The 1978 All-East football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Offense

Quarterback

• Chuck Fusina, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)

Running backs

• Joseph H. Holland, Cornell (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Matt Suhey, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jeff Dufresne, Dartmouth (UPI-1)
• Zachary Dixon, Temple (AP-2)

Tight end

• Clennie Brundidge, Army (AP-1)
• John Spagnola, Yale (UPI-1)

Wide receivers

• Gordon Jones, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Scott Fitzkee, Penn State (AP-1)

Tackles

• Keith Dorney, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Craig Wolfley, Syracuse (AP-1)
• John Gallo, Rutgers (UPI-1)
• Collin McCarty, Temple (AP-2)

Guards

• Matt Carroll, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Bob Brewer, Temple (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Bob Hurley, Holy Cross (AP-1)

Center

• Chuck Correal, Penn State (AP-1)
• Chuck Johnston, Army (UPI-1)

Placekicker

• Matt Bahr, Penn State (UPI-1)

Defense

Ends

• Hugh Green, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Chuck Schott, Army (AP-1)
• Clint Streit, Yale (UPI-1)
• Larry Kubin, Penn State (AP-2)

Tackles

• Bruce Clark, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Matt Millen, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)

Middle guard

• Ed Steward, Rutgers (AP-1)
• Pete Funke, Princeton (UPI-1)
• David Logan, Pitt (AP-2)

Linebackers

• Al Chesley, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Lance Mehl, Penn State (AP-1)
• Jim Collins, Syracuse (AP-1)
• Bill Crowley, Yale (UPI-1)
• Tom Kuchar, Dartmouth (UPI-1)

Defensive backs

• Jeff Delaney, Pitt (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Pete Harris, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Gregg Milo, Navy (AP-1; UPI-1)

Key

• AP = Associated Press^[1]

• UPI = United Press International^[2]