1983 College Football All-America Team
The 1983 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 1983. The National Collegiate Athletic Association recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1983 season. They are: the American Football Coaches Association ; the Associated Press selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; the Football Writers Association of America selected by the nation's football writers; the United Press International ; and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Other selectors included Football News, Gannett News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and The Sporting News.Consensus All-Americans
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1983 and displays which first-team designations they received.Offense
Defense
Special teams
Offense
Receivers
- Irving Fryar, Nebraska
- Gerald McNeil, Baylor
- Kenny Jackson, Penn State
- Eric Martin, LSU
- Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley State
- Brian Brennan, Boston College
- Louis Lipps, Southern Mississippi
- Eric Richardson, San Jose State
- Dwight Collins, Pittsburgh
- Tracy Henderson, Iowa State
- Dave Moritz, Iowa
Tight ends
- Gordon Hudson, Brigham Young
- Chuck Scott, Vanderbilt
- John Frank, Ohio State
- Glenn Dennison, Miami
- Paul Bergmann, UCLA
Tackles
- Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh
- Terry Long, East Carolina
- Brian Blados, North Carolina
- Mark Adickes, Baylor
- Conrad Goode, Missouri
- Jim Juriga, Illinois
- Guy McIntyre, Georgia
- Bill Roberts, Ohio State
- Don Maggs, Tulane
- Pat Arrington, Auburn
- Scott Raridon, Nebraska
Guards
- Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska
- Doug Dawson, Texas
- Stefan Humphries, Michigan
- Gary Zimmerman, Oregon
- Ron Solt, Maryland
- James Farr, Clemson
Centers
- Tony Slaton, USC
- Tom Dixon, Michigan
- Mike Ruether, Texas
- Jim Sweeney, Pittsburgh
- Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa
Quarterbacks
- Steve Young, Brigham Young
- Randall Cunningham, UNLV
- Doug Flutie, Boston College
- Boomer Esiason, Maryland
- Turner Gill, Nebraska
- Ben Bennett, Duke
Running backs
- Mike Rozier, Nebraska
- Bo Jackson, Auburn
- Greg Allen, Florida State
- Napoleon McCallum, Navy
- Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame
- Keith Byars, Ohio State
Defense
Defensive ends
- William Fuller, North Carolina
- Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech
- Don Thorp, Illinois
- Freddie Gilbert, Georgia
- Ron Faurot, Arkansas
- Donnie Humphrey, Auburn
- Jimmie Carter, New Mexico
Defensive tackles
- Rick Bryan, Oklahoma
- Reggie White, Tennessee
- Keith Millard, Washington State
- Dan Ralph, Oregon
- Ray Childress, Texas A&M
- Doug Smith, Auburn
Middle guards
- William Perry, Clemson
- Brian Pillman, Miami
- Michael Carter, SMU
Linebackers
- Ricky Hunley, Arizona
- Wilber Marshall, Florida
- Ron Rivera, California
- Jeff Leiding, Texas
- Carl Banks, Michigan State
- Vaughan Johnson, North Carolina State
- Jay Brophy, Miami
- Jack Del Rio, USC
- Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma
- Gregg Carr, Auburn
- Steve DeOssie, Boston College
- Mike Knox, Nebraska
- Jim Dumont, Rutgers
- Andy Ponseigo, Navy
Defensive backs
- Don Rogers, UCLA
- Jerry Gray, Texas
- Russell Carter, SMU
- Terry Hoage, Georgia
- Mossy Cade, Texas
- Leonard Coleman, Vanderbilt
- Craig Swoope, Illinois
- Victor Scott, Colorado
- David Fulcher, Arizona State
- Randy Robbins, Arizona
- Martin Bayless, Bowling Green
- Harry Hamilton, Penn State
Special teams
Kickers
- Luis Zendejas, Arizona State
- Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas
- Paul Woodside, West Virginia
- Tony Zendejas, Nevada
- Jeff Ward, Texas
Punters
- Jack Weil, Wyoming
- Jim Colquitt, Tennessee
- Randall Cunningham, UNLV
- Ralph Mojsiejenko, Michigan State
- John Kidd, Northwestern
- John Teltschik, Texas
Returners
- Napoleon McCallum, Navy
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American
- -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, aka the Kodak-AFCA Team
- AP – Associated Press
- FWAA – Football Writers Association of America
- UPI – United Press International
- WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation
Other selectors
- FN – Football News
- GNS – Gannett News Service
- NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association
- TSN – The Sporting News
