Mizzou Running Back Cody Schrader Lands National Honor

The Tigers' offensive line also receives recognition as a Joe Moore Award semifinalist.

Christopher Walsh | Nov 14, 2023

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Missouri football senior running back Cody Schrader was named the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week on Tuesday for his stellar performance against Tennessee last week.

Schrader rushed for 205 yards and had 116 receiving yards in a 36-7 home thumping of the Volunteers.

Prior to Saturday, no Southeastern Conference player had ever recorded a 200-yard rushing and 100-yard receiving game. Moreover, he was the first player in Missouri history to have 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.

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-yard gain. In the process, he topped 1,000 rushing yards for the season (1,124) with two regular-season games remaining.

Last week, Schrader was named a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on. The finalists will be named Dec. 4.

Meanwhile, Schrader's blockers received some recognition as well, as the offensive line was named one of 12 semifinalists for the 2023 Joe Moore Award.

The twelve semifinalists include (in alphabetical order): No. 4 Florida State, No. 1 Georgia, No. 23 Kansas State, No. 15 LSU, No. 2 Michigan, No. 20 Notre Dame, No. 6 Oregon, No. 10 Oregon State, No. 21 Tennessee, No. 7 Texas, and No. 5 Washington.

Also on Tuesday, the Frank Broyles Award announced that Tigers offensive coordinator Kirby Moore is one of 57 nominees for this year's assistant coach of the year honor.

No. 11 Mizzou hosts Florida on Saturday.

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Published Nov 14, 2023

CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the publisher of MizzouCentral. He's covered college athletics since 2004, and is the author of 26 books. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he's also the publisher of BamaCentral and Cowbell Corner in the SI/FanNation network