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| current_conference = [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| current_record = 0–0 <!-- As of games through 11/30/23 -->
| current_record = 0–0 <!-- As of games through 11/30/23 -->
| contract = $4.25 million<ref>{{Cite web |last=Niziolek |first=Michael |date=December 13, 2023 |title=Here are the details on new Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti's 6-year contract |url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/college/iu/2023/12/13/indiana-football-coach-curt-cignettis-starting-salary-is-4-million-it-goes-up-from-there/71861499007/#:~:text=Here%20are%20the%20details%20on,Curt%20Cignetti's%206%2Dyear%20contract&text=BLOOMINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20Indiana%20football's%20new%20coach,a%20year)%20without%20any%20bonuses./ |access-date=February 10, 2024 |website=Herald-Times Online}}</ref>
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|6|2}}
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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| tournament_record = 4–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)<br>6–5 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
| tournament_record = 4–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)<br>6–5 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
| championships = 1 [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]] (2012)<br />2 [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC West Division]] (2012, 2015) <br />3 [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] (2019–2021) <br /> <br>
| championships = 1 [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]] (2012)<br />2 [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt East Division]] (2022, 2023) <br />2 [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC West Division]] (2012, 2015) <br />3 [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] (2019–2021)
| awards = [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]] Coach of the Year (2012)<br />[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] Coach of the Year (2017) <br /> CFN [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] Coach of the Year (2022) <br />[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] Coach of the Year (2023)<ref name="2023 SunCOY">{{cite web |title=Sun Belt Announces 2023 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams |url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2023/11/30/sun-belt-announces-2023-football-postseason-awards-all-conference-teams.aspx |website=sunbeltsports.org |access-date=30 November 2023 |language=en |date=30 November 2023}}</ref>
| awards = [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]] Coach of the Year (2012)<br />[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] Coach of the Year (2017) <br /> CFN [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] Coach of the Year (2022) <br />[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] Coach of the Year (2023)<ref name="2023 SunCOY">{{cite web |title=Sun Belt Announces 2023 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams |url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2023/11/30/sun-belt-announces-2023-football-postseason-awards-all-conference-teams.aspx |website=sunbeltsports.org |access-date=November 30, 2023 |language=en |date=November 30, 2023}}</ref>
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'''Curt Cignetti''' (born June 2, 1961) is an [[American football]] coach. He was the head coach of the [[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison Dukes]] from 2019 to 2023 and was hired as the 30th head coach of the [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana Hoosiers]] on November 30, 2023. Dumbest speech giver in NCAA history. Cignetti was an original member of [[Nick Saban]]'s coaching staff at Alabama in 2007 for four years.
'''Curt Cignetti''' (born June 2, 1961) is an [[American football]] coach and former quarterback who is the current head football coach of the [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana Hoosiers]]. He was previously the head coach of the [[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison Dukes]], [[Elon Phoenix football|Elon Phoenix]], and the [[IUP Crimson Hawks football|IUP Crimson Hawks]].


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Cignetti was a two-year letterman at [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia University]].<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |last=IUP Athletics |title=Staff Directory: Curt Cignetti |url=http://www.iupathletics.com/staff.aspx?staff=85 |access-date=January 30, 2011 |publisher=IUPAthletics.com}}</ref>
Cignetti was a two-year letterman at [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia University]].<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |title=Staff Directory: Curt Cignetti |url=http://www.iupathletics.com/staff.aspx?staff=85 |access-date=January 30, 2011 |website=IUPAthletics.com}}</ref>


