The 1998 All-America college football team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, 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, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.
Offense Quarterback Tim Couch, Kentucky (FWAA, Walter Camp, AP-2) Cade McNown, UCLA (AFCA, AP-1) Michael Bishop, Kansas State (TSN, FN, AP-3)
Running back Ricky Williams, Texas (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, FN, AP-3) Mike Cloud, Boston College (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA) Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (Walter Camp) Devin West, Missouri (TSN, FN, AP-2) Autry Denson, Notre Dame (AP-2) Trung Canidate, Arizona (AP-3)
Wide receiver Torry Holt, NC State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, TSN, FN) Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech (AFCA, FWAA, Walter Camp, AP-2) Peter Warrick, Florida State (AP-1, TSN, Walter Camp) David Boston, Ohio State (FWAA, FN, AP-2) Darnell McDonald, Kansas State (AP-3) Travis McGriff, Florida (AP-3)
Tight end Rufus French, Ole Miss (AFCA, AP-1, TSN, Walter Camp, FN) Sheldon Jackson, Nebraska (AP-2) Ibn Green, Louisville (AP-3)
Tackle Kris Farris, UCLA (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, FN) Aaron Gibson, Wisconsin (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, Walter Camp, FN) Rob Murphy, Ohio State (AP-1) Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, Walter Camp, FN) Jay Humphrey, Texas (TSN, AP-2) Jon Jansen, Michigan (AFCA, AP-3) Mike Rosenthal, Notre Dame (Walter Camp, AP-2)
Center Craig Page, Georgia Tech (AP-1, FWAA, TSN) Todd McClure, LSU (AFCA) Grey Ruegamer, Arizona State (Walter Camp, AP-2) Eric de Groh, West Virginia (AP-3)
Defense End Tom Burke, Wisconsin (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, FN) Montae Reagor, Texas Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp) Patrick Kerney, Virginia (FWAA, FN, AP-2) Corey Moore, Virginia Tech (AFCA, AP-2) Robaire Smith, Michigan State (Walter Camp) Inoke Breckterfield, Oregon State (AP-3) Adalius Thomas, Southern Miss (AP-3)
Tackle Jared DeVries, Iowa (AFCA, TSN, Walter Camp, AP-2) Booger McFarland, LSU (AP-1, FN) Corey Simon, Florida State (AP-1) Ed Chester, Florida (AP-2) Rosevelt Colvin, Purdue (AP-3) Kelly Gregg, Oklahoma (AP-3)
Linebacker Chris Claiborne, USC (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, FN) Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, FN) Al Wilson, Tennessee (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA) Jeff Kelly, Kansas State (AP-1, FWAA) Jevon Kearse, Florida (Walter Camp, FN, AP-2) Adalius Thomas, Southern Miss (AFCA) LaVar Arrington, Penn State (TSN, AP-2) Mike Peterson, Florida (TSN, AP-2) Mark Simoneau, Kansas State (AP-2) JoJuan Armour, Miami (OH) (AP-3) Andy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State (AP-3) Raynoch Thompson, Tennessee (AP-3) Nate Webster, Miami (AP-3)
Cornerback Chris McAlister, Arizona (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, FN) Antoine Winfield, Ohio State (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp, FN) Champ Bailey, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, Walter Camp, FN) Dré Bly, North Carolina (Walter Camp, AP-2) Larry Atkins, UCLA (AP-2) Ralph Brown, Nebraska (AP-3) Lloyd Harrison, NC State (AP-3)
Safety Anthony Poindexter, Virginia (AP-1, FWAA, TSN) Damon Moore, Ohio State (TSN, AP-2) Tyrone Carter, Minnesota (FN, AP-2) Antuan Edwards, Clemson (AP-3) Daylon McCutcheon, USC (AP-3)
Special teams Kicker Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State (AP-1, FWAA, TSN, FN) Martín Gramática, Kansas State (AFCA, Walter Camp, AP-2) Nathan Villegas, Oregon (AP-3)
Punter Joe Kristosik, UNLV (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, Walter Camp, FN) Shane Lechler, Texas A&M (TSN, AP-3) Josh Bidwell, Oregon (AP-2)
All-purpose player / return specialist David Allen, Kansas State (AP-1, FWAA, TSN) Kevin Johnson, Syracuse (AFCA) J. R. Redmond, Arizona State (AP-2) Kevin Faulk, LSU (AP-3)
See also 1998 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1998 All-Big 12 Conference football team 1998 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1998 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team 1998 All-SEC football team
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