Lindenwood University Athletics

Lindenwood:
Career- Entering the 2018 season, has appeared in 25 games … as a passer, has thrown for 2,259 yards and 18 touchdowns, and rushed for two scores … as a tight end, has caught five passes for 43 yards.
 
2017- Appeared in all 11 games, and started eight contests … had a position switch to tight end … caught five passes for 43 yards … had two receptions against Central Oklahoma and Emporia State … had a season-best 26 receiving yards versus Central Oklahoma, including a season-long play of 14 yards … threw two passes on the year, including a 68-yard touchdown strike against Nebraska-Kearney on the first play of the second half … that play was the longest offensive play and the second-longest overall play for Lindenwood in 2017.
 
2016- Appeared in four games, and started the first three games of the season at the quarterback position … earned the team’s Iron Man award for the week of the Emporia State contest … averaged 205.0 passing yards a game, and threw eight touchdown passes … also rushed for 16 yards and two touchdowns … in the season opener, threw for a season-high 264 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Central Oklahoma … had a rushing touchdown against both Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State … also threw for three touchdowns versus Pittsburg State … had at least one touchdown pass in every game he appeared in … threw for over 200 yards in three of the four contests … had a part in the longest play of the season for the Lions when he and DeSean Warren hooked up for an 85-yard touchdown pass play … had 10 plays of 30 yards or longer, including two over 50 yards, both against Pittsburg State … punted one time for 34 yards, and had the punt downed at the eight-yard line.

2015- Appeared in 10 games and started the final seven at the quarterback position … was the team’s Offensive Player of the Week in the win over Nebraska-Kearney, and the Special Teams Player of the Week versus Emporia State … averaged 187.4 passing yards a game after being named a starter, and had nine touchdowns and seven interceptions … threw for 1,371 yards for the season and averaged 137.1 passing yards a game … had three 200-yard passing games, including one over 300 yards … led the team to a fourth-quarter comeback against Missouri Southern, including a 56-yard pass play on third-down that gave Lindenwood a 34-30 lead with just over four minutes remaining … in his first start, completed 61.8 percent of his passes for 224 yards and one touchdown against nationally-ranked Emporia State … had a season-high 335 passing yards and three touchdowns against Nebraska-Kearney … had two touchdown passes of 70 yards or longer in that game, including a season-long pass play of 76 yards … also threw for three touchdowns in the victory over Missouri Southern … had at least one touchdown pass in five of his seven starts … has a season-high 25 rushing yards and a season-best 14-yard rushing play against Northeastern State … punted six times and had three inside the 20-yard line … averaged 42.0 punting yards on two punts against Emporia State, and had both inside the 10-yard line.
 
2014- Redshirted … was the Scout Offensive Player of the Week for the Central Missouri game.

High School:
The starting quarterback for a team that went 11-2 and advanced to the Missouri 6A state semifinals … a first-team all-district selection … broke four single-season for passing yards, completion percentage, touchdowns, and passing attempts … threw for 2,079 yards and 22 touchdowns, and had just three interceptions … a first-team all-district and all-conference basketball player … co-MVP of the conference in basketball after averaging 21.6 points and 8.5 rebounds a game.

Personal:
The son of Tonya and David Bendigo … has one sibling, Madi … a communications major.