Chris Klieman

Chris Klieman
Klieman in 2022
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamKansas State
ConferenceBig 12
Record47–27
Annual salary$5 million
Biographical details
Born (1967-09-27) September 27, 1967 (age 57)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
1986–1990Northern Iowa
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992Northern Iowa (GA)
1993Northern Iowa (DB)
1994–1996Western Illinois (DB)
1997Kansas (GA)
1999Missouri State (DB)
2002–2004Loras (DC)
2005Loras
2006–2007Northern Iowa (DB)
2008Northern Iowa (Co-DC/DB)
2009–2010Northern Iowa (DC/DB)
2011North Dakota State (DB)
2012–2013North Dakota State (DC)
2014–2018North Dakota State
2019–presentKansas State
Head coaching record
Overall119–40
Bowls2–2
Tournaments18–1 (NCAA FCS playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 NCAA Division I FCS (2014–2015, 2017–2018)
5 MVFC (2014–2018)
1 Big 12 (2022)
Awards
MVFC Coach of the Year (2017)

Christopher Paul Klieman (/ˈklmən/ KLY-muhn; born September 27, 1967) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Kansas State University, a position he has held since the 2019 season. Klieman served as the head football coach at North Dakota State University from 2014 to 2018. He succeeded the retiring Bill Snyder at Kansas State after leading the North Dakota State Bison to four NCAA Division I Football Championship titles in five seasons.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kansas St. hires Klieman from North Dakota St". ESPN. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Easton Stick leads North Dakota State past Eastern Washington for FCS title". ESPN. Associated Press. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.