==Assistant coaching career==
==Assistant coaching career==
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===Elon===
===Elon===
The Elon team had had a 4–20 conference record and suffered through six straight losing seasons prior to Cignetti's arrival, but in his first season the squad won eight games in a row after an opening season loss to MAC Champion Toledo. The Phoenix were ranked as high as 6th nationally, played James Madison for the conference championship and were selected for the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 2009. Cignetti was named CAA coach of the year and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year. In 2018, Cignetti led the Phoenix to a 27–24 win over James Madison, ending JMU's 22-game CAA Football winning streak and then FCS-best 19-game home winning streak. The win marked Elon's first over a top-five FCS opponent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Adam |title=EPIC FOR ELON: Phoenix takes down Dukes in dramatic, historic victory |language=en |work=The Times |url=http://www.thetimesnews.com/sports/20181006/epic-for-elon-phoenix-takes-down-dukes-in-dramatic-historic-victory |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> The Phoenix earned back to back NCAA playoff appearances for the first time in program history.
The Elon team had a 4–20 conference record and suffered through six straight losing seasons prior to Cignetti's arrival, but in his first season the squad won eight games in a row after an opening season loss to MAC Champion Toledo. The Phoenix were ranked as high as 6th nationally, played James Madison for the conference championship and were selected for the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 2009. Cignetti was named CAA coach of the year and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year. In 2018, Cignetti led the Phoenix to a 27–24 win over James Madison, ending JMU's 22-game CAA Football winning streak and then FCS-best 19-game home winning streak. The win marked Elon's first over a top-five FCS opponent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Adam |title=EPIC FOR ELON: Phoenix takes down Dukes in dramatic, historic victory |language=en |work=The Times |url=http://www.thetimesnews.com/sports/20181006/epic-for-elon-phoenix-takes-down-dukes-in-dramatic-historic-victory |access-date=October 28, 2018}}</ref> The Phoenix earned back to back NCAA playoff appearances for the first time in program history.


===James Madison===
===James Madison===
Curt Cignetti was named Head Football Coach at James Madison on December 14, 2018. In his first season, Cignetti led the Dukes to a seven-game improvement over 2018, finishing 14–2 and an appearance in the 2020 National Championship. 2021 saw the Dukes play two seasons, spring and fall while claiming two Conference Championships and appearing in two National Semifinal contests. JMU went 19–3 in '21 and announced a move to the Sun Belt Conference effective Fall '22.
Cignetti was named Head Football Coach at James Madison on December 14, 2018. In his first season, Cignetti led the Dukes to a seven-game improvement over the prior season, finishing 14–2 and advancing the team through the playoffs to an appearance in the National Championship game. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the 2020 college football season was delayed with make-up dates scheduled in the early 2021 calendar year. JMU completed the revised 2020 football season with a 7–1 record and advanced to the Semifinals of the playoffs. JMU went 12–2 in the 2021 football season and announced a move from the [[Colonial Athletic Association]] to the [[Sun Belt Conference]] starting the following season.


=== Indiana ===
=== Indiana ===
Curt Cignetti was named Head Football Coach at Indiana University on November 30, 2023.
Cignetti was named Head Football Coach at Indiana University on November 30, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marot |first=Michael |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Indiana Hoosiers agree to deal with Curt Cignetti as new football coach |url=https://apnews.com/article/indiana-hoosiers-coach-cignetti-4c72c3c4fe97fc1496b1d9cba8f47396 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |website=AP News}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Cignetti and his wife, Manette, have three children, Curt Jr., Carly Ann, and Natalie Elise. Cignetti's father, [[Frank Cignetti Sr.]], won 199 games as a head coach at [[West Virginia University]] and IUP and was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name="geo">{{Cite web |last=Bob Fulton |title=Geography Lesson |url=http://www.iup.edu/magazine/page.aspx?id=73661 |access-date=January 30, 2011 |publisher=IUP Magazine}}</ref> His brother [[Frank Cignetti Jr.|Frank Jr.]] also coaches and was most recently the offensive coordinator at [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]].
Cignetti and his wife, Manette, have three children, Curt Jr., Carly Ann, and Natalie Elise. Cignetti's father, [[Frank Cignetti Sr.]], won 199 games as a head coach at [[West Virginia University]] and [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania|IUP]] and was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name="geo">{{Cite web |last=Bob Fulton |title=Geography Lesson |url=http://www.iup.edu/magazine/page.aspx?id=73661 |access-date=January 30, 2011 |publisher=IUP Magazine}}</ref> His brother, [[Frank Cignetti Jr.|Frank Jr.]], also coaches and was most recently the offensive coordinator at [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]].


