Indiana’s current football coach is Curt Cignetti, and he came to Bloomington from James Madison University, where he was the head coach before taking the Indiana job in December 2023.

Quick Scoop

  • Curt Cignetti was hired as Indiana University’s head football coach after a successful run at James Madison, where he coached from 2019 to 2023.
  • Before James Madison, he was the head coach at Elon University (2017–2018) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) from 2011 to 2016.
  • Earlier in his career, he was an assistant at several programs, including Alabama under Nick Saban, as well as NC State, Pittsburgh, Temple, Rice, and Davidson.

So if you’re asking “where did Indiana’s coach come from,” the direct, most recent answer is: he came from James Madison University, after building them into a strong FCS and FBS program before making the jump to Indiana.

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