The 1997 All-America teams
6 selectors named All-America teams for 1997; the NCAA counts 6 of them toward its consensus team. Bold names are consensus All-Americans. The consensus team is on the 1997 season page.
Selectors the NCAA recognizes
AP
Associated Press
First team
- QBPeyton Manning, Tennessee
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBCurtis Enis, Penn State
- WRRandy Moss, Marshall
- WRJacquez Green, Florida
- TEAlonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State
- OLAaron Taylor, Nebraska
- OLAlan Faneca, LSU
- OLChad Overhauser, UCLA
- OLBenji Olson, Washington
- COlin Kreutz, Washington
- DLAndre Wadsworth, Florida State
- DLGrant Wistrom, Nebraska
- DLGreg Ellis, North Carolina
- DLJason Peter, Nebraska
- LBAndy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State
- LBSam Cowart, Florida State
- LBAnthony Simmons, Clemson
- LBBrian Simmons, North Carolina
- DBCharles Woodson, Michigan
- DBDré Bly, North Carolina
- DBDonovin Darius, Syracuse
- DBBrian Lee, Wyoming
- KMartín Gramática, Kansas State
- PChad Kessler, LSU
- APBTim Dwight, Iowa
Second team
- QBRyan Leaf, Washington State
- RBSkip Hicks, UCLA
- RBAhman Green, Nebraska
- WRBrian Alford, Purdue
- WRE.G. Green, Florida State
- TEJerame Tuman, Michigan
- OLKyle Turley, San Diego State
- OLVictor Riley, Auburn
- OLFlozell Adams, Michigan State
- OLTra Thomas, Florida State
- CBen Fricke, Houston
- DLGlen Steele, Michigan
- DLJeremy Staat, Arizona State
- DLJared DeVries, Iowa
- LBJamie Duncan, Vanderbilt
- LBLeonard Little, Tennessee
- LBTakeo Spikes, Auburn
- LBPat Tillman, Arizona State
- LBSam Sword, Michigan
- DBFred Weary, Florida
- DBAntoine Winfield, Ohio State
- DBMarcus Ray, Michigan
- DBShaun Williams, UCLA
- KChris Sailer, UCLA
- PShane Lechler, Texas A&M
- APBQuinton Spotwood, Syracuse
Third team
- QBCade McNown, UCLA
- RBTavian Banks, Iowa
- RBFred Taylor, Florida
- WRTroy Edwards, Louisiana Tech
- WRBobby Shaw, California
- TERufus French, Ole Miss
- OLMatt Stinchcomb, Georgia
- OLEric Anderson, Nebraska
- OLJim Bundren, Clemson
- OLKyle Murphy, Arizona State
- CKevin Long, Florida State
- DLLamanzer Williams, Minnesota
- DLLeon Bender, Washington State
- DLEd Chester, Florida
- DLHenry Slay, West Virginia
- LBDaryl Bush, Florida State
- LBKivuusama Mays, North Carolina
- LBIke Reese, Michigan State
- LBChris Gizzi, Air Force
- DBAnthony Poindexter, Virginia
- DBLarry Atkins, UCLA
- DBKevin Williams, Oklahoma State
- DBPatrick Surtain, Southern Mississippi
- KBrad Palazzo, Tulane
- PJohn Baker, North Texas
- APBKevin Faulk, LSU
AFCA
American Football Coaches Association
- QBPeyton Manning, Tennessee
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBSkip Hicks, UCLA
- WRRandy Moss, Marshall
- WRJerome Pathon, Washington
- TEAlonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State
- OLAaron Taylor, Nebraska
- OLKyle Turley, San Diego State
- OLVictor Riley, Auburn
- OLMatt Stinchcomb, Georgia
- CKevin Long, Florida State
- DLAndre Wadsworth, Florida State
- DLGrant Wistrom, Nebraska
- DLGreg Ellis, North Carolina
- DLGlen Steele, Michigan
- LBAndy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State
- LBAnthony Simmons, Clemson
- LBJamie Duncan, Vanderbilt
- DBCharles Woodson, Michigan
- DBDonovin Darius, Syracuse
- DBFred Weary, Florida
