Since 2024
Delivered the most improbable turnaround in modern college football history: 11-2 and a CFP berth in year one (2024), then a perfect 16-0 national championship in year two (2025) — the first 16-win season in FBS history. Also won big at James Madison (FCS playoffs) and IUP (D-II). Two-time unanimous national Coach of the Year.
Record & context
Lifetime record146–37 overall (27–2 at Indiana)
Current program3rd season at Indiana
Years in system—
ATS contextNo single published career ATS figure Indiana went 16-0 in 2025, the first perfect national-title season by a Power 4 program in the CFP era, and did it without a single five-star recruit on the roster. Cignetti's Hoosiers have covered as sizable underdogs repeatedly, including the CFP semifinal and title game as the betting underdog against Oregon and Miami.
Previous season16-0 (9-0 Big Ten) — National Champions
Compensation
Salary$13.03M
SourceCoach salary per Sportico/MOU obtained by The Daily Hoosier. NIL figure is a third-party roster valuation estimate (The NIL Standard); not officially disclosed by IU or the NCAA.
Designationreported
Confidence—
Figures are labeled by designation. Estimated values are not official contract terms.