The Arizona Wildcats college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents the University of Arizona in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). All-America selections are individual player recognitions made after each season when numerous publications release lists of their ideal team. The NCAA recognizes five All-America lists: the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF).[ 1] In order for an honoree to earn a "consensus" selection, he must be selected as first team in three of the five lists recognized by the NCAA, and "unanimous" selections must be selected as first team in all five lists.[ 1]
Since the establishment of the team in 1894, Arizona has had 29 players honored a total of 34 times as First Team All-America for their performance on the field of play. Included in these selections are 8 consensus selections, 2 of which were unanimous selections earned by Ka'Deem Carey in the 2012 season and 2013 season and Scooby Wright III in the 2015 season.
† Consensus selection ‡ Unanimous selection
Year Player name Position Selector(s) 1935 Ted Bland 1937 Walt Nielsen FB 1938 Tom Greenfield C /LB 1941 Hank Stanton 1971 Mark Arneson LB TSN 1975 Theo Bell WR NEA 1976 Mike Dawson DE 1982 Ricky Hunley LB AP, UPI, AFCA, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA 1983 Ricky Hunley LB 1985 Allen Durden UPI, WC 1986 Joe Tofflemire LB Playboy, CFN 1987 Chuck Cecil FS UPI, WC, AFCA 1987 Joe Tofflemire LB 1988 Joe Tofflemire LB 1990 Darryll Lewis CB AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN 1992 Josh Miller P FWAA, TSN 1992 Rob Waldrop DT AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, AFCA, SH, TSN, FN, NEA 1993 Sean Harris LB SH 1993 Rob Waldrop DT 1994 Steve McLaughlin K WC, FWAA, SH, SN 1994 Tony Bouie S WC, AFCA, SN 1994 Tedy Bruschi LB AP, WC, FWAA, AFCA, SH, UPI, TSN, SN 1995 Tedy Bruschi LB 1995 Chris McAlister CB AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WC, FN 1999 Dennis Northcutt WR AP, AFCA, FWAA, CNNSI 2005 Danny Baugher † P PFW 2007 Antoine Cason CB AP, WC, SN, CNNSI, ESPN, CBS Sports, CFN, Rivals.com, Scout.com 2008 Rob Gronkowski TE AP 2012 Ka'Deem Carey † RB CBS Sports, AS, Scout.com, SN, WC, Lindy's, AP 2013 Ka'Deem Carey† RB 2014 Scooby Wright III ‡ LB AP, FWAA, AFCA, WC, SN, CNNSI, USA Today, ESPN, CBS Sports, CFN, Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports
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