- DBAntoine Winfield, Ohio State
- KChris Sailer, UCLA
- APBTim Dwight, Iowa
Football News
- QBPeyton Manning, Tennessee
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBRon Dayne, Wisconsin
- WRRandy Moss, Marshall
- WRBrian Alford, Purdue
- TEJerame Tuman, Michigan
- OLAaron Taylor, Nebraska
- OLAlan Faneca, LSU
- OLKyle Turley, San Diego State
- OLRob Murphy, Ohio State
- COlin Kreutz, Washington
- DLAndre Wadsworth, Florida State
- DLGreg Ellis, North Carolina
- DLKailee Wong, Stanford
- LBAndy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State
- LBSam Cowart, Florida State
- LBBrian Simmons, North Carolina
- LBRon Warner, Kansas
- DBCharles Woodson, Michigan
- DBDré Bly, North Carolina
- DBBrian Lee, Wyoming
- DBFred Weary, Florida
- KMartín Gramática, Kansas State
- PChad Kessler, LSU
FWAA
Football Writers Association of America
- QBPeyton Manning, Tennessee
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBCurtis Enis, Penn State
- WRRandy Moss, Marshall
- WRJacquez Green, Florida
- TEAlonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State
- OLAaron Taylor, Nebraska
- OLAlan Faneca, LSU
- OLKyle Turley, San Diego State
- OLChad Overhauser, UCLA
- CBen Fricke, Houston
- DLGrant Wistrom, Nebraska
- DLJason Peter, Nebraska
- DLJeremy Staat, Arizona State
- DLLamanzer Williams, Minnesota
- LBAndy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State
- LBSam Cowart, Florida State
- LBJamie Duncan, Vanderbilt
- DBCharles Woodson, Michigan
- DBDré Bly, North Carolina
- DBBrian Lee, Wyoming
- DBAntoine Winfield, Ohio State
- KMartín Gramática, Kansas State
- PChris Sailer, UCLA
- APBTim Dwight, Iowa
Walter Camp
Walter Camp Football Foundation
- QBPeyton Manning, Tennessee
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBCurtis Enis, Penn State
- WRRandy Moss, Marshall
- WRJacquez Green, Florida
- TEAlonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State
- OLAaron Taylor, Nebraska
- OLAlan Faneca, LSU
- OLBenji Olson, Washington
- OLFlozell Adams, Michigan State
- COlin Kreutz, Washington
- DLAndre Wadsworth, Florida State
- DLGrant Wistrom, Nebraska
- DLGreg Ellis, North Carolina
- DLJason Peter, Nebraska
- LBAndy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State
- LBBrian Simmons, North Carolina
- LBLeonard Little, Tennessee
- DBCharles Woodson, Michigan
- DBDré Bly, North Carolina
- DBBrian Lee, Wyoming
- DBFred Weary, Florida
- KChris Sailer, UCLA
- PChad Kessler, LSU
Sporting News
The Sporting News
- QBRyan Leaf, Washington State
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBSkip Hicks, UCLA
- WRRandy Moss, Marshall
- TEAlonzo Mayes, Oklahoma State
- OLAaron Taylor, Nebraska
- OLKyle Turley, San Diego State
- OLChad Overhauser, UCLA
- COlin Kreutz, Washington
- DLAndre Wadsworth, Florida State
- DLGrant Wistrom, Nebraska
- DLJason Peter, Nebraska
- LBSam Cowart, Florida State
- LBAnthony Simmons, Clemson
- LBTakeo Spikes, Auburn
- LBPat Tillman, Arizona State
- DBCharles Woodson, Michigan
- DBDonovin Darius, Syracuse
- DBFred Weary, Florida
- DBAnthony Poindexter, Virginia
- KMartín Gramática, Kansas State
- PChad Kessler, LSU
- APBTim Dwight, Iowa
From Wikipedia’s 1997 All-America article (CC BY-SA 4.0): each player’s selectors as the article lists them, named from its key. A selector with one team has no team number.