K-State welcomes Chris Klieman as the next head coach of Wildcat football
Chris Klieman has been named the 35th head coach of the Kansas State University football
program, K-State President Richard Myers and Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced
Monday evening.
Klieman, 51, was previously the head coach at North Dakota State University since
2014. He has an impressive track record in the Football Championship Subdivision,
where his teams have won three national titles in the last five years. His overall
record as head coach with the Bison is 67-6.
Klieman joined the Bison coaching staff in 2011, and succeeded Craig Bohl in 2014.
He had previously served as head coach at Loras during the 2005 season. Additionally,
he has spent time as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa, Western Illinois, Kansas,
Missouri State, and Loras.
K-State alumni and friends will have the opportunity to meet with Klieman this summer
during the Catbacker Tour and at select Alumni Club events. More details will be available soon.
“We are excited to welcome Coach Klieman to K-State and I look forward to working
with him,” said Amy Button Renz, president and CEO of the K-State Alumni Association.
“His passion and work ethic are a good fit for K-State.
“We are pleased to partner with K-State Athletics to sponsor the summer Catbacker
Tour. Coach Klieman will join other K-State guests on the tour and at select Alumni
Club events, which will be great opportunities for Wildcats to learn more about him
and welcome him to the K-State family.”
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