2004 College Football All-America Team

The 2004 College Football All-America 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, 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, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.

Offense

* Quarterback -- Matt Leinart, Southern California (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, ESPN, Rivals.com); Alex Smith, Utah (FWAA-Writers, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sports, College Football News)

* Running backs -- Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com); J.J. Arrington, California (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports); Cedric Benson, Texas (Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, College Football News, Rivals.com); Cadillac Williams, Auburn (AFCA-Coaches); DeAngelo Williams, Memphis (Pro Football Weekly); Jamario Thomas, North Texas (CBS Sports)

* Fullback -- Brian Leonard, Rutgers (Pro Football Weekly)

* Wide receivers -- Braylon Edwards, Michigan(Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com); Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, ESPN, CBS Sports, Rivals.com); Mark Clayton, Oklahoma (AFCA-Coaches); Roddy White, Alabama-Birmingham (Pro Football Weekly); Dante Ridgeway, Ball State (College Football News)

* Tight end -- Heath Miller, Virginia(Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com)

* Linemen -- Jammal Brown, Oklahoma (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com); Alex Barron, Florida State (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, ESPN, CBS Sports, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com); Elton Brown, Virginia (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, Rivals.com); Chris Kemoeatu, Utah (FWAA-Writers, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sports, College Football News); David Baas, Michigan (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, CBS Sports); Ben Wilkerson, LSU (AFCA-Coaches, The Sporting News); Vince Carter, Oklahoma (Walter Camp, ESPN, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, CBS Sports); Michael Munoz, Tennessee (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches); Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (FWAA-Writers); Sam Mayes, Oklahoma State (The Sporting News); Marcus McNeill, Auburn (Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports); Marvin Phillip, California (Sports Illustrated); Adam Snyder, Oregon (ESPN); D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia (Pro Football Weekly); Dan Buenning, Wisconsin (Pro Football Weekly); Mark Setterstrom, Minnesota (Rivals.com); Wesley Britt, Alabama (College Football News); Daryn Colledge, Boise State (College Football News) Jason Brown, North Carolina (Pro Football Weekly)

Defense

* Linemen -- Erasmus James, Wisconsin, (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com); David Pollack, Georgia (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, College Football News); Jonathan Goddard, Marshall (FWAA-Writers, CBS Sports, College Football News); Shaun Cody, Southern California (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports); Dan Cody, Oklahoma (FWAA-Writers); Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College (AFCA-Coaches, The Sporting News, Rivals.com); Ryan Riddle, California (The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated); Marcus Spears, LSU (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, College Football News); Mike Patterson, Southern California (The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Rivals.com); Jesse Mahelona, Tennessee (The Sporting News); Travis Johnson, Florida State (Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, Rivals.com); Luis Castillo, Northwestern (Pro Football Weekly)

* Linebackers -- Derrick Johnson, Texas(Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com); Matt Grootegoed, Southern California (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp); AJ Hawk, Ohio State(Associated Press, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Rivals.com); Kevin Burnett, Tennessee (AFCA-Coaches); Michael Boley, Southern Mississippi (FWAA-Writers); Lofa Tatupu, Southern California (Sports Illustrated); Ahmad Brooks, Virginia (The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly); Channing Crowder, Florida (ESPN) ; Ernie Sims, Florida State (ESPN); Chad Greenway, Iowa (Pro Football Weekly); Spencer Havner, UCLA (CBS Sports, College Football News); Leroy Hill, Clemson (Rivals.com); D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland (College Football News)

* Defensive backs -- Carlos Rogers, Auburn (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com); Antrel Rolle, Miami-FL (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, Rivals.com); Marlin Jackson, Michigan, (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, The Sporting News, ESPN); Ernest Shazor, Michigan (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com); Corey Webster, LSU (AFCA-Coaches, The Sporting News); Thomas Davis, Georgia (AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, College Football News, Rivals.com); Junior Rosengreen, Auburn (Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports); Mitch Meeuwsen, Oregon State (ESPN); Eric Green, Virginia Tech (Pro Football Weekly); Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin State (Pro Football Weekly); Morgan Scalley, Utah (CBS Sports); Pacman Jones, West Virginia(College Football News)

pecial Teams

* Kicker -- Mike Nugent, Ohio State (Associated Press, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com)

* Punter -- Brandon Fields, Michigan State (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, College Football News); Matt Payne, BYU (AFCA-Coaches, The Sporting News, Rivals.com) ; John Torp, Colorado (ESPN); Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (Pro Football Weekly)

* Returners-- Reggie Bush, Southern California (Associated Press-All-Purpose, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, The Sporting News-PR, Sports Illustrated-All-Purpose, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com-Utility); Devin Hester, Miami-FL (Walter Camp, The Sporting News-KR); Ashlan Davis, Tulsa (Sports Illustrated-KR, Pro Football Weekly-KR, Rivals.com-KR); Ted Ginn, Jr., Ohio State (Sports Illustrated-PR, Pro Football Weekly-PR, Rivals.com-PR)

ee also

* College Football All-America Team
* 1910 College Football All-America Team
* 1925 College Football All-America Team
* 1931 College Football All-America Team
* 1970 College Football All-America Team
* 2005 College Football All-America Team
* 2006 College Football All-America Team
* 2007 College Football All-America Team

External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1945436 2004 AP All-American Team]
* [http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=1329519 2004 Coaches All-American Team]
* [http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2007/allamerica071208.html 2004 Writers All-American Team]
* [http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/walter_camp_football_foundation_announces_2007_all_america_team/ 2004 Walter Camp Foundation All-American Team]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_50_228/ai_n8576553 2004 Sporting News All-American Team]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/football/ncaa/all.america/index.html 2004 Sports Illustrated All-American Team]

* [http://www.profootballweekly.com 2004 Pro Football Weekly All-American Team]
* [http://www.ncaastrategies.com/utopia/showthread.php?t=19789 2004 ESPN All-American Team]
* [http://cbs.sportsline.com/print/collegefootball/story/79779742004 2004 CBS Sports.com All-American Team]
* [http://cfn.scout.com/2/710932.html 2004 College Football News All-American Team]
* [http://villanova.alliancesports.com/content.asp?highlight=defender&CID=364355 2004 Rivals.com All-American Team]
* [http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2007/2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf 2007 NCAA Record Book]