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^{[1] [2]}

UPI = United Press International^[3]

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