Frank Cignetti is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 coach who is currently the offensive coordinator

Offensive coordinator

An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

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Career

Cignetti was most successful serving as the offensive coordinator at Fresno State for four years from 2002 until 2006. In 2004, Fresno State's offense ranked fifth nationally and seventh in 2005. In 2004 Fresno State became the sixth team in NCAA history to score over 50 points in four consecutive games. The 2004 team also led the Western Athletic Conference

Western Athletic Conference

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 in average yards per carry and amassed 65 touchdowns.

Cignetti served as the offensive coordinator

Offensive coordinator

An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 for the North Carolina

University of North Carolina

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 Tar Heels

North Carolina Tar Heels football

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 for the 2006 season. When Butch Davis

Butch Davis

Paul Hilton "Butch" Davis, Jr. is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He was the head coach at the University of Miami from 1995 to 2000, the Cleveland Browns of the NFL from 2001 to 2004, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2007 to 2011.-Early...

 was hired to replace former coach John Bunting at North Carolina, Davis relieved Cignetti of his coaching duties. Cignetti also served as offensive coordinator for the California Golden Bears

California Golden Bears

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. Cignetti accepted a position as the offensive coordinator of the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

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 football team under head coach Dave Wannstedt

Dave Wannstedt

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 on February 18, 2009.

Cignetti also served as quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

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 and as an offensive assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

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Frank Cignetti was announced as the Offensive Coordinator for Rutgers University on January 3, 2011.

Personal

Cignetti is the son of Frank Cignetti, Sr., the longtime coach of Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...

 and the West Virginia University

West Virginia University

West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...

. Cignetti's brother, Curt

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:...

, currently serves as the head coach at IUP.

External links

• Profile at California Golden Bears official website