEA-1, SH)
- Bam Morris, Texas Tech (AP-2, GNS)
- Brent Moss, Wisconsin (AP-2, NEA-2)
- Calvin Jones, Nebraska (AP-3, NEA-2)
- Napoleon Kaufman, Washington (AP-3)
Wide receivers
edit- J. J. Stokes, UCLA (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Johnnie Morton, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, GNS, NEA-2, SH)
- Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming (AP-1, FWAA, GNS, NEA-1)
- Charles Johnson, Colorado (AP-2, GNS, NEA-2 [KR])
- Chris Penn, Tulsa (AP-2)
- Bobby Engram, Penn State (AP-3)
- Joey Galloway, Ohio State (AP-3, GNS, NEA-2)
Tight end
edit- Pete Mitchell, Boston College (AP-2, TSN, UPI, SH)
- Carlester Crumpler, East Carolina (WCFF, NEA-2)
- Mark Bruener, Washington (AP-3, NEA-1)
Tackles
edit- Aaron Taylor, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Wayne Gandy, Auburn (AP-1, FWAA, UPI, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Korey Stringer, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-2, WCFF, GNS, SH)
- Rich Braham, West Virginia (AFCA, AP-2, UPI, NEA-2)
- Todd Steussie, California (AFCA, AP-2, GNS)
- Marcus Spears, Northwestern State (FWAA, GNS, NEA-2)
- Bernard Williams, Georgia (FN, GNS, NEA-1)
- Joe Panos, Wisconsin (AP-2)
- Zach Wiegert, Nebraska (AP-3)
- Doug Skartvedt, Iowa State (AP-3)
- Vaughn Parker, UCLA (AP-3)
- Jeff Smith, Tennessee (AP-3)
- Ruben Brown, Pittsburgh (GNS)
- Jason Winrow, Ohio State (NEA-2)
Guards
edit- Mark Dixon, Virginia (AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, NEA-1)
- Stacy Seegars, Clemson (AP-1, FN, TSN, WCFF, NEA-2, SH)
Center
edit- Jim Pyne, Virginia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, NEA-1, SH)
- Tim Ruddy, Notre Dame (AP-2)
- Tom Nalen, Boston College (AP-3)
- K. C. Jones, Miami (NEA-2)
Defense
editLinemen
edit- Rob Waldrop, Arizona (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Dan Wilkinson, Ohio State (AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Sam Adams, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP-1, FN, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Kevin Patrick, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, UPI, NEA-2)
- Shante Carver, Arizona State (FWAA, TSN, NEA-2)
- Derrick Alexander, Florida State (AP-3, FWAA)
- Bryant Young, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, GNS)
- Lou Benfatti, Penn State (AP-2, WCFF)
- Darren Krein, Miami (AP-2)
- Tedy Bruschi, Arizona (CFHOF) (AP-2)
- William Gaines, Florida (AP-3)
- Lamark Shackerford, Wisconsin (AP-3, NEA-2)
- Henry Ford, Arkansas (AP-3)
- Kevin Mitchell, Syracuse (GNS)
- Joe Johnson, Louisville (GNS)
- Brentson Buckner, Clemson (NEA-1)
- Willie McGinest, USC (NEA-2)
Linebackers
edit- Trev Alberts, Nebraska (CFHOF) (AFCA [lineman], AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Derrick Brooks, Florida State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Jamir Miller, UCLA (AP-2, FN, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1)
- Dana Howard, Illinois (AFCA, AP-1, FN)
- Barron Wortham, UTEP (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, SH)
- Sean Harris, Arizona (AP-3, SH)
- Jerrott Willard, California (AP-2)
- DeWayne Dotson, Ole Miss (AP-3)
- Aubrey Beavers, Oklahoma (AP-3, GNS)
- John Thierry, Alcorn State (GNS, NEA-1)
- Marlo Perry, Jackson State (NEA-2)
- Anthony McClanahan, Washington State (NEA-2)
- Keith Burns, Oklahoma State (NEA-2)
Defensive backs
edit- Antonio Langham, Alabama (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Aaron Glenn, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS, SH)
- Jeff Burris, Notre Dame (AP-1, FN, UPI, WCFF, NEA-1)
- Corey Sawyer, Florida State (AP-2, FN, TSN, UPI, WCFF, GNS)
- Jaime Mendez, Kansas St (AFCA, AP-1, FN)
- Bobby Taylor, Notre Dame (AP-3, FWAA, TSN, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Bracy Walker, North Carolina (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, SH)
- Anthony Bridges, Louisville (AP-2)
- Thomas Randolph, Kansas State (AP-2)
- Dexter Seigler, Miami (AP-3)
- Chris Hudson, Colorado (AP-3, GNS)
- Orlando Thomas, Southwestern Louisiana (AP-3)
- Dewayne Washington, NC State (GNS)
- Anthony Phillips, Texas A&I (NEA-1)
Specialists
editPlacekicker
edit- Bjorn Merten, UCLA (AP-1, TSN, WCFF)
- John Becksvoort, Tennessee (FWAA, SH)
- John Stewart, SMU (AFCA)
- Michael Procter, Alabama (AP-2, FN)
- Judd Davis, Florida (AP-3, UPI, NEA-2)
- Pat O'Neill, Syracuse (GNS)
- Tommy Thompson, Oregon (NEA-1)
Punter
edit- Terry Daniel, Auburn (AFCA, AP-1, FN, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, GNS, NEA-1, SH)
- Chris MacInnis, Air Force (AP-2)
- Brad Faunce, UNLV (AP-3)
All-purpose / kick returners
edit- David Palmer, Alabama (AFCA [WR], AP-1 (all-purpose), FWAA [KR], UPI [KR], TSN [KR], WCFF [WR], GNS [WR], NEA-1 [KR])
- Leeland McElroy, Texas A&M (AP-2 (all-purpose))
- Andre Coleman, Kansas State (AP-3 (all-purpose))
Key
edit- Bold – Used for (1) consensus All-American[1] and (2) first-team selections by an official selector
- CFHOF - Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
edit- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association for Kodak[2]
- AP = Associated Press[3]
- FN = Football News[4]
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America[5]
- TSN = The Sporting News[6]
- UPI = United Press International[citation needed]
- WCFF = Walter Camp Football Foundation selected by NCAA Division I-A coaches and sports information directors[7]
Other selectors
edit- GNS = Gannett News Service[8]
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association[10]
- SH = Scripps Howard News Service[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 15. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "1993 Kodak All-American Team". The Tennessean. November 21, 1993. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "OSU's "Big Daddy" named All-American". The Marion Star. December 9, 1993. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Football News team". The Monitor. November 26, 1993. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "FWAA All-Time All-America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Alberts on Sporting News All-America team". Lincoln (NE) Journal. December 16, 1993. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Walter Camp All-America Team". News-Press (Fort Myers, FL). November 28, 1993. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Seminoles dominate Gannett News Service All-America team". Florida Today. November 30, 1993. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Waldrop, Harris selected as Scripps All-Americans". The Arizona Daily Star. November 25, 1993. p. E2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Charlie Ward leads All-Americans". DeKalb County Weekly. November 24, 1993. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.