QB Tre Roberson of Illinois State has been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Year, while WR Jake Wieneke of South Dakota State has earned MVFC Freshman of the Year honors. They head a list of 22 student-athletes named to the 2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team. League coaches, sports information directors and a media panel selected the team.

 Roberson led the MVFC in total offense (261.1 ypg) and with a pass efficiency rating of 150.8. He accounted for 29 total touchdowns (21 pass, 8 run) and finished the season with 2,198 passing yards and 21 touchdowns through the air. A three-time MVFC Newcomer of the Week selection, Roberson also rushed for 674 yards and eight scores on the ground to lead the way for a dangerous ISU offensive attack that led the conference in total offense (451.5 ypg), rushing offense (241.4 ypg) and scoring offense (38.7 ppg).

 Wieneke became the first freshman in league history to top 1,000 receiving yards in a season, entering this weekend with 1,375 yards on 70 receptions with 15 TDs. The Maple Grove, Minn., native recorded seven 100-yard games during the regular season and caught a touchdown pass in all eight league games. His 15 TD receptions are a single-season school record and one shy of the MVFC record. He is a Jerry Rice Award finalist.

OFFENSE	
RB Calan Crowder, Missouri State	6-1	200	Fr. 	Bartlesville (Okla.) High
OT Sam Ellifrits, Missouri State	6-6	314	Fr. 	Nevada (Mo.) High
QB Mark Iannotti, Southern Illinois	6-2	227	Jr.	Schaumburg (Ill.) High  |  Eastern Michigan
RG Jeremy Kelly, North Dakota State	6-6	286	Jr.	Somerset (Wis.) High  |  Minnesota-Crookston
QB Zach Lujan, South Dakota State	6-2	185	So.	Anchorage (Alaska) South Anchorage HS  |  Chabot (Calif.) College
WR Gary Owens, Indiana State            5-9	185	Jr.	Mesquite (Texas) West Mesquite HS  |  Trinity Valley CC
QB Tre Roberson, Illinois State 	6-0	205	Jr.	Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence Central High  |  Indiana
WR Eric Shufford, South Dakota        	5-11	185	Jr.	Rialto (Calif.) High  |  San Bernardino Valley College
OT Justin Spencer, Youngstown State	6-5	295	Fr.	Indiana (Pa.) High
QB Hunter Wells, Youngstown State	6-5	195	Fr.	Navarre (Ohio) Fairless High
WR Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State	6-4	205	Fr.	Maple Grove (Minn.) High

DEFENSE
DL Cecil Bratton, Missouri State	6-3	285	Fr.	St. Joseph (Mo.) Central High
DB Trey Carr, South Dakota State	5-11	185	Fr.	Omaha (Neb.) Burke High
CB Tre Dempsey, North Dakota State	5-10	168	Fr.	Lakeland (Fla.) High
CB Nate Dortch, Youngstown State	6-0	170	So.	Fort Myers (Fla.) South Fort Myers  |  Miami (Fla.)
LB Oshay Dunmore, Illinois State	6-2	215	So.	Newport (Ore.) High  |  Oregon
DB Rondell Green, Indiana State       	6-0	180	Fr.	Bowling Green (Ky.) Warren Central High
DL Kris Harley, Western Illinois	6-1	290	Jr.	Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central High  |  Virginia Tech
DB Eric Phillips, Missouri State	5-10	170	Fr.	Kirkwood (Mo.) High
DB Dion Starnes, Illinois State         6-1	185	Fr.	Calumet City (Ill.) Bremen High
DT Nate Tanguay, North Dakota State	6-4	287	Fr.	Mukwonago (Wis.) High
P Osborn Umeh, Indiana State          	6-2	210	Jr.	Lakewood (Calif.) Mayfair High  |  Cerritos College