Coaches
Chris Klieman
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Chris Klieman
Played at Northern Iowa 1986-1990 · alma mater (CFBD): Northern Iowa
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1992 | Northern Iowa | GA | GA | not known |
| 1993 | Northern Iowa | Position | DB | not known |
| 1994-1996 | Western Illinois | Position | DB | not known |
| 1997 | Kansas | GA | GA | Terry Allen |
| 1999 | Missouri State | Position | DB | not known |
| 2002-2004 | Loras | DC | DC | not known |
| 2005 | Loras | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006-2007 | Northern Iowa | Position | DB | not known |
| 2008 | Northern Iowa | DC | Co-DC/DB | not known |
| 2009-2010 | Northern Iowa | DC | DC/DB | not known |
| 2011 | North Dakota State | Position | DB | not known |
| 2012-2013 | North Dakota State (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2014-2018 | North Dakota State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2019-2025 | Kansas State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kansas State | 8-5 | - → - | 61 | 84 | 6.0 | 42% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Kansas State | 4-6 | - → - | 87 | 90 | 2.0 | 62% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 8-5 | - → - | 22 | 87 | 14.2 | 40% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 10-4 | - → 14 | 39 | 32 | 21.4 | 62% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 9-4 | 16 → 18 | 29 | 33 | 16.2 | 71% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 9-4 | 18 → - | 19 | 21 | 14.1 | 69% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 6-6 | 17 → - | 37 | 56 | 7.0 | 69% wins | 136 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Loras | Division III | 3-7 |
| 2014 | North Dakota State | FCS | 15-1 |
| 2015 | North Dakota State | FCS | 13-2 |
| 2016 | North Dakota State | FCS | 12-2 |
| 2017 | North Dakota State | FCS | 14-1 |
| 2018 | North Dakota State | FCS | 15-0 |
Worked under
- Terry Allen · Kansas 1997 (GA)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 9
- Collin Klein* · Kansas State 2019-2023 (OC, Position)
- Conor Riley · Kansas State 2019-2024 (OC, Position)
- Courtney Messingham · Kansas State 2019-2021 (OC, Position)
- Joe Klanderman · Kansas State 2019-2025 (DC, Position)
- Scottie Hazelton · Kansas State 2019 (DC, Position)
- Van Malone · Kansas State 2019-2025 (Other, Position)
- Steve Stanard · Kansas State 2020-2025 (Position)
- Matt Wells · Kansas State 2024-2025 (OC, Other, Position)
- Nate Kaczor · Kansas State 2024-2025 (Analyst)
Level 2: on their staffs · 4
- Jeremiah Johnson · Kansas State 2026 (Position) · under Collin Klein
- Jordan Peterson · Kansas State 2026 (DC, Position) · under Collin Klein
- Sean Gleeson · Kansas State 2026 (OC) · under Collin Klein
- Tim DeRuyter · Kansas State 2026 (Other) · under Collin Klein
Coached together
- Mark Farley · Northern Iowa 1991-2010 · him DC, GA, Position, them Head coach, Position
- Jay Johnson · Kansas 1997 · him GA, them GA
- Mark Farley · Kansas 1997 · him GA, them Position
- Courtney Messingham · Missouri State 1999 · him Position, them Position
- Dan Enos · Missouri State 1999 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Ted Monachino · Missouri State 1999 · him Position, them Position
- Jeremiah Johnson · Loras 2003-2005 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
- Brandon Hall · Northern Iowa 2006 · him Position, them Position
- Erik Chinander · Northern Iowa 2006-2009 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Scott Frost* · Northern Iowa 2007-2008 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeremiah Johnson · Northern Iowa 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jovan Dewitt · Northern Iowa 2009-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Matt Entz* · Northern Iowa 2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brent Vigen · North Dakota State 2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Craig Bohl · North Dakota State 2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kenni Burns · North Dakota State 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Scottie Hazelton · North Dakota State 2011 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Polasek* · North Dakota State 2011-2016 · him Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Tyler Roehl · North Dakota State 2011-2018 · him Head coach, Position, them GA, Position
- Conor Riley · North Dakota State 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jamar Cain · North Dakota State 2014-2016 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joe Klanderman · North Dakota State 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Matt Entz* · North Dakota State 2014-2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Courtney Messingham · North Dakota State 2017-2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Collin Klein* · Kansas State 2019-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Conor Riley · Kansas State 2019-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Courtney Messingham · Kansas State 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Joe Klanderman · Kansas State 2019-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Scottie Hazelton · Kansas State 2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Van Malone · Kansas State 2019-2025 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Steve Stanard · Kansas State 2020-2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Matt Wells · Kansas State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Nate Kaczor · Kansas State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Analyst
Played together
- Courtney Messingham · Northern Iowa 1986-1989
- Jay Johnson · Northern Iowa 1989-1990