USA Today All-USA High School Football Team (1982–1989) explained

USA Today named its first All-USA High School Football Team in 1982. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982.^{[1] [2]}

In addition, two members of the team are named the USA Today High School Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year.^{[3] [4]}

Teams

1982 team

Coach of the Year: Steve Klonne (Moeller High School, Cincinnati, Ohio)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ^‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
John Paye	Quarterback	Menlo School		Stanford
	Running back			Notre Dame
	Running back			UNLV
	Running back			SMU
	Offensive line			Florida
	Offensive line			SMU
	Offensive line			Michigan
	Offensive line			Alabama
	Offensive line			St. Francis
	Wide receiver			Notre Dame
	Wide receiver			Tulane
	Placekicker			San Diego State

Defense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Henry Harris	Linebacker	Columbia High School		Georgia
	Defensive line		New Orleans, Louisiana	LSU
	Defensive line			Pittsburgh
	Defensive line			Penn State
	Defensive line			Miami (FL)
	Linebacker			Pittsburgh
	Linebacker			USC
	Linebacker			SMU
	Defensive back			Georgia
	Defensive back			Ohio State
	Defensive back			Purdue
	Punter			Alabama

1983 team

Coach of the Year: George Curry (Berwick High School, Berwick, Pennsylvania)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ^‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Ryan Knight	Running back	Rubidoux High School		USC
	Quarterback			Alabama
	Running back			Pittsburgh
	Running back			Oklahoma State
	Offensive line			SMU
	Offensive line			Stanford
	Offensive line			Texas
	Offensive line			SMU
	Offensive line			Florida
	Wide receiver			Auburn
	Wide receiver			Ohio State
	Placekicker			USC

Defense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Ron Stallworth	Defensive line	Woodham High School		Auburn
	Defensive line			Penn State
	Defensive line			Iowa
	Defensive line			Auburn
	Defensive line			Notre Dame
	Linebacker			Notre Dame
	Linebacker			Notre Dame
	Linebacker			Ohio State
	Defensive back			Notre Dame
	Defensive back			Texas
	Defensive back			Houston
	Punter			Ohio State

1984 team

Coach of the Year: Nick Hyder (Valdosta High School, Valdosta, Georgia)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ^‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Hart Lee Dykes	Wide receiver	Bay City High School		Oklahoma State
	Quarterback			South Carolina
	Running back			Pittsburgh
	Running back			USC
	Running back			Florida State
	Offensive line			Tennessee
	Offensive line			Oklahoma
	Offensive line			LSU
	Offensive line			UCLA
	Offensive line			Pittsburgh
	Wide receiver			USC
	Placekicker			Penn State

Defense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Quintus McDonald	Linebacker	Montclair High School		Penn State
	Defensive line			Iowa
	Defensive line			Stanford
	Defensive line			Michigan
	Defensive line			Mississippi State
	Defensive line			Alabama
	Linebacker			Notre Dame
	Linebacker			Georgia Tech
	Defensive back			Oklahoma
	Defensive back			Notre Dame
	Defensive back			Oklahoma State
	Punter			Florida State

1985 team

Coach of the Year: Bob Shannon (East St. Louis High School, East St. Louis, Illinois)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ^‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Jeff George	Quarterback	Warren Central High School		Purdue/Illinois
	Running back			Iowa
	Running back			Missouri
	Running back			LSU
	Offensive line			Auburn
	Offensive line			UCLA
	Offensive line			Michigan State
	Offensive line			Penn State
	Offensive line			Oklahoma
	Wide receiver			Michigan
	Wide receiver			Texas A&M
	Placekicker			junior college

Defense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
John Foley	Linebacker	St. Rita High School		Notre Dame
	Defensive line			Michigan
	Defensive line			Lincoln University of Missouri
	Defensive line			Arizona
	Defensive line			Washington
	Defensive line			Oklahoma
	Linebacker			Georgia
	Linebacker			Iowa
	Defensive back			Michigan
	Defensive back			USC
	Defensive back			UCLA
	Punter	St. Rita High School		Notre Dame

