Following Indiana football’s College Football Playoff national championship win over Miami on Monday, Jan. 19, the search engine verified his now-famous quote, ‘I win. Google me,’ for anyone who decides to look up the Hoosiers football coach.
Cignetti originally made the comment about Google at his introductory press conference for Indiana in 2023. His response was after a reporter asked him how he would about instilling his culture into his roster and sell his vision to potential recruits about playing for the Hoosiers.
“It’s pretty simple. I win. Google me,’ Cignetti said at the time.
He has of course backed up those words since taking over an Indiana program that had been the losingest in college football history.
Over the last two seasons, Indiana has a 27-2 record with a Big Ten Conference title and a national championship. The Hoosiers became the first program since 1984 Yale to go 16-0 for a season, in capturing the first national title in program history.
All Curt Cignetti does is win. Google him. You’ll find out that’s not an embellishment.
Curt Cignetti record at Indiana
Here’s a year-by-year breakdown of how Indiana has fared under Cignetti:
2024: 11-2 (CFP first-round loss)
2025: 15-0 (CFP Championship berth)