1995 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team explained

The 1995 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") teams for the 1995 college football season. Selectors in 1995 included the Associated Press (AP).

Four teams dominated the AP's 1995 All-ACC selections:

• Conference champion Florida State finished the season ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll and placed seven players on the first team: quarterback Danny Kanell, running back Warrick Dunn, wide receiver Andre Cooper, offensive tackle Jesus Hernandez, offensive guard Lewis Tyre, center Clay Shiver, and defensive lineman Reinard Wilson.
• Virginia finished the season ranked No. 16 in the final AP Poll and placed six players on the first team: running back Tiki Barber, offensive tackle Jason Augustino, defensive backs Percy Ellsworth and Ronde Barber, placekicker Rafael Garcia, and punter Will Brice.
• Clemson finished in third place in the conference and placed four players on the first team: offensive guard Will Young, linebacker Anthony Simmons, defensive back Brian Dawkins, and defensive lineman Lamarick Simpson.
• Fifth-place North Carolina also placed four players on the first team: tight end Freddie Jones, linebacker Kivuusama Mays, defensive linemen Marcus Jones and Greg Ellis.

Offensive selections

Wide receivers

• Andre Cooper, Florida State (AP-1)
• Jermaine Lewis, Maryland (AP-1)
• Octavus Barnes, North Carolina (AP-2)
• E. G. Green, Florida State (AP-2)

Tackles

• Jesus Hernandez, Florida State (AP-1)
• Jason Augustino, Virginia (AP-1)
• Dwayne Morgan, Clemson (AP-2)
• Chris Harrison, Virginia (AP-2)

Guards

• Lewis Tyre, Florida State (AP-1)
• Will Young, Clemson (AP-1)
• Steve Keim, NC State (AP-2)
• Jonathan Redmond, NC State (AP-2)

Centers

• Clay Shiver, Florida State (AP-1)
• Michael Cheever, Georgia Tech (AP-2)

Tight ends

• Freddie Jones, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Jeff Hodrick, Duke (AP-2)
• Bill Khayat, Duke (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

• Danny Kanell, Florida State (AP-1)
• Mike Groh, Virginia (AP-2)

Running backs

• Warrick Dunn, Florida State (AP-1)
• Tiki Barber, Virginia (AP-1)
• Raymond Priester, Clemson (AP-2)
• C. J. Williams, Georgia Tech (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive linemen

• Marcus Jones, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Reinard Wilson, Florida State (AP-1)
• Greg Ellis, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Lamarick Simpson, Clemson (AP-1)
• Todd White, Virginia (AP-2)
• Andre Wadsworth, Florida State (AP-2)
• Al Jackson, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
• Eric Ogbogu, Maryland (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Anthony Simmons, Clemson (AP-1)
• Kivuusama Mays, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Tucker Grace, Wake Forest (AP-1)
• Ron Rogers, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
• James Farrior, Virginia (AP-2)
• Daryl Bush, Florida State (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Percy Ellsworth, Virginia (AP-1)
• Brian Dawkins, Clemson (AP-1)
• Ray Farmer, Duke (AP-1)
• Ronde Barber, Virginia (AP-1)
• Andreal Johnson, Maryland (AP-2)
• Nate Perryman, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
• Leomont Evans, Clemson (AP-2)
• Byron Capers, Florida State (AP-2)

Special teams

Placekickers

• Rafael Garcia, Virginia (AP-1)
• Jeff Sauve, Clemson (AP-2)

Punters

• Will Brice, Virginia (AP-1)
• Sean Liss, Florida State (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

See also

1995 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: 1995 AP All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team. The Index-Journal (SC). November 22, 1995. 7B.