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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| year = [[2011 NCAA Division II football season|2011]]
| year = [[2011 NCAA Division II football season|2011]]
| name = IUP
| name = IUP
| overall = 7–3
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 5–2
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 3rd <small>(West)</small>
| confstanding = 3rd {{Small|(West)}}
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| overall = 12–2
| overall = 12–2
| conference = 6–1
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 1st <small>(West)</small>
| confstanding = 1st {{Small|(West)}}
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II Quarterfinal]]
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II Quarterfinal]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 7
| ranking = 7
| ranking2 =
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}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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| championship =
| year = [[2013 NCAA Division II football season|2013]]
| year = [[2013 NCAA Division II football season|2013]]
| name = IUP
| name = IUP
| overall = 9–2
| overall = 9–2
| conference = 5–2
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 2nd <small>(West)</small>
| confstanding = 2nd {{Small|(West)}}
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| ranking = 24
| ranking = 24
| ranking2 =
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}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2014 NCAA Division II football season|2014]]
| year = [[2014 NCAA Division II football season|2014]]
| name = IUP
| name = IUP
| overall = 6–5
| overall = 6–5
| conference = 5–4
| conference = 5–4
| confstanding = 5th <small>(West)</small>
| confstanding = 5th {{Small|(West)}}
| bowlname =
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| overall = 9–3
| overall = 9–3
| conference = 6–1
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = T–1st <small>(West)</small>
| confstanding = T–1st {{Small|(West)}}
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II Second Round]]
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II Second Round]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bowloutcome = L
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}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[2016 NCAA Division II football season|2016]]
| year = [[2016 NCAA Division II football season|2016]]
| name = IUP
| name = IUP
| overall = 10–2
| overall = 10–2
| conference = 6–1
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd <small>(West)</small>
| confstanding = 2nd {{Small|(West)}}
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II Second Round]]
| bowlname = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II Second Round]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bowloutcome = L
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| bowlname = [[2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season#NCAA FCS Playoff bracket|NCAA Division I First Round]]
| bowlname = [[2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season#NCAA FCS Playoff bracket|NCAA Division I First Round]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 21
| ranking = 21
| ranking2 = 20
| ranking2 = 20
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| bowlname = [[2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season#NCAA FCS Playoff bracket|NCAA Division I First Round]]
| bowlname = [[2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season#NCAA FCS Playoff bracket|NCAA Division I First Round]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 19
| ranking = 19
| ranking2 = 19
| ranking2 = 19
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| bowlname = [[2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game|NCAA Division I Championship]]
| bowlname = [[2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game|NCAA Division I Championship]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 2
| ranking = 2
| ranking2 = 2
| ranking2 = 2
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| championship = conference
| year = [[2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2020]]
| year = [[2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season|2020–21]]
| name = [[2020 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| name = [[2020 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| overall = 7–1
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 3–0
| conference = 3–0
| confstanding = 1st <small>(South)</small>
| confstanding = 1st {{Small|(South)}}
| bowlname = [[2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season#NCAA FCS Playoff bracket|NCAA Division I Semifinal]]
| bowlname = [[2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season#NCAA FCS Playoff bracket|NCAA Division I Semifinal]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 3
| ranking = 3
| ranking2 = 3
| ranking2 = 3
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| bowlname = [[2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season#NCAA Division I playoff bracket|NCAA Division I Semifinal]]
| bowlname = [[2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season#NCAA Division I playoff bracket|NCAA Division I Semifinal]]
| bowloutcome = L
| bowloutcome = L
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = 3
| ranking = 3
| ranking2 = 3
| ranking2 = 3
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| overall = 8–3
| overall = 8–3
| conference = 6–2
| conference = 6–2
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| confstanding = T–1st {{small|(East)}}{{efn|name=Div|James Madison was not eligible for their conference title or post-season play in their first two years of FBS transition while members of the Sun Belt Conference. They tied or had the best record in their division but were technically not division champions due to their transitional restrictions.|group=record}}
| confstanding = T–1st* {{small|(East)}}
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| overall = 11–1
| overall = 11–1
| conference = 7–1
| conference = 7–1
| confstanding = 1st* {{small|(East)}}
| confstanding = 1st {{small|(East)}}{{efn|name=Div|group=record}}
| bowlname = [[2023 Armed Forces Bowl|Armed Forces]]{{efn|name=JMU|Cignetti left for Indiana before JMU's bowl game|group=record}}
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| ranking = 25
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| ranking2 = 24
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
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| year = [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024]]
| year = [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024]]
| name = [[2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]]
| name = [[2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]]
| overall =
| overall = 0–0
| conference =
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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| bowlname =
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| name = Indiana
| name = Indiana
| overall =
| overall = 0–0
| confrecord =
| confrecord = 0–0
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
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===SBC Division Title Note===
⚫
James Madison was not eligible for their conference title or post-season play in their first two years of FBS transition while members of the Sun Belt Conference. They tied or had the best record in their division but are technically not division champions due to their transitional restrictions.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 15:43, 6 June 2024