1986 team

Coach of the Year: Spence McCracken (Robert E. Lee High School, Montgomery, Alabama)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ^‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Emmitt Smith	Running back	Escambia High School		Florida
	Quarterback			Nebraska
	Running back			Texas A&M
	Running back			Notre Dame
	Offensive line			Clemson
	Offensive line			Michigan
	Offensive line			Michigan
	Offensive line			UCLA
	Offensive line			Texas A&M
	Wide receiver			Nebraska
	Wide receiver			Texas
	Placekicker			Alabama

Defense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Marc Spindler	Defensive line	West Scranton High School		Pittsburgh
	Defensive line			Colorado
	Defensive line			Auburn
	Defensive line			Clemson
	Defensive line			Oklahoma
	Linebacker			UCLA
	Linebacker			UCLA
	Linebacker			Tulane
	Defensive back			Stanford
	Defensive back			Penn State
	Defensive back			Pittsburgh
	Punter			Michigan State

1987 team

Coach of the Year: Jack McCurry (North Hills High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ^‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Todd Marinovich	Quarterback	Capistrano Valley High School		USC
	Running back			UCLA
	Running back			California
	Running back			Tennessee
	Offensive line			Pittsburgh
	Offensive line			Notre Dame
	Offensive line			Pittsburgh
	Offensive line			UCLA
	Offensive line			Auburn
	Wide receiver			Notre Dame
	Wide receiver			Houston
	Placekicker			Clemson

Defense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Todd Collins	Linebacker	Jefferson County High School		Tennessee/Georgia/Carson-Newman
	Defensive line			Texas
	Defensive line			Washington
	Defensive line			Auburn
	Defensive line			Tennessee
	Defensive line			Missouri
	Linebacker			Pittsburgh
	Linebacker			UCLA
	Defensive back			Southern
	Defensive back			Arizona State
	Defensive back			Texas
	Punter			USC

1988 team

Coach of the Year: Carl Madison (Pine Forest High School, Pensacola, Florida)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ^‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Terry Kirby	Running back	Tabb High School		Virginia
	Quarterback			Notre Dame
	Running back			Nebraska
	Running back			Clemson
	Offensive line			Stanford
	Offensive line			Iowa
	Offensive line			Miami (FL)
	Offensive line			Notre Dame
	Offensive line			Notre Dame
	Wide Receiver			Auburn
	Wide receiver			Miami (FL)
	Placekicker			Notre Dame

Defense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Sean Gilbert	Linebacker	Aliquippa High School		Pittsburgh
	Defensive line			Ohio State
	Defensive line			None
	Defensive line			Florida State
	Defensive line			Colorado
	Defensive line			Louisiana Tech
	Linebacker			Penn State
	Linebacker			Miami (FL)
	Defensive back			USC
	Defensive back			Texas
	Defensive back			Florida State
	Punter			Stanford

1989 team

Coach of the Year: Chuck Kyle (St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland, Ohio)

Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ^‡ denotes high school juniors

Offense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Andre Hastings	Wide receiver	Morrow High School		Georgia
	Quarterback			Florida State
	Running back			Nebraska
	Running back			Ohio State
	Running back			Michigan
	Offensive line			Syracuse
	Offensive line			Notre Dame
	Offensive line			Notre Dame
	Offensive line			Texas A&M
	Offensive line			Georgia
	Wide receiver			Penn State
	Placekicker			South Carolina

Defense

Player	Position	School	Hometown	College
Oliver Gibson	Linebacker	Romeoville High School		Notre Dame
	Defensive line			Pittsburgh
	Defensive line			Georgia
	Defensive line			Georgia
	Defensive line			Notre Dame
	Defensive line			Northern Colorado
	Linebacker			Florida State
	Linebacker			UCLA
	Defensive back			UCLA
	Defensive back			Florida
	Defensive back			Iowa
	Punter			North Carolina

See also

• USA Today High School Football Offensive Player of the Year

Notes and References

1. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2001-12-26-allusa-team20.htm USA Today All-USA teams 1982–2001
2. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/rankingsindex.htm Recent All-USA teams
3. Web site: Football: Players and Coaches of the Year (1982–2005). USA Today. 2011-10-24.
4. On the following webpage, go to "Football archives" (for links to "All-USA Team", "Super 25" teams, and "Regional rankings"): Web site: Super 25 and All-USA archive. USA Today. 2011-10-24.