1983 All-America college football team
The 1983 All-America college football 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
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
- Jim Sandusky, San Diego State
Tight ends
Gordon Hudson, Brigham Young- Chuck Scott, Vanderbilt
- John Frank, Ohio State
- Glenn Dennison, Miami
- Paul Bergmann, UCLA
- Keli McGregor, Colorado State
Tackles
Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh Terry Long, East Carolina- Brian Blados, North Carolina
- Mark Adickes, Baylor
- Conrad Goode, Missouri
- Jim Juriga, Illinois
- Guy McIntyre, Georgia
- William Roberts, Ohio State
- Larry Williams, Notre Dame
- Don Maggs, Tulane
- Pat Arrington, Auburn
- Scott Raridon, Nebraska
- Duval Love, UCLA
- Mark MacDonald, Boston College
Guards
Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska Doug Dawson, Texas- Stefan Humphries, Michigan
- Gary Zimmerman, Oregon
- Ron Solt, Maryland
- James Farr, Clemson
- Chris Babyar, Illinois
Centers
Tony Slaton, USC- Tom Dixon, Michigan
- Mike Ruether, Texas
- Jim Sweeney, Pittsburgh
- Joel Hilgenberg, Iowa
- Phil Ebinger, Duke
Quarterbacks
Steve Young, Brigham Young- Randall Cunningham, UNLV
- Doug Flutie, Boston College
- Turner Gill, Nebraska
- Walter Lewis, Alabama
- Boomer Esiason, Maryland
- Ben Bennett, Duke
- Jeff Hostetler, West Virginia
Running backs
Mike Rozier, Nebraska Bo Jackson, Auburn Greg Allen, Florida State Napoleon McCallum, Navy- Allen Pinkett, Notre Dame
- Keith Byars, Ohio State
- Alfred Anderson, Baylor
- Ethan Horton, North Carolina
- D. J. Dozier, Penn State
- John Kershner, Air Force
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
- Andre Townsend, Mississippi
- Alphonso Carreker, Florida State
- Bill Maas, Pittsburgh
- James Robinson, Clemson
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
- Jackie Shipp, Oklahoma
- Rowland Tatum, Ohio State
- Larry Station, Iowa
- Scott Radecic, Penn State
- Mike Knox, Nebraska
- Jim Dumont, Rutgers
- Andy Ponseigo, Navy
- Tommy Thurson, Georgia
- Gary Reasons, NW Louisiana St
- Emanuel King, Alabama
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
- Tom Flynn, Pittsburgh
- Ken Calhoun, Miami
- Tony Lilly, Florida
- David Fulcher, Arizona State
- Randy Robbins, Arizona
- Martin Bayless, Bowling Green
- Harry Hamilton, Penn State
- Tim Agee, West Virginia
- Chris Rockins, Oklahoma State
- Bo Eason, UC Davis
Special teams
Kickers
Luis Zendejas, Arizona State- Bruce Kallmeyer, Kansas
- Paul Woodside, West Virginia
- Tony Zendejas, Nevada
- Jeff Ward, Texas
- Kevin Butler, Georgia
Punters
Jack Weil, Wyoming- Jim Colquitt, Tennessee
- Randall Cunningham, UNLV
- Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan State
- John Kidd, Northwestern
- John Teltschik, Texas
- Harry Newsome, Wake Forest
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''