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'''Curt Cignetti''' is an ] coach who is currently the head coach for the ] of ], a position previously held by his father ]<ref name="Cignetti">{{cite news |title=Cignetti to be named IUP coach |url=http://www.tidesports.com/article/20110121/NEWS/110129958/1011?Title=Cignetti-to-be-named-IUP-coach |first=Tommy |last=Deas |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=January 21, 2011 |accessdate=January 21, 2011}}</ref> '''Curt Cignetti''' is an ] coach who is currently the head coach for the ] of ], a position previously held by his father ]<ref name="Cignetti">{{cite news |title=Cignetti to be named IUP coach |url=http://www.tidesports.com/article/20110121/NEWS/110129958/1011?Title=Cignetti-to-be-named-IUP-coach |first=Tommy |last=Deas |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=January 21, 2011 |accessdate=January 21, 2011}}</ref>



==Playing Career==
Cignetti was a two-year letterman at ] (1979-82). 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. <ref name="bio">"Curt Cignetti Profile". ''Rolltide.com.'' 2010. November 26, 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cignetti_curt00.html>.</ref>



==Coaching Career==
Curt Cignetti has been named to replace ] as IUP's 11th head football coach<ref>"IUP names Curt Cignetti football coach". ''pittsburghlive.com''. 22 Jan. 2011. 22 Jan. 2011. <http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_719266.html>.</ref>.

Cignetti was an original staff member of ] coaching staff at ]. The ] won the ] in 2009 and was back-to-back ] in 2008 and 2009. During this span, Alabama won 29 regular season games in a row. <br>


Cignetti coached the two leading wide recievers in school history at Alabama, ] and ]. Hall broke school records for catches and yards with 67 receptions for 1,005 yards<ref>"D. J. Hall". ''wikipedia.org''. 11 Nov. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://en.wikipedia.org/D._J._Hall></ref>. In 2010, Jones broke Halls reguar season record and finished out the season with 78 catches for 1133 yards<ref>"Julio Jones". ''wikipedia.org''. 17 Jan. 2011. 22 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/Julio_Jones></ref>. Jones was also ] Newcomer of the Year in 2008<ref>"Curt Cignetti Profile". ''Rolltide.com''. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cignetti_curt00.html>.</ref>.and first-team All-SEC in 2010. <br>


Prior to Alabama, Cignetti spent seven years (2000-2006) at ]. In 2003, Cignetti coached ] Player of the Year ]. Rivers went on to be the 4th player picked in the NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers<ref>"Philip Rivers Finally Makes it to NY". ''giantsfootballblog.com''. 5 Nov. 2009. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.giantsfootballblog.com/2009/11/05/philip-rivers-finally-makes-it-to-ny/>.
</ref>. The Wolfpack set a school record for wins in 2002 with 11 single-season victories. The Wolfpack participated in five bowl games in seven years. <br>

Cignetti also coached at the University of Pittsburgh (1993-1996) for ] coach ]. Cignetti began his coaching career as a ] at Pitt in 1983 under Foge Fazio. He has also coached at Davidson College, Rice University, and Temple University. <br>


==Personal Life==

Cignetti's father, ], won 199 games as a head coach at ] and ]<ref>"Geography Lesson". ''iup.edu''. 2011. 21 Jan. 2011. <http://www.iup.edu/magazine/page.aspx?id=73661>.</ref>. At IUP, the elder Cignetti had thirteen ten-win seasons. Curt Cignetti’s brother, ], also coaches football, and currently serves as the ] at ].







==References== ==References==
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"Curt Cignetti Profile". ''Rolltide.com''. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cignetti_curt00.html>.

"Mark Ingram". ''Yahoo.com''. 12 Dec. 2009. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Mark-Ingram-62203>.

"Saban hires Curt Cignetti". ''The Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV) ''. 27 Feb. 2007. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-159931647.html>.

"Assistant Coach: Curt Cignetti". ''GoPack.com''. 2001. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.gopack.com/multimedia/2001prospectus.pdf>.

"Cignetti leaves Pitt; Panthers hire coach". ''post-gazette.com''. 22 Feb. 2000. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.post-gazette.com/sports_pitt/20000222pittside6.asp>.

Winkworth, Bruce. "Coaching In The Bloodlines". ''theACC.com''. 9 Nov. 2004. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110904aab.html>.

"Curt Cignetti Joins Alabama Football Staff ". ''rolltide.com''. Feb. 2007. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021907aaa.html>.

"Julio Jones". ''Rolltide.com''. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jones_julio00.html>.

"Philip Rivers Finally Makes it to NY". ''giantsfootballblog.com''. 5 Nov. 2009. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.giantsfootballblog.com/2009/11/05/philip-rivers-finally-makes-it-to-ny/>.

