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The 4 worst head coaching hires in WVU football history

By Sam Fariss

Nov 25, 2023; Waco, Texas, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown on the sidelines.
Nov 25, 2023; Waco, Texas, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown on the sidelines. / Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports
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17-27. 469. . Head coach 1976-79. frank cignetti sr. . player. 1. Frank Cignetti Sr.. Frank Cignetti Sr.

After half a decade as the Mountaineer's assistant coach, Frank Cignetti Sr. was promoted to the head coaching role for WVU.

Over his four years as the team's head coach, Cignetti failed to have a single winning season. In 1978, the Mountaineers finished at an abysmal 2-9 overall.

In Cignetti's three seasons that weren't as terrible were 2-9, the Mountaineers finished at just 5-6 overall.

Shockingly, Cignetti went on to coach the IUP Crimson Hawks for two decades and an incredible 182-50-1 overall record. Because of his tenure with IUP, Cignetti was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

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