| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Don Jonas | WPG |
| RB | Jim Evenson | BC |
| RB | Leon McQuay | TOR |
| RB | George Reed | SSK |
| TE | Mel Profit, Jr. | TOR |
| SE | Jim Thorpe | WPG |
| FL | Bob LaRose | WPG |
| C | Bob Swift | WPG |
| G | Jack Abendschan, Jr. | SSK |
| G | Granville Liggins | CGY |
| T | Bill Frank, Jr. | WPG |
| T | Ed George | MTL |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| DT | John Helton | CGY |
| DT | Jim Stillwagon | TOR |
| DE | Jim Corrigall | TOR |
| DE | Craig Koinzan | CGY |
| MLB | Wayne Harris | CGY |
| OLB | Jerry “Soupy” Campbell | OTT |
| OLB | Mark Kosmos | MTL |
| DB | Frank Andruski | CGY |
| DB | Dick Dupuis | EDM |
| DB | Garney Henley | HAM |
| DB | Marv Luster | TOR |
| DB | Dick Thornton | TOR |
* – indicates unanimous selection
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| Conference | Player Count |
|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | 9 (37.50%) |
| Western Conference | 13 (54.17%) |
| Division All-Star Teams |
|---|
| 1971 Eastern Conference All-Stars |
| 1971 Western Conference All-Stars |
| Player | Season | All-Canadian Selection | Division Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abendschan, Jack Jr. | 7th | 3rd | 5th |
| Andruski, Frank | 6th | 3rd | 4th |
| Campbell, Jerry “Soupy” | 7th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Corrigall, Jim | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Dupuis, Dick | 7th | 1st | 1st |
| Evenson, Jim | 4th | 2nd | 4th |
| Frank, Bill Jr. | 10th | 5th | 5th |
| George, Ed | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
| Harris, Wayne | 11th | 8th | 11th |
| Helton, John | 3rd | 1st | 3rd |
| Henley, Garney | 12th | 9th | 9th |
| Jonas, Don | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Koinzan, Craig | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
| Kosmos, Mark | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| LaRose, Bob | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Liggins, Granville | 4th | 1st | -- |
| Luster, Marv | 12th | 5th | 8th |
| McQuay, Leon | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Profit, Mel Jr. | 6th | 1st | 4th |
| Reed, George | 9th | 6th | 6th |
| Stillwagon, Jim | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Swift, Bob | 8th | 1st | 1st |
| Thornton, Dick | 11th | 3rd | 5th |
| Thorpe, Jim | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
Number of times player, through 1971, has been selected to First Team All-Canadian and Division All-Star teams. Named to divisional team on offense and defense counts as two selections.
Note: All-Canadian selections began in 1962, division selections began in 1932 (IRFU) and 1937 (WIFU).
| Team | All-Canadian Selections | Division Selections |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 11 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 9 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 8 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 2 | 7 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 5 |
| Edmonton Elks | 1 | 3 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 3 |
| Ottawa RedBlacks | 1 | 3 |
| BC Lions | 1 | 2 |