Fernando Mendoza

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Fernando Mendoza
Indiana Hoosiers
Position
Miami, Florida
, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High school
Miami, Florida)

Fernando Mendoza V[1] (born October 1, 2003) is a Cuban-American American football quarterback who plays for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the California Golden Bears.

Early life

Mendoza was born in

Miami, Florida,[2] and is the grandson of Cuban immigrants.[1] He attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami. As a quarterback on the football team, Mendoza completed 133 of his 203 pass attempts for 1,396 yards and 16 touchdowns with four interceptions, while also adding 137 yards and a touchdown on the ground.[3] He originally committed to play college football at Yale University before deciding to flip to the University of California, Berkeley.[4]

College career

California (2022–2024)

2022 season

See also: 2022 California Golden Bears football team

Mendoza was redshirted during the 2022 season.

2023 season

See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team

Mendoza earned his first career start in week 6 of the 2023 season against Oregon State.[5] He completed 21 of 32 pass attempts for 207 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in a loss to the Beavers.[6] The following week, Mendoza went 10 of 17 passing for 149 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in a loss to Utah.[7] Mendoza was named the team's starting quarterback heading forward.[8][9] In eight starts as a redshirt freshman, Mendoza completed 63 percent of his passes for 1,708 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading the Golden Bears to a 6-7 record and an Independence Bowl appearance.[10]

2024 season

See also: 2024 California Golden Bears football team

Entering the 2024 season, Mendoza won the starting quarterback job for Cal, beating out graduate transfer Chandler Rogers.[11] In Week 2 against Auburn, Mendoza completed 25 of 36 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Bears to an upset win over the Tigers.[12] Mendoza was named ACC quarterback of the week in back to back games against Oregon State and Wake Forest, setting career-highs in passing yards and completions. His 56 passing attempts against Wake Forest were the most by a Cal quarterback since 2016. On December 11, 2024, Mendoza announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[13]

Indiana (2025–present)

2025 season

See also: 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team

On December 23, 2024, Mendoza announced that he would be transferring to the Indiana Hoosiers.[14]

College statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
California Golden Bears
2022 Redshirt Redshirted
2023 9 8 3−5 153 243 63.0 1,708 7.0 14 10 132.8 48 92 1.9 2
2024 11 11 6−5 265 386 68.7 3,004 7.8 16 4 144.6 87 105 1.2 2
Indiana Hoosiers
2025 0 0 – 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 20 19 9–10 418 629 66.5 4,712 7.5 30 16 140.0 135 197 1.5 4

References

  1. ^ a b Villa, Walter (October 26, 2021). "Miami Columbus' Cuban-American quarterback finds a role model in Texas A&M star". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Fernando Mendoza Biography". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fernando Mendoza Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Farudo, Jeff (February 2, 2022). "Cal Football: Quarterback Fernando Mendoza Makes it Official, Signs With Bears". California Golden Bears on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Faraudo, Jeff (October 8, 2023). "Quarterback Fernando Mendoza Provides Hope in Cal's 52-40 Loss to OSU". California Golden Bears on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Kroner, Steve (October 8, 2023). "Cal crushed 52-40 by No. 15 Oregon State but finds QB Fernando Mendoza". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Kroner, Steve (October 27, 2023). "Can Cal's Fernando Mendoza keep pace with No. 24 USC's Caleb Williams?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Kroner, Steve (October 8, 2023). "Cal coach commits to start Fernando Mendoza at QB vs. Utah". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Curtis, Jake (October 25, 2023). "Fernando Mendoza Says He's a Better QB Than He Was 3 Weeks ago". California Golden Bears on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Fernando Mendoza - Football". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  11. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (August 31, 2024). "Source: Cal to start QB Mendoza vs. UC Davis". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "California 21-20 Auburn (Sep 7, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  13. ^ Olson, Max (December 11, 2024). "QB Mendoza entering portal after strong Cal year". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "Sources: Cal transfer QB Fernando Mendoza commits to Indiana". espn.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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