- Curt Cignetti
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Curt Cignetti Sport(s) Football Current position Title Head coach Team IUP Conference PSAC Record 7–3 (.700) Playing career 1979–1982 West Virginia Position(s) Quarterback Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1983–1984
1985
1986–1988
1989–1992
1993–1999
2000–2006
2007–2010
2011–presentPittsburgh (GA)
Davidson (QB/WR)
Rice (QB)
Temple (QB)
Pittsburgh (QB/TE)
North Carolina State (QB/TE/RC)
Alabama (WR/RC)
IUPCurt Cignetti is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for the IUP Crimson Hawks of NCAA Division II, a position previously held by his father Frank Cignetti, Sr.[1]
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Playing career
Cignetti was a two-year letterman at West Virginia University. He won the Lewis D. Meisel Award for academic excellence and the A.C. Whitey Gwynn Award for spirit and character that especially contributed to team success.[2]
Coaching career
After graduating from West Virginia, Cignetti also coached at the University of Pittsburgh for Hall of Fame coach Johnny Majors. 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.[2]
After his second stint at Pittsburgh, Cignetti spent seven years at NC State. In 2003, Cignetti coached ACC Player of the Year Phillip Rivers. Rivers went on to be the 4th player picked in the NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers.[3] While there, the Wolfpack set a school record for wins in 2002 with 11 single-season victories, and also participated in five bowl games in seven years.
Cignetti was an original staff member of Coach Nick Saban's coaching staff at Alabama. The Crimson Tide won the National Championship in 2009 and was back-to-back SEC West Champions in 2008 and 2009. During this span, Alabama won 29 regular season games in a row.
Cignetti coached the two leading wide receivers in school history at Alabama, DJ Hall and Julio Jones. Hall broke school records for catches and yards with 67 receptions for 1,005 yards. In 2010, Jones broke Halls regular season record and finished out the season with 78 catches for 1,133 yards and as first-team All-SEC in 2010. On January 21, 2011, Cignetti was named to replace Lou Tepper as IUP's 11th head football coach.[1][4]
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs IUP Crimson Hawks (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (2011–present) 2011 IUP 7–3 5–2 3rd (West) IUP: 7–3 5–2 Total: 7–3 Personal life
Cignetti's father, Frank Cignetti, won 199 games as a head coach at West Virginia University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.[5] At IUP, the elder Cignetti had thirteen ten-win seasons. Curt Cignetti’s brother, Frank Cignetti, Jr., also coaches football, and currently serves as the offensive coordinator at Rutgers.
References
- ^ a b Deas, Tommy (January 21, 2011). "Cignetti to be named IUP coach". The Tuscaloosa News. http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110120/news/110129964. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ a b IUP Athletics. "Staff Directory: Curt Cignetti". IUPAthletics.com. http://www.iupathletics.com/staff.aspx?staff=85&path=football&tab=coachingstaff. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ "Philip Rivers finally makes it to NY". giantsfootballblog.com. November 5, 2009. http://www.giantsfootballblog.com/2009/11/05/philip-rivers-finally-makes-it-to-ny/. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ Dave Mackall (January 22, 2011). "IUP names Curt Cignetti football coach". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_719266.html. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
- ^ Bob Fulton. "Geography Lesson". IUP Magazine. http://www.iup.edu/magazine/page.aspx?id=73661. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
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IUP Indians / Crimson Hawks head football coaches Frank Mount Pleasant (1911–1913) • George Miller (1927–1947) • Peck McKnight (1947–1948) • Sam Smith (1949–1961) • Chuck Mills (1962–1963) • Chuck Klausing (1964–1969) • Bill Neal (1970–1978) • Owen Dougherty (1979–1981) • George Chaump (1982–1985) • Frank Cignetti, Sr. (1986–2005) • Lou Tepper (2006–2010) • Curt Cignetti (2011– )
Current head football coaches of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division Danny Hale (Bloomsburg) • Kenneth Lockard (Cheyney) • Bryan Collins (C.W. Post) • Dennis Douds (East Stroudsburg) • Raymond Monica (Kutztown) • Greg Colby (Millersville) • Mark Maciejewski (Shippensburg) • Bill Zwaan (West Chester)
West Division John Luckhardt (California) • Jay Foster (Clarion) • Scott Browning (Edinboro) • Jim Kiernan (Gannon) • Curt Cignetti (IUP) • John Allen (Lock Haven) • Marty Schaetzle (Mercyhurst) • George Mihalik (Slippery Rock)
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