Indiana's Curt Cignetti Wins 2025 Dodd Trophy Ahead of Peach Bowl

Overview

• The 50th-anniversary Dodd Trophy, which honors scholarship, leadership and integrity, was presented Thursday in Atlanta by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc.
• Cignetti has compiled a 25–2 record at Indiana with a 14–0 season that delivered the program’s first Big Ten title since 1967 and its first outright conference crown since 1945.
• Indiana also produced its first Heisman winner in quarterback Fernando Mendoza and a program‑record six Associated Press All‑America selections.
• The Hoosiers lead the nation in passing efficiency offense, first down defense and third‑down conversion percentage, and rank second in turnover margin and scoring defense.
• At the College Football Hall of Fame ceremony, Cignetti reflected on his late father’s 2013 induction there, calling him “a great man” with “a little John Wayne and Clint Eastwood,” as the No. 1 seed prepares to face Oregon in Friday’s Peach Bowl semifinal.