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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1937–2022)}} | |||
{{for|Frank Cignetti's son of the same name who is currently the offensive coordinator at the Rutgers University|Frank Cignetti Jr.}} | |||
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{{Infobox college coach | {{Infobox college coach | ||
| name = Frank Cignetti Sr. | | name = Frank Cignetti Sr. | ||
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⚫ | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|10|8}} | ||
| sport = ] | |||
| birth_place = ], U.S. | |||
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|9|10|1937|10|8}} | |||
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| death_place = ], U.S. | |||
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| alma_mater = | | alma_mater = | ||
| player_years1 = 1957–1959 | | player_years1 = 1957–1959 | ||
| player_team1 = ] | | player_team1 = ] | ||
| player_positions = ] | | player_positions = ] | ||
| coach_years1 = 1960–1961 | | coach_years1 = 1960–1961 | ||
| coach_team1 = ] (assistant) | | coach_team1 = ] (assistant) | ||
| coach_years2 = 1962–1965 | | coach_years2 = 1962–1965 | ||
| coach_team2 = |
| coach_team2 = Leechburg HS (PA) | ||
| coach_years3 = 1966–1968 | | coach_years3 = 1966–1968 | ||
| coach_team3 = ] (assistant) | | coach_team3 = ] (assistant) | ||
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| coach_team5 = ] (assistant) | | coach_team5 = ] (assistant) | ||
| coach_years6 = 1976–1979 | | coach_years6 = 1976–1979 | ||
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| coach_team6 = West Virginia | ||
| coach_years7 = 1986–2005 | | coach_years7 = 1986–2005 | ||
| coach_team7 = ] | | coach_team7 = ] | ||
| overall_record = 199–77–1 (college)<br>32–9 (high school) | | overall_record = 199–77–1 (college)<br />32–9 (high school) | ||
| bowl_record = | | bowl_record = | ||
| tournament_record = 15–13 (NCAA D-II playoffs) | | tournament_record = 15–13 (NCAA D-II playoffs) | ||
⚫ | | championships = 2 ] (1986–1987)<br />14 ] (1986–1988, 1990–1994, 1996, 2000–2004) | ||
| CFbDWID = 374 | |||
⚫ | | championships = 2 ] (1986–1987)<br>14 ] (1986–1988, 1990–1994, 1996, 2000–2004) | ||
| awards = | | awards = | ||
| coaching_records = | | coaching_records = | ||
| CFBHOF_year = 2013 | | CFBHOF_year = 2013 | ||
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| CFBHOF_id = 2337 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Frank Cignetti Sr.''' ( |
'''Frank Cignetti Sr.''' (October 8, 1937 – September 10, 2022) was an ] player and coach. He served as the head football coach at ] from 1976 to 1979 and at ] (IUP) from 1986 to 2005, compiling a career ] record of 199–77–1. Cignetti led the ]{{refn|IUP changed its team nickname from "Indians" to "Crimson Hawks" in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/iup-changes-nickname-to-crimson-hawks/|title=IUP changes nickname to Crimson Hawks|first=Jennifer|last=Reeger|work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date=December 16, 2006|accessdate=September 11, 2022}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} to the title game of the ] in 1990 and 1993. He was inducted into the ] as a coach in 2013. | ||
==Early life and education== | |||
Cignetti was born on October 8, 1937.<ref name="IUP-obit" /> He attended the ] (IUP) and played ] and ] for the ]. As an ] on the football team, Cignetti was a ] ]n.<ref name=retiring/> | |||
Cignetti graduated with a ] in 1960. He earned a ] from IUP in 1965.<ref name=legacy>{{cite web|url=https://www.indianagazette.com/sports/cignetti-s-legacy-remains-strong-at-iup/article_b596c2cc-dea6-11e8-a465-d71149d58b4b.html|title=Cignetti's legacy remains strong at IUP|first=Matthew|last=Burglund|website=The Indiana Gazette|date=November 2, 2018 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Coaching career== | ==Coaching career== | ||
Cignetti's first coaching position was as an assistant for ]'s football team. He became Leechburg's head coach and coached them to the ] Class 1A championship in 1965. From 1966 to 1968, he was an assistant with the ], where he coached their ]s and ]s.<ref name=pgobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2022/09/10/college-football-hall-of-fame-coach-frank-cignetti-sr-dies-at-84/stories/202209100042|title=College Football Hall of Fame coach Frank Cignetti Sr. dies at 84|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> He served as an offensive assistant for the ] in 1969<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109300495/leechburgs-cignetti-joins-princeton-sta/ |title=Leechburg's Cignetti Joins Princeton Staff |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=February 6, 1969 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref> and joined ]'s coaching staff for the ], coaching the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109300618/west-virginia-adds-2-aides/ |title=West Virginia Adds 2 Aides |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=January 21, 1970 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref> | |||
Cignetti coached the ] from 1976 to 1979. His record at West Virginia stands at 17–27, but his most success was in ] football. He coached ] (IUP) to a 182–50–1 record from 1986 to 2005. Under Cignetti, the Indians made their first Division II post-season appearance in 1987. His 28 post-season games is a Division II coaching record, while his 15 playoff wins were second-best when he retired in 2005. In 1991, he was the Division II coach of the year. His teams won 10 ], as the best Division II team in the eastern United States.<ref>http://www.iup.edu/magazine/page.aspx?id=73661</ref><ref>http://www.iupathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/inpa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/postseasonandrankings</ref> | |||
