The 1971 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1971 college football season. Alabama won the conference.
Terry Beasley, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)Dick Schmaiz, Auburn (AP-2, UPI)Andy Hamilton, LSU (AP-1)Carlos Alvarez, Florida (AP-2)David Bailey, Alabama (AP-1)Jim Poole, Ole Miss (UPI)Eric Hoggatt, Ole Miss (AP-2)Tom Nash, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)Jim Krapf, Alabama (AP-1)John Hannah, Alabama (UPI)Danny Speigner, Auburn (AP-2)Fred Abbott, Florida (AP-2)Royce Smith, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)Mike Demarie, LSU (AP-2, UPI)John Hannah, Alabama (AP-1)Bill Emendorfer, Tennessee (AP-2)Jimmy Grammar, Alabama (AP-2, UPI)Kendall Keith, Georgia (AP-1)Pat Sullivan, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)John Reaves, Florida (AP-2)Johnny Musso, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)Curt Watson, Tennessee (AP-2, UPI)Art Cantrelle, LSU (AP-1)Andy Johnson, Georgia (AP-2)Robin Parkhouse, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)Mixon Robinson, Georgia (AP-2, UPI)Bob Brown, Auburn(AP-1)George Abernethy, Vanderbilt (AP-2)Ronnie Estay, LSU (AP-1, UPI)Tommy Yearout, Auburn (AP-2, UPI)Elmer Allen, Ole Miss (AP-1)Chuck Heard, Georgia (AP-2)Joe Federspiel, Kentucky (AP-1, UPI)Chip Wisdom, Georgia (AP-2, UPI)Jackie Walker, Tennessee (AP-2, UPI)Ray Nellies, Tennessee (AP-1)Tom Surias, Alabama (AP-1)Jeff Rouzie, Alabama (AP-2)Paul Dongieux, Ole Miss (AP-2)Rodrigo Barnes, Rice (AP-2)
Bobby Majors, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)Steve Higginbotham, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)Buzy Rosenberg, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)Frank Dowsing, Miss. St. (AP-1)Tommy Casanova, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (UPI)Johnny Simmons, Auburn (AP-2)Conrad Graham, Tennessee (AP-2)Ken Stone, Vanderbilt (AP-2)George Hunt, Tennessee (AP-1)Jay Michaelson, LSU (AP-2)David Beverly, Auburn (AP-1)Greg Gantt, Alabama (AP-2)AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI