1991 College Football All-America Team
Encyclopedia
The 1991 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press
, United Press International
, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America
, American Football Coaches Association
, Walter Camp Foundation, Scripps-Howard, The Sporting News
and Football News.
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.
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, United Press International
United Press International
United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America
Football Writers Association of America
The Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...
, American Football Coaches Association
American Football Coaches Association
The American Football Coaches Association is an association of over 11,000 football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of...
, Walter Camp Foundation, Scripps-Howard, The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
and Football News.
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.
Quarterback
- Ty DetmerTy DetmerTy Hubert Detmer is a former National Football League and NCAA quarterback. He starred at Brigham Young University, where he set many records and won the Heisman Trophy in 1990...
, Brigham Young (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA) - Casey WeldonCasey WeldonWilliam Casey Weldon is a former professional American football player. Weldon is best known for being the quarterback for Florida State in the late-1980s and early-1990s. During his senior season in 1991, Weldon finished runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting to Desmond Howard of Michigan...
, Florida State (WC, SH, FN)
Running backs
- Vaughn DunbarVaughn DunbarVaughn Allen Dunbar was an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints and the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He played college football at Indiana University. He now works for the Carrier Corporation in Tucker, GA.-High school:Dunbar attended R...
, Indiana (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, FN) - Marshall FaulkMarshall FaulkMarshall William Faulk is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League. He is currently an analyst for NFL Total Access, Thursday Night Football, and NFL GameDay Morning on the NFL Network...
, San Diego St. (AP, UPI, SH) - Trevor CobbTrevor CobbTrevor Cobb is a former professional American football player who played running back for one season for the Chicago Bears. In 1991, he won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back while playing for Rice University....
, Rice (AFCA, FN) - Russell WhiteRussell WhiteRussell Lamar White is a former American football running back in the National Football League who played for two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers....
, California (NEA, WC, FWAA) - Amp LeeAmp LeeAnthonia Wayne "Amp" Lee is an American football coach and former professional running back who played nine seasons in the National Football League. He is currently the running backs coach for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League.-Playing career:Lee was drafted by the San...
, Florida State (WC)
Wide receivers
- Desmond HowardDesmond HowardDesmond Kevin Howard is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989–1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991...
, Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, SH, TSN, FN) - Carl PickensCarl PickensCarl McNally Pickens is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans....
, Tennessee (AFCA, SH, TSN, FN) - Mario BaileyMario BaileyMario Bailey is a retired American football wide receiver who is the all-time reception leader in NFL Europe. He played for the Frankfurt Galaxy from 1995 through 2000 and was a favorite player for the local German fans. He was originally drafted by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the...
, Washington (AP, UPI, NEA)
Tight end
- Kelly Blackwell, TCU (AP, UPI, AFCA, SH, TSN, FN)
- Derek BrownDerek Brown (tight end)Derek Vernon Brown is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted 14th overall in the 1992 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Oakland Raiders, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was selected by the Jacksonville...
, Notre Dame (NEA, WC) - Mark ChmuraMark ChmuraMark William Chmura , is a former American football tight end, who played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers .-Biography:Chmura was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States.-College:...
, Boston College (FWAA)
Tackles
- Greg SkrepenakGreg SkrepenakGregory Andrew Skrepenak is a convicted felon, a former Luzerne County, Pennsylvania commissioner and a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers. He was convicted after admitting he...
, Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN) - Bob WhitfieldBob WhitfieldBob Lectress Whitfield III is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League.-Early career:...
, Stanford (AP, UPI, NEA, SH, TSN, FN) - Leon SearcyLeon SearcyLeon Searcy is an American football coach and former player.Searcy is a former NFL offensive lineman, who played primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars in an 11-year career spanning between 1992 and 2002...
, Miami (Fla.) (FWAA, SH) - Ray RobertsRay Roberts (American football)Richard Ray Roberts, Jr. is a former professional football player. He played nine seasons in the National Football League as an offensive tackle....
, Virginia (AFCA, SH) - Troy AuzenneTroy AuzenneTroy Anthony Auzenne is a former professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts...
, California (AFCA) - Eugene ChungEugene ChungEugene Yon Chung was a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1992 to 1997...
, Virginia Tech (FWAA)
Guards
- Jeb Flesch, Clemson (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FN)
- Mirko Jurkovich, Notre Dame (UPI, NEA, WC, TSN, FN)
- Jerry OstroskiJerry OstroskiGerald Ostroski is a former American football offensive lineman who played for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League.-Buffalo Bills:...
, Tulsa (AP, FWAA, TSN) - Tim Simpson, Illinois (AFCA)
Center
- Jay LeeuwenburgJay LeeuwenburgJay Robert Leeuwenburg is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Washington Redskins...
, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
Linemen
- Steve EmtmanSteve EmtmanSteven Charles "Steve" Emtman is a former professional American football player. He played defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts, the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League...
, Washington (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN) - Santana DotsonSantana DotsonSantana N. Dotson was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He was a part of Houston's Yates High School football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship. While at Baylor, Dotson was voted All-American in 1991...
, Baylor (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN) - Brad CulpepperBrad CulpepperJohn Broward "Brad" Culpepper is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League for nine seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...
