Here's how much Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti makes, as well as the bonuses he has earned and his lifetime coaching record.
MIAMI — Indiana football’s Curt Cignetti will be one of the highest paid coaches in the country next season.
The No. 1 Hoosiers (15-0) have twice reworked Cignetti’s contract in the wake of the team’s unprecedented success. There’s a clause in his most recent extension that triggers a good faith review of his deal if he makes the CFP semifinals and guarantees a raise above his average annual salary of $11.6 million.
Here’s what to know about Cignetti’s contract:
Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti will get raise after College Football Playoffs
After the postseason ends, Cignetti’s agents will huddle with IU administrators to rework the deal he signed in October. There was a clause in his most recent deal that called for a “good faith market review” if the Hoosiers reached the semifinals.
His contract would be waived if the school didn’t offer him a new deal that made his make his “annual compensation no less than third (3rd) amongst active head coaches.”
The $93 million fully guaranteed deal Cignetti signed in October had an average annual compensation of $11.6 million. There were only nine coaches in the country in 2025 making more than $10 million a year, according to USA Today's coaching salary database.
Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti has earned $2.3 million in bonuses this season
Cignetti is one win away from maxing out his bonus payments for 2025. He’s earned $2.3 million in bonuses and a win in the CFP title game will net him an additional $1 million.
He’s earned bonuses for winning six conference games ($150,000), the Big Ten title ($1 million), Big Ten Coach of the Year ($50,000) and winning a major national coach of the year award ($100,000). The bonus for finishing as the CFP national runner-up is $1 million and winning the title game is $2 million.
Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti’s all-time record
Cignetti's all-time record as a head coach is 145-37 going into the Peach Bowl. He's 45-6 at the FBS level and 26-2 at Indiana. He's never had a losing season in 15 years leading a program. He's also set program records for most overall wins and league wins in a two-year stretch.
His 26 victories over his first two seasons at Indiana are the most by an FBS head coach in his first two years at a school.
Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.
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