2016 Football Roster
Roster
Dare Ogunbowale
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- High School:
- Marquette
Notable: Former walk-on began career as defensive back before making switch to running back two weeks into the 2014 season, carrying 14 times for 94 yards in first game as backup tailback ... awarded scholarship prior to 2015 season ... as president, has been driving force behind growth of UW’s Beyond the Game program, focused on personal and career development for student-athletes ... voted team captain as a senior in 2016 ... selected for 2017 East-West Shrine Game and 2017 NFL Scouting Combine
Career: Played in 49 games, making 10 starts ... rushed for 1,518 yards and 13 touchdowns on 319 carries ... caught 60 passes for 507 yards and two TDs ... recorded five 100-yard rushing games ... part of winningest senior class in school history, posting a record of 41-13 (.759), including a 26-7 (.788) mark in Big Ten play and three consecutive bowl wins ... graduated in December 2016 with degree in economicsÂ
2016 Season: Earned fourth letter, playing in all 14 games ... carried 91 times for 506 yards and five touchdowns ... caught 24 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown ... ran for season-high 120 yards on 11 carries and scored go-ahead touchdown in overtime vs. Nebraska on Oct. 29 ... carried seven times for 103 yards, including a career-long 48-yard run, vs. Illinois on Nov. 12 ... rushed for 26 yards and a touchdown on six carries and caught four passes for 28 yards in Big Ten Football Championship Game vs. Penn State on Dec. 3 ... carried five times for 22 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 28 yards in Cotton Bowl vs. Western Michigan on Jan. 2 ... logged 20 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown vs. Georgia State on Sept. 17 ... recorded three receptions for 23 yards and a touchdown at Michigan on Oct. 1 ... had three catches for career-high 62 yards at Purdue on Nov. 19 ... caught four passes for 51 yards at Iowa on Oct. 22 ... carried nine times for 55 yards at Michigan State on Sept. 24
2015 Season: Earned third letter, playing in all 13 games with 10 starts at running back ... was team’s leading rusher with 194 carries for 819 yards and 7 touchdowns ... also caught 36 passes for 299 yards and a TD ... helped Badgers score 12th-consecutive win over rival Minnesota with career-high 33 carries for career-best 155 rushing yards and a touchdown on Nov. 28 ... contributed to comeback win at Nebraska on Oct. 10, rushing 18 times for 117 yards ... carried 13 times for 50 yards and caught 2 passes for 21 yards vs. USC in Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30 ... rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown and caught 6 passes for 51 yards vs. Purdue on Oct. 17 ... logged 42 rushing yards and caught 5 passes for a career-high 63 yards at Illinois on Oct. 24 ... rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown and caught 3 passes for 16 yards and a TD at Maryland on Nov. 7 ... ran for 41 yards and a TD and caught 2 passes for 26 yards vs. Rutgers on Oct. 31 ... rushed for 28 yards and caught 4 passes for 43 yards vs. Iowa on Oct. 3 ... recorded first 100-yard game with 112 rushing yards and a TD on 16 carries vs. Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 12, also catching 3 passes for 25 yards ... recorded 14 carries for 75 yards and a touchdown vs. Troy on Sept. 19 ... rushed 15 times for 85 yards and a touchdown vs. Hawai’i on Sept. 26 ... opened season with 6 catches for 39 yards vs. Alabama on Sept. 5.
