| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Tom Wilkinson | EDM |
| RB | David Green | MTL |
| RB | Larry Key | BC |
| TE | Tony Gabriel | OTT |
| SB | Willie Armstead | CGY |
| WR | Brian Kelly | EDM |
| WR | Waddell Smith | EDM |
| C | Al Wilson | BC |
| G | Larry Butler | HAM |
| G | Ray Watrin | MTL |
| T | Lloyd Fairbanks | CGY |
| T | Mike Wilson | EDM |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| DT | Dave Fennell | EDM |
| DT | John Helton | WPG |
| DE | Junior Ah You | MTL |
| DE | Reggie Lewis | CGY |
| MLB | Dan Kepley | EDM |
| OLB | Ron Foxx | OTT |
| OLB | Ben Zambiasi | HAM |
| DHB | Gregg Butler | EDM |
| DHB | Ed “Too Small” Jones | EDM |
| CB | Dickie Harris | MTL |
| CB | Mike Nelms | OTT |
| S | Al Burleson | CGY |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Hank Ilesic | EDM |
| K | Lui Passaglia | BC |
* – indicates unanimous selection
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| Conference | Player Count |
|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | 9 (34.62%) |
| Western Conference | 17 (65.38%) |
| Division All-Star Teams |
|---|
| 1979 Eastern Conference All-Stars |
| 1979 Western Conference All-Stars |
| Player | Season | All-Canadian Selection | Division Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ah You, Junior | 8th | 2nd | 4th |
| Armstead, Willie | 4th | 1st | 2nd |
| Burleson, Al | 4th | 1st | 2nd |
| Butler, Larry | 4th | 1st | 4th |
| Butler, Gregg | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Fairbanks, Lloyd | 5th | 1st | 2nd |
| Fennell, Dave | 6th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Foxx, Ron | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| Gabriel, Tony | 9th | 7th | 8th |
| Green, David | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Harris, Dickie | 8th | 6th | 7th |
| Helton, John | 11th | 8th | 10th |
| Ilesic, Hank | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Jones, Ed “Too Small” | 4th | 1st | 2nd |
| Kelly, Brian | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Kepley, Dan | 5th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Key, Larry | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Lewis, Reggie | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Nelms, Mike | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| Passaglia, Lui | 4th | 1st | 2nd |
| Smith, Waddell | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
| Watrin, Ray | 12th | 1st | 1st |
| Wilkinson, Tom | 13th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Wilson, Al | 8th | 5th | 5th |
| Wilson, Mike | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| Zambiasi, Ben | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Number of times player, through 1979, 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 | 14 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 11 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 6 |
| Ottawa RedBlacks | 3 | 6 |
| BC Lions | 3 | 5 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 4 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 1 |