Chris Klieman

Chris Klieman
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team North Dakota State
Conference MVFC
Record 28–3 (.903)
Biographical details
Born (1967-09-27) September 27, 1967
Waterloo, Iowa
Alma mater University of Northern Iowa
Playing career
1986–1990 Northern Iowa
Position(s) Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1993 Northern Iowa (DB)
1994–1996 Western Illinois (DB)
1997 Kansas (DB)
1999 Missouri State (DB)
2002–2004 Loras (DC)
2005 Loras
2006–2010 Northern Iowa (DB)
2011 North Dakota State (DB)
2012–2013 North Dakota State (DC)
2014–present North Dakota State
Head coaching record
Overall 31–10
Tournaments 8–0 (NCAA D-I playoffs)

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 National (2014, 2015)
2 MVFC (2014, 2015)

Christopher Paul Klieman (born September 27, 1967) is an American football coach and former player, and is currently the head coach for North Dakota State of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. He was hired by the Bison in December 2013 after Craig Bohl accepted the same position at Wyoming.[1] Klieman was previously the head football coach at Loras College in 2005. During his first year as head coach of North Dakota State, Klieman went 15–1, won the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and beat fellow MVFC foe Illinois State 29–27 in the 2014 NCAA Division I-FCS Championship Game.[2] During his second year at NDSU, Klieman again won a Conference Title and a National Championship beating the #1 ranked Jacksonville State Gamecocks in the Championship Game 37-10, his second title in as many years.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Loras Duhawks (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2005)
2005 Loras 3–7 2–6 7th
Loras: 3–7 2–6
North Dakota State Bison (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2014–present)
2014 North Dakota State 15–1 7–1 T–1st W NCAA Division I Championship
2015 North Dakota State 13–2 7–1 T–1st W NCAA Division I Championship
2016 North Dakota State 0–0 0–0
North Dakota State: 28–3 14–2
Total: 31–10
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. "NDSU names Chris Klieman coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  2. "QB Carson Wentz rushes for winner as Bison beat Illinois State". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

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