College career · 2023–2025
Fernando Mendoza
QB · Indiana → California. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
Career
3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Cmp/Att | Pass yds | TD–INT | Y/A | Dropback SR | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Indiana#1 · 16-0 | 16 | 91% | 273/379 | 3535 | 41–6 | 9.3 | 56.1% | 90 | 276 | 3.1 | 7 | 61.7% |
| 2024 |  California#67 · 6-7 | 11 | 78% | 265/386 | 3004 | 16–6 | 7.8 | 46.3% | 87 | 105 | 1.2 | 2 | 48.8% |
| 2023 | California#67 · 6-7 | 9 | 55% | 153/243 | 1708 | 14–10 | 7.0 | 40.8% | 48 | 92 | 1.9 | 2 | 60.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Fernando Mendoza's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Fernando Mendoza's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
7.2 avg. game scoreBest: 9.1 vs Indiana State (Week 3)5 of 16 games at 8.0+
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Old Dominion | W 27–14 | 6.2 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 193 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | W 56–9 | 8.0 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 245 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 |  Indiana State | W 73–0 | 9.1 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 270 | 13.5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Illinois | W 63–10 | 8.4 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 267 | 11.6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | @ Iowa | W 20–15 | 6.8 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 233 | 10.1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | @ Oregon | W 30–20 | 5.9 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 215 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 |  Michigan State | W 38–13 | 8.9 | 24 | 28 | 85.7 | 332 | 11.9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 |  UCLA | W 56–6 | 6.9 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 168 | 7.6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | @ Maryland | W 55–10 | 6.6 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 201 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | @ Penn State | W 27–24 | 6.1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 218 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 |  Wisconsin | W 31–7 | 8.1 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 299 | 12.5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -24 | -4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | @ Purdue | W 56–3 | 6.8 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 117 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 20 |
| 15 | vs Ohio State | W 13–10 | 6.1 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 222 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Bowls | vs Alabama | W 38–3 | 7.4 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 192 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Bowls | vsOregon | W 56–22 | 7.7 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 177 | 8.8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Bowls |  Miami | W 27–21 | 5.8 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 186 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -8 | -1.1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 · 16 games | 7.2 | 273 | 379 | 72.0 | 3535 | 9.3 | 41 | 6 | 90 | 276 | 3.1 | 7 | 21 | ||
2025 charting · Indiana
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (9 of Mendoza’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Avg. depth of throw
9.5
air yards per attemptDeep shots
16%
throws 20+ air yardsYAC per completion
4.9
664 yds after the catchAir yards
1062
of 1726 yds on charted throwsPressured
16%
hurried or sacked · 17 sacksWhere he throws190 throws charted
72% comp9.5 avg. depth4.9 YAC/catch16% 20+ air yds42–6 TD–INT
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
Run direction28 carries
Left
25%
6.6 YPC · 57% succ.Middle
61%
7.4 YPC · 71% succ.Right
14%
13.3 YPC · 75% succ.Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.