Chris Klieman has retired as head football coach at Kansas State. The Wildcats football program has a win-loss record of 54-27 during his tenure at Kansas State. Here is a look at the Kansas State Wildcats football program since 2008 (the first year that in which I have data for the model) and covers the final season under Ron Prince (2008), Bill Snyder (2009-2018), and Chris Klieman (2019-2025). After the figure below is a more detailed look at the Kansas State Wildcats football program during head coach Klieman's tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Chris Klieman [2019-2025]
2019
The Wildcats finished
the regular season at 8-4 making them bowl eligible where they were defeated by #10 ranked Navy by a score of (17-20) to finish with a win-loss record of 8-5. The Wildcats played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that the Wildcats SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the average SOS for the "league". Kansas State's best regular season win
was against #18 ranked Oklahoma by a
score of (48-41) and their worst regular season loss was to #113 ranked West Virginia by a
score of (20-24). Kansas State was the #42 ranked team overall, with the #52 ranked
offense and the #40 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
The Wildcats finished the COVID-19 regular season at 4-6. The Wildcats played
against a “tougher” strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that the Wildcats SOS was between one and two standard deviations lower that the average SOS for the "league". Kansas State's best regular season win
was against #6 ranked Oklahoma by a
score of (38-35) and their worst regular season loss was to #100 ranked Baylor by a
score of (31-32). Kansas State was the #97 ranked team overall, with the #61 ranked
offense and the #109 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
The Wildcats finished
the regular season at 7-5 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #90 ranked LSU by a score of (42-20) to finish the
season with a win-loss record of 8-5 overall. The Wildcats played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). Kansas State's best regular season win
was against #28 ranked Nevada by a
score of (38-17) and their worst regular season loss was to #72 ranked Texas by a
score of (17-22). Kansas State was the #33 ranked team overall, with the #70 ranked
offense and the #7 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
2023
The Wildcats finished
the regular season at 8-4 and were bowl eligible
where they were defeated by #52 ranked North Carolina State by a score of (28-19) to
finish
the season with a win-loss record of 9-4 overall. The Wildcats played
against a “tougher” strength of schedule
(SOS). Kansas State's best regular season win
was against #10 ranked Troy by a
score of (42-13) and their worst regular season loss was to #62 ranked Oklahoma State by a
score of (21-19). Kansas State was the #17 ranked team overall, with the #16 ranked
offense and the #33 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
The Wildcats finished
the regular season at 8-4 and played in their post-season
bowl game where they defeated #71 ranked Rutgers by a score of (44-41)
to finish
the season with a win-loss record of 9-4 overall. The Wildcats played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). Kansas State's best regular season win
was against #22 ranked Tulane by a
score of (34-27) and their worst regular season loss was to #118 ranked Houston by a
score of (19-24). Kansas State was the #36 ranked team overall, with the #30 ranked
offense and the #67 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.