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1995 All-Big East Conference football team

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The 1995 All-Big East Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Big East Conference ("Big East") teams for the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Selectors in 1995 included the Football News (FN).

Six teams placed more than two players on the first team as follows:

  • Despite finishing in last place in the conference, Pittsburgh (0–7 record in conference play) led the conference with four players on the All-Big East first team. The Pitt honorees were: wide receiver Dietrich Jells, linebacker Tom Tumulty, placekicker Chris Ferencik, and punter Nate Cochran.[1]
  • Conference champion Virginia Tech was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll and placed three players on the first team: offensive lineman Bill Conaty and defensive linemen Cornell Brown and J. C. Price.[1]
  • Syracuse was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll and also placed three players on the first team: quarterback Donovan McNabb, wide receiver Marvin Harrison, and defensive back Kevin Abrams.[1]
  • Miami was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll and placed three players on the first team: running back Danyell Ferguson, defensive lineman Kenny Holmes, and linebacker Ray Lewis.[1]
  • Fourth-place West Virginia also placed three on the first team: linebacker Canute Curtis and defensive backs Torrian Gray and William Yarborough.[1]
  • Sixth-place Rugers also placed three on the first team: running back Terrell Willis, tight end Marco Battaglia, and offensive lineman Pat Cormann.[1]

Offensive selections

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Quarterbacks

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Running backs

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  • Danyell Ferguson, Miami (FN)
  • Terrell Willis, Rutgers (FN)

Wide receivers

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Tight ends

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Offensive linemen

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  • Pat Corman, Rutgers (FN)
  • Bill Conaty, Virginia Tech (FN)
  • John Summerday, Temple (FN)
  • Pete Kendall, Boston College (FN)

Defensive selections

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Defensive linemen

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Linebackers

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Defensive backs

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Special teams

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Placekickers

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  • Chris Ferencik, Pittsburgh (FN)

Punters

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  • Nate Cochran, Pittsburgh (FN)

Key

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FN = Football News[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "1995 Football News All-Big East Conference football team". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 30, 1995. p. C7.