Curt Cignetti
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Elon |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 2, 1961 |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1982 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1984 | Pittsburgh (GA) |
| 1985 | Davidson (QB/WR) |
| 1986–1988 | Rice (QB) |
| 1989–1992 | Temple (QB) |
| 1993–1999 | Pittsburgh (QB/TE) |
| 2000–2006 | North Carolina State (QB/TE/RC) |
| 2007–2010 | Alabama (WR/RC) |
| 2011–2016 | IUP |
| 2017–present | Elon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 53–17 |
| Tournaments | 4–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
1 PSAC (2012) T-1st PSAC (2015) |
|
1 PSAC (2012)
Curt Cignetti (born June 2, 1961) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for the Elon Phoenix football team of NCAA Division I Football Championship (FCS). He previously served as the head coach for IUP Crimson Hawks football and was an assistant coach for the University of Alabama for four years.
Cignetti was a two-year letterman at West Virginia University.
After graduating from West Virginia, Cignetti 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.
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. 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. Additionally to his success with the Quarterbacks at NC State, Cignetti also recruited future Seattle Seahawk and Super Bowl XLVIII Champion, Russell Wilson.
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.
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