Player Dossier

2012-2016

Wisconsin

Dare Ogunbowale

RB • 5'11" • Milwaukee, WI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Dare Ogunbowale leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.6 efficiency.

Usage / Role

39%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

67

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

51

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

Dare Ogunbowale built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Milwaukee, WI wearing No. 23, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Dare Ogunbowale's career was his backfield work:...

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Dare Ogunbowale, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Wisconsin. Dare Ogunbowale leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.6 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,025
Rushing yards
1,518
Receiving yards
507
Touchdowns
15

Quick Answers

Dare Ogunbowale quick answers

Latest team and position
Wisconsin · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,025
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 34 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · Wisconsin
Top game
Nebraska
Latest roster
No. 23 · Class 2016
2016 Scrimmage yards rank
714 scrimmage yards · RB 140th (top 25%) · Big Ten 29th (top 12%) · National 294th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonWisconsin00000-
2013 Regular SeasonWisconsin00000-
2014 PostseasonWisconsin7000029.5
2014 Regular SeasonWisconsin71931930129.5
2015 PostseasonWisconsin13715021075.4
2015 Regular SeasonWisconsin131,047769278875.4
2016 PostseasonWisconsin14502228155.7
2016 Regular SeasonWisconsin14664484180555.7

Related Context

Dare Ogunbowale played RB for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dare Ogunbowale recorded 1,518 rushing yards, 507 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Wisconsin.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Wisconsin paired 1,118 primary output with 44.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 52.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2016 Postseason · Wisconsin

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

51

Efficiency

52.6

Usage

13.6

Consistency

67.5

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 50. LSU: 45. Akron: 18. Georgia State: 77. Michigan State: 55. Michigan: 26. Ohio State: 23. Iowa: 61. Nebraska: 119. Northwestern: 10. Illinois: 103. Purdue: 60. Minnesota: 13. Penn State: 54

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 7 by 57.3. LSU: 10 by 49.3. Akron: 4 by 46.9. Georgia State: 22 by 34.9. Michigan State: 9 by 63.7. Michigan: 5 by 31. Ohio State: 9 by 31.2. Iowa: 6 by 73.6. Nebraska: 12 by 91.3. Northwestern: 4 by 35.4. Illinois: 7 by 100. Purdue: 5 by 50. Minnesota: 5 by 21.8. Penn State: 10 by 49.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins55.5 · Games = 11 · +21.2 vs Losses
Losses34.3 · Games = 3 · -21.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

100 vs Illinois

Result
Mon 1/2vs Western MichiganW 24-165224.4012287.1
Sun 12/4@ Penn StateL 31-386264.3014285.4
Sat 11/26vs MinnesotaW 31-17471.801162.6
Sat 11/19@ PurdueW 49-202-2-1036212
Sat 11/12vs Illinois100 rush yardsW 48-3710314.70014.7
Sat 11/5@ NorthwesternW 21-7312401-22.5
Sat 10/29vs Nebraska100 rush yardsW 23-171112010.9011-19.9
Sat 10/22@ IowaW 17-92105045110.2
Sun 10/16vs Ohio StateL 23-307233.300202.6
Sat 10/1@ MichiganL 7-14231.5003235.2
Sat 9/24@ Michigan StateW 30-69556.1006.1
Sat 9/17vs Georgia StateW 23-1720653.3012123.5
Sat 9/10vs AkronW 54-104184.5004.5
Sat 9/3vs LSUW 16-149444.900114.5

Player Story

Dare Ogunbowale story

Dare Ogunbowale built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Milwaukee, WI wearing No. 23, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Dare Ogunbowale's career was his backfield work: 1,518 rushing yards, 319 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 507 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 507 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 232 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dare Ogunbowale's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Wisconsin

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonWisconsin0
2013 Regular SeasonWisconsin00
2014 PostseasonWisconsin19349.37.9193
2014 Regular SeasonWisconsin19349.37.90
2015 PostseasonWisconsin1,11844.229.9925
2015 Regular SeasonWisconsin1,11844.229.90
2016 PostseasonWisconsin71452.613.6-404
2016 Regular SeasonWisconsin71452.613.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nebraska

Week 9 · W 23-17 · Conference game

Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

85.3 takeover

119 scrimmage yards and 22.6 usage.

#2

@ Minnesota

Week 13 · W 31-21 · Conference game

156

Scrimmage Yards

82.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

156 scrimmage yards and 48.6 usage.

#3

vs Miami (OH)

Week 2 · W 58-0

137

Scrimmage Yards

80.4 takeover

Win with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

137 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.

#4

@ Nebraska

Week 6 · W 23-21 · Conference game

117

Scrimmage Yards

77.1 takeover

Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.

#5

vs Bowling Green

Week 4 · W 68-17

94

Scrimmage Yards

76.5 takeover

Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

94 scrimmage yards and 20.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Wisconsin

1,118 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 29.9 usage

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#2

2015 Regular Season · Wisconsin

75.4

1,118 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 29.9 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Wisconsin

55.7

714 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 13.6 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games