US EditionIndiana star Fernando Mendoza wins 2025 Heisman Trophy
Mendoza led Indiana to a 13-0 season, Big Ten title, and top College Football Playoff seed, earning 643 first-place votes and 2,362 points in Heisman balloting.
- On Dec. 13, 2025, Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy at Lincoln Center in New York City after sweeping major national awards earlier this week.
- After transferring from Cal, Mendoza led the Hoosiers to a 13-0 record and the program's first No. 1 ranking, while fan chants at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 18 accelerated his Heisman campaign.
- Balloting revealed Mendoza received 643 first-place votes and 2,362 points, beating Diego Pavia, Jeremiyah Love and Julian Sayin.
- Fernando Mendoza's win makes him the first Cuban‑American Heisman recipient and only the second of Hispanic descent, accepting the trophy in New York alongside Hoosier teammates and coaches.
- The Hoosiers earned a first-round bye and will play the winner of Dec. 19th's game in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The 2025 Heisman Trophy race is complete, with Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza earning the award after a stellar first season with the Hoosiers.
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Boston HeraldBy EVERETT MERRILL NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana's versatile quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football's most prestigious award since its inception in 1935. Mendoza garnered 2,362 first-place votes. He edged out Vanderbilt's Mexican QB Diego Pavia (1,435 votes), Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (719 votes), and Ohio State QB Julian Sayin (432 votes). Mendoza led the Hoo…
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Fernando Mendoza Tearfully Wins 2025 Heisman Trophy, Gives Shout-Out to His Grandparents
"Mommy, this is your trophy as much as it is mine," Mendoza said in his emotional acceptance speechAdam Hunger/Getty Fernando Mendoza with the Heisman Trophy on Dec. 13, 2025NEED TO KNOWIndiana Hoosiers star Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 Heisman Trophy during the annual ceremony on Dec. 13 in New York CityDuring his emotional acceptance speech, he tearfully dedicated the trophy to his mom, Elsa, saying, "You've always been my biggest fan"Other f…
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