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Official list of the best college football players of 1996
The 1996 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams:
Associated Press ,
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Football Writers Association of America ,
American Football Coaches Association ,
Walter Camp Foundation ,
The Sporting News and Football News .
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, and FN to determine Consensus All-Americans.
Offense
Quarterback
Running backs
Byron Hanspard , Texas Tech (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN, FN)
Troy Davis , Iowa State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN, FN)
Warrick Dunn , Florida St. (AP-2, FWAA-Writers)
Darnell Autry , Northwestern (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches)
Ron Dayne , Wisconsin (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3)
Corey Dillon , Washington (AP-3)
Wide receivers
Marcus Harris , Wyoming (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN)
Ike Hilliard , Florida (AP-3, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN)
Reidel Anthony , Florida (AP-1, TSN)
Rae Carruth , Colorado (AP-2, TSN)
Keith Poole , Arizona State (AP-2)
Kevin Lockett , Kansas St. (AP-3)
Tight end
Guards/tackles
Orlando Pace , Ohio St. (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN, FN)
Juan Roque , Arizona St. (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN)
Benji Olson , Washington (AP-1, TSN, FN)
Scott Sanderson , Washington State (AP-3, TSN)
Chris Naeole , Colorado (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FN)
Dan Neil , Texas (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN)
Steve Scifres , Wyoming (AP-2, FWAA-Writers)
Chris Dishman , Nebraska (AP-2)
Walter Jones , Florida St. (AP-2)
Ben Kaufman, Texas Tech (AP-3)
Adam Meadows , Georgia (AP-3)
Jerry Wunsch , Wisconsin (AP-3)
Center
Defense
Linemen
Grant Wistrom , Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN)
Reinard Wilson , Florida St. (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers)
Peter Boulware , Florida St. (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN)
Mike Vrabel , Ohio State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp)
Derrick Rodgers , Arizona St. (AP-1, FWAA-Writers)
Jared Tomich , Nebraska (AP-2, Walter Camp)
Cornell Brown , Virginia Tech (AP-2, Walter Camp)
Michael Myers , Alabama (TSN)
Tarek Saleh , Wisconsin (FN)
William Carr , Michigan (AP-2)
Greg Ellis , North Carolina (AP-3)
Leonard Little , Tennessee (AP-3)
Darrell Russell , USC (AP-3)
Linebackers
Canute Curtis , West Virginia (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches-DL, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN)
Pat Fitzgerald , Northwestern (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN)
Jarrett Irons , Michigan (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp)
Matt Russell , Colorado (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN)
Jason Chorak , Washington (AP-3 {as DL], TSN, FN)
Dwayne Rudd , Alabama (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches)
Anthony Simmons , Clemson (AP-3, TSN)
Keith Mitchell , Texas A&M (AP-3, FN)
Andy Katzenmoyer , Ohio St. (AP-2)
Brian Simmons , North Carolina (AP-2)
Takeo Spikes , Auburn (AP-2)
Tyrus McCloud , Louisville (AP-3)
Antwaune Ponds , Syracuse (AP-3)
Backs
Chris Canty , Kansas St. (AP -1, AFCA -Coaches, FWAA -Writers, Walter Camp , TSN , FN)
Dré Bly , North Carolina (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP -1, FWAA -Writers, Walter Camp , TSN )
Charles Woodson , Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP -1, FWAA -Writers)
Shawn Springs , Ohio St. (AP-2, AFCA -Coaches, Walter Camp , FN)
Kevin Jackson , Alabama (AP -1, AFCA -Coaches, FWAA -Writers, Walter Camp , TSN , FN)
Kim Herring , Penn State (AP-2, TSN )
Kevin Abrams , Syracuse (AFCA -Coaches)
Sam Madison , Louisville (AP-3, FN)
Bryant Westbrook , Texas (AP-2)
Kenny Wheaton , Oregon (AP-2)
Eric Allen, Indiana (AP-3)
Ronde Barber , Virginia (AP-3)
Steve Rosga, Colorado (AP-3)
Specialists
Placekicker
Marc Primanti , N.C. St. (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, TSN, FN)
Cory Wedel, Wyoming (AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp)
Rafael Garcia, Virginia (AP-2)
Damon Shea, Nevada (AP-3)
Punter
All-purpose / kick returners
See also
References
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"AP All-America" . The Salina Journal . December 12, 1996. p. 18. Retrieved May 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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