The 1956 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Tennessee won the conference.

All-SEC selections

Ends

• Buddy Cruze, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
• Ron Bennett, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
• Jimmy Phillips, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
• Roger Urbano, Tennessee (AP-3, UP-2)
• Jerry Nabors, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
• John Wood, LSU (AP-3)
• Roy Wilkins, Georgia (UP-3)
• Bob Laws, Vanderbilt (UP-3)

Tackles

• Lou Michaels, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
• Billy Yelverton, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-2)
• Carl Vereen, Georgia Tech (AP-3, UP-2)
• J. T. Frankenberger, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3)
• Dalton Truax, Tulane (AP-2)
• Art Demmas, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
• Earl Leggett, LSU (UP-3)

Guards

• John Gordy, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1 [as T])
• John Barrow, Florida (AP-1, UP-1)
• Allen Ecker, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1)
• Ernest Danjean, Auburn (AP-3, UP-2)
• Paul Ziegler, LSU (AP-2)
• Jimmy Johnson, Georgia Tech (UP-2)
• Charles Duck, Ole Miss (AP-3, UP-3)
• Tony Cushenberry, Georgia (UP-3)

Centers

• Don Stephenson, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
• Dave Kuhn, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3)
• Bobby Howe, Tennessee (UP-2)
• Jerry Stone, Ole Miss (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

• Billy Stacy, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
• Gene Newton, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
• Ron Vann, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
• Wade Mitchell, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Halfbacks

• Johnny Majors, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
• Phil King, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-1)
• Paul Rotenberry, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
• Tommy Lorino, Auburn (AP-2, UP-3)
• Jackie Simpson, Florida (UP-2)
• Jim Rountree, Florida (AP-3)
• George Volkert, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Fullbacks

• Paige Cothren, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
• Ken Owen, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-3)
• Ronnie Quillian, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
• Bob Dougherty, Kentucky (AP-3)

Key

AP = Associated Press^{[1] [2]}

UP = United Press^[3]

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