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{{Short description|Official list of the best college football players of 1996}}
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The '''1996 College Football All-America Team''' is composed of the following All-American Teams: [[Associated Press]],<ref>{{cite news|title=AP All-America|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11097269/ap_allamerica/|access-date=May 19, 2017|work=The Salina Journal|date=December 12, 1996|page=18|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> [[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===
*'''[[Danny Wuerffel]]''', Florida (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, TSN, FN)
*[[Jake Plummer]], Arizona St. (AP-2, FWAA-Writers)
*[[Peyton Manning]], Tennessee (AP-3)

===Running backs===
*'''[[Byron Hanspard]]''', Texas Tech (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN, FN)
*'''[[Troy Davis (running back)|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 (American football, born 1974)|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===
*[[David LaFleur]], LSU (AP-3, Walter Camp)
*'''[[Tony Gonzalez]]''', California (AP-2, TSN, FN)
*[[Itula Mili]], BYU (AFCA-Coaches)
*[[Pat Fitzgerald (tight end)|Pat Fitzgerald]], Texas (AP-1)

===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 (American football)|Scott Sanderson]], Washington State (AP-3, TSN)
*'''[[Chris Naeole]]''', Colorado (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FN)
*'''[[Dan Neil (American football)|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 (American football)|Walter Jones]], Florida St. (AP-2)
*Ben Kaufman, Texas Tech (AP-3)
*[[Adam Meadows]], Georgia (AP-3)
*[[Jerry Wunsch]], Wisconsin (AP-3)

===Center ===
*'''[[Aaron Taylor (born 1975)|Aaron Taylor]]''', Nebraska (AP-2, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, FN)
*[[Rod Payne]], Michigan (AFCA-Coaches)
*[[K. C. Jones (American football)|K. C. Jones]], Miami (Fla.) (AP-1)
*[[Billy Conaty]], Virginia Tech (TSN)
*[[Jeff Mitchell]], Florida (AP-3)

== 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 (American football)|Michael Myers]], Alabama (TSN)
*[[Tarek Saleh]], Wisconsin (FN)
*[[William Carr (arena football)|William Carr]], Michigan (AP-2)
*[[Greg Ellis (American football)|Greg Ellis]], North Carolina (AP-3)
*[[Leonard Little]], Tennessee (AP-3)
*[[Darrell Russell (American football)|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 (American football)|Anthony Simmons]], Clemson (AP-3, TSN)
*[[Keith Mitchell (American football)|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 (defensive back)|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 (American football)|Kevin Jackson]]''', Alabama ('''AP'''-1, '''AFCA'''-Coaches, '''FWAA'''-Writers, '''Walter Camp''', '''TSN''', FN)
*[[Kim Herring]], Penn State (AP-2, '''TSN''')
*[[Kevin Abrams (cornerback)|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===
*[[Noel Prefontaine]], San Diego St. (AP-1, FWAA-Writers)
*'''[[Brad Maynard]]''', Ball State (AP-2, AFCA, Coaches, Walter Camp)
*Bill Marrinangle, Vanderbilt (TSN)
*[[Toby Gowin]], North Texas (AP-3)

=== All-purpose / kick returners ===
*[[Tim Dwight]], Iowa ('''FWAA'''-Writers)
*[[Kevin Faulk]], LSU ('''AP'''-1)
*Terry Battle, Arizona St. (AP-2, '''TSN''')
*[[Beau Morgan]], Air Force (AP-3)

==See also==
* [[1996 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team]]
* [[1996 All-Big 12 Conference football team]]
* [[1996 All-Big Ten Conference football team]]
* [[1996 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team]]
* [[1996 All-SEC football team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{1996 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{College Football All-America Teams}}

[[Category:1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|All-America Team]]
[[Category:College Football All-America Teams]]

1996 College Football All-America Team - Revision history

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