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1979 All-SEC football team

1979 All-SEC football team

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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

Tight ends

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

Tackles

Guards

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

Centers

Quarterbacks

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

Middle guards

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

Linebackers

Backs

Special teams

Kicker

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

Punter

Key

AP = Associated Press[1] [2]

UPI = United Press International[3]

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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "All-SEC Almost All 'Bama". The Evening Independent. December 3, 1979.
  2. [2]
    "Tide players, coaches honored by AP". The Tuscaloosa News. December 3, 1979.
  3. [3]
    "Alabama dominates All-SEC squad". Rome News-Tribune. November 27, 1979.
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