Cignetti succeeded Bowden as the Mountaineers' head coach in 1976 and coached them through the 1979 season.<ref name=pgobit/> Though the team had won the ], 32 of its players were seniors, and Cignetti had to rebuild the program. He had a {{winning percentage|17|27|record=y}} record as West Virginia's head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeswv.com/sports/the-legacy-of-coach-frank-cignetti-sr/article_1ce69b6a-cacd-11e9-9187-2f8c0c29e59a.html|title=The legacy of Coach Frank Cignetti Sr.|first=Bob|last=Hertzel|website=Times West Virginian|date=August 30, 2019 }}</ref> In 1979, Cignetti was diagnosed with ], a form of cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/174924536/?terms=%22frank%20cignetti%22%20%20cancer&match=1 |title=17 Aug 1979, Page 25 – The Philadelphia Inquirer at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=August 17, 1979 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/377528554/?terms=%22frank%20cignetti%22%20%20cancer&match=1 |title=16 Sep 1979, 20 – The Baltimore Sun at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=September 16, 1979 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref> He had a ] and spent 35 days in the hospital.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1979/07/31/cignetti-finds-winning-isnt-everything/f96c04ee-addd-43ee-b9b1-b0ac31de1b33/ |title=Cignetti Finds Winning Isn't Everything |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 31, 1979 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref> Cignetti was fired after the 1979 season, but recovered from cancer.<ref name=wapo1980>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/09/25/frank-cignetti-former-wvu-coach-lost-job-he-loves-won-bigger-battle/5397e95c-4d8f-4821-ae53-3492afa29fde/ |title=Frank Cignetti: Former WVU Coach Lost Job He Loves, Won Bigger Battle |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 25, 1980 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Family== | |||
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In 1982, Cignetti returned to IUP as the director of athletics. He became the head coach of IUP's football team in 1986.<ref name=legacy/> He coached IUP to a {{winning percentage|182|50|1|record=y}} record from 1986 to 2005.<ref name=pgobit/> Under Cignetti, IUP won the ] West Division 14 times and did not have a losing season. IUP appeared in ]'s semifinals five times and in the championship game twice.<ref name=retiring>{{cite web|url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/cignetti-retiring-after-20-years-at-iup/ |title=Cignetti retiring after 20 years at IUP | TribLIVE.com |publisher=Archive.triblive.com |date=November 3, 2005 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref> In 1991, he was the Division II coach of the year.<ref name=pgobit/> His team won 10 ], as the best Division II team in the eastern United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iupathletics.com/story.aspx?filename=_0904132049&file_date=9-4-2013&path=athletics|title=IUP's Frank Cignetti Selected to Division II Football Hall of Fame|website=Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics}}</ref> | |||
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Cignetti was inducted into the ] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/frank-cignetti-sr-to-be-inducted-into-the-college-football-hall-of-fame/ |title=Frank Cignetti Sr. to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame | TribLIVE.com |publisher=Archive.triblive.com |date=May 30, 2013 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref> Also in that year, IUP renamed its football field in honor of Cignetti.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iupathletics.com/news/2013/9/27/FB_0927131111.aspx|title=IUP to Name Football Field in Honor of Frank Cignetti, Sr.|website=Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics|date=September 27, 2013 }}</ref> | |||
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==Personal life== | |||
⚫ | Cignetti and his wife, Marlene, had four children.<ref name=wapo1980/> ] played football for his father at IUP from 1985 to 1987. Cignetti Jr. is a former ] and quarterbacks coach for many NFL and college teams, most recently the ]. His son, ], was announced as the head coach for IUP on January 21, 2011, after serving four years as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at the ].<ref name="C_Cignetti">{{cite news |title=Cignetti to be named IUP coach |url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110120/news/110129964 |first=Tommy |last=Deas |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=January 21, 2011 |access-date=January 21, 2011}}</ref> Curt served as the head coach at ] from 2016 to 2018, and in December 2018 was named the eighth head coach of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/07/26/what-jmus-curt-cignetti-learned-alabama-football-coach-nick-saban/10147689002/ |title=What JMU's Curt Cignetti learned from Alabama football coach Nick Saban |publisher=Tuscaloosanews.com |date= |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref> In November 2023, Curt was named the head coach at ]. | ||
