1989 All-America college football team
The 1989 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 1989. The National Collegiate Athletic Association recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1989 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, Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac, Scripps Howard, and The Sporting News.
Consensus All-Americans
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1989 and display which first-team designations they received.Full selections - offense
Quarterbacks
Andre Ware, Houston- Major Harris, West Virginia
- Tony Rice, Notre Dame
- Darian Hagan, Colorado
- John Friesz, Idaho
- Dee Dowis, Air Force
- Ty Detmer, BYU
Running backs
Anthony Thompson, Indiana Emmitt Smith, Florida- Blair Thomas, Penn State
- Johnny Bailey, Texas A & I
- Chuck Weatherspoon, Houston
- James Gray, Texas Tech
- Siran Stacy, Alabama
- Blaise Bryant, Iowa State
- Mike Pringle, Cal State, Fullerton
- Harold Green, South Carolina
- Aaron Craver, Fresno State
- Ivory Lee Brown, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- Darrell Thompson, Minnesota
Wide receivers
Clarkston Hines, Duke Terance Mathis, New Mexico- Manny Hazard, Houston
- Rob Moore, Syracuse
- Dan Bitson, Tulsa
- Wesley Carroll, Miami
- Reggie Rembert, West Virginia
- Richard Buchanan, Northwestern
- Andre Riley, Washington
- Shannon Sharpe, Savannah State
- Greg McMurtry, Michigan
Tight ends
Mike Busch, Iowa State- Chris Smith, BYU
- Charles Arbuckle, UCLA
- Mike Jones, Texas A&M
- Eric Green, Liberty
- Derek Brown, Notre Dame
- Jackie Harris, Louisiana-Monroe
- Derrick Walker, Michigan
Offensive tackles
Jim Mabry, Arkansas Mohammed Elewonibi, BYU Bob Kula, Michigan State- Doug Glaser, Nebraska
- Stacy Long, Clemson
- Charles Odiorne, Texas Tech
- Chris Port, Duke
- Mike Pfiefer, Kentucky
- Ed Cunningham, Texas
- Richmond Webb, Texas A&M
- Roman Matusz, Pittsburgh
- Glenn Parker, Arizona
- Greg Skrepenak, Michigan
Offensive guards
Eric Still, Tennessee Joe Garten, Colorado- Ed King, Auburn
- Mark Tucker, USC
- Roy Brown, Virginia
- Dean Dingman, Michigan
- Dave Szott, Penn State
- Tim Grunhard, Notre Dame
Centers
Jake Young, Nebraska- Michael Tanks, Florida State
- Bern Brostek, Washington
- Frank Cornish, UCLA
- John Flannery, Syracuse
- Tony Mayberry, Wake Forest
- Dean Caliguire, Pittsburgh
Full selections - defense
Defensive ends
Greg Mark, Miami- Craig Veasey, Houston
- Ray Savage, Virginia
- Arthur Walker, Colorado
- Oliver Barnett, Kentucky
Defensive tackles
Chris Zorich, Notre Dame Tim Ryan, USC- Marc Spindler, Pittsburgh
- Cortez Kennedy, Miami
- Jeff Alm, Notre Dame
- Ray Agnew, North Carolina State
- Russell Maryland, Miami
- Eric Hayes, Florida State
- Travis Davis, Michigan State
- Ted Washington, Louisville
Nose guards
Moe Gardner, Illinois- Odell Haggins, Florida State
Linebackers
Alfred Williams, Colorado Percy Snow, Michigan State Keith McCants, Alabama- James Francis, Baylor
- Kanavis McGhee, Colorado
- Andre Collins, Penn State
- Junior Seau, USC
- Craig Ogletree, Auburn
- Ned Bolcar, Notre Dame
- Ron Cox, Fresno State
- Bob Davis, BYU
- Terry Wooden, Syracuse
- Tony Bennett, Ole Miss
- Darion Conner, Jackson State
Defensive backs
Todd Lyght, Notre Dame Mark Carrier, USC Tripp Welborne, Michigan LeRoy Butler, Florida State- Chris Oldham, Oregon
- Harlon Barnett, Michigan State
- John Mangum, Alabama
- Reggie Cooper, Nebraska
- Ben Smith, Georgia
- Walter Briggs, Hawaii
- Richard Fain, Florida
- Ken Swilling, Georgia Tech
- James Williams, Fresno State
- Adrian Jones, Missouri
- Mickey Washington, Texas A&M
- Alonzo Hampton, Pittsburgh
- Pat Terrell, Notre Dame
- Jesse Campbell, North Carolina State
- Nathan LaDuke, Arizona State
Full selections - special teams
Placekickers
Jason Hanson, Washington State- Philip Doyle, Alabama
- Chris Gardocki, Clemson
- David Browndyke, LSU
Punters
Tom Rouen, Colorado- Robbie Keen, California
- Kirk Maggio, UCLA
- Shawn McCarthy, Purdue
- Sean Fleming, Wyoming
Return specialists
- Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame
- Mike Bellamy, Illinois
- Ron Gray, Air Force
Key
Bold – Consensus All-American- CFHOF - Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AFCA – selected by American Football Coaches Association, also known as the "Kodak All-America Team"
- AP – Associated Press
- FWAA – Football Writers Association of America
- UPI – United Press International
- WCFF – Walter Camp Football Foundation
Other selectors
- FN – Football News
- GNS - Gannett News Service
- NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association in conjunction with World Almanac
- SH – Scripps Howard
- TSN – ''The Sporting News''