The 2003 All-America college football 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, Pro Football Weekly, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and Rivals.com
The All-America college football 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 was with such a list selected by Caspar Whitney in 1889. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus All-Americans.
Eighteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2003, 12 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)
+2003 Consensus All-Americans Name Position Year University * Quarterback Oklahoma Running back Virginia Tech Michigan * Wide receiver Pittsburgh USC * Tight end Miami (FL) * Center Virginia Tech * Offensive line Arkansas * Iowa USC Florida State * Defensive line UCLA * Oklahoma LSU USC * Linebacker Oklahoma Texas West Virginia * Defensive back Oklahoma * Miami (FL) Florida LSU Placekicker Iowa TCU Punter Tennessee * Return specialist Oklahoma
Offense Quarterback Jason White, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Eli Manning, Ole Miss (AP-2, Walter Camp-2) Ben Roethlisberger, Miami (OH) (AP-3)
Running back Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, ESPN) Chris Perry, Michigan (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Darren Sproles, Kansas State (AP-1, SI, Rivals, Walter Camp-2) Steven Jackson, Oregon State (AP-3, PFW) Michael Turner, Northern Illinois (AP-2, Walter Camp-2) Quincy Wilson, West Virginia (AP-3)
Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Mike Williams, Southern California (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches) Mark Clayton, Oklahoma (AP-2, TSN, PFW, Walter Camp-2) Roy Williams, Texas, (AP-3, Walter Camp-2)
Tight end Kellen Winslow Jr., Miami,(Fla.) (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW ) Ben Troupe, Florida (AP-2, SI, ESPN, Rivals, Walter Camp-2) Kris Wilson, Pittsburgh (AP-3)
Tackle Shawn Andrews, Arkansas (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Robert Gallery, Iowa (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Jacob Rogers, Southern California (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, SI) Alex Barron, Florida State (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, Rivals) Jammal Brown, Oklahoma (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, SI, Walter Camp-2) Vernon Carey, Miami (AP-3, Walter Camp-2) Tony Pape, Michigan (AP-2, Walter Camp-2)
Guard Stephen Peterman, LSU (AP-2, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals, Walter Camp-2) Shannon Snell, Florida (TSN) Justin Smiley, Alabama (PFW) Lamar Bryant, Maryland (PFW) Alex Stepanovich, Ohio State (AP-3, ESPN) David Baas, Michigan (AP-2) Tillman Holloway, Texas (AP-3) Claude Terrell, New Mexico (AP-3)
Center Jake Grove, Virginia Tech (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Rivals) Nick Leckey, Kansas State (ESPN, Walter Camp-2) Ben Wilkerson, LSU (AP-2) Greg Eslinger, Minnesota (AP-3)
Defense Ends Dave Ball, UCLA (AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, AP-1, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Kenechi Udeze, Southern California (FWAA-Writers, AP-1, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals, Walter Camp-2) Will Smith, Ohio State (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, PFW, SI, Rivals) David Pollack, Georgia (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp-2) Jason Babin, Western Michigan (Walter Camp-2) Darnell Dockett, Florida State (AP-3, Walter Camp-2) Shaun Phillips, Purdue (AP-2) Bo Schobel, TCU (AP-2)
Tackle Tommie Harris, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Walter Camp, ESPN) Chad Lavalais, LSU (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Walter Camp, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Marcus Tubbs, Texas (PFW) Tim Anderson, Ohio State (PFW) Dan Cody, Oklahoma (AP-3) Shaun Cody, USC (AP-3) Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma (AP-3)
Linebacker Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN) Derrick Johnson, Texas (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Grant Wiley, West Virginia (AP-1, FWAA-Writers, TSN, SI, Rivals, Walter Camp-2) Jonathan Vilma, Miami (Fla.) (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, PFW, Rivals) Karlos Dansby, Auburn (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, ESPN, Walter Camp-2) Josh Buhl, Kansas State (AP-2, TSN) Keyaron Fox, Georgia Tech (PFW) Rod Davis (AP-3, Walter Camp-2) Michael Boulware, Florida State (AP-3) D. J. Williams, Miami (AP-3)
Cornerback Derrick Strait, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Keiwan Ratliff, Florida (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, PFW, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Will Allen, Ohio State (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers) Corey Webster, LSU (AP-2, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp-2) Nathan Vasher, Texas (AP-3, PFW, Walter Camp-2) Antrel Rolle, Miami (AP-3)
Safety Sean Taylor, Miami (Fla.) (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, SI, ESPN, Rivals) Sean Jones, Georgia (AP-3, AFCA-Coaches) Josh Bullocks, Nebraska (AP-2, TSN, SI, Rivals, Walter Camp-2) Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin (ESPN) Stuart Schweigert, Purdue (AP-3, Walter Camp-2) Will Poole, USC (AP-2) Bob Sanders, Iowa (AP-2)
Special teams Kicker Nate Kaeding, Iowa (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, PFW, SI, ESPN, Walter Camp-2) Nick Browne, TCU (AP-2, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers) Drew Dunning, Washington State (TSN, Rivals) Jonathan Nichols, Mississippi (AP-3)
Punter Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee (AP-1, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Rivals) Kyle Larson, Nebraska (AFCA-Coaches) Tom Malone, Southern California (AP-2, SI, ESPN) Andy Lee, Pittsburgh (PFW) Matt Prater, UCF (Walter Camp-2) B. J. Sander, Ohio State (AP-3)
All-purpose player / return specialist Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma (AP-1, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA-Writers, TSN, Walter Camp, SI, Rivals) Derek Abney, Kentucky (AP_2, Walter Camp-2) Skyler Green, LSU (AP-3, SI, ESPN)
See also 2003 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 2003 All-Big 12 Conference football team 2003 All-Big Ten Conference football team 2003 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team 2003 All-SEC football team
References General AFCA Associated Press FWAA TSN Walter Camp Pro Football Weekly, December 3, 2003 SI.com Rivals.com (Archived 2009-05-14) Specific