This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first bobblehead of Indiana Hoosiers head football coach Curt Cignetti.
The officially licensed talking bobblehead plays the audio from the December 23rd, 2023, National Signing Day press conference when Cignetti was asked how he sells the vision of his culture to recruits and said, “It’s pretty simple. I win. Google me.”
The line quickly became a symbol of his confident approach to winning, generating national buzz for the program. The special edition bobblehead is being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of Indiana University Bloomington.
The second-year Hoosiers coach has led the team to a perfect 11-0 start to the 2025 season and the #2 spot in the College Football Playoff Rankings, AP Top 25, and the AFCA Coaches Poll. That follows Indiana’s remarkable 2024 season, when the Hoosiers made the College Football Playoff and finished with a record of 11-2.
Standing behind a podium on a red base bearing his name, the Cignetti bobblehead is speaking into a microphone and delivering his memorable soundbite. The Indiana Hoosiers logo is featured prominently on the front of the podium, microphone, and backing of the base. The bobbleheads, which are individually numbered to 2,023, are only available through the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store. The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in March, cost $40 each, plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the 64-year-old Cignetti was named head football coach at Indiana University on November 30th, 2023, after leading the James Madison University program from 2019 to 2023. In his first season guiding Indiana, the Hoosiers, achieved their first-ever 11-win season, earned a top-five ranking, and a College Football Playoff berth. Prior to the 2024 season, Indiana’s previous 8-0 start was in 1967. Midway through his first season, Cignetti was rewarded with a new eight-year contract. At the conclusion of the season, Cignetti received seven Coach of the Year awards, most notably from The Associated Press, the Big Ten Conference, and the American Football Coaches Association. Cignetti is the only college football coach to start a season 10-0 with two different teams. He achieved the unique distinction in consecutive seasons with James Madison in 2023 and Indiana in 2024.
Cignetti, a former quarterback at West Virginia University, began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Pittsburgh in 1983. He also had coaching stints at Davidson, Rice, Temple, NC State, and Alabama before receiving his first head coaching job at NCAA Division II Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2011. In six seasons at IUP, Cignetti led the team to a 53-17 record and four playoff berths. After coaching at Elon University for two seasons and leading the team to a 14-9 record with two FCS playoff appearances, Cignetti moved on to James Madison. With the Dukes, Cignetti compiled a record of 52-9 in five seasons along with three FCS playoff appearances, along with a national runner-up finish. In its first season at the FBS level in 2022, JMU finished with an 8-3 record and was invited to play in the Armed Forces Bowl.
“We’re excited to unveil the first bobblehead of Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “Coach Cignetti’s ‘Google me’ quote was a hit among Hoosier fans and college football fans alike. Indiana’s success since the arrival of Coach Cignetti has been one of college football’s biggest stories, and this bobblehead is sure to be a must-have for Hoosiers fans everywhere!”
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