1981 All-East football team

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1981 All-East football team

The 1981 All-East football team was chosen by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position among Eastern colleges and universities during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A season. AP-1 denotes first-team selections; AP-2 denotes second-team selections.

Offense
- Quarterback: Dan Marino, Pitt (AP-1); Oliver Luck, West Virginia (AP-2)
- Running backs: Rich Diana, Yale (AP-1); Eddie Meyers, Navy (AP-1); Joe Morris, Syracuse (AP-2); Curt Warner, Penn State (AP-2)
- Tight end: Mark Raugh, West Virginia (AP-1); Steve Jordan, Brown (AP-2)
- Wide receivers: Julius Dawkins, Pitt (AP-1); Tom Rogers, Colgate (AP-1); Curt Grieve, Yale (AP-2); Gerald Lucear, Temple (AP-2)
- Tackles: Jim Covert, Pitt (AP-1); Gerry Raymond, Boston College (AP-1); Bill Fralic, Pitt (AP-2); John McCollom, Syracuse (AP-2)
- Guards: Sean Farrell, Penn State (AP-1); Mike Munchak, Penn State (AP-1); Rob Fada, Pitt (AP-2); George Thompson, Dartmouth (AP-2)
- Center: Emil Boures, Pitt (AP-1); Jim Romano, Penn State (AP-2)
- Placekicker: Gary Anderson, Syracuse (AP-1); Steve Fehr, Navy (AP-2)

Defense
- Ends: Fred Leone, Yale (AP-1); Darryl Talley, West Virginia (AP-1); Walker Lee Ashley, Penn State (AP-2); Michael Woods, Pitt (AP-2)
- Tackles: Junior Poles, Boston College (AP-1); Leo Wisniewski, Penn State (AP-1); Todd Campbell, West Virginia (AP-2); Kelly Robinson, Colgate (AP-2)
- Middle guard: Tim Jordan, Navy (AP-1); J. C. Pelusi, Pitt (AP-2)
- Linebackers: Steve Conjar, Temple (AP-1); Chet Parlavecchio, Penn State (AP-1); Sal Sunseri, Pitt (AP-1); Dennis Fowlkes, West Virginia (AP-2); Ed Pryts, Penn State (AP-2); Dave Wolf, Colgate (AP-2)
- Defensive backs: Lind Murray, West Virginia (AP-1); Mark Robinson, Penn State (AP-1); Mike Williams, Army (AP-1); Rocky Delgadillo, Harvard (AP-2); Tom Flynn, Pitt (AP-2); Paul Lankford, Penn State (AP-2)

See also
- 1981 College Football All-America Team

Key
- AP = Associated Press

References
- Various 1981 season publications listed in the AP All-East selections archive.