1990 All-America college football team

The 1990 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 1990. The National Collegiate Athletic Association recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1990 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 1990 and display which first-team designations they received.

Offense

Quarterback

Ty Detmer, Brigham Young

Shawn Moore, Virginia
David Klingler, Houston

Running backs

Eric Bieniemy, Colorado Darren Lewis, Texas A&M

Greg Lewis, Washington
Mike Mayweather, Army
Gerald Hudson, Oklahoma State
Sheldon Canley, San Jose State

Wide receivers

Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame Herman Moore, Virginia

Tight end

Chris Smith, Brigham Young

Kerry Cash, Texas
Kirk Kirkpatrick, Florida
Kelly Blackwell, Texas Christian

Tackles

Antone Davis, Tennessee Stacy Long, Clemson

Greg Skrepenak, Michigan
Bob Whitfield, Stanford
Mike Sullivan, Miami
Pat Harlow, USC
Stan Thomas, Texas
Charles McRae, Tennessee
Mark Vander Poel, Colorado
Jeff Pahukoa, Washington

Guards

Joe Garten, Colorado Ed King, Auburn

Dean Dingman, Michigan
Gene Williams, Iowa State
Eric Moten, Michigan State
Mark Tucker, USC
Ricky Byrd, Mississippi State

Center

John Flannery, Syracuse

Mike Arthur, Texas A&M
Mike Heldt, Notre Dame

Defense

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

Chris Zorich, Notre Dame Russell Maryland, Miami David Rocker, Auburn

George Thornton, Alabama
Frank Giannetti, Penn State

Nose guards

Moe Gardner, Illinois

Linebackers

Michael Stonebreaker, Notre Dame Alfred Williams, Colorado Maurice Crum, Miami,

Scott Ross, USC
Mike Croel, Nebraska
Marco Coleman, Georgia Tech
Darrick Brownlow, Illinois
Levon Kirkland, Clemson
Roman Phifer, UCLA
Kirk Carruthers, Florida State
Melvin Foster, Iowa
Robert Jones, East Carolina
Marvin Jones, Florida State
Mark Sander, Louisville

Defensive backs

Ken Swilling, Georgia Tech Tripp Welborne, Michigan Darryll Lewis, Arizona Todd Lyght, Notre Dame

Stanley Richard, Texas
Merton Hanks, Iowa
Will White, Florida
Eric Turner, UCLA
Steve Jackson, Purdue
Nathan LaDuke, Arizona State
Terrell Buckley, Florida State
Richard Fain, Florida
Kerry Valrie, Southern Mississippi

Special teams

Placekicker

Philip Doyle, Alabama

Chris Gardocki, Clemson
Roman Anderson, Houston
Michael Pollak, Texas

Punter

Brian Greenfield, Pittsburgh

All-purpose / kick returners

Dale Carter, Tennessee
Desmond Howard, Michigan

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 3,000 active members of the 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''