List of Penn State Nittany Lions football All-Americans explained

The following were named First Team All-America (by either the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, or Scout.com) while playing American football at Penn State University:

All-Americans

• W. T. (Mother) Dunn (1906)
• Bob Higgins (1915, 1919)
• Percy W. (Red) Griffiths (1920)
• Charley Way (1920)
• Glenn Killinger (1921)
• Harry (Light Horse) Wilson (1923)
• Joe Bedenk (1923)
• Leon Gajecki (1940)
• Steve Suhey (1947)
• Sam Tamburo (1948)
• Sam Valentine (1956)
• Richie Lucas (1959)
• Bob Mitinger (1961)
• Dave Robinson (1962)
• Roger Kochman (1962)
• Glenn Ressler (1964)
• Ted Kwalick (1967, 1968)
• Dennis Onkotz (1968, 1969)
• Mike Reid (1969)
• Charlie Pittman (1969)
• Neal Smith (1969)
• Jack Ham (1970)
• Dave Joyner (1971)
• Lydell Mitchell (1971)
• Charlie Zapiec (1971)
• Bruce Bannon (1972)
• John Hufnagel (1972)
• John Skorupan (1972)
• John Cappelletti (1973)
• Randy Crowder (1973)
• Ed O’Neil (1973)
• John Nessel (1974)
• Mike Hartenstine (1974)
• Chris Bahr (1975)
• Greg Buttle (1975)
• Tom Rafferty (1975)
• Kurt Allerman (1976)
• Keith Dorney (1977, 1978)
• Randy Sidler (1977)
• Mickey Shuler (1977)
• Matt Bahr (1978)
• Bruce Clark (1978, 1979)
• Chuck Fusina (1978)
• Pete Harris (1978)
• Matt Millen (1978)
• Lance Mehl (1979)
• Irv Pankey (1979)
• Bill Dugan (1980)
• Sean Farrell (1980, 1981)
• Curt Warner (1981, 1982)
• Walker Lee Ashley (1982)
• Kenny Jackson (1982, 1983)
• Mark Robinson (1982)
• Michael Zordich (1985)
• Shane Conlan (1985, 1986)
• Chris Conlin (1986)
• D. J. Dozier (1986)
• Tim Johnson (1986)
• Steve Wisniewski (1987, 1988)
• Andre Collins (1989)
• Blair Thomas (1989)
• Darren Perry (1991)
• O. J. McDuffie (1992)
• Lou Benfatti (1993)
• Kyle Brady (1994)
• Ki-Jana Carter (1994)
• Kerry Collins (1994)
• Bobby Engram (1994)
• Jeff Hartings (1994, 1995)
• Kim Herring (1996)
• Curtis Enis (1997)
• LaVar Arrington (1998, 1999)
• Courtney Brown (1999)
• Brandon Short (1999)
• Michael Haynes (2002)
• Larry Johnson (2002)
• Jimmy Kennedy (2002)
• Tamba Hali (2005)
• Paul Posluszny (2005, 2006)
• Alan Zemaitis (2005)
• Dan Connor (2006, 2007)^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
• Sean Lee (2007)^[7]
• A. Q. Shipley (2008)^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}
• Aaron Maybin (2008)^{[8] [9] [11] [12]}
• Jared Odrick (2009)^{[13] [14]}
• Stefen Wisniewski (2010)^[15]
• Devon Still (2011)^[16]
• Michael Mauti (2012)^{[17] [18]}
• Allen Robinson (2013)^[19]
• Carl Nassib (2015)^[20]
• Saquon Barkley (2017)^[21]
• Micah Parsons (2019)^{[22] [23]}
• Jaquan Brisker (2021)^{[24] [25]}
• Olu Fashanu (2023)^[26]

Academic All-Americans

The following were named First Team Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) while playing at Penn State:

