Schrader Named Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri running back Cody Schrader earned the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week honor for games the weekend of Nov. 11.

Schrader rushed for 205 yards and had 116 receiving yards in a 36-7 thumping of No. 13 Tennessee. Prior to Saturday, no SEC player had ever recorded a 200-yard rushing and 100-yard receiving game. A walk-on transfer from Division II Truman State, Schrader carried the ball 35 times, scored one touchdown and caught five passes on the afternoon, including a career-long 43-yarder. No Missouri player had ever recorded even a 100-yard rushing and receiving game.

The 5-9, 214-pound graduate from St. Louis, Mo., is the 10th player in Division I FBS history with 200 rushing yards and 100 receiving yards in the same game and the third player to do it against an AP-ranked opponent. During the game, he passed 1,000 rushing yards for the 2023 campaign, upping his season total to 1,124 and becoming the 15th Tiger to top the century mark in a season.

The Doak Walker Award presented by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum has been awarded to the nation’s top running back since 1990. Since 2022, the award has recognized a national running back of the week. A select 20-person committee from the award’s full voting body of media and past winners chooses the weekly recipient. On Aug. 9, a preseason candidates list was released and semifinalists for the award will be named on Nov. 21. A week later, the three finalists will be announced.

The 2023 Doak Walker Award winner will be unveiled live on The Home Depot College Football Awards, televised by ESPN on Friday, Dec. 8 from 7-9 p.m. ET. The annual banquet, where the winner and the recipient of the 2024 PwC Doak Walker Legends Award will be honored, will take place on February 16, 2024, in Dallas.

UP NEXT
The Tigers close their home schedule when they host the Florida Gators on Saturday, Nov. 18, at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field. The game will kick at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be televised by ESPN.

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