The 1946 All-SEC football team consists of

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players selected to the All-

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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the

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and

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shared the conference title.

All-SEC selections

Ends

* Ray Poole, Ole Miss (AP, UP-1) *

Wallace Jones Wallace Clayton "Wah Wah" Jones (July 14, 1926 – July 27, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1949 to 1952 with the Indianapolis Olympians. Biography Jones was born ...

, Kentucky (AP, UP-3) *

Broughton Williams Charles Broughton "Brute" Williams (October 15, 1922 – February 10, 2011) was an American football player. He played college football for the Florida Gators football team in 1941, 1942, and 1946, with his collegiate career having been interru ...

, Florida (UP-1) *Bill Hildebrand, Miss. St. (UP-2) *Josh North, Vanderbilt (UP-2) *Jim Powell, Tennessee (UP-3)

Tackles

Dick Huffman Richard Maxwell Huffman (March 27, 1923 – September 13, 1992) was an American gridiron football tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). A 9th round selection (81st overall ...

, Tennessee (AP, UP-1) * Bob Davis, Georgia Tech (AP, UP-2) *Al Sidorik, Miss. St. (UP-1) *Walter Barnes, LSU (UP-2) *Alf Satterfield, Vanderbilt (UP-3) *Charley Compton, Alabama (UP-3)

Guards

Herbert St. John Herbert LeGrande St. John (January 17, 1926 — June 29, 2011) was a professional American football Guard (American football), guard. He played two seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). References

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, Georgia (AP, UP-1) *Wren Worley, LSU (AP, UP-2) *

Bill Healy William Raymond Healy (March 28, 1924 – September 22, 2010) was an College Football All-America Team, All-American college football player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He graduated from Baylor School ...

, Georgia Tech (UP-1) *Gaston Bourgeois, Tulane (UP-2) *Mike Mihalic, Miss. St. (UP-3) *Ray Drost, Tennessee (UP-3)

Centers

Paul Duke Paul Welden Duke (October 16, 1926 — July 18, 2005) was an American newspaper, radio and television journalist, best known for his 20-year stint as moderator of '' Washington Week in Review'' on PBS. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Duke ...

, Georgia Tech (AP, UP-1) * Vaughn Mancha, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP-2) *Elbert Corley, Miss. St. (UP-3)

Quarterbacks

Frank Broyles John Franklin Broyles (December 26, 1924 – August 14, 2017) was an American college football player and coach, college athletics administrator, and broadcaster. He served as the head football coach for one season at the University of Missour ...

, Georgia Tech (AP, UP-2) * Y. A. Tittle, LSU (UP-1) *

John Rauch John Rauch (August 20, 1927 – June 10, 2008), also known by his nickname Johnny Rauch, was an American football player and coach. He was head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the team's loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II in earl ...

, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP-3)

Halfbacks

Harry Gilmer Harry Vincent Gilmer Jr. (April 14, 1926 – August 20, 2016) was an American football halfback and quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of F ...

, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP, UP-1) *

Shorty McWilliams Thomas Edward "Shorty" McWilliams (May 12, 1926 – January 9, 1997) was an American football player who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the eighth roun ...

, Miss. St. (AP, UP-3) *

Charlie Conerly Charles Albert Conerly Jr. (September 19, 1921 – February 13, 1996) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly was inducted into the College Football Hall ...

, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP-1) *

Travis Tidwell Travis Vaughn Tidwell (February 5, 1929 – July 1, 2004) was an American football player and coach. Tidwell played high school football for Woodlawn High School. He played college football at Auburn University and then in the National Footbal ...

, Auburn (UP-2) *Dan Phelps, Kentucky (UP-2) *Walter Slater, Tennessee (UP-3)

Fullbacks

Charley Trippi Charles Louis Trippi (December 14, 1921 – October 19, 2022) was an American professional football player for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1947 to 1955. Although primarily a running back, his versatility al ...

, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP, UP-1) *Gene Knight, LSU (UP-2) *George Mathews, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Key

AP =

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UP =

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

References

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