Curt Cignetti
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIndiana
ConferenceBig Ten
Record0–0
Annual salary$4.25 million[1]
Biographical details
Born (1961-06-02) June 2, 1961 (age 63)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
1979–1982West Virginia
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1984Pittsburgh (GA)
1985Davidson (QB/WR)
1986–1988Rice (QB)
1989–1992Temple (QB)
1993–1999Pittsburgh (QB/TE)
2000–2006NC State (QB/TE/RC)
2007–2010Alabama (WR/RC)
2011–2016IUP
2017–2018Elon
2019–2023James Madison
2024–presentIndiana
Head coaching record
Overall119–35
Tournaments4–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
6–5 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 PSAC (2012)
2 Sun Belt East Division (2022, 2023)
2 PSAC West Division (2012, 2015)
3 CAA (2019–2021)
Awards
PSAC Coach of the Year (2012)
CAA Coach of the Year (2017)
CFN Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2022)
Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2023)[2]

Curt Cignetti (born June 2, 1961) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the current head football coach of the Indiana Hoosiers. He was previously the head coach of the James Madison Dukes, Elon Phoenix, and the IUP Crimson Hawks.

Playing career[edit]

Cignetti was a two-year letterman at West Virginia University.[3]

Assistant coaching career[edit]

Early coaching career[edit]

After graduating from West Virginia, Cignetti coached at the University of Pittsburgh. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Pitt in 1983 under Foge Fazio. He has also coached at Davidson College, Rice University, and Temple University.[3]

NC State[edit]

Cignetti joined Chuck Amato's new staff at NC State in 2000. The 2002 team set a school record with 11 wins. In 2003, Cignetti coached Quarterback Philip Rivers, the ACC Player of the Year. In seven seasons, the Wolfpack participated in five bowls, winning four. In 2006, Cignetti recruited future Super Bowl champion quarterback Russell Wilson to the Wolfpack before joining Nick Saban's new staff at Alabama.

Alabama[edit]

Cignetti was an original member of Saban's Alabama coaching staff in 2007, serving as wide receiver coach/recruiting coordinator. The 2008 team finished the regular season 12–0 and the 2009 team finished 14–0 and won the national championship. The Tide won 29 regular season games in a row between 2008 and 2010. Cignetti coached wide receiver Julio Jones and recruited Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram II and linebacker Dont'a Hightower, all members of the 2008 recruiting class, which featured six first-round NFL Draft choices.

Head coaching career[edit]

IUP[edit]

IUP had a 4–10 conference record prior to Cignetti's arrival in 2011. In his first year as head coach, the team won 6 of its last 7 games, by an average of 28 points per game, to finish 7–3. In 2012, The Crimson Hawks won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals, finishing 12–2. Cignetti's 2013 team finished 9–2 and he led IUP to the NCAA playoffs in both 2015 and 2016. His 2016 team finished 10–2. Cignetti finished 53–17 at IUP with three NCAA playoff appearances and two conference championships. On December 31, 2016, he accepted the head coaching position at Elon University.

