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.

Offensive selections

Receivers

• Preston Brown, Vanderbilt (AP)
• Cris Collinsworth, Florida (AP)

Tight ends

• Reggie Harper, Tennessee (AP)

Tackles

• Jim Bunch, Alabama (AP)
• Matt Braswell, Georgia (AP)

Guards

• Mike Brock, Alabama (AP)

Centers

• Dwight Stephenson, Alabama (AP)
• Ray Donaldson, Georgia (AP [as G])

Quarterbacks

• Steadman Shealy, Alabama (AP)

Running backs

• Joe Cribbs, Auburn (AP)
• James Brooks, Auburn (AP)

Defensive selections

Ends

• E. J. Junior, Alabama (AP)
• Lyman White, LSU (AP)

Tackles

• David Hannah, Alabama (AP)
• Frank Warren, Auburn (AP)

Middle guards

• Richard Jaffe, Kentucky (AP)

Linebackers

• Tom Boyd, Alabama (AP)
• Freddie Smith, Auburn (AP)

Backs

• Scott Woerner, Georgia (AP)
• Don McNeal, Alabama (AP)
• Roland James, Tennessee (AP)
• Willie Teal, LSU (AP)

Special teams

Kicker

• Rex Robinson, Georgia (AP)

Punter

• Jim Miller, Ole Miss (AP)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

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

See also

• 1979 College Football All-America Team

References