Cignetti died on September 10, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/hall-of-fame-college-football-coach-frank-cignetti-sr-dies-at-84/ |title=Hall of fame college football coach Frank Cignetti Sr. dies at 84 |publisher=Cbsnews.com |date=January 11, 1949 |accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref><ref name="IUP-obit">{{cite web |last1=Burglund |first1=Matt |title=IUP mourns passing of Hall of Fame Coach Frank Cignetti Sr. |url=https://iupathletics.com/news/2022/9/10/Frank_Cignetti_Obit.aspx |website=Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics |access-date=September 13, 2022 |date=September 10, 2022}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | ==Head coaching record== | ||
⚫ | {{CFB Yearly Record Start| type = coach | poll = both | poll1 = Rank | poll2 = AFCA }} | ||
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | ||
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| name = IUP | | name = IUP | ||
| overall = |
| overall = 10–1 | ||
| conference = 5–1 | | conference = 5–1 | ||
| confstanding = T–1st <small>(West)</small> | | confstanding = T–1st <small>(West)</small> | ||
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{{CFB Yearly Record End | {{CFB Yearly Record End | ||
| overall = 199–77–1 | | overall = 199–77–1 | ||
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| bowls = no | ||
| poll = two | | poll = two | ||
| polltype = Top 25 (used until 2000) | | polltype = Top 25 (used until 2000) | ||
| polltype2 = ] poll, including playoffs (used since 2000) | | polltype2 = ] poll, including playoffs (used since 2000) | ||
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/frank-cignetti-1.html|title=Frank Cignetti Coaching Record|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iupathletics.com/documents/2018/1/15/FB_Record_Book_2.pdf?id=1807|title=FB Record Book 2 (PDF)|website=Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics}}</ref> | |||
== Explanatory notes == | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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American football player and coach (1937–2022) For his son, see Frank Cignetti Jr.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1937-10-08)October 8, 1937 Apollo, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | September 10, 2022(2022-09-10) (aged 84) McCandless, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1957–1959 | Indiana (PA) |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1960–1961 | Leechburg HS (PA) (assistant) |
1962–1965 | Leechburg HS (PA) |
1966–1968 | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
1969 | Princeton (assistant) |
1970–1975 | West Virginia (assistant) |
1976–1979 | West Virginia |
1986–2005 | IUP |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 199–77–1 (college) 32–9 (high school) |
Tournaments | 15–13 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 PSAC (1986–1987) 14 PSAC Western Division (1986–1988, 1990–1994, 1996, 2000–2004) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 (profile) | |
Frank Cignetti Sr. (October 8, 1937 – September 10, 2022) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University from 1976 to 1979 and at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) from 1986 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 199–77–1. Cignetti led the IUP Indians to the title game of the NCAA Division II Football Championship in 1990 and 1993. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2013.
Early life and education
Cignetti was born on October 8, 1937. He attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and played college football and college basketball for the IUP Indians. As an end on the football team, Cignetti was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American.
Cignetti graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1960. He earned a master's degree from IUP in 1965.
Coaching career
Cignetti's first coaching position was as an assistant for Leechburg High School's football team. He became Leechburg's head coach and coached them to the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Class 1A championship in 1965. From 1966 to 1968, he was an assistant with the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he coached their quarterbacks and wide receivers. He served as an offensive assistant for the Princeton Tigers in 1969 and joined Bobby Bowden's coaching staff for the West Virginia Mountaineers, coaching the offensive backfield.
Cignetti succeeded Bowden as the Mountaineers' head coach in 1976 and coached them through the 1979 season. Though the team had won the 1975 Peach Bowl, 32 of its players were seniors, and Cignetti had to rebuild the program. He had a 17–27 (.386) record as West Virginia's head coach. In 1979, Cignetti was diagnosed with lymphomatoid granulomatosis, a form of cancer. He had a splenectomy and spent 35 days in the hospital. Cignetti was fired after the 1979 season, but recovered from cancer.
In 1982, Cignetti returned to IUP as the director of athletics. He became the head coach of IUP's football team in 1986. He coached IUP to a 182–50–1 (.783) record from 1986 to 2005. Under Cignetti, IUP won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division 14 times and did not have a losing season. IUP appeared in NCAA Division II's semifinals five times and in the championship game twice. In 1991, he was the Division II coach of the year. His team won 10 Lambert Cups, as the best Division II team in the eastern United States.