Elon[edit]

The Elon team had a 4–20 conference record and suffered through six straight losing seasons prior to Cignetti's arrival, but in his first season the squad won eight games in a row after an opening season loss to MAC Champion Toledo. The Phoenix were ranked as high as 6th nationally, played James Madison for the conference championship and were selected for the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 2009. Cignetti was named CAA coach of the year and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year. In 2018, Cignetti led the Phoenix to a 27–24 win over James Madison, ending JMU's 22-game CAA Football winning streak and then FCS-best 19-game home winning streak. The win marked Elon's first over a top-five FCS opponent.[4] The Phoenix earned back to back NCAA playoff appearances for the first time in program history.

James Madison[edit]

Cignetti was named Head Football Coach at James Madison on December 14, 2018. In his first season, Cignetti led the Dukes to a seven-game improvement over the prior season, finishing 14–2 and advancing the team through the playoffs to an appearance in the National Championship game. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 college football season was delayed with make-up dates scheduled in the early 2021 calendar year. JMU completed the revised 2020 football season with a 7–1 record and advanced to the Semifinals of the playoffs. JMU went 12–2 in the 2021 football season and announced a move from the Colonial Athletic Association to the Sun Belt Conference starting the following season.

Indiana[edit]

Cignetti was named Head Football Coach at Indiana University on November 30, 2023.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Cignetti and his wife, Manette, have three children, Curt Jr., Carly Ann, and Natalie Elise. Cignetti's father, Frank Cignetti Sr., won 199 games as a head coach at West Virginia University and IUP and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[6] His brother, Frank Jr., also coaches and was most recently the offensive coordinator at Pittsburgh.

Head coaching record[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
IUP Crimson Hawks (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2011–2016)
2011 IUP 7–3 5–2 3rd (West)
2012 IUP 12–2 6–1 1st (West) L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 7
2013 IUP 9–2 5–2 2nd (West) 24
2014 IUP 6–5 5–4 5th (West)
2015 IUP 9–3 6–1 T–1st (West) L NCAA Division II Second Round 19
2016 IUP 10–2 6–1 2nd (West) L NCAA Division II Second Round 12
IUP: 53–17 33–11
Elon Phoenix (Colonial Athletic Association) (2017–2018)
2017 Elon 8–4 6–2 3rd L NCAA Division I First Round 21 20
2018 Elon 6–5 4–3 6th L NCAA Division I First Round 19 19
Elon: 14–9 10–5
James Madison Dukes (Colonial Athletic Association) (2019–2021)
2019 James Madison 14–2 8–0 1st L NCAA Division I Championship 2 2
2020–21 James Madison 7–1 3–0 1st (South) L NCAA Division I Semifinal 3 3
2021 James Madison 12–2 7–1 T–1st L NCAA Division I Semifinal 3 3
James Madison Dukes (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–2023)
2022 James Madison 8–3 6–2 T–1st (East)[a]
2023 James Madison 11–1 7–1 1st (East)[a] Armed Forces[b] 25 24
James Madison: 52–9 31–4
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (2024–present)
2024 Indiana 0–0 0–0
Indiana: 0–0 0–0
Total: 119–35
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
  • #Rankings from final AFCA poll for IUP and final STATS poll for Elon and James Madison.
  • °Rankings from final FCS Coaches' poll.
  1. ^ a b James Madison was not eligible for their conference title or post-season play in their first two years of FBS transition while members of the Sun Belt Conference. They tied or had the best record in their division but were technically not division champions due to their transitional restrictions.
  2. ^ Cignetti left for Indiana before JMU's bowl game

References[edit]

  1. ^ Niziolek, Michael (December 13, 2023). "Here are the details on new Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti's 6-year contract". Herald-Times Online. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2023 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams". sunbeltsports.org. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Staff Directory: Curt Cignetti". IUPAthletics.com. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  4. ^ Smith, Adam. "EPIC FOR ELON: Phoenix takes down Dukes in dramatic, historic victory". The Times. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Marot, Michael (November 30, 2023). "Indiana Hoosiers agree to deal with Curt Cignetti as new football coach". AP News. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Bob Fulton. "Geography Lesson". IUP Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2011.

External links[edit]

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