Player Career

Fernando Mendoza Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Fernando Mendoza story

Fernando Mendoza built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a quarterback from Miami, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with California and Indiana. The clearest part of Fernando Mendoza's career was his passing role: 8,247 passing yards, 71 touchdown passes, 1,008 attempts, and 467 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Indiana. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 467 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California and Indiana.

The arc is straightforward: Fernando Mendoza moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    California

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Indiana

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonCalifornia0
2023 PostseasonCalifornia1,79453.816.11,794
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia1,79453.816.10
2024 Regular SeasonCalifornia3,10961.324.61,315
2025 PostseasonIndiana3,8117114.3702
2025 Regular SeasonIndiana3,8117114.30

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025California to IndianaP4 to P493.3Dec 24, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Wake Forest

Week 11 · W 46-36 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

436

Total Offense

80 takeover

436 total offense with 68.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Stanford

Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game

334

Total Offense

77.2 takeover

Win with 334 yards of offense and 67.6 efficiency.

334 total offense with 67.6 efficiency.

#3

vs No. 82 Michigan State

Week 8 · W 38-13 · Conference game

350

Total Offense

73.3 takeover

Win with 350 yards of offense and 80.1 efficiency.

350 total offense with 80.1 efficiency.

#4

@ Texas Tech

Week 1 · L 14-34 · Postseason

267

Total Offense

70.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

267 total offense with 50.3 efficiency.

#5

vs USC

Week 9 · L 49-50 · Conference game

340

Total Offense

70.4 takeover

Loss with 340 yards of offense and 69.1 efficiency.

340 total offense with 69.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Indiana

3,811 primary output · 71 efficiency · 14.3 usage

72.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Indiana

72.8

3,811 primary · 71 efficiency · 14.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · California

69.6

3,109 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 24.6 usage

Milestones

14

250+ passing yards

7

300+ total offense

14

3+ TD games

21

Above avg efficiency