2014 Season: Earned second letter, playing in all 14 games ... switched from cornerback to running back following game vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6 and also played significant time on special teams ... logged carries in six games, rushing 34 times for 193 yards (5.7 average) and a touchdown ... recorded 10 total tackles ... was Badgers' second-leading tackler on special teams with nine stops ... in first game at running back, carried 14 times for 94 yards with a long of 21, all career highs, vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 ... helped Badgers set school records for total offense (756 yards) and rushing yards (644) vs. Bowling Green ... ran for 62 yards on 10 carries, including first career touchdown, vs. Nebraska on Nov. 15 ... carried five times for 17 yards vs. Rutgers on Nov. 1 ... rushed twice for 5 yards vs. South Florida on Sept. 27 ... recorded two tackles in season opener vs. LSU on Aug. 30 ... made two tackles at Purdue on Nov. 8 ... also recorded one tackle vs. Auburn in Outback Bowl on Jan. 1, vs. Minnesota on Nov. 22, at Rutgers on Nov. 1, at Northwestern on Oct. 4, vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 and vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6
2013 Season: Earned first letter, playing in eight games on special teams ... recorded one tackle vs. South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1 ... saw action vs. BYU on Nov. 9 ... had one tackle at Illinois on Oct. 19 ... saw action vs. Northwestern on Oct. 12 and at Ohio State on Sept. 28 ... made one tackle vs. Purdue on Sept. 21 ... saw action at Arizona State on Sept. 14 ... made his Badgers debut vs. Tennessee Tech on Sept. 7
2012 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Team captain ... as a senior, named all-conference at defensive back after recording 38 tackles, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... elected to school's Leadership Council ... also earned letters in basketball and track ... two-time basketball defensive player of the year ... four-year member of the high honor roll ... played for head coach Jeffrey Mazurczak
Personal: Son of Gregory and Yolanda Ogunbowale ... mother, Yolanda, played softball at DePaul ... father, Gregory, grew up in Nigeria before coming to U.S. to pursue college degrees ... sister, Arike, was three-time Wisconsin state player of the year and McDonald’s All-American in high school and plays basketball at Notre Dame ... cousin Diamond Stone was Wisconsin state player of the year in boys’ basketball and played at Maryland in 2015-16 before being selected in 2016 NBA Draft ... cousin, Ryan Evans, was a member of Wisconsin men’s basketball team from 2009-13 ... enjoys playing the piano ... graduated in December 2016 with degree in economics ... interned with Merrill Lynch during summer of 2016
Game-by-Game Rushing (Att.-Yds., TD):
2014 SEASON: Bowling Green (14-94); South Florida (2-5); Maryland (1-16); at Rutgers (5-17); at Purdue (2-(-1)); #11 Nebraska (10-62, 1)
2015 SEASON: vs. #3 Alabama (3-9); Miami (Ohio) (16-112, 1); Troy (14-75, 1); Hawai'i (15-85, 1); Iowa (11-28); at Nebraska (18-117); Purdue (18-56, 1); at Illinois (16-42); Rutgers (14-41, 1); at Maryland (19-47, 1); Northwestern (4-2); at Minnesota (33-155, 1); vs. USC (13-50)
2016 SEASON: vs. #5 LSU (9-44); Akron (4-18); Georgia State (20-65, 1); at #8 Michigan State (9-55); at #4 Michigan (2-3);Â #2 Ohio State (7-23); at Iowa (2-10);Â #7 Nebraska (11-120, 1); at Northwestern (3-12); Illinois (7-103); at Purdue (2-(-2)); Minnesota (4-7, 1); vs. #8 Penn State (6-26, 1); vs. #12 Western Michigan (5-22, 1)Â
Game-by-Game Tackles (Solo-Assist=Total)
2013 SEASON: Purdue (1-0=1); at Illinois (1-0=1); vs. #8 South Carolina (1-0=1)
2014 SEASON: vs. #13 LSU (1-1=2); Western Illinois (0-1=1); Bowling Green (0-1=1); at Northwestern (1-0=1); at Rutgers (1-0=1); at Purdue (2-0=2); #22 Minnesota (1-0=1); vs. #19 Auburn (1-0=1)
2015 SEASON: vs. #3 Alabama (1-0=1)
2016 SEASON: vs. #5 LSU (1-0=1); #7 Nebraska (1-0=1)
| Career Game Highs | |
| Rushing Attempts | 33 vs. Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2015 |
| Rushing Yards | 155Â vs. Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2015 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 (13x) MR:Â vs. Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2015 |
| Long Rush | 48 vs. Illinois, Nov. 12, 2016 |
| Receptions | 6 (2x) MR vs. Purdue, Oct. 17, 2015 |
| Receiving Yards | 63 at Illinois, Oct. 24, 2015 |
| Receiving TDs | 1 (2x) MR at Michigan, Oct. 1, 2016 |
| Long Reception | 35 at Illinois, Oct. 24, 2015 |
| Tackles | 2 (2x) MR at Purdue, Nov. 8, 2014 |
| Tackles for Loss | -- |
| Sacks | -- |
| Interceptions | -- |
| Passes Defended | -- |
