2004 College Football All-America Team

The 2004 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, and Rivals.com.

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, SN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.

Thirteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2004, 8 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)

2004 Consensus All-Americans
Name Position Year University
Matt Leinart Quarterback Junior USC
Adrian Peterson* Running back Freshman Oklahoma
J. J. Arrington Senior California
Braylon Edwards* Wide receiver Senior Michigan
Taylor Stubblefield Senior Purdue
Heath Miller* Tight end Junior Virginia
Alex Barron* Offensive line Senior Florida State
Jammal Brown* Senior Oklahoma
Elton Brown Senior Virginia
David Baas Senior Michigan
Ben Wilkerson Center Senior LSU
Erasmus James Defensive line Senior Wisconsin
David Pollack Senior Georgia
Shaun Cody Senior USC
Marcus Spears Senior LSU
Derrick Johnson* Linebacker Senior Texas
Matt Grootegoed Senior USC
A. J. Hawk Junior Ohio State
Antrel Rolle* Defensive back Senior Miami (FL)
Marlin Jackson Senior Michigan
Carlos Rogers Senior Auburn
Ernest Shazor Senior Michigan
Thomas Davis Sr. Junior Georgia
Mike Nugent* Kicker Senior Ohio State
Brandon Fields Punter Sophomore Michigan State
Reggie Bush Return Specialist Sophomore USC

Offense

Quarterback

Running backs

Fullback

Wide receivers

Tight end

  • Heath Miller, Virginia (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
  • Alex Smith, Stanford (AP-2, WCFF-2)
  • Trey Haverty, Texas Tech (AP-3)

Linemen

  • Jammal Brown, Oklahoma (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
  • Alex Barron, Florida State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, ESPN, CBS, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
  • Elton Brown, Virginia (AP, AFCA, SN, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, Rivals)
  • David Baas, Michigan (AP, FWAA, WCFF, CBS)
  • Chris Kemoeatu, Utah (FWAA, SI, PFW, CBS, CFN, AP-2)
  • Vince Carter, Oklahoma (FWAA, WCFF, CBS, ESPN)
  • Michael Muñoz, Tennessee (AP, AFCA, WCFF-2)
  • Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (FWAA)
  • Sam Mayes, Oklahoma State (SN, AP-3)
  • Marcus McNeill, Auburn (SI, CBS, AP-2, WCFF-2)
  • Marvin Philip, California (SI, AP-2)
  • Adam Snyder, Oregon (ESPN)
  • D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia (PFW)
  • Dan Buenning, Wisconsin (PFW, AP-2)
  • Mark Setterstrom, Minnesota (Rivals)
  • Wesley Britt, Alabama (CFN, AP-3)
  • Daryn Colledge, Boise State (CFN)
  • Jason Brown, North Carolina (PFW)
  • Sam Baker, Southern California (CBS)
  • Jonathan Scott, Texas (AP-2)
  • Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia (WCFF-2)
  • Logan Mankins, Fresno State (WCFF-2)
  • Rob Petitti, Pittsburgh (AP-3)
  • Travis Leffew, Louisville (AP-3)

Center

  • Ben Wilkerson, LSU (AFCA, SN, AP-3, WCFF-2)

Defense

Linemen

  • Erasmus James, Wisconsin, (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
  • David Pollack, Georgia (AP, AFCA, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CFN)
  • Shaun Cody, Southern California (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS)
  • Marcus Spears, LSU (AP, AFCA, WCFF, CFN)
  • Johnathan Goddard, Marshall (FWAA, CBS, CFN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
  • Dan Cody, Oklahoma (FWAA, AP-2, WCFF-2)
  • Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College (AFCA, SN, Rivals, AP-3)
  • Ryan Riddle, California (SN, SI, AP-2, WCFF-2)
  • Mike Patterson, Southern California (SN, SI, Rivals, AP-3)
  • Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee (SN)
  • Travis Johnson, Florida State (PFW, ESPN, CBS, Rivals, AP-3)
  • Luis Castillo, Northwestern (PFW)
  • Matt Roth, Iowa (AP-2, WCFF-2)
  • Jonathan Babineaux, Iowa (AP-3)

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • Antrel Rolle, Miami (FL) (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, Rivals)
  • Carlos Rogers, Auburn (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
  • Marlin Jackson, Michigan, (AP, AFCA, SN, FWAA, ESPN, WCFF-2)
  • Ernest Shazor, Michigan (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
  • Thomas Davis Sr., Georgia (AFCA, SN, WCFF, PFW, CFN, Rivals, AP-2)
  • Corey Webster, LSU (AFCA, SN, AP-2, WCFF-2)
  • Junior Rosegreen, Auburn (SI, CBS, AP-2)
  • Mitch Meeuwsen, Oregon State (ESPN, AP-3)
  • Eric Green, Virginia Tech (PFW)
  • Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (PFW)
  • Morgan Scalley, Utah (CBS, AP-2)
  • Adam "Pacman" Jones, West Virginia (CFN)
  • Brandon Payne, New Mexico (WCFF-2)
  • Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (WCFF-2)
  • Jamaal Brimmer, UNLV (AP-3)
  • Charles Gordon, Kansas (AP-3)
  • Jason Allen, Tennessee (AP-3)

Special teams

Kicker

  • Mike Nugent, Ohio State (AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN, WCFF, SI, PFW, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals)
  • Tyler Jones, Boise State (AP-2, WCFF-2)
  • Andrew Wellock, Eastern Michigan (AP-3)

Punter

  • Brandon Fields, Michigan State (AP, FWAA, WCFF, SI, CBS, CFN)
  • Matt Payne, BYU (AFCA, SN, Rivals, AP-2)
  • John Torp, Colorado (ESPN)
  • Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (PFW, AP-3, WCFF-2)

Returners

  • Reggie Bush, Southern California (AP-All-Purpose, AFCA, FWAA, SN-PR, SI-All-Purpose, ESPN, CBS, CFN, Rivals-Utility)
  • Devin Hester, Miami (FL) (SN-KR, WCFF)
  • Ashlan Davis, Tulsa (SI-KR, PFW-KR, Rivals-KR, WCFF-2)
  • Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State (SI-PR, PFW-PR, Rivals-PR, AP-3)
  • Chad Owens, Hawaii (AP-2)

See also

  • 2005 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
  • 2004 All-Big Ten Conference football team
  • 2004 All-Big 12 Conference football team
  • 2004 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
  • 2004 All-SEC football team

References