1979 All-SEC football team

The 1979 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Receivers

 * Preston Brown, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI)
 * Cris Collinsworth, Florida (AP-1, UPI)
 * Mardye McDole, Mississippi State (AP-2)

Tight ends

 * Reggie Harper, Tennessee (AP-1)
 * Felix Wilson, Kentucky (AP-2)

Tackles

 * Jim Bunch, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
 * Matt Braswell, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
 * George Stephenson, Auburn (AP-2, UPI)
 * Buddy Aydelette, Alabama (AP-2)
 * Tim Irwin, Tennessee (AP-2)

Guards

 * Mike Brock, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
 * Tim Kearns, Kentucky (AP-2)
 * Alan Hartlein, Mississippi State (AP-2)

Centers

 * Dwight Stephenson, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
 * Ray Donaldson, Georgia (AP-1 [as G])
 * John Ed Bradley, LSU (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

 * Steadman Shealy, Alabama (AP-1)
 * Jimmy Streater, Tennessee (UPI)
 * John Fourcade, Ole Miss (AP-2)

Running backs

 * Joe Cribbs, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
 * James Brooks, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
 * Major Ogilvie, Alabama (AP-2, UPI)
 * Frank Mordica, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
 * Steve Whitman, Alabama (AP-2)

Ends

 * E. J. Junior, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
 * Lyman White, LSU (AP-1)
 * John Adams, LSU (AP-2, UPI)
 * Wayne Hamilton, Alabama (AP-2)

Tackles

 * David Hannah, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
 * Frank Warren, Auburn (AP-1)
 * Benjy Thibodeaux, LSU (UPI)
 * Byron Braggs, Alabama (AP-2)
 * Tyrone Keys, Mississippi State (AP-2)

Middle guards

 * Richard Jaffe, Kentucky (AP-1, UPI)
 * George Atiyeh, LSU (AP-2)

Linebackers

 * Tom Boyd, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
 * Freddie Smith, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
 * Craig Puki, Tennessee (AP-2, UPI)
 * David Little, Florida (AP-2)

Backs

 * Scott Woerner, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
 * Roland James, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)
 * Don McNeal, Alabama (AP-1)
 * Willie Teal, LSU (AP-1)
 * Jim Bob Harris, Alabama (UPI)
 * James McKinney, Auburn (AP-2)
 * Chris Williams, LSU (AP-2)
 * Kenny Johnson, Mississippi State (AP-2)
 * Larry Carter, Kentucky (AP-2)
 * Tommy Wilcox, Alabama (AP-2)

Kicker

 * Rex Robinson, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
 * Jorge Portela, Auburn (AP-2)

Punter

 * Jim Miller, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI)
 * Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt (AP-2)

Key
AP = Associated Press

UPI = United Press International

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