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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

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Receivers

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Tight ends

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

Tackles

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Guards

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

Centers

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Quarterbacks

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Running backs

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  • 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

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Ends

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

Tackles

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Middle guards

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

Linebackers

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Backs

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Special teams

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Kicker

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

Punter

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Key

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AP = Associated Press[1] [2]

UPI = United Press International[3]

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

See also

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References

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