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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Cignetti attended ] (IUP), and played ] for the ]. He graduated with a ] in 1960, and 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 BURGLUND\|last=mburglund@indianagazette.net\|website=The Indiana Gazette Online}}</ref>		Cignetti attended ] (IUP), and played ] for the ]. He graduated with a ] in 1960, and 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 BURGLUND\|last=mburglund@indianagazette.net\|website=The Indiana Gazette Online}}</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 ] of 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 ] of ] 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=1969~~-02-06~~ \|accessdate=~~2022-09-~~10}}</ref> and joined ]'s coaching staff for the ] of ], 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=~~1970-01-~~21 \|accessdate=~~2022-09-~~10}}</ref>		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 ] of 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 ] of ] 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 ] of ], 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 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 their 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}}</ref> In 1979, Cignetti was diagnosed with ], a form of cancer.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/174924536/?terms=%22frank%20cignetti%22%20%20cancer&match=1</ref><ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/377528554/?terms=%22frank%20cignetti%22%20%20cancer&match=1</ref> He was fired after the 1979 season, but recovered from the cancer.<ref name=wapo1980>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/</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 their 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}}</ref> In 1979, Cignetti was diagnosed with ], a form of cancer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/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/legacy/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 was fired after the 1979 season, but recovered from the cancer.<ref name=wapo1980>{{cite web\|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 \|publisher=The Washington Post \|date=September 25, 1980 \|accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref>

	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 the Crimson Hawks to a {{winning percentage\|182\|50\|1\|record=y}} record from 1986 to 2005.<ref name=pgobit/> Under Cignetti, the Indians made their first ] 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.<ref name=pgobit/> His teams 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>		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 the Crimson Hawks to a {{winning percentage\|182\|50\|1\|record=y}} record from 1986 to 2005.<ref name=pgobit/> Under Cignetti, the Indians made their first ] 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.<ref name=pgobit/> His teams 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>

	Cignetti was inducted into the ] in 2013.<ref>https://archive.triblive.com/news/frank-cignetti-sr-to-be-inducted-into-the-college-football-hall-of-fame/</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}}</ref>		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}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==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 ] for the ]. His son ] was announced as the head coach for IUP on January 21, 2011, after serving four years as ] and ] at ].<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 Elon University from 2016 to 2018, and in December 2018 was named the 8th head coach of ].<ref>https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/07/26/what-jmus-curt-cignetti-learned-alabama-football-coach-nick-saban/10147689002/</ref>		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 ] for the ]. His son ] was announced as the head coach for IUP on January 21, 2011, after serving four years as ] and ] at ].<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 Elon University from 2016 to 2018, and in December 2018 was named the 8th 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>

	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=~~1949-01-~~11 \|accessdate=~~2022-09-~~10}}</ref>		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>

	==Head coaching record==		==Head coaching record==

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American football player and coach (born 1937) For Frank Cignetti Sr.'s son of the same name, see Frank Cignetti Jr.

Frank Cignetti Sr.
Biographical details
Born	(1937-10-08)October 8, 1937 Apollo, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	September 10, 2022(2022-09-10) (aged 84)
Playing career
1957–1959	IUP

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 a 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, 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 attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), and played college football for the IUP Crimson Hawks. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1960, and 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 of the University of Pittsburgh, where he coached their quarterbacks and wide receivers. He served as an offensive assistant for the Princeton Tigers of Princeton University in 1969 and joined Bobby Bowden's coaching staff for the West Virginia Mountaineers of West Virginia University, 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 their 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 was fired after the 1979 season, but recovered from the 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 the Crimson Hawks to a 182–50–1 (.783) record from 1986 to 2005. Under Cignetti, the Indians made their first NCAA 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 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 for the St. Louis Rams. 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 Alabama. Curt served as the head coach at Elon University from 2016 to 2018, and in December 2018 was named the 8th head coach of James Madison.

Cignetti died on September 10, 2022.

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Rank	AFCA
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	10–2	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
Top 25 (used until 2000). American Football Coaches Association poll, including playoffs (used since 2000).

References

^ mburglund@indianagazette.net, MATTHEW BURGLUND. "Cignetti's legacy remains strong at IUP". The Indiana Gazette Online.
^ "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. "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.
^ "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.
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.

