The 1977 All-SEC football team consists of
American football
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players selected to the All-
Southeastern Conference
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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the
1977 NCAA Division I football season
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The 1977 season was the last ...
.
Offensive selections
Receivers
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Wes Chandler
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, Florida
(AP-1, UPI)
*Martin Cox, Vanderbilt
(AP-1)
*Dave Trosper, Kentucky
(AP-2)
*Carlos Carson, LSU
(AP-2)
Tight ends
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Ozzie Newsome
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, Alabama
(AP-1, UPI)
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Curtis Weathers
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, Ole Miss
(AP-2)
Tackles
* Robert Dugas, LSU
(AP-1, UPI)
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Jim Bunch
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, Alabama
(AP-1, UPI)
*Mark Trogdon, Miss St.
(AP-2)
*Brent Watson, Tennessee
(AP-2)
Guards
*Tom Dornbrook, Kentucky
(AP-1)
*Lynn Johnson, Auburn
(AP-1)
*Craig Duhe, LSU
(UPI)
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George Collins, Georgia
(UPI)
Centers
*Robert Shaw, Tennessee
(AP-2, UPI)
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Dwight Stephenson
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, Alabama
(AP-1)
Quarterbacks
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Derrick Ramsey
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, Kentucky
(AP-1, UPI)
*Jeff Rutledge, Alabama
(AP-2)
Halfbacks
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Charles Alexander, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame)
(AP-1, UPI)
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Tony Green
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, Florida
(AP-2, UPI)
*Tony Nathan, Alabama
(AP-2)
Fullbacks
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Johnny Davis, Alabama
(AP-1, UPI)
Defensive selections
Ends
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Art Still, Kentucky
(AP-1, UPI)
*George Plasketes, Ole Miss
(AP-1, UPI)
*Wayne Hamilton, Alabama
(AP-2)
*John Adams, LSU
(AP-2)
Tackles
*Larry Gillard, Miss. St.
(AP-1, UPI)
*Ronnie Swoopes, Georgia
(AP-1)
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Dennis Harrison
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, Vanderbilt
(UPI)
*Marty Lyons, Alabama
(AP-2)
*Jerry Blanton, Kentucky
(AP-2)
Middle guards
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Scott Hutchinson
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, Florida
(AP-1, UPI)
*Richard Jaffe, Kentucky
(AP-2)
Linebackers
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Ben Zambiasi
Benjamin Ray Zambiasi (born August 19, 1956) is a former linebacker for the University of Georgia and in the Canadian Football League.
Zambiasi was born in Valdosta, Georgia, and attended high school at Mount de Sales Academy in Macon playin ...
, Georgia
(AP-1, UPI)
*Freddie Smith, Auburn
(AP-1, UPI)
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Scot Brantley
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, Florida
(AP-1, UPI)
*Ed Smith, Vanderbilt
(AP-1)
*Kem Coleman, Ole Miss
(AP-2)
*Charlie Williams, Florida
(AP-2)
*Barry Krauss, Alabama
(AP-2)
Backs
*Mike Siganos, Kentucky
(AP-1, UPI)
*Bill Krug, Georgia
(AP-2, UPI)
*Dallas Owens, Kentucky
(AP-1)
*James McKinney, Auburn
(AP-1)
*Mike Kramer, Alabama
(UPI)
*Mike Tucker, Alabama
(AP-2)
*Brenard Wilson, Vanderbilt
(AP-2)
Special teams
Kickers
*Jorge Portela, Auburn
(AP-1, UPI)
*Berj Yepremian, Florida
(AP-1)
Punters
*Jim Miller, Ole Miss
(AP-2, UPI)
*Craig Colquitt, Tennessee
(AP-1)
Key
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UPI = United Press International
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See also
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1977 College Football All-America Team
The 1977 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1977. The National Collegiate Athletic Assoc ...
References
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