1977 All-East football team

The 1977 All-East football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Quarterback

 * Leamon Hall, Army (AP-1)
 * Matt Cavanaugh, Pitt (UPI-1)
 * Bill Hurley, Syracuse (AP-2)

Running backs

 * John Pagliaro, Yale (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Henry White, Colgate (AP-2; UPI-1)
 * Joe Gattuso, Navy (AP-1)
 * Elliott Walker, Pitt (UPI-1)
 * Vince Thompson, Villanova (AP-2)

Tight end

 * Mickey Shuler, Penn State (AP-1)
 * Steve Gaustad, Pitt (AP-2)

Wide receivers

 * Clennie Brundidge, Army (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Gordon Jones, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Jimmy Cefalo, Penn State (AP-2)
 * Steve Watson, Temple (AP-2)

Tackles

 * Keith Dorney, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Matt Carroll, Pitt (AP-1)
 * Rick Doell, Colgate (UPI-1)
 * Jim McDonnell, Yale (AP-2)
 * Joe Oliver, Army (AP-2)

Guards

 * Steve Carfora, Yale (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * John Schmeding, Boston College (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Bob Hurley, Holy Cross (AP-2)
 * Ken Zunic, Villanova (AP-2)

Center

 * Tom Brzoza, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Michael Foley, Colgate (AP-2)

Kicker

 * Dave Jacobs, Syracuse (UPI-1)

Ends

 * Hugh Green, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Chuck Schott, Army (AP-1)
 * Bill Banks, Penn State (UPI-1)
 * Bob Baggott, Harvard (AP-2)
 * Gary Hartwig, Colgate (AP-2)

Tackles

 * Randy Holloway, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Ken Clarke, Syracuse (AP-1)
 * Gregg Robinson, Dartmouth (UPI-1)
 * Dan Gray, Rutgers (AP-2)
 * Fred Smerlas, Boston College (AP-2)

Middle guard

 * Randy Sidler, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Joe Jelich, West Virginia (AP-2)

Linebackers

 * Rick Donaldson, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Rich Scudellari, Boston College (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Doug Curtis, Colgate (AP-1)
 * Ron Hostetler, Penn State (UPI-1)
 * Al Chesley, Pitt (AP-2)
 * John Hilliard, Army (AP-2)
 * Jeff Macerelli, West Virginia (AP-2)

Defensive backs

 * Bob Jury, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Larry King, Syracuse (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * John Sturges, Navy (AP-1; UPI-1)
 * Mike Galpin, Navy (AP-2)
 * Neil Hutton, Penn State (AP-2)
 * J. C. Wilson, Pitt (AP-2)

Punters

 * Jim Walton, Boston College (UPI-1)

Key

 * AP = Associated Press
 * UPI = United Press International