2011 All-SEC football team

The 2011 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 2011 Southeastern Conference football season.

The LSU Tigers won the conference, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 42 to 10 in the SEC Championship game. The Tigers then lost the national championship to the Alabama Crimson Tide 21 to 0 in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, a rematch of a regular season game won in overtime by LSU 9 to 6.

Alabama running back Trent Richardson, a unanimous AP Selection, won the Doak Walker Award given to the nation's top running back and was voted AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, also a unanimous AP selection, won the Bednarik Award as the nation's top defensive player and was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Centers

Guards

Tackles

Tight ends

  • Orson Charles, Georgia (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Defensive tackles

Linebackers

Cornerbacks

Safeties

Special teams

Kickers

  • Caleb Sturgis, Florida (AP-1, Coaches-1)
  • Drew Alleman, LSU (AP-2, Coaches-2)

Punters

  • Brad Wing, LSU (AP-1, Coaches-2)
  • Steven Clark, Auburn (Coaches-1)
  • Dylan Breeding, Arkansas (AP-2, Coaches-2)

All purpose/return specialist

Key

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

AP = Associated Press[1][2][3]

Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches[4]

* = Unanimous selection of AP

See also

References

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