| California Golden Bears–No. 15 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 1, 2003 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Columbus High School |
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Fernando Mendoza Jr (born October 1, 2003) is a Cuban-American American football quarterback for the California Golden Bears.
Mendoza was born in Miami, Florida, where he attended Christopher Columbus High School. In his 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 originally committed to play college football at Yale University before deciding to flip to the University of California. [2] [3]
Mendoza earned his first career start in week six of the 2023 season, versus Oregon State. [4] 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. [5] The following week, Mendoza went 10 of 17 passing for 149 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, in a loss to Utah. [6] Mendoza was named the team's starting quarterback heading forward. [7] [8] 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. [9]
Entering the 2024 season, Mendoza won the starting quarterback job for Cal, beating out graduate transfer Chandler Rogers. [10] 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. [11]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 6 | 6 | 3–3 | 121 | 182 | 66.5 | 1,449 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 144.6 | 48 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 15 | 14 | 6–8 | 274 | 425 | 64.5 | 3,157 | 7.4 | 22 | 13 | 137.8 | 96 | 94 | 1.0 | 3 |
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