1969 All-SEC football team

The 1969 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1969 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.

Offensive selections

Receivers

• Sammy Milner, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI)
• Carlos Alvarez, Florida (AP-1, UPI)
• Floyd Franks, Ole Miss (AP-2)
• Terry Beasley, Auburn (AP-2)

Tight ends

• Ken Delong, Tennessee (UPI)

Tackles

• Bob Asher, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI)
• Mac Steen, Florida (AP-2, UPI)
• Danny Ford, Alabama (AP-1)
• Richard Cheek, Auburn (AP-2)

Guards

• Al Samples, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
• Chip Kell, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)
• Donnie Williams, Florida (AP-2)
• Skip Jernigan, Ole Miss (AP-2)

Centers

• Tom Banks, Auburn (AP-1)
• Godfrey Zaunbrecher, LSU (UPI)
• Mike Bevans, Tennessee (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

• Archie Manning, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)Commercial Appeal All South
• John Reaves, Florida (AP-1)
• Pat Sullivan, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2)

Running backs

• Curt Watson, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)
• Eddie Ray, LSU (AP-1)
• Tommy Durrance, Florida (UPI)
• Johnny Musso, Alabama (AP-2)
• Connie Frederick, Auburn (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Ends

• Hap Farber, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-1) Commercial Appeal All South, Central Press Captain's All-American Team (CP-3)
• David Ghesquiere, Florida (AP-1)
• Dick Palmer, Kentucky (AP-2)
• Neal Dettmering, Auburn (AP-2)

Tackles

• David Roller, Kentucky (AP-1, UPI [as E])
• Frank Yanossy, Tennessee (AP-2, UPI)
• David Campbell, Auburn (UPI)
• Buz Morrow, Ole Miss (AP-2)Commercial Appeal All South

Middle guard

• Steve Greer, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)

Linebackers

• Steve Kiner, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)
• Mike Kolen, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
• George Bevan, LSU (AP-1, UPI)
• Jack Reynolds, Tennessee (AP-1)
• Chip Wisdom, Georgia (AP-2)
• Joe Federspiel, Kentucky (AP-2)
• Larry Thomas, Ole Miss (AP-2)
• Bobby Strickland, Auburn (AP-2)

Backs

• Buddy McClinton, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
• Tommy Casanova, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)
• Glenn Cannon, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI)Commercial Appeal All South
• Tim Priest, Tennessee (AP-2)
• Steve Tannen, Florida (AP-2)
• Larry Willingham, Auburn (AP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

• John Riley, Auburn (AP-1)
• Mark Lumpkin, LSU (AP-2)

Punter

• Spike Jones, Georgia (AP-1)
• Julian Fagan, Ole Miss (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International.[2]

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

See also

• 1969 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "Passer Reaves, Catches Alvarez All-SEC Picks". The Evening Independent. November 26, 1969.
2. David Moffet (November 21, 1969). "Archie, three sophs are in All-SEC backfield". The Delta Democrat-Times. p. 9. Retrieved June 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.