Cignetti was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013. Also in that year, IUP renamed its football field in honor of Cignetti.
Personal life
Cignetti and his wife, Marlene, had four children. Frank Jr. played football for his father at IUP from 1985 to 1987. Cignetti Jr. is a former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for many NFL and college teams, most recently the Pittsburgh Panthers. His son, Curt, was announced as the head coach for IUP on January 21, 2011, after serving four years as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Alabama. Curt served as the head coach at Elon University from 2016 to 2018, and in December 2018 was named the eighth head coach of James Madison University. In November 2023, Curt was named the head coach at Indiana University Bloomington.
Cignetti died on September 10, 2022.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Rank | AFCA | ||
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West Virginia Mountaineers (NCAA Division I / I-A independent) (1976–1979) | |||||||||
1976 | West Virginia | 5–6 | |||||||
1977 | West Virginia | 5–6 | |||||||
1978 | West Virginia | 2–9 | |||||||
1979 | West Virginia | 5–6 | |||||||
West Virginia: | 17–27 | ||||||||
IUP Indians (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1986–2005) | |||||||||
1986 | IUP | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | 14 | ||||
1987 | IUP | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 6 | |||
1988 | IUP | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 14 | |||
1989 | IUP | 11–2 | 5–1 | 2nd (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 9 | |||
1990 | IUP | 12–2 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Championship | 4 | |||
1991 | IUP | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 1 | |||
1992 | IUP | 8–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st (West) | 12 | ||||
1993 | IUP | 13–1 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Championship | 4 | |||
1994 | IUP | 10–3 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 8 | |||
1995 | IUP | 8–3 | 5–1 | 2nd (West) | 19 | ||||
1996 | IUP | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 10 | |||
1997 | IUP | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
1998 | IUP | 10–2 | 5–1 | 2nd (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 8 | |||
1999 | IUP | 9–4 | 5–1 | 2nd (West) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
2000 | IUP | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 15 | 12 | ||
2001 | IUP | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II First Round | 8 | 8 | ||
2002 | IUP | 11–2 | 6–0 | 1st (West) | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 6 | 8 | ||
2003 | IUP | 10–1 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | 6 | 9 | |||
2004 | IUP | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (West) | |||||
2005 | IUP | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
IUP: | 182–50–1 | 106–13–1 | |||||||
Total: | 199–77–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Explanatory notes
- IUP changed its team nickname from "Indians" to "Crimson Hawks" in 2006.
References
- Reeger, Jennifer (December 16, 2006). "IUP changes nickname to Crimson Hawks". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Burglund, Matt (September 10, 2022). "IUP mourns passing of Hall of Fame Coach Frank Cignetti Sr". Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Cignetti retiring after 20 years at IUP | TribLIVE.com". Archive.triblive.com. November 3, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ Burglund, Matthew (November 2, 2018). "Cignetti's legacy remains strong at IUP". The Indiana Gazette. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "College Football Hall of Fame coach Frank Cignetti Sr. dies at 84". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- "Leechburg's Cignetti Joins Princeton Staff". Newspapers.com. February 6, 1969. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- "West Virginia Adds 2 Aides". Newspapers.com. January 21, 1970. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- Hertzel, Bob (August 30, 2019). "The legacy of Coach Frank Cignetti Sr". Times West Virginian.
- "17 Aug 1979, Page 25 – The Philadelphia Inquirer at". Newspapers.com. August 17, 1979. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- "16 Sep 1979, 20 – The Baltimore Sun at". Newspapers.com. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- "Cignetti Finds Winning Isn't Everything". The Washington Post. July 31, 1979. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "Frank Cignetti: Former WVU Coach Lost Job He Loves, Won Bigger Battle". The Washington Post. September 25, 1980. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- "IUP's Frank Cignetti Selected to Division II Football Hall of Fame". Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics.
- "Frank Cignetti Sr. to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame | TribLIVE.com". Archive.triblive.com. May 30, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- "IUP to Name Football Field in Honor of Frank Cignetti, Sr". Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics. September 27, 2013.
- Deas, Tommy (January 21, 2011). "Cignetti to be named IUP coach". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- "What JMU's Curt Cignetti learned from Alabama football coach Nick Saban". Tuscaloosanews.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- "Hall of fame college football coach Frank Cignetti Sr. dies at 84". Cbsnews.com. January 11, 1949. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- "Frank Cignetti Coaching Record". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- "FB Record Book 2 (PDF)" (PDF). Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics.
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