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 Peyton Manning, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-1) Tim Couch, Kentucky (AP-2) Dameyune Craig, Auburn (Coaches-2) Running backs Fred Taylor, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) Kevin Faulk, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) John Avery, Ole Miss (AP-2, Coaches-2) Jamal Lewis, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-2) Robert Edwards, Georgia (Coaches-2) Wide receivers Jacquez Green, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1) Marcus Nash, Tennessee (AP-1, Coaches-2) Hines Ward, Georgia (AP-2, Coaches-1) Craig Yeast, Kentucky (AP-2, Coaches-2) Centers Trey Teague, Tennessee (AP-2, Coaches-1) Todd McClure, LSU (AP-1) Eric Allen, Miss. St. (AP-2) Guards Alan Faneca#, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-1) John Schlarman, Kentucky (AP-1, Coaches-2) Brandon Burlsworth, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2) Will Friend, Alabama (AP-2) Devon Coburn, Ole Miss (Coaches-2) Jeno James, Auburn (Coaches-2) Tackles