1956 All-SEC football team

The 1956 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1956 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.

Ends

 * Buddy Cruze, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Ron Bennett, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Jimmy Phillips, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
 * Roger Urbano, Tennessee (AP-3, UP-2)
 * Jerry Nabors, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
 * John Wood, LSU (AP-3)
 * Roy Wilkins, Georgia (UP-3)
 * Bob Laws, Vanderbilt (UP-3)

Tackles

 * Lou Michaels, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Billy Yelverton, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-2)
 * Carl Vereen, Georgia Tech (AP-3, UP-2)
 * J. T. Frankenberger, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3)
 * Dalton Truax, Tulane (AP-2)
 * Art Demmas, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
 * Earl Leggett, LSU (UP-3)

Guards

 * John Gordy, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1 [as T])
 * John Barrow, Florida (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Allen Ecker, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1)
 * Ernest Danjean, Auburn (AP-3, UP-2)
 * Paul Ziegler, LSU (AP-2)
 * Jimmy Johnson, Georgia Tech (UP-2)
 * Charles Duck, Ole Miss (AP-3, UP-3)
 * Tony Cushenberry, Georgia (UP-3)

Centers

 * Don Stephenson, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Dave Kuhn, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3)
 * Bobby Howe, Tennessee (UP-2)
 * Jerry Stone, Ole Miss (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

 * Billy Stacy, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Gene Newton, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
 * Ron Vann, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
 * Wade Mitchell, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Halfbacks

 * Johnny Majors, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Phil King, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-1)
 * Paul Rotenberry, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
 * Tommy Lorino, Auburn (AP-2, UP-3)
 * Jackie Simpson, Florida (UP-2)
 * Jim Rountree, Florida (AP-3)
 * George Volkert, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Fullbacks

 * Paige Cothren, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
 * Ken Owen, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-3)
 * Ronnie Quillian, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
 * Bob Dougherty, Kentucky (AP-3)

Key
AP = Associated Press

UP = United Press

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP