1978 All-South Independent football team

The 1978 All-South Independent football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press for their All-South independent teams for the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offense

Quarterback

• Rich Hontas, Tulane (AP-1)
• Jimmy Jordan, Florida State (AP-2)

Running backs

• Eddie Lee Ivery, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
• Ottis Anderson, Miami (AP-1)
• Nathan Poole, Louisville (AP-1)
• Eddie Hicks, East Carolina (AP-2)
• George Rogers, South Carolina (AP-2)
• Marvin Christian, Tulane (AP-2)

Wide receivers

• Drew Hill, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
• Jackie Flowers, Florida State (AP-1)
• Ernest Gray, Memphis (AP-1)
• John Floyd, Louisiana-Monroe (AP-2)
• John Smith, Tennessee State (AP-2)

Tackles

• Nate Henderson, Florida State (AP-1)
• Randy Butler, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
• George Schechterly, South Carolina (AP-2)
• Gerry Sheridan, Tulane (AP-2)

Guards

• Jimmy Carter, Tennessee State (AP-1)
• Mike Good, Florida State (AP-1)
• Kent Hill, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
• Wayne Inman, East Carolina (AP-2)

Center

• Dee Methvin, Tulane (AP-1)
• Denny Clancy, South Carolina (AP-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

• Zack Valentine, East Carolina (AP-1)
• Willie Jones, Florida State (AP-1)
• John Dantonio, South Carolina (AP-2)
• Melvin Martin, William & Mary (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

• Don Smith, Miami (AP-1)
• Stoney Parker, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
• Maurice Fitzgerald, Tennessee State (AP-2)
• Doug McDougald, Virginia Tech (AP-2)
• Wilfred Simon, Tulane (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Ron Taylor, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
• Otis Wilson, Louisville (AP-1)
• Mackel Harris, Georgia Tech (AP-1)
• Mike Brewington, East Carolina (AP-2)
• Harold Thompson, Louisiana-Monroe (AP-2)
• Aaron Joseph, Tennessee State (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Jeff Nixon, Richmond (AP-1)
• Gerald Hall, East Carolina (AP-1)
• Roy Binion, Louisiana-Monroe (AP-1)
• Rick Sanford, South Carolina (AP-2)
• Gene Bunn, Virginia Tech (AP-2)
• Tony Graves, Memphis (AP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

• Ed Murray, Tulane (AP-1)
• Dave Cappelen, Florida State (AP-2)

Punter

• Max Runager, South Carolina (AP-1)
• Mike Wright, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)