The 1981 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Alabama and Georgia shared the conference title.

• Wamon Buggs, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI)
• Lindsay Scott, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
• Orlando McDaniel, LSU (AP-2)
• Anthony Hancock, Tennessee (AP-2)

• Malcolm Scott, LSU (AP-1)
• Bart Krout, Alabama (UPI)
• Jerry Price, Miss. St. (AP-2)

• Keith Uecker, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
• Bob Cayavec, Alabama (AP-2, UPI)
• Pat Phenix, Ole Miss (AP-1)
• Lole Hudgins, Vanderbilt (AP-2)

• Ken Hammond, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI)
• Wayne Harris, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI)
• Jimmy Harper, Georgia (AP-2)
• Doug Vickers, Alabama (AP-2)

• Lee North, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)
• Steve Mott, Alabama (AP-2)
• Joe Happe, Georgia (AP-2)

• Buck Belue, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
• Whit Taylor, Vanderbilt (AP-2)

• Herschel Walker, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)
• James Jones, Florida (AP-1, UPI)
• Michael Haddix, Miss. St. (AP-2)
• Ronnie Stewart, Georgia (AP-2)

• Billy Jackson, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI)
• Mike Pitts, Alabama (AP-1)
• Don Fielder, Kentucky (AP-2)
• Steve Bearden, Vanderbilt (AP-2)

• David Galloway, Florida (AP-1, UPI)
• Glen Collins, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI)
• Jimmy Payne, Georgia (AP-1)
• Donnie Humphrey, Auburn (AP-2)
• Edmund Nelson, Auburn (AP-2)

• Warren Lyles, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
• Eddie Weaver, Georgia (AP-2, UPI )

• Danny Skutack, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
• Johnie Cooks, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI)
• Tom Boyd, Alabama (AP-2, UPI)
• Wilber Marshall, Florida (AP-1)
• Albert Richardson, LSU (AP-2)
• Robbie Jones, Alabama (AP-2)
• Tommy Thurson, Georgia (AP-2)
• Fernando Jackson, Florida (AP-2)

• Tommy Wilcox, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
• Jeremiah Castille, Alabama (AP-1)
• Andy Molls, Kentucky (AP-1)
• Jim Bob Harris, Alabama (UPI)
• Rob Fesmire, Miss. St. (UPI)
• Tyrone King, Alabama (UPI)
• Tony Lilly, Florida (AP-2)
• Bill Bates, Tennessee (AP-2)
• Bob Harris, Auburn (AP-2)

• Kevin Butler, Georgia (AP-2, UPI)
• Brian Clark, Florida (AP-1)

• Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI)
• Jimmy Colquitt, Tennessee (AP-2)

AP = Associated Press^[1][2]

UPI = United Press International^[3][4]

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

• 1981 College Football All-America Team