1997 All-SEC football team

The 1997 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the conference coaches for the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Tennessee Volunteers won the conference, beating the Auburn Tigers 30 to 29 in the SEC Championship game.

Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning, the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Vanderbilt and Tennessee linebackers Jamie Duncan and Leonard Little tied for AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Centers

Guards

Tackles

Tight ends

Defensive selections

Ends

Tackles

Linebackers

Cornerbacks

Safeties

Special teams

Kickers

Punters

Key

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP

AP = Associated Press[1][2]

Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches[3]

# = unanimous selection by the coaches

See also

References

  1. "All-SEC Team". The Index-Journal. December 11, 1997. p. 18. Retrieved June 8, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Paul Newberry (December 10, 1997). "Tennessee stars top All-SEC". Times Daily.
  3. "All-SEC Coaches Team". The Index-Journal. December 11, 1997. p. 18. Retrieved June 8, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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