"D. J. Hall". ''wikipedia.org''. 11 Nov. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://en.wikipedia.org/D._J._Hall>.

"Julio Jones". ''wikipedia.org''. 17 Jan. 2011. 22 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/Julio_Jones>.

"IUP names Curt Cignetti football coach". ''pittsburghlive.com''. 22 Jan. 2011. 22 Jan. 2011. <http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_719266.html>.

"Geography Lesson". ''iup.edu''. 2011. 21 Jan. 2011. <http://www.iup.edu/magazine/page.aspx?id=73661>.



==External links== ==External links==

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Curt Cignetti

Curt 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.


Playing Career

Cignetti was a two-year letterman at West Virginia University (1979-82). 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.


Coaching Career

Curt Cignetti has been named to replace Lou Tepper as IUP's 11th head football coach.

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 recievers 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 reguar season record and finished out the season with 78 catches for 1133 yards. Jones was also AP Newcomer of the Year in 2008.and first-team All-SEC in 2010.


Prior to Alabama, Cignetti spent seven years (2000-2006) 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. The Wolfpack set a school record for wins in 2002 with 11 single-season victories. The Wolfpack participated in five bowl games in seven years.

Cignetti also coached at the University of Pittsburgh (1993-1996) for Hall of Fame coach Johnny Majors. Cignetti 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.


Personal Life

Cignetti's father, Frank Cignetti, won 199 games as a head coach at West Virginia University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. 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

  1. Deas, Tommy (January 21, 2011). "Cignetti to be named IUP coach". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  2. "Curt Cignetti Profile". Rolltide.com. 2010. November 26, 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cignetti_curt00.html>.
  3. "IUP names Curt Cignetti football coach". pittsburghlive.com. 22 Jan. 2011. 22 Jan. 2011. <http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_719266.html>.
  4. "D. J. Hall". wikipedia.org. 11 Nov. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://en.wikipedia.org/D._J._Hall>
  5. "Julio Jones". wikipedia.org. 17 Jan. 2011. 22 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/Julio_Jones>
  6. "Curt Cignetti Profile". Rolltide.com. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cignetti_curt00.html>.
  7. "Philip Rivers Finally Makes it to NY". giantsfootballblog.com. 5 Nov. 2009. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.giantsfootballblog.com/2009/11/05/philip-rivers-finally-makes-it-to-ny/>.
  8. "Geography Lesson". iup.edu. 2011. 21 Jan. 2011. <http://www.iup.edu/magazine/page.aspx?id=73661>.


"Curt Cignetti Profile". Rolltide.com. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cignetti_curt00.html>.

"Mark Ingram". Yahoo.com. 12 Dec. 2009. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Mark-Ingram-62203>.

"Saban hires Curt Cignetti". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV) . 27 Feb. 2007. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-159931647.html>.

"Assistant Coach: Curt Cignetti". GoPack.com. 2001. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.gopack.com/multimedia/2001prospectus.pdf>.

"Cignetti leaves Pitt; Panthers hire coach". post-gazette.com. 22 Feb. 2000. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.post-gazette.com/sports_pitt/20000222pittside6.asp>.

Winkworth, Bruce. "Coaching In The Bloodlines". theACC.com. 9 Nov. 2004. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110904aab.html>.

"Curt Cignetti Joins Alabama Football Staff ". rolltide.com. Feb. 2007. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021907aaa.html>.

"Julio Jones". Rolltide.com. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jones_julio00.html>.

"Philip Rivers Finally Makes it to NY". giantsfootballblog.com. 5 Nov. 2009. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://www.giantsfootballblog.com/2009/11/05/philip-rivers-finally-makes-it-to-ny/>.

"D. J. Hall". wikipedia.org. 11 Nov. 2010. 26 Nov. 2010 <http://en.wikipedia.org/D._J._Hall>.

"Julio Jones". wikipedia.org. 17 Jan. 2011. 22 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/Julio_Jones>.

"IUP names Curt Cignetti football coach". pittsburghlive.com. 22 Jan. 2011. 22 Jan. 2011. <http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_719266.html>.

"Geography Lesson". iup.edu. 2011. 21 Jan. 2011. <http://www.iup.edu/magazine/page.aspx?id=73661>.


External links

IUP Crimson Hawks head football coaches
2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions
Head coach
Nick Saban
Assistant coaches
Burton Burns
Curt Cignetti
Scott Cochran
Bo Davis
Mike Groh
Jim McElwain
Kevin Garver
Joe Judge
Joe Pendry
Jeremy Pruitt
Freddie Roach
Rob Sale
Glenn Schumann
Kirby Smart
Sal Sunseri
Bobby Williams
James Willis
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