1988 College Football All-America Team

The 1988 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 1988. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1988 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, the Gannett News Service,[7] Scripps Howard (SH),[8] and The Sporting News (TSN).[9]

Offense

Quarterbacks

• Troy Aikman, UCLA (CFHOF) (UPI-1, WC, GNS, TSN)
• Steve Walsh, Miami (AP-1, FWAA, GNS)
• Rodney Peete, USC (AFCA, GNS, SH)
• Major Harris, West Virginia (GNS)

Running backs

• Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
• Anthony Thompson, Indiana (UPI-1, FWAA, WC, TSN)
• Tim Worley, Georgia (AFCA, FWAA, WC, GNS, SH)
• Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AP-1, GNS, TSN)
• Cleveland Gary, Miami (Fla.) (FN)

Wide receivers

• Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
• Jason Phillips, Houston (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, SH)
• Erik Affholter, USC (AFCA, AP-2, TSN)
• Clarkston Hines, Duke (AP-2, FWAA)
• Naz Worthen, North Carolina State (GNS)
• Andre Rison, Michigan State (GNS)

Tight ends

• Marv Cook, Iowa (AFCA, AP-2, UPI-1, GNS)
• Troy Sadowski, Georgia (WC)
• Wesley Walls, Mississippi (AP-1)
• Walter Reeves, Auburn (TSN)
• Charles Arbuckle, UCLA (SH)

Centers

• Jake Young, Nebraska (AP-1, FWAA)
• John Vitale, Michigan (UPI-1, WC)
• Jeff Uhlenhake, Ohio State (TSN)
• Bern Brostek, Washington (GNS)

Offensive guards

• Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC)
• Mike Utley, Washington State (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, SH)
• Mark Stepnoski, Pittsburgh (AFCA, FWAA, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
• Steve Wisniewski, Penn State (AFCA, GNS, TSN)
• Rick Phillips, West Virginia (SH)

Offensive tackles

• Tony Mandarich, Michigan State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
• Andy Heck, Notre Dame (AP-1, UPI-1, TSN)
• Pat Tomberlin, Florida State (AP-2, WC, SH)
• Tom Ricketts, Pittsburgh (GNS)

Defense

Defensive ends

• Bill Hawkins, Miami (AFCA, WC, SH)
• Frank Stams, Notre Dame (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Trace Armstrong, Florida (GNS, TSN)

Defensive tackles

• Mark Messner, Michigan (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
• Tracy Rocker, Auburn (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
• Wayne Martin, Arkansas (AP-1, UPI-1, FWAA, TSN)
• Tim Ryan, USC (FWAA)
• Dave Haight, Iowa (WC)
• Benji Roland, Auburn (TSN [NG])

Linebackers

• Broderick Thomas, Nebraska (AFCA, AP-1 [DE], FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
• Derrick Thomas, Alabama (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
• Michael Stonebreaker, Notre Dame (AP-1, FWAA, WC, GNS, SH)
• Keith DeLong, Tennessee (AP-1 UPI-1, GNS, TSN)
• Percy Snow, Michigan State (TSN)
• Carnell Lake, UCLA (FWAA)
• Britt Hager, Texas (AFCA, SH)
• Jerry Olsavsky, Pittsburgh (AFCA)

Defensive backs

• Deion Sanders, Florida State (CFHOF) (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH)
• Donnell Woolford, Clemson (AFCA, FWAA, UPI-1, WC, GNS, SH, TSN)
• Darryl Henley, UCLA (AFCA, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
• Louis Oliver, Florida (AFCA, AP-1, WC, SH)
• Markus Paul, Syracuse (AP-1, FWAA, TSN)
• Mark Carrier, USC (UPI-1)
• Greg Jackson, LSU (GNS)
• Bubba McDowell, Miami (Fla) (GNS)

Special teams

Kickers

• Kendall Trainor, Arkansas (AFCA, AP-1, UPI-1, WC, SH, TSN)
• Chris Jacke, UTEP (FWAA, GNS)

Punters

• Keith English, Colorado (AP-1, UPI-1, WC, GNS, TSN)
• Pat Thompson, BYU (AFCA, FWAA, SH)

Returners

• Tyrone Thurman, Texas Tech (AP-1)
• James Henry, Southern Mississippi (TSN)

Key

• 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

• AFCA – American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America team[2]
• AP – Associated Press[3]
• FWAA – Football Writers Association of America[10][4]
• UPI – United Press International[5]
• WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation[6]

Other selectors

• FN – Football News
• GNS – Gannett News Service[7]
• TSN – The Sporting News[9]
• SH – Scripps Howard[8]

See also

• 1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team
• 1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team
• 1988 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
• 1988 All-SEC football team

References

1. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
2. "1988 Kodak All-America Team". Asbury Park Press. November 22, 1988. p. D2.
3. "AP All-America". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 9, 1988. p. F2.
4. "Football Writers Association All-America Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 2, 1988. p. C6.
5. "UPI All-America Team". The Indianapolis Star. December 15, 1988. p. C10.
6. "Walter Camp All-America Team". Southern Illinoisan. November 24, 1988. p. 18.
7. "GNS All-America Team". The Des Moines Register. November 30, 1988. p. 2S.
8. "Scripps Howard All-America Team". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1988. p. D6.
9. "The Sporting News All-America Team". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 16, 1988. p. 6D.
10. Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2016.