1977 All-South Independent football team

The 1977 All-South Independent football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press for their All-South independent teams for the 1977 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offense

Quarterback

• Lloyd Patterson, Memphis (AP-1)
• Tom Rozantz, William and Mary (AP-2)

Running backs

• Larry Key, Florida State (AP-1)
• Ben Garry, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
• Eddie Lee Ivery, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
• Calvin Prince, Louisville (AP-2)

Wide receivers

• Mike Shumann, Florida State (AP-1)
• Keith Wright, Memphis (AP-1)
• John Floyd, Louisiana-Monroe (AP-2)
• Terry Gallagher, East Carolina (AP-2)

Tight end

• Ernest Gray, Memphis (AP-1)
• Marc Mitchell, Louisville (AP-2)

Tackles

• Eric Smith, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
• Eric Laakso, Tulane (AP-1)
• Jerome Provence, South Carolina (AP-2)
• Dudley Johnson, William and Mary (AP-2)

Guards

• Wade Johnson, Florida State (AP-1)
• Wayne Bolt, East Carolina (AP-1)
• Amos Fowler, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)
• Randy Pass, Georgia Tech (AP-2)

Center

• Hank Zimmerman, William and Mary (AP-1)
• Danny Clancey, South Carolina (AP-2)

Defense

Defensive ends

• Willie Jones, Florida State (AP-1)
• Zachary Valentine, East Carolina (AP-1)
• Melvin Martin, William and Mary (AP-2)
• Bobby Smithhart, Southern Mississippi (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

• Stoney Parker, Southern Mississippi (AP-1)
• Don Smith, Miami (AP-1)
• Don Latimer, Miami (AP-1)
• Tom Abood, Louisville (AP-2)
• Mike Blanton, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
• Ron Simmons, Florida State (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Lucious Sanford, Georgia Tech (AP-1)
• Harold Randolph, East Carolina (AP-1)
• Rick Razzano, Virginia Tech (AP-1)
• Keith Butler, Memphis (AP-2)
• Otis Wilson, Louisville (AP-2)
• Mackel Harris, Georgia Tech (AP-2)

Defensive backs

• Jeff Nixon, Richmond (AP-1)
• Gerald Hall, East Carolina (AP-1)
• Nat Terry, Florida State (AP-1)
• Gene Bunn, Virginia Tech (AP-2)
• Bryan Ferguson, Miami (AP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

• Ed Murray, Tulane (AP-1)
• Britt Parrish, South Carolina (AP-2)

Punter

• Max Runager, South Carolina (AP-1)