, Florida (AP, NEA, AFCA, SH, TSN, FN) - Robert Stewart, Alabama (UPI, NEA, TSN)
- Leroy SmithLeroy Smith (American football)Leroy Smith was a college football player for the University of Iowa from 1988-1991. He was a defensive lineman that was named a consensus first team All-American and the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1991.-Playing career:...
, Iowa (AP, AFCA) - Joel SteedJoel SteedJoel Steed is a former American football nose tackle who played eight seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went to the University of Colorado at Boulder. Steed was an important and often underappreciated part of the Steeler's defense during their 1995 season, at the end of which they reached...
, Colorado (WC) - Shane DronettShane DronettShane Dronett was an American football defensive lineman, who played for the NFL's Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons between 1992 and 2002.-Early years:...
, Texas (WC) - Rob Bodine, Clemson (FWAA)
Linebackers
- Marvin Jones, Florida State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, SH, TSN)
- Robert JonesRobert Jones (American football)Robert Lee Jones is a former American football linebacker who played 10 seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, the St...
, East Carolina (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN) - Levon KirklandLevon KirklandLorenzo Levon Kirkland is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League...
, Clemson (WC, AFCA, SH, TSN) - Marco ColemanMarco ColemanMarco Darnell Coleman is a former American football player. A fourteen year veteran who was originally drafted by Miami Dolphins in the 1992 NFL Draft as a first round pick . Has been to one Pro Bowl. He went to Georgia Tech. He retired from professional football after the 2005 season...
, Georgia Tech (NEA, FWAA, SH) - Darrin SmithDarrin SmithDarrin Andrew Smith is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints. While with Dallas he won two Super Bowl rings. At different times in his pro career he has played all...
, Miami (Fla.) (UPI, FN) - Joe BowdenJoe BowdenJoe Tarrod Bowden III is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League. He started for the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV.-College career:...
, Oklahoma (AP, FN) - Steve TovarSteve TovarSteven Eric Tovar is a former college and professional American football linebacker and a former football coach at the University of Kansas.-College career:...
, Ohio State (AFCA) - David Hoffman, Washington (FWAA)
- Erick AndersonErick AndersonErick Scott Anderson is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Michigan. He won the Butkus Award in 1991.-College career:...
, Michigan (UPI) - Quentin CoryattQuentin CoryattQuentin John Coryatt is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League who played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Dallas Cowboys between 1992 and 1999.-Early years:...
, Texas A&M (NEA) - Demetrius DuBoseDemetrius DuBoseAdolphus Demetrius DuBose was a former American football linebacker in the NFL, who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft. After failing to live up to expectations, he was allowed to leave as a free agent and signed with the New York Jets in 1997...
, Notre Dame (FN)
Backs
- Terrell BuckleyTerrell BuckleyDouglas Terrell Buckley is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League....
, Florida State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN) - Dale CarterDale CarterDale Lavelle Carter is a former American football cornerback who played for the Kansas City Chiefs , Denver Broncos , Minnesota Vikings , New Orleans Saints , and Baltimore Ravens ....
, Tennessee (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN) - Kevin SmithKevin Smith (cornerback)Kevin Rey Smith is a former professional American football player who played cornerback in the National Football League for nine seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.-High school career:...
, Texas A&M (AP, WC, AFCA, SH, TSN, FN) - Troy VincentTroy VincentTroy Darnell Vincent is a former Defensive Back for the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins with the 7th overall pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.Mr...
, Wisconsin (UPI, NEA, FWAA, TSN, FN) - Darryl WilliamsDarryl Williams (American football)Darryl Edwin Williams is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 28th overall in the 1992 NFL Draft...
, Miami (Fla.) (AP, WC, AFCA, SH) - Matt DarbyMatt Darby (American football)Matthew Lamont "Matt" Darby is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.Darby also played for the Arizona Cardinals....
, UCLA (UPI, AFCA) - Darren PerryDarren PerryDarren Perry is a National Football League assistant coach and former professional American football player. He is currently the safeties coach for the Green Bay Packers...
, Penn State (NEA, FWAA)
Placekicker
- Carlos HuertaCarlos HuertaCarlos Huerta was a gridiron football kicker in three professional leagues.After playing his college football at the University of Miami, Huerta joined the Las Vegas Posse, a Canadian Football League expansion franchise...
, Miami (Fla.) (AP, NEA, WC, AFCA, SH, TSN, FN) - Jason HansonJason HansonJason Douglas Hanson is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, where he has spent his entire 20 year career. He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft...
, Washington State (UPI, FWAA)
All-purpose / kick returners
- Kevin WilliamsKevin Williams (wide receiver)Kevin Ray Williams is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys, the Arizona Cardinals, the Buffalo Bills, and the San Francisco 49ers....
, Miami (Fla.) (FWAA-PR, TSN) - Qadry IsmailQadry IsmailQadry "The Missile" Ismail is a former National Football League wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, and the Indianapolis Colts in a 10 year career that lasted from 1993 to 2002...
, Syracuse (FWAA-KR) - Ryan Benjamin, Pacific (AP-all-purpose)