(NEA-2) Defensive tackles Loyd Phillips, Arkansas (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI, FN [tackle], Time, TSN, WCFF) Tom Greenlee, Washington (AFCA, AP-1 [defensive end], UPI-1 [defensive end], WCFF) Pete Duranko, Notre Dame (AFCA, UPI) Dennis Byrd, North Carolina State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, NEA-1, FWAA) George Patton, Georgia (AP-1, CP-1, UPI-2, FN [tackle]) Kevin Hardy, Notre Dame (AP-2, UPI-2, FN [tackle], Time, TSN) Bill Stanfill, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (NEA-2) Ed Philpott, Miami (OH) (CP-2, NEA-2) Jim Urbanek, Mississippi (CP-2, FN [tackle]) Middle guards Wayne Meylan, Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA [defensive tackle], AP-1, CP-2 [guard], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN [guard], WCFF) John LaGrone, SMU (AFCA [middle guard], AP-2, CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-1 [linebacker], UPI-2, WCFF) John Richardson, UCLA (CP-1 [guard]) Granville Liggins, Oklahoma (CP-2 [guard], NEA-2, FN [guard]) Linebackers Jim Lynch, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN, WCFF) Paul Naumoff, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) Bob Matheson, Duke (AP-1, Time, TSN) Townsend Clarke, Army (AP-2, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2) Charles Thornhill, Michigan State (AP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2) Adrian Young, Southern California (AP-2) Dwight Lewis, Mississippi State (CP-2) Wayne Purdon, Montana State (CP-2) Defensive backs George Webster, Michigan State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [linebacker], FWAA, NEA-1 [linebacker], UPI-1, FN [linebacker], Time, TSN, WCFF) Nate Shaw, USC (AFCA, AP-2, CP-2, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, Time, TSN, WCFF) Tom Beier, Miami (Fla.) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-2, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) Frank Loria, Virginia Tech (AP-1, FWAA) Martine Bercher, Arkansas (AFCA, UPI-1) Rick Volk, Michigan (Time, TSN) John Charles, Purdue (Time, TSN) Henry King, Utah State (NEA-2, Time, TSN) Bobby Johns, Alabama (CP-1, UPI-2, FN) Wynn Mabry, Dartmouth (CP-1) Larry Wachholtz, Nebraska (AP-2, UPI-2) Chuck Latourette, Rice (AP-2) Bruce Sullivan, Illinois (NEA-2) Bobby Bryant, South Carolina (NEA-2 [safety]) Tom Schoen, Notre Dame (UPI-2) Lynn Hughes, Georgia (UPI-2) Special teams Kicker Jan Stenerud, Montana State (Pro Football Hall of Fame) (TSN) Punter Ron Widby, Tennessee (TSN) Key Bold – Consensus All-American -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection Official selectors AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, sponsored by the Eastman Kodak Company AP = Associated Press, "based on recommendations of the AP football board of sportswriters and sportscasters" CP = Central Press Association, "picked with the aid of the nation's football captains" FWAA =