1992 College Football All-America Team

The 1992 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. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

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.

Offense

Quarterback

• Gino Torretta, Miami (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Drew Bledsoe, Washington State (NEA)

Running backs

• Marshall Faulk, San Diego State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Garrison Hearst, Georgia (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)

Wide receivers

• Sean Dawkins, California (AP, NEA, WC, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• O.J. McDuffie, Penn St. (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, SH, FN)
• Lloyd Hill, Texas Tech (UPI, AFCA, TSN, FN)
• Michael Westbrook, Colorado (NEA)
• Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming (FWAA)

Tight end

• Chris Gedney, Syracuse (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)

Tackles

• Lincoln Kennedy, Washington (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Willie Roaf, Louisiana Tech (UPI, NEA, FWAA)
• Tony Boselli, USC (WC, SH)
• Tom Scott, East Carolina (TSN, FN)

Guards

• Will Shields, Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Aaron Taylor, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, WC, SH, TSN, FN)
• Everett Lindsay, Mississippi (AP, NEA, FWAA)
• Ben Coleman, Wake Forest (AFCA)

Center

• Mike Compton, West Virginia (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Mike Devlin, Iowa (AFCA, FWAA)

Defense

Linemen

• Eric Curry, Alabama (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, SH, TSN)
• Chris Slade, Virginia (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, TSN, FN)
• John Copeland, Alabama (AP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Rob Waldrop, Arizona (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA)
• Chris Hutchinson, Michigan (AFCA, FWAA, SH, FN)
• Coleman Rudolph, Georgia Tech (WC, SH, TSN)
• Shante Carver, Arizona State (NEA)
• Travis Hill, Nebraska (AFCA)

Linebackers

• Marvin Jones, Florida State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Marcus Buckley, Texas A&M (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Micheal Barrow, Miami (Fla.) (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Ron George, Stanford (NEA, FN)
• Dave Hoffman, Washington (NEA, AFCA)
• Steve Tovar, Ohio St. (AFCA)
• Darrin Smith, Miami (Fla.) (UPI)

Backs

• Carlton McDonald, Air Force (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN)
• Deon Figures, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Carlton Gray, UCLA (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, SH, TSN, FN)
• Ryan McNeil, Miami (Fla.) (AP, WC, AFCA, SH, FN)
• Patrick Bates, Texas A&M (UPI, NEA, FWAA, TSN)
• Lance Gunn, Texas (FWAA, FN)

Specialists

Placekicker

• Joe Allison, Memphis State (AP, UPI, FWAA, TSN, FN)
• Jason Elam, Hawaii (NEA, AFCA, SH)
• Scott Sisson, Georgia Tech (WC)

Punter

• Ed Bunn, UTEP (NEA, WC, SH, FN)
• Sean Snyder, Kansas St. (AP, AFCA)
• Josh Miller, Arizona (FWAA, TSN)
• Mitch Berger, Colorado (UPI)

All-purpose/Kick Returners

• Curtis Conway, USC (FWAA)
• Glyn Milburn, Stanford (AP-all-purpose)
• Tamarick Vanover, Florida State (TSN)

Key

AP = Associated Press, UPI = United Press International, NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association, WC = Walter Camp Foundation, AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, FWAA = Football Writers Association of America, SH = Scripps Howard News Service, TSN - The Sporting News, FN = Football News.

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