| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Tom Wilkinson | EDM |
| RB | Mike Strickland | SSK |
| RB | James Sykes | CGY |
| TE | Tony Gabriel | OTT |
| SB | Tom Scott | EDM |
| WR | Bob Gaddis | MTL |
| WR | Joe Poplawski | WPG |
| C | Al Wilson | BC |
| G | Harold Holton | CGY |
| G | Bill Stevenson | EDM |
| T | Jim Coode | OTT |
| T | Dan Yochum | MTL |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| DT | Dave Fennell | EDM |
| DT | John Helton | CGY |
| DE | Mike Fanucci | OTT |
| DE | Reggie Lewis | CGY |
| MLB | Dan Kepley | EDM |
| OLB | Ben Zambiasi | HAM |
| OLB | Chuck Zapiec | MTL |
| DB | Larry Brune | OTT |
| DB | Gregg Butler | EDM |
| DB | Dickie Harris | MTL |
| DB | Joe Hollimon | EDM |
| DB | Randy Rhino | MTL |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Hank Ilesic | EDM |
| K | Dave Cutler | EDM |
* – indicates unanimous selection
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| Conference | Player Count |
|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | 10 (38.46%) |
| Western Conference | 16 (61.54%) |
| Division All-Star Teams |
|---|
| 1978 Eastern Conference All-Stars |
| 1978 Western Conference All-Stars |
| Player | Season | All-Canadian Selection | Division Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brune, Larry | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| Butler, Gregg | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Coode, Jim | 5th | 1st | 2nd |
| Cutler, Dave | 10th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Fanucci, Mike | 6th | 1st | 1st |
| Fennell, Dave | 5th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Gabriel, Tony | 8th | 6th | 7th |
| Gaddis, Bob | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Harris, Dickie | 7th | 5th | 6th |
| Helton, John | 10th | 7th | 9th |
| Hollimon, Joe | 3rd | 1st | 2nd |
| Holton, Harold | 5th | 1st | 1st |
| Ilesic, Hank | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Kepley, Dan | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Lewis, Reggie | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Poplawski, Joe | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Rhino, Randy | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Scott, Tom | 5th | 2nd | 3rd |
| Stevenson, Bill | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| Strickland, Mike | 4th | 1st | 2nd |
| Sykes, James | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Wilkinson, Tom | 12th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Wilson, Al | 7th | 4th | 4th |
| Yochum, Dan | 7th | 4th | 6th |
| Zambiasi, Ben | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Zapiec, Chuck | 7th | 2nd | 4th |
Number of times player, through 1978, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Elks | 9 | 12 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 9 |
| Ottawa RedBlacks | 4 | 11 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 8 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 3 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 3 |
| BC Lions | 1 | 2 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 1 |