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, Georgia 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, Georgia 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)
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