Cody Fajardo
Encyclopedia
Cody Michael Fajardo is an American football
quarterback
for the University of Nevada
. He won the Glenn Davis Award
in 2009 as the best high school football player in California. He became the starting quarterback at Nevada in 2011.
in Anaheim, California
. As a senior, he led Servite to a state championship and a No. 3 ranking in the national polling. He won the Glenn Davis Award
in 2009 as the best high school football player in California.
Fajardo's father played college football
for the Texas Tech Red Raiders
, and his grandfather played for the Colorado Buffaloes
.
in late January 2010. He was redshirted during the 2010 season as Colin Kaepernick
completed a four-year run as the starting quarterback for the Nevada Wolfpack football team.
. Playing against Texas Tech
in the third game of the 2011 season, Fajardo rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and completed four of six passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. On October 15, 2011, he led the Wolfpack to a 49-7 win over New Mexico
, running for two touchdowns and completing 20 of 25 passes for 203 yards.
He was named "The Best Running Quarterback in the WAC
" by The Sporting News
. Through the first seven games of the 2011 season, Fajardo had over 1,000 yards of total offense on 682 passing yards and 384 rushing yards. As of October 23, 2011, Fajardo's average of 7.0 yards per carry ranked 17th among players in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the University of Nevada
Nevada Wolf Pack football
The Nevada Wolf Pack Football program represents the University of Nevada, Reno in college football. The Wolf Pack competes in the Western Athletic Conference at the Football Bowl Subdivision level of the NCAA...
. He won the Glenn Davis Award
Glenn Davis Award
The Glenn Davis Award is given out annually since 1987 by the Los Angeles Times to the best high school football player in the Los Angeles area. It is named after Glenn Woodward Davis, the 1946 Heisman Trophy winner, who prepped at Bonita High School in La Verne, California and Cal Poly Pomona in...
in 2009 as the best high school football player in California. He became the starting quarterback at Nevada in 2011.
Early years
Fajardo played high school football for Servite High SchoolServite High School
Servite High School is an all-boys, Roman Catholic college preparatory high school operated by the Order of Friar Servants of Mary . Located on a campus in Anaheim, California, USA, as of 2011 it had an enrollment of about 985 and about 9200 alumni. Its mascot is the Friar and its colors are black...
in Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
. As a senior, he led Servite to a state championship and a No. 3 ranking in the national polling. He won the Glenn Davis Award
Glenn Davis Award
The Glenn Davis Award is given out annually since 1987 by the Los Angeles Times to the best high school football player in the Los Angeles area. It is named after Glenn Woodward Davis, the 1946 Heisman Trophy winner, who prepped at Bonita High School in La Verne, California and Cal Poly Pomona in...
in 2009 as the best high school football player in California.
Fajardo's father played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for the Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University . The team competes, as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
, and his grandfather played for the Colorado Buffaloes
Colorado Buffaloes football
The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,...
.
Nevada
Fajardo committed to the University of Nevada, RenoUniversity of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
in late January 2010. He was redshirted during the 2010 season as Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick
Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played college football at Nevada.-Personal:...
completed a four-year run as the starting quarterback for the Nevada Wolfpack football team.
2011 season
As a redshirt freshman, Fajardo became the starting quarterback for 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represents the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack will be led by head coach Chris Ault in his 27th overall season and 8th straight since taking over as head coach for the third time in 2004...
. Playing against Texas Tech
2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The Red Raiders opened their 2011 season at home against the Texas State Bobcats, marking the 950th overall contest in the program's 86 year history. Texas Tech won the coin toss and elected to receive. Their first drive would end in a punt by Ryan Erxleben from their own 26 yard line...
in the third game of the 2011 season, Fajardo rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and completed four of six passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. On October 15, 2011, he led the Wolfpack to a 49-7 win over New Mexico
2011 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 2011 New Mexico Lobos football team represents the University of New Mexico in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by third year head coach Mike Locksley for the first four games and will be led by interim head coach George Barlow for the remainder of the season...
, running for two touchdowns and completing 20 of 25 passes for 203 yards.
He was named "The Best Running Quarterback in the WAC
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
" by The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
. Through the first seven games of the 2011 season, Fajardo had over 1,000 yards of total offense on 682 passing yards and 384 rushing yards. As of October 23, 2011, Fajardo's average of 7.0 yards per carry ranked 17th among players in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.