Upcoming Event: Football versus New Hampshire on September 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Football
vs New Hampshire
SENIOR (2015)
Started at nickelback each of the 10 games ... recorded at least one tackle in every contest ... one of his three tackles in the 49-7 win over Sacred Heart went for a three-yard loss ... broke up a Yale pass in the 35-3 homecoming victory against the Bulldogs ... last of three tackles at Central Connecticut State stopped a Blue Devil rusher cold at the line on a 4th-and-1 to give the Big Green the ball early in the fourth quarter ... posted a season-high six stops, one going for a one-yard loss, in the victory — a 13-9 defensive struggle — versus Columbia ... two of his three tackles in the 21-3 triumph over Cornell came on kickoff coverage, the other helped out on a one-yard loss ... twice dropped a Brown ball carrier for a two-yard loss, plus held another at the line for no gain among his five tackles in the 34-18 win in Providence against the Bears ... chipped in five more tackles to contribute to the 17-10 win in the season final over Princeton, securing a share of the Ivy League title.
JUNIOR (2014)
Inherited the starting nickelback role on defense and finished the season tied for third on the team with 50 tackles ... had at least two stops in all 10 contests ... began the year with six tackles against Central Connecticut, one going for a two-yard loss, plus blocked a 32-yard field goal attempt that would have given the Blue Devils the lead in the third quarter in the 35-25 Big Green victory ... made six solo stops against fourth-ranked New Hampshire ... tied for team lead with a career-high 11 tackles in 31-13 win over Penn, plus broke up two passes (one on fourth down) and recovered a fumble that set up a Dartmouth touchdown to earn Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week and DartmouthSports.com/Northeast Credit Union Male Athlete of the Week honors ... brought down eight Holy Cross ball carriers and recorded first career interception in a 24-21 triumph over the Crusaders, taking home his second Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week award ... registered a nine-yard sack against both Harvard and Cornell in consecutive weeks ... finished his breakout campaign with three tackles and a pass break up to help defeat Princeton, 41-10.
SOPHOMORE (2013)
Appeared in all 10 games, mostly on special teams but also at nickelback ... had a tackle on a kickoff coverage at Penn ... posted three stops, one of which came at the line of scrimmage, in the 56-0 win over Columbia.
FRESHMAN (2012)
Key contributor on special teams until an injury sidelined him for the final three contests ... first career tackle came on defense late in season-opening, 35-7 win over Butler ... had solo tackles on kickoff returns against Holy Cross and Sacred Heart ... third-down tackle for a one-yard loss versus Harvard led the Crimson to pull a pooch punt while in Dartmouth territory.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year captain at a perennial Florida powerhouse that regularly churns out Ivy League players ... missed most of senior year with a foot injury but had 105 tackles, six interceptions, three forced fumbles, two blocked kicks as a junior ... first-team All-County and team defensive MVP that fall ... also a standout running back.
PERSONAL
Economics major ... full name is Francisco Javier Hernandez ... born on April 12, 1994 ... son of Frank and Patricia Hernandez has two brothers ... from same high school as former Dartmouth captain Peter Pidermann and defensive backs Anthony Diblasi and Diego Fernandez-Soto ... enjoys hunting and fishing.
TACKLES | g | ua | a | total | tfl | pd | ff | fr | blk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
2013 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
2014 | 10 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 3.5-22 | 5 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 |
2015 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 4.5-9 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 37 | 57 | 33 | 90 | 8.5-32 | 6 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 |
SACKS | g | ua | a | total | yards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2013 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2014 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 18 |
2015 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 18 |
INTERCEPTIONS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2013 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2014 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
TOTAL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |