Player Career

Lance Dunbar Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Lance Dunbar story

Lance Dunbar built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Haltom City, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Lance Dunbar's career was his backfield work: 4,224 rushing yards, 782 carries, 41 rushing touchdowns, and 1,033 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,033 receiving yards and 67 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Lance Dunbar's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    North Texas

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonNorth Texas22945.117.7
2009 Regular SeasonNorth Texas1,67865.833.41,449
2010 Regular SeasonNorth Texas1,88558.145.5207
2011 Regular SeasonNorth Texas1,46540.143.4-420

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas State

Week 13 · L 41-49

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

305

Scrimmage Yards

100 takeover

305 scrimmage yards and 55.6 usage.

#2

vs Western Kentucky

Week 9 · W 68-49 · Conference game

262

Scrimmage Yards

96.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

262 scrimmage yards and 41.8 usage.

#3

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 7 · L 40-44 · Conference game

251

Scrimmage Yards

94.8 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

251 scrimmage yards and 50.9 usage.

#4

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 14 · W 59-7 · Conference game

320

Scrimmage Yards

93.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

320 scrimmage yards and 57.7 usage.

#5

@ Troy

Week 8 · L 26-50 · Conference game

201

Scrimmage Yards

90.9 takeover

Loss with 201 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

201 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · North Texas

1,885 primary output · 58.1 efficiency · 45.5 usage

81.8

#2

2009 Regular Season · North Texas

80

1,678 primary · 65.8 efficiency · 33.4 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · North Texas

67.1

1,465 primary · 40.1 efficiency · 43.4 usage

Milestones

21

100+ rush yards

14

150+ scrimmage yards

11

2+ TD games