1979 All-East football team

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The 1979 All-East football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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The 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team was the only Eastern team to finish in the top ten, ranking No. 6 in the final UPI poll and No. 7 in the final AP poll. Pitt placed five players on the All-Eastern first team: defensive end Hugh Green, offensive tackle Mark May, tight end Benjie Pryor, and defensive backs JoJo Heath and Terry White.

Three of the players who won first-team honors on the All-East team also received first-team honors on the 1979 All-America college football team: wide receiver Art Monk of Syracuse; defensive end Hugh Green of Pitt; and defensive tackle Bruce Clark of Penn State.

Offense

Quarterback

Running backs

Tight end

Wide receivers

Tackles

Guards

Center

Defense

Ends

Tackles

Middle guard

Linebackers

Defensive backs

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References

  1. Herschel Nissenson (December 11, 1979). "Pitt, Syracuse dominate All-East grid selections". Star-Gazette. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.