1985 College Football All-America Team

• Bo Jackson, Auburn running back who rushed for 1,786 yards and won the 1985 Heisman Trophy;
• Chuck Long, Iowa quarterback who won the 1985 Davey O'Brien Award and Maxwell Award and placed second in the 1985 Heisman Trophy voting;
• Lorenzo White, Michigan State running back who became the first Big Ten Conference player to rush for over 2,000 yards and placed fourth in the 1985 Heisman Trophy voting;
• Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma linebacker who won the 1985 Dick Butkus Award;
• David Williams, Illinois wide receiver who caught 85 passes for 1,047 yards and finished his college career as the second leading receiver in NCAA history;
• Larry Station, Iowa linebacker who led the team in tackles for the fourth straight season with 129;
• John Lee, UCLA placekicker who set the NCAA record for highest percentage of extra points and field goals made in a career with 93.3% ;
• Jim Dombrowski, Virginia offensive tackle;
• Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma defensive end; and
• Tim Green, Syracuse defensive end.

  Consensus All-Americans

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Offense

Quarterbacks

• Chuck Long, Iowa
• Vinny Testaverde, Miami
• Jim Everett, Purdue

  Running backs

• Bo Jackson, Auburn
• Lorenzo White, Michigan State
• Napoleon McCallum, Navy
• Reggie Dupard, SMU
• Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State
• Doug DuBose, Nebraska
• Paul Palmer, Temple
• Tom Rathman, Nebraska

  Wide receivers

• David Williams, Illinois
• Tim McGee, Tennessee
• Lew Barnes, Oregon
• Kelvin Martin, Boston College
• Webster Slaughter, San Diego State
• Mark Bellini, BYU
• Walter Murray, Hawaii
• Richard Estell, Kansas

  Tight ends

• Willie Smith, Miami
• Brian Forster, Rhode Island
• Keith Jackson, Oklahoma
• Eric Kattus, Michigan

  Centers

• Peter Anderson, Georgia
• Gene Chilton, Texas
• Bill Lewis, Nebraska

  Guards

• Jeff Bregel, USC
• John Rienstra, Temple
• J. D. Maarleveld, Maryland
• Jamie Dukes, Florida State
• Jeff Zimmerman, Florida
• Tim Scannell, Notre Dame
• Don Smith, Army
• Todd Moules, Penn State

  Tackles

• Jim Dombrowski, Virginia
• Brian Jozwiak, West Virginia
• John Davis, Georgia Tech
• Don Smith, Army
• James FitzPatrick, USC
• Joe Milinichik, North Carolina State
• John Clay, Missouri
• Doug Williams, Texas A&M
• Mark Cochran, Baylor
• Steve Wallace, Auburn
• Will Wolford, Vanderbilt

  Defense

Defensive ends

• Leslie O'Neal, Oklahoma State
• Tim Green, Syracuse
• Pat Swilling, Georgia Tech
• Jim Skow, Nebraska

  Defensive tackles

• Tony Casillas, Oklahoma
• Mike Hammerstein, Michigan
• Jon Hand, Alabama

  Middle guards

• Mike Ruth, Boston College

  Linebackers

• Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma
• Larry Station, Iowa
• Johnny Holland, Texas A&M
• Cornelius Bennett, Alabama
• Pepper Johnson, Ohio State
• Michael Brooks, LSU
• Kevin Murphy, Oklahoma
• Alonzo Johnson, Florida
• Shane Conlan, Penn State
• Chris Spielman, Ohio State
• Mike Mallory, Michigan

  Defensive backs

• David Fulcher, Arizona State
• Brad Cochran, Michigan
• Scott Thomas, Air Force
• Allen Durden, Arizona
• Thomas Everett, Baylor
• Mark Moore, Oklahoma State
• Tim McDonald, USC
• Mark Collins, Cal-State Fullerton
• Michael Zordich, Penn State
• Rod Woodson, Purdue
• Chris White, Tennessee
• Phil Parker, Michigan State
• Odell Jones, East Carolina FWAA

  Special teams

Placekickers

• John Lee, UCLA
• John Diettrich, Ball State
• Carlos Reveiz, Tennessee

  Punters

• Barry Helton, Colorado
• Lewis Colbert, Auburn
• Bill Smith, Mississippi
• Ray Criswell, Florida
• Mark Simon, Air Force
• Steve Kidd, Rice

  Returners

• Errol Tucker, Utah

  Key

• Bold – Consensus All-American
• -1 – First-team selection
• -2 – Second-team selection
• -3 – Third-team selection
• CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame inductee

  Official selectors

• AFCA – American Football Coaches Association, selected by the members of the AFCA for the Kodak All-America team
• AP – Associated Press
• FWAA – Football Writers Association of America
• UPI – United Press International
• WC – Walter Camp Football Foundation

  Other selectors

• FN – Football News
• GNS – Gannett News Service selected by Joel S. Buchsbaum
• NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association
• PFW – Pro Football Weekly
• SH – Scripps Howard
• TSN – The Sporting News