CiteConsensus All-America Team
(By position, in alphabetical order)
Offense
| SE | Larry Seivers, Tennessee |
| TE | Ken MacAfee, Notre Dame |
| T | Mike Vaughan, Oklahoma |
| Chris Ward, Ohio St. | |
| G | Mark Donahue, Michigan |
| Joel Parrish, Georgia | |
| C | Derrel Gofourth, Oklahoma St. |
| QB | Tommy Kramer, Rice |
| RB | Ricky Bell, Southern Cal |
| Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh | |
| Rob Lytle, Michigan | |
| PK | Tony Franklin, Texas A&M |
Defense
| Line | Ross Browner, Notre Dame |
| Bob Brudzinski, Ohio St. | |
| Joe Campbell, Maryland | |
| Gary Jeter, Southern Cal | |
| Wilson Whitley, Houston | |
| MG | Al Romano, Pittsburgh |
| LB | Robert Jackson, Texas A&M |
| Jerry Robinson, UCLA | |
| DB | Bill Armstrong, Wake Forest |
| Dave Butterfield, Nebraska | |
| Gary Green, Baylor | |
| Dennis Thurman, Southern Cal |
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