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Player Dossier
2008-2011North Texas
Lance Dunbar
RB • 5'9" • Haltom City, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Lance Dunbar leans workhorse runner traits and 40.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
87
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- North Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Lance Dunbar, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · North Texas. Lance Dunbar leans workhorse runner traits and 40.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 5,257
- Rushing yards
- 4,224
- Receiving yards
- 1,033
- Touchdowns
- 49
Quick Answers
Lance Dunbar quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 5,257
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · North Texas
- Top game
- Kansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Haltom · North Texas
- High school pipeline
- Haltom · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,465 scrimmage yards · RB 16th (top 4%) · Sun Belt 1st (top 1%) · National 23rd (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | North Texas | 5 | 229 | 178 | 51 | 2 | 42.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 1,678 | 1,378 | 300 | 19 | 80 |
| 2010 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 1,885 | 1,553 | 332 | 16 | 81.8 |
| 2011 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 1,465 | 1,115 | 350 | 12 | 67.1 |
Related Context
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Lance Dunbar played RB for North Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Lance Dunbar recorded 4,224 rushing yards, 1,033 receiving yards, and 49 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
North Texas paired 1,885 primary output with 58.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · North Texas
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
157.1
Efficiency
58.1
Usage
45.5
Consistency
68.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 179. Rice: 124. Army: 86. Florida Atlantic: 72. Louisiana: 174. Arkansas State: 95. Florida International: 39. Western Kentucky: 229. Troy: 176. Middle Tennessee: 272. UL Monroe: 134. Kansas State: 305
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 25 by 61.6. Rice: 21 by 63.2. Army: 17 by 43. Florida Atlantic: 29 by 25.9. Louisiana: 27 by 63.6. Arkansas State: 32 by 34.2. Florida International: 12 by 30.6. Western Kentucky: 33 by 73.7. Troy: 24 by 59.1. Middle Tennessee: 38 by 69.1. UL Monroe: 19 by 73.5. Kansas State: 25 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins191 · Games = 3 · +45.2 vs Losses
Losses145.8 · Games = 9 · -45.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Kansas State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 41-49 | 22 | 270 | 12.30 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 12.2 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ UL Monroe100 rush yards | L 37-49 | 19 | 134 | 7.10 | 1 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Middle Tennessee100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 23-17 | 36 | 226 | 6.30 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 7.2 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Troy150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | L 35-41 | 21 | 96 | 4.60 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Western Kentucky100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 33-6 | 30 | 215 | 7.20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6.9 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Florida International | L 10-34 | 11 | 30 | 2.70 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Arkansas State100 rush yards | L 19-24 | 30 | 105 | 3.50 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 3.0 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Louisiana100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 27-28 | 24 | 141 | 5.90 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 6.4 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 21-17 | 29 | 72 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Army | L 0-24 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Rice100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 31-32 | 17 | 105 | 6.20 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5.9 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Clemson100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 10-35 | 23 | 117 | 5.10 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 7.2 |
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
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North Texas
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | North Texas | 229 | 45.1 | 17.7 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | North Texas | 1,678 | 65.8 | 33.4 | 1,449 |
| 2010 Regular Season | North Texas | 1,885 | 58.1 | 45.5 | 207 |
| 2011 Regular Season | North Texas | 1,465 | 40.1 | 43.4 | -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
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#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
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