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.

Offensive selections 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)

Defensive selections 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)

Special teams 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

See also 1979 College Football All-America Team

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