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| California Golden Bears – No. 15 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 1, 2003 Miami, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Columbus High School |
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Fernando Mendoza (born October 1, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the California Golden Bears.
Early life and high school
[edit]Mendoza was born in Miami, Florida where he attended Columbus High School. In Mendoza's high school career, he 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.[1] Mendoza was originally committed to play college football at Yale University before deciding to re-commit to the University of California.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Mendoza would earn his first career start in week six of the 2023 season, versus Oregon State.[4] In his first start, Mendoza would complete 21 of his 32 pass attempts for 207 yards and two touchdowns, with an interception, but the Golden Bears would lose to the Beavers.[5] In the following week, Mendoza would go ten of seventeen passing for 149 yards and two touchdowns with an interception, but California would lose to Utah.[6] However, Mendoza would be named the team's starting quarterback heading forward.[7][8]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| California Golden Bears | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 9 | 8 | 3−5 | 153 | 243 | 63.0 | 1,708 | 7.0 | 14 | 10 | 132.8 | 48 | 92 | 1.9 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0−0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 9 | 8 | 3−5 | 153 | 243 | 63.0 | 1,708 | 7.0 | 14 | 10 | 132.8 | 48 | 92 | 1.9 | 2 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Fernando Mendoza Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Farudo, Jeff (February 2, 2022). "Cal Football: Quarterback Fernando Mendoza Makes it Official, Signs With Bears". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ McGill, Jim (February 1, 2022). "Bears Add Miami QB Mendoza to '22 Class". Bear Insider. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (October 8, 2023). "Quarterback Fernando Mendoza Provides Hope in Cal's 52-40 Loss to OSU". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kroner, Steve (October 8, 2023). "Cal coach commits to start Fernando Mendoza at QB vs. Utah". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ 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.