External links

Frank Cignetti Sr. at the College Football Hall of Fame

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Frederick Lincoln Emory (1891)
No team (1892)
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Harry McCrory (1895)
Thomas Trenchard (1896)
George Krebs (1897)
Harry Anderson (1898)
Lewis Yeager (1899)
John Ethan Hill (1900)
Lewis Yeager (1901)
Harold J. Davall (1902)
Harry E. Trout (1903)
Anthony Chez (1904)
Carl Forkum (1905–1906)
Clarence W. Russell (1907)
Charles Augustus Lueder (1908–1911)
William P. Edmunds (1912)
Edwin Sweetland (1913)
Sol Metzger (1914–1915)
Mont McIntire (1916–1917)
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Mont McIntire (1919–1920)
Clarence Spears (1921–1924)
Ira Rodgers (1925–1930)
Greasy Neale (1931–1933)
Charles Tallman (1934–1936)
Marshall Glenn (1937–1939)
Bill Kern (1940–1942)
Ira Rodgers (1943–1945)
Bill Kern (1946–1947)
Dudley DeGroot (1948–1949)
Art Lewis (1950–1959)
Gene Corum (1960–1965)
Jim Carlen (1966–1969)
Bobby Bowden (1970–1975)
Frank Cignetti Sr. (1976–1979)
Don Nehlen (1980–2000)
Rich Rodriguez (2001–2007)
Bill Stewart (2007–2010)
Dana Holgorsen (2011–2018)
Neal Brown (2019–2024)
Chad Scott # (2024)
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# denotes interim head coach

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Marion M. Edmundson (1901)
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Louis O. Kirberger (1910)
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Charles Ruffner (1923–1925)
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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 (2011–2016)
Paul Tortorella (2017–2019)
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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Cignetti attended ] (IUP), and played ] for the ]. He graduated with a ] in 1960, and 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 BURGLUND\|last=mburglund@indianagazette.net\|website=The Indiana Gazette Online}}</ref>		Cignetti attended ] (IUP), and played ] for the ]. He graduated with a ] in 1960, and 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 BURGLUND\|last=mburglund@indianagazette.net\|website=The Indiana Gazette Online}}</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 ] of 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 ] of ] 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=1969~~-02-06~~ \|accessdate=~~2022-09-~~10}}</ref> and joined ]'s coaching staff for the ] of ], 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=~~1970-01-~~21 \|accessdate=~~2022-09-~~10}}</ref>		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 ] of 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 ] of ] 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 ] of ], 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 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 their 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}}</ref> In 1979, Cignetti was diagnosed with ], a form of cancer.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/174924536/?terms=%22frank%20cignetti%22%20%20cancer&match=1</ref><ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/377528554/?terms=%22frank%20cignetti%22%20%20cancer&match=1</ref> He was fired after the 1979 season, but recovered from the cancer.<ref name=wapo1980>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/</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 their 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}}</ref> In 1979, Cignetti was diagnosed with ], a form of cancer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/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/legacy/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 was fired after the 1979 season, but recovered from the cancer.<ref name=wapo1980>{{cite web\|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 \|publisher=The Washington Post \|date=September 25, 1980 \|accessdate=September 10, 2022}}</ref>

	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 the Crimson Hawks to a {{winning percentage\|182\|50\|1\|record=y}} record from 1986 to 2005.<ref name=pgobit/> Under Cignetti, the Indians made their first ] 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.<ref name=pgobit/> His teams 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>		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 the Crimson Hawks to a {{winning percentage\|182\|50\|1\|record=y}} record from 1986 to 2005.<ref name=pgobit/> Under Cignetti, the Indians made their first ] 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.<ref name=pgobit/> His teams 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>

	Cignetti was inducted into the ] in 2013.<ref>https://archive.triblive.com/news/frank-cignetti-sr-to-be-inducted-into-the-college-football-hall-of-fame/</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}}</ref>		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}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==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 ] for the ]. His son ] was announced as the head coach for IUP on January 21, 2011, after serving four years as ] and ] at ].<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 Elon University from 2016 to 2018, and in December 2018 was named the 8th head coach of ].<ref>https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/07/26/what-jmus-curt-cignetti-learned-alabama-football-coach-nick-saban/10147689002/</ref>		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 ] for the ]. His son ] was announced as the head coach for IUP on January 21, 2011, after serving four years as ] and ] at ].<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 Elon University from 2016 to 2018, and in December 2018 was named the 8th 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>

	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=~~1949-01-~~11 \|accessdate=~~2022-09-~~10}}</ref>		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>

	==Head coaching record==		==Head coaching record==