1988 All-America college football team
The 1988 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 1988. The National Collegiate Athletic Association recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1988 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 ; the United Press International selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Other notable selectors included Football News, the Gannett News Service, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, Scripps Howard, and The Sporting News.
Consensus All-Americans
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1988 and displays which first-team designations they received.Offense
Quarterbacks
Troy Aikman, [1988 1988 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA] Steve Walsh, [1988 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami]- Rodney Peete, [1988 1988 USC Trojans football team|USC Trojans football team|USC]
- Major Harris, [1988 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]
Running backs
Barry Sanders, [1988 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State] Anthony Thompson, Indiana Tim Worley, [1988 1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]Wide receivers
Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State Jason Phillips, Houston- Erik Affholter, USC
- Clarkston Hines, Duke
- Naz Worthen, North Carolina State
- Andre Rison, [1988 1988 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]
- Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt
- Kendal Smith, Utah State
Tight ends
Marv Cook, [1988 1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]- Troy Sadowski, Georgia
- Wesley Walls, Mississippi
- Walter Reeves, [1988 1988 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]
- Charles Arbuckle, UCLA
- Scott Galbraith, USC
Centers
Jake Young, [1988 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska] John Vitale, MichiganOffensive guards
Anthony Phillips, Oklahoma Mike Utley, Washington State Mark Stepnoski, Pittsburgh- Steve Wisniewski, Penn State
- Rick Phillips, West Virginia
- Joe Wolf, Boston College
- Freddie Childress, Arkansas
- John Stroia, West Virginia
Offensive tackles
Tony Mandarich, Michigan State- Andy Heck, [1988 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]
- Pat Tomberlin, [1988 1988 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]
- Tom Ricketts, Pittsburgh
- Kevin Haverdink, Western Michigan
- Jim Thompson, Auburn
Defense
Defensive ends
Bill Hawkins, Miami Frank Stams, Notre Dame- Trace Armstrong, [1988 1988 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators football team|Florida]
Defensive tackles
Mark Messner, Michigan Tracy Rocker, Auburn Wayne Martin, Arkansas- Tim Ryan, USC
- Dave Haight, Iowa
- Benji Roland, Auburn
Linebackers
Broderick Thomas, Nebraska Derrick Thomas, Alabama Michael Stonebreaker, Notre Dame- Keith DeLong, Tennessee
- Percy Snow, Michigan State
- Carnell Lake, UCLA
- Britt Hager, Texas
- Jerry Olsavsky, Pittsburgh
Defensive backs
Deion Sanders, Florida State Donnell Woolford, Clemson Darryl Henley, UCLA Louis Oliver, Florida- Markus Paul, Syracuse
- Mark Carrier, USC
- Greg Jackson, LSU
- Bubba McDowell, Miami
Special teams
Kickers
Kendall Trainor, Arkansas- Chris Jacke, UTEP