1940 All-SEC football team

The 1940 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1940 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.

Ends

 * Buddy Elrod, Miss. St. (AP-1, INS, UP)
 * Holt Rast, Alabama (AP-1, INS, UP)
 * Ed Cifers, Tennessee (AP-2)
 * Bob Ison, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
 * Fergie Ferguson, Florida (AP-3)
 * Harold Newman, Alabama (AP-3)

Tackles

 * Abe Shires, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
 * Charles Dufour, Tulane (AP-2, INS)
 * John Tripson, Miss. St. (AP-2, UP)
 * Fred Davis, Alabama (AP-1)
 * John Eibner, Kentucky (AP-3)
 * John Barrett, LSU (AP-3)

Guards

 * Bob Suffridge, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, INS, UP)
 * John W. Goree, LSU (AP-3, INS, UP)
 * Hunter Corhern, Miss. St. (AP-1)
 * Ed Molinski, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2)
 * Edward Hickerson, Alabama (AP-2)
 * Julius Battista, Florida (AP-3)

Centers

 * Bob Gude, Vanderbilt (AP-1, INS, UP)
 * Norbert Ackermann, Tennessee (AP-2)

Backfield

 * Bob Foxx, Tennessee (AP-1, INS, UP)
 * Harvey Johnson, Miss. St. (AP-2, INS, UP)
 * John Hovious, Ole Miss (AP-1, INS)
 * Jimmy Nelson, Alabama (AP-1, INS)
 * James Thibaut, Tulane (AP-2, UP)
 * Neal McGowen, Auburn (AP-1)
 * Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame)  (UP)
 * John Butler, Tennessee (AP-2)
 * Merle Hapes, Ole Miss (AP-2)
 * Charles Ishmael, Kentucky (AP-3)
 * John Bosch, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
 * Rufus Deal, Auburn (AP-3)
 * William Jefferson, Miss St. (AP-3)

Key
AP = compiled by the Associated Press, chosen by the conference coaches.

INS = International News Service.

UP = United Press Bold = Consensus first-team selection