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American football player (born 2003)

Fernando Mendoza
Indiana Hoosiers
PositionQuarterback
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
Personal information
Born: (2003-10-01) October 1, 2003 (age 21)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolChristopher Columbus (Miami, Florida)

Fernando Mendoza V (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, and is the grandson of Cuban immigrants. 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. He originally committed to play college football at Yale University before deciding to flip to the University of California, Berkeley.

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

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. In Week 2 against Auburn, Mendoza completed 25 of 36 passes for 233 yards and 2 touchdowns, leading the Bears to an upset win over the Tigers. 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.

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.

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

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  5. McGill, Jim (February 1, 2022). "Bears Add Miami QB Mendoza to '22 Class". Bear Insider. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  6. Faraudo, Jeff (October 8, 2023). "Quarterback Fernando Mendoza Provides Hope in Cal's 52-40 Loss to OSU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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  8. 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.
  9. Kroner, Steve (October 8, 2023). "Cal coach commits to start Fernando Mendoza at QB vs. Utah". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  10. Curtis, Jake (October 25, 2023). "Fernando Mendoza Says He's a Better QB Than He Was 3 Weeks ago". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  11. "Fernando Mendoza - Football". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  12. Rittenberg, Adam (August 31, 2024). "Source: Cal to start QB Mendoza vs. UC Davis". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  13. "California 21-20 Auburn (Sep 7, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  14. Olson, Max (December 11, 2024). "QB Mendoza entering portal after strong Cal year". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  15. "Sources: Cal transfer QB Fernando Mendoza commits to Indiana". espn.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

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