Chris Klieman
Last coached Kansas State Wildcats, 2025- Record
- 54-34
- Win percentage
- .614
- Games
- 88
- Seasons
- 72019–2025
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 6-6 | AP preseason #17 | AP final — | SRS 7.2 | SP+ 7.0 | Offense 31.3 | Defense 25.0 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 9-4 | AP preseason #18 | AP final — | SRS 11.8 | SP+ 14.1 | Offense 33.0 | Defense 20.4 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 9-4 | AP preseason #16 | AP final #18 | SRS 19.6 | SP+ 16.2 | Offense 38.9 | Defense 21.8 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 10-4 | AP preseason — | AP final #14 | SRS 15.5 | SP+ 21.4 | Offense 36.4 | Defense 15.7 |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 8.6 | SP+ 14.2 | Offense 33.5 | Defense 19.0 |
| 2020 | Kansas State | 4-6 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 1.0 | SP+ 2.0 | Offense 26.7 | Defense 24.7 |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 10.4 | SP+ 6.0 | Offense 28.8 | Defense 24.8 |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2025 | Kansas State | Head Coach |
| 2014–2019 | North Dakota State | Head Coach |
| 2012–2013 | North Dakota State | Defensive Coordinator (under Saul Phillips) |
| 2011 | North Dakota State | Defensive Backs Coach (under Saul Phillips) |
Notable staff
Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.
| Years | Coach | Role | Head coach at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2023 | Collin Klein | Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach | Head coach at Kansas State 2025– |
| 2014–2018 | Matt Entz | Defensive Coordinator | Head coach at Fresno State 2024– |
| 2019–2022 | David Braun | Defensive Coordinator | Head coach at Northwestern 2023– |
| 1998–2020 | Brent Vigen | Graduate Assistant | Head coach at Montana State 2021– |