Coaches
Curt Cignetti
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Curt Cignetti*+
Head coach, Indiana · Played at West Virginia 1979-1982
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-1984 | Pittsburgh | GA | GA | not known |
| 1985 | Davidson | Position | QB/WR | not known |
| 1986-1988 | Rice | Position | QB | not known |
| 1989-1992 | Temple | Position | QB | not known |
| 1993-1999 | Pittsburgh | Position | QB/TE | Walt Harris (1997-1999) |
| 2000-2006 | NC State | Position | QB/TE/RC | not known |
| 2007-2010 | Alabama | Position | WR/RC | Nick Saban |
| 2011-2016 | IU Pennsylvania | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2017-2018 | Elon | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2019-2023 | James Madison | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2024- | Indiana | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | James Madison (FCS) | 14-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 69% wins | - |
| 2020 | James Madison (FCS) | 2-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 88% wins | - |
| 2021 | James Madison (FCS) | 12-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 67% wins | 128 |
| 2022 | James Madison | 8-3 | - → - | 63 | 4 | 6.5 | 86% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 11-1 (12 of 13) | - → - | 42 | 11 | 11.8 | 73% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Indiana | 11-2 | - → 10 | 6 | 8 | 20.1 | 25% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Indiana | 16-0 | 20 → 1 | 5 | 7 | 32.4 | 85% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Indiana | 8-1 | - → - | 10 | 11 | 23.5 | 100% wins | 138 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | IUP | Division II | 7-3 |
| 2012 | IUP | Division II | 12-2 |
| 2013 | IUP | Division II | 9-2 |
| 2014 | IUP | Division II | 6-5 |
| 2015 | IUP | Division II | 9-3 |
| 2016 | IUP | Division II | 10-2 |
| 2017 | Elon | FCS | 8-4 |
| 2018 | Elon | FCS | 6-5 |
Worked under
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 (Position)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2007-2010 (Other, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Bryant Haines · James Madison 2022-2023 (DC, Position)
- Damian Wroblewski · James Madison 2022-2023 (Other, Position)
- Mike Shanahan · James Madison 2022-2023 (OC, Other, Position)
- Tino Sunseri · James Madison 2022-2023 (Position)
- Chandler Whitmer · Indiana 2025 (OC, Position)
Coached together
- Ron Turner · Pittsburgh 1983-1984 · him GA, them Position
- Gerald Carr · Davidson 1985 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Tyrone Willingham · Rice 1986-1988 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Kirk Ciarrocca · Temple 1990-1991 · him Position, them GA
- Ken Karcher · Pittsburgh 1993-1996 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 1993 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Lewis · Pittsburgh 1993-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Gary Nord · Pittsburgh 1996 · him Position, them Position
- Bill McGovern · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them Position
- J.D. Brookhart · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them Position
- Larry Coyer · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them DC
- Walt Harris · Pittsburgh 1997-1999 · him Position, them Head coach
- Joe Moorhead* · Pittsburgh 1998-1999 · him Position, them GA
- Kevin Steele · Alabama 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Alabama 2007-2010 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Lance Taylor* · Alabama 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Major Applewhite* · Alabama 2007 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2007-2010 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Sale · Alabama 2007-2010 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Strength
- Travis Trickett · Alabama 2007 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Glenn Schumann · Alabama 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Jim McElwain · Alabama 2008-2010 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- James Willis · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Groh · Alabama 2009 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Sal Sunseri · Alabama 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Derrick Ansley · Alabama 2010 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Jeremy Pruitt · Alabama 2010 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jody Wright · Alabama 2010 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Luke Getsy · IU Pennsylvania 2011-2012 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bryant Haines · IU Pennsylvania 2014-2015 · him Head coach, them Position, Strength
- Mike Shanahan · IU Pennsylvania 2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bryant Haines · Elon 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Damian Wroblewski · Elon 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Drew Folmar · Elon 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Mike Shanahan · Elon 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bryant Haines · James Madison 2019-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Corey Hetherman · James Madison 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Damian Wroblewski · James Madison 2019-2023 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Mike Shanahan · James Madison 2019-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Shane Montgomery · James Madison 2019-2020 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tino Sunseri · James Madison 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bryant Haines · Indiana 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Mike Shanahan · Indiana 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Tino Sunseri · Indiana 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Chandler Whitmer · Indiana 2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
Played together
- Rich Rodriguez* · West Virginia 1981-1982