Rob Riti Is Consensus All-American
12/14/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 14, 1999
GREENSBORO, N.C., Dec. __ - University of Missouri senior center Rob Riti has become just the seventh consensus All-American football player in school history. Riti has one more game as a collegian - in the Senior Bowl all-star game, Jan. 22, in Mobile, Ala. Riti is the first Tiger All-American to earn consensus status since offensive tackle John Clay in 1986.
Four Florida State Seminoles head up the list of six consensus 1999 All-Americans from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Florida State led all Division I-A teams with four players earning consensus recognition - wide receiver Peter Warrick, placekicker Sebastian Janikowski, offensive lineman Jason Whitaker and defensive lineman Corey Simon. Warrick and Janikowski were two of eight unanimous All-America selections.
The ACC, with six consensus All-Americans, was second only to the Big Ten's seven for most consensus All-Americans in 1999. The SEC had four consensus All-Americans followed by the Pac-10 and the Big 12 with three players each. The Big East, Mountain West and Conference USA each had one consensus All-American.
To earn consensus All-America status a player must be named on at least four All-America teams or three teams with a majority of the votes at his position. The six organizations recognized for consensus All-America consideration are the Associated Press, Football Writers (FBWAA), the American Football Coaches (AFCA), The Sporting News, The Football News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Over the past three years the ACC has produced 17 consensus All-Americans, more than any other conference. The Big Ten is second with 16, followed by the Big 12 (15) and the SEC with 14.
1999 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS OFFENSE QB Joe Hamilton, Sr. Georgia Tech RB Ron Dayne, Sr. ** Wisconsin RB Thomas Jones, Sr. Virginia WR Peter Warrick, Sr. ** Florida State WR Troy Walters, Sr. Stanford TE James Whalen, Sr. Kentucky OL Chris Samuels, Sr. ** Alabama OL Chris McIntosh, Sr. ** Wisconsin OL Cosey Coleman, Jr. Tennessee OL Jason Whitaker, Sr. Florida State OL Ben Hamilton, Sr. Minnesota OL Rob Riti, Sr. MissouriDEFENSE DL Courtney Brown, Sr. ** Penn State DL Corey Moore, Sr. ** Virginia Tech DL Corey Simon, Sr. Florida State LB LaVar Arrington, Jr. ** Penn State LB Mark Simoneau, Sr. Kansas State LB Brandon Short, Sr. Penn State DB Tyrone Carter, Sr. Minnesota DB Deon Grant, Jr. Tennessee DB Brian Urlacher, Sr. New Mexico DB Ralph Brown, Sr. Nebraska DB Deltha O'Neal, Sr. California
SPECIALISTS PK Sebastian Janikowski, Jr. ** Fla State P Andrew Bayes, Sr. East Carolina KR Dennis Northcutt, Sr. Arizona
** denotes unanimous
Consensus All-America by Conference, 1997-1999
Conference 1997 1998 1999 Total Atlantic Coast 6 5 6 17 Big 10 4 5 7 16 Big 12 6 6 3 15 Southeastern 5 5 4 14 Pacific-10 2 4 3 9 Western Athletic2 1 0 3 Big East 0 1 1 2 Conference USA 0 0 1 1 Mid-American 1 0 0 1 Mountain West x x 1 1
Missouri Consensus All-Americans 1941, Darold Jenkins, C 1960, Danny LaRose, E 1965, Johnny Roland, HB 1968, Roger Wehrli, DB 1978, Kellen Winslow, TE 1986, John Clay, OT 1999, Rob Riti, C
