Chris Klieman
Klieman in 2022 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1967 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1990 | Northern Iowa |
| Position | 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 |
| 2019–2025 | Kansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 126–47 |
| Bowls | 3–2 |
| Tournaments | 18–1 (NCAA D-I 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 retired college football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at Kansas State University from 2019 until his retirement in December 2025. 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.