• Joe Bellas (1965)^[27]
• John Runnells (1965, 1966)^[27]
• Rich Buzin (1967)^[27]
• Dennis Onkotz (1969)^[27]
• Charlie Pittman (1969)^[27]
• Dave Joyner (1971)^[27]
• Bruce Bannon (1972)^[27]
• Mark Markovich (1973)^[27]
• Chuck Benjamin (1976)^[27]
• Keith Dorney (1978)^[27]
• Todd Blackledge (1982)^[27]
• Scott Radecic (1982)^[27]
• Harry Hamilton (1982, 1983)^[27]
• Lance Hamilton (1984, 1985)^[27]
• Carmen Masciantonio (1984)^[27]
• John Shaffer (1986)^[27]
• Jeff Hartings (1994, 1995)^[27]
• Tony Pittman (1994)^[27]
• Travis Forney (1999)^[27]
• Joe Iorio (2002)^[27]
• Andrew Guman (2004)^[28]
• Paul Posluszny (2005, 2006)^[29]
• Tim Shaw (2006)^[29]
• Gerald Cadogan (2007, 2008)^{[30] [31]}
• Josh Hull (2008, 2009)^{[31] [32]}
• Andrew Pitz (2008, 2009)^{[31] [32]}
• Mark Rubin (2008)^[31]
• Stefen Wisniewski (2008, 2009, 2010)^{[32] [33]}
• Chris Colasanti (2010)^[33]
• Pete Massaro (2010, 2012)^{[33] [34]}
• John Urschel (2012, 2013)^{[34] [35]}
• Tyler Yazujian (2016)^[27]
• Blake Gillikin (2018, 2019)^{[27] [36]}
• Sean Clifford (2020)^[37]
• Eric Wilson (2021)^[38]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Connor Gives Nittany Lions Third Consecutive Bednarik Award Winner. Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2007-12-06. 2007-12-07.
2. Web site: 2007 Associated Press All-America Team. Associated Press. 2007-12-11. 2007-12-11 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071213040842/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22203796/ . 2007-12-13.
3. Web site: Tebow, McFadden lead 2007 All-America team. ESPN.com. 2007-12-08. 2007-12-18.
4. Web site: Rivals.com All-America First Team . . 2007-11-29 . 2008-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080223213301/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=745101 . 2008-02-23 .
5. Web site: 2007 CFN All-America Defense . . 2007-12-13 . 2008-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929220756/http://cfn.scout.com/2/710933.html . September 29, 2011 .
6. Web site: Scout.com 2007 College All-American Team . . 2007-12-05 . 2008-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515235713/http://recruiting.scout.com/2/708413.html . May 15, 2008 .
7. Web site: Connor Selected ESPN.com First Team All-American. Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2007-12-17. 2007-12-18.
8. Web site: Maybin, Shipley Gain All-America Honors . Fight On State . Brennan . Mark . 2008-12-11 . 2008-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081212193111/http://pennstate.scout.com/2/820588.html . December 12, 2008 .
9. Web site: FWAA Names 2008 All-America Team. Football Writers Association of America. 2008-12-13. 2008-12-13.
10. Web site: ESPN.com's 2008 All-America Team. ESPN. 2008-12-18. 2008-12-18.
11. Web site: CBSSports.com 2008 All-America Team . 2008-12-18 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081215095643/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/11167903 . 2008-12-15 .
12. Web site: AP All-America Team . Associated Press . 2008-12-16 . 2008-12-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081218083601/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_ap_all_america_team . December 18, 2008 .
13. Web site: Odrick Selected AFCA All-American . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics . 2009-12-03.
14. Web site: Odrick and Bowman Earn CBSsports.com All-America Honors . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics . 2009-12-14.
15. Web site: Wisniewski Selected AFCA All-American . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics . 2010-11-29.
16. Web site: Still Selected CBSsports.com All-American . 2011-12-07 . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics.
17. Web site: O'Brien Earns AT&T ESPN National Coach of the Year; Mauti Selected First-Team All-American . 2012-12-08 . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics.
18. Web site: Mauti Earns First-Team All-America Honors From Phil Steele's College Football . 2012-12-14 . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics.
19. Web site: Robinson Named First-Team All-American . 2013-12-13 . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213201023/http://pennstate.scout.com/2/1356483.html . 2013-12-13 .
20. Web site: Nassib an AP All-American . https://web.archive.org/web/20151216085748/http://pennstate.247sports.com/Bolt/Nassib-an-AP-All-American-41999581 . dead . December 16, 2015 . 2015-12-14 . 24/7 Sports.
21. Web site: Penn State Nittany Lions All-America Selections . Sports Reference.
22. Web site: Penn State’s Micah Parsons earns more All-American team nods . 2019-12-12 . The Patriot-News.
23. Web site: Micah Parsons named consensus All-American: ‘It’s a good start’ . Donohue . Tyler . 21 December 2019 . 24/7sports . CBS Interactive . 21 December 2019.
24. Web site: 2021 CBS Sports All-America team: SEC, Big Ten dominate list, combining for half of all selections . Silverstein . Adam . 8 December 2021 . CBSsports.com . 17 December 2021.
25. Web site: The 2021 PFF College Football All-America Team . Treash . Anthony . 13 December 2021 . Pro Football Focus . 17 December 2021.
26. Web site: Olu Fashanu Becomes Penn State's 102nd First-Team All-American . Wogenrich . Mark . 2023-12-09 . Sports Illustrated . 10 December 2023.
27. Web site: All Time Individual Academic All-Americans by School . College Sports Information Directors of America . 2009-11-24.
28. Web site: Penn State Student-Athletes Prove that Success With Honor is Truly the Penn State Way . Penn State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics . 2005-01-27 . 2007-12-06.
29. Web site: School record 78 student-athletes earn Academic All-Big Ten honors . Penn State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics . 2006-12-19 . 2007-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525150236/http://live.psu.edu/story/21423 . 2011-05-25 . dead .
30. Web site: Penn State tackle Cadogan gets picked for ESPN Academic All-American team . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . 2007-12-03 . 2007-12-06 . dead . https://archive.today/20130131105610/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_540932.html . 2013-01-31 .
31. Web site: 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America . College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) . 2008-11-26.
32. Web site: Big Ten Leads All Conferences with Eight Academic All-Americans in Football . Big Ten Conference . 2009-11-24 . 2009-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091130172333/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112409aaa.html . 2009-11-30 . dead .
33. Web site: Penn State Again Leads Nation With Three First Team ESPN Academic All-Americans . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics . 2010-11-23.
34. Web site: Nittany Lions Massaro and Urschel Selected First Team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics . 2012-12-06.
35. Web site: Urschel Selected a First Team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American for Second Time . Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics . 2013-12-05.
36. Web site: PSU's Blake Gillikin named Academic All-American . . 2019-12-11.
37. Web site: CoSIDA Academic All‐District® Football Team Released . College Sports Information Directors of America . 2021-06-10.
38. Web site: CoSIDA Academic All‐District® Football Team Released . College Sports Information Directors of America . 2021-11-18.