Not only did Fernando Mendoza get VIP treatment at a Miami hotspot after winning the national championship … the star quarterback got an ABBA tribute concert experience … courtesy of his teammates breaking out in song in the middle of the club!!
The Hoosiers celebrated their first-ever title at E11EVEN in Downtown Miami after their 27-21 win over the Hurricanes.
As the bottles popped and the party rolled on, the song “Fernando” by the Swedish group came over the speakers — and that’s when the champs went nuts!
The entire squad belted out their QB’s name whenever it popped up in the chorus (they don’t seem to know many other lyrics) … and Mendoza couldn’t help but smile.
The 1976 song — which is one of the group’s greatest hits — has become the Hoosiers’ anthem, thanks to the Heisman Trophy winner sharing the same name.
The Indiana faithful serenading Fernando Mendoza with “Fernando” by ABBA. #iufb pic.twitter.com/xOwlu3dSOR
— Zach Browning (@ZachBrowning17) January 20, 2026
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The fans even sang along at the Hard Rock Stadium after Mendoza and the Hoosiers won the CFP championship on Monday.
“It’s a great song by ABBA,” Mendoza said about the track earlier this month.
“I’ve heard it a little throughout my high school career, and then early in my college career — it was kind of like a joke with all my friends, and now it’s just accelerated to a whole other level. So, I mean, I bet if ABBA’s checking their phone, [they’d be] like, Wow, this song’s getting a lot of plays all of a sudden.”
“It’s great; I think it’s a funny fan song — not fan song, but a funny song that everybody could rally around, especially IU fandom!”
The party will continue this weekend … when Indiana has a championship celebration!!