 Klieman in 2022 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kansas State |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 46–25 |
| Annual salary | $5 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 27, 1967 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1990 | Northern Iowa |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1992 | Northern Iowa (GA) |
| 1993 | Northern Iowa (DB) |
| 1994–1996 | Western Illinois (DB) |
| 1997 | Kansas (GA) |
| 1999 | Missouri State (DB) |
| 2002–2004 | Loras (DC) |
| 2005 | Loras |
| 2006–2007 | Northern Iowa (DB) |
| 2008 | Northern Iowa (Co-DC/DB) |
| 2009–2010 | Northern Iowa (DC/DB) |
| 2011 | North Dakota State (DB) |
| 2012–2013 | North Dakota State (DC) |
| 2014–2018 | North Dakota State |
| 2019–present | Kansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 118–38 |
| Bowls | 2–2 |
| Tournaments | 18–1 (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 (/ˈklaɪmən/ 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]
- ^ "Kansas St. hires Klieman from North Dakota St". ESPN. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Easton Stick leads North Dakota State past Eastern Washington for FCS title". ESPN. Associated Press. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.