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Iowa State University Athletics
11.03.2026 | Football
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State running back Aiden Flora was named the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week, the SMU Athletic Forum announced Tuesday.
Flora, who was also named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week yesterday, rushed for a career-high 221 yards and two scores on 29 carries Saturday in Iowa State's 51-49 win over No. 24 Oklahoma State.
His 221 rushing yards were the most by an FBS player in Week 9 and he is now responsible for the three best rushing performances in the Big 12 this season (221 vs. OSU; 212 vs. WVU; 194 vs. BGSU). Flora, who averaged 7.6 yards per carry in the game, had touchdown runs of 75 and 29 yards and now has three rushing scores of 60-plus yards this season.
The former walk-on is the only player in the country with three games of 190-plus yards rushing this season and is one of three players nationally with two games of 200-plus rushing yards and multiple rushing touchdowns this season.
Flora has recorded at least 200 scrimmage yards and multiple scrimmage touchdowns in three games this season, the first Big 12 player with that many in a season since Cam Skattebo in 2024.
The Adel, Iowa native ranks in the top-10 nationally in all-purpose yards per game (7th, 142.8), rush yards per carry (4th, 7.2) and rushing yards (7th, 937).
Named after Doak Walker, a legendary figure in college football and the NFL, the Doak Walker Award presented by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum has honored the nation's top running back since 1990. Since 2022, the award has also recognized a national running back of the week. A select 20-person committee from the award's full voting body of media members and past winners chooses each weekly recipient.
Iowa State is back on the road Saturday at Baylor. Kickoff in Waco is set for 11 a.m. on FS1.
FLORA'S 2026 WEEKLY HONORS
Week 3
- Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll
- Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week
Week 5
- AP National Player of the Week
- Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
- Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week
- Paul Hornung Award National Player of the Week
- Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week
Week 9
- Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
- Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week
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