List of Kansas State Wildcats head football coaches
The Kansas State Wildcats football program is a college football team that represents Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 32 head coaches and one interim head coach since its first official football game in 1896. The current coach is Chris Klieman, who was hired prior to the 2019 season.
The university adopted the nickname "Wildcats" in 1915 after being previously known as the "Aggies." Head coach
Kansas State joined the
Four coaches have led Kansas State to postseason
Bill Snyder is the all-time leader in seasons coached at KSU with 27, more than triple the next highest. Snyder is also the leader in games coached (333, almost four times the next highest) and total wins (215, more than five times the next highest). Mike Ahearn has the highest overall winning percentage of any Wildcat coach, at .755 over his six seasons.
Key
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
Coaches
- Statistics correct as of 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | National Awards |
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1 | Ira Pratt | 1896 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | A. W. Ehrsam | 1897 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Billy P. Williamson | 1898 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Albert Hansen | 1899 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Fay Moulton | 1900 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Wade Moore | 1901 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | Cyrus E. Dietz | 1902 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | G. O. Dietz | 1903 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | Reuben F. Booth | 1904 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | Mike Ahearn | 1905–1910 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 0 | .765 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2[A 5] | — |
11 | Guy Lowman | 1911–1914 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 3 | .529 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | — | — | 1[A 5] | — |
12 | John R. Bender | 1915 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | — | — | — | — |
13 | Zora G. Clevenger †
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1916–1919 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .364 | — | — | — | — |
14 | Charlie Bachman†[9] | 1920–1927 | 65 | 33 | 23 | 9 | .577 | 17 | 21 | 6 | .455 | — | — | — | — |
15 | Bo McMillin† | 1928–1933 | 51 | 29 | 21 | 1 | .578 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — |
16 | Pappy Waldorf†[10] | 1934 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | 1 | — |
17 | Wesley Fry | 1935–1939 | 45 | 18 | 21 | 6 | .467 | 6 | 14 | 5 | .340 | — | — | — | — |
18 | Hobbs Adams | 1940–41, 1946 | 27 | 4 | 21 | 2 | .185 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .167 | — | — | — | — |
19 | Ward Haylett | 1942–1944 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 2 | .250 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — |
20 | Lud Fiser | 1945 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
21 | Sam Francis† | 1947 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
22 | Ralph Graham | 1948–1950 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 1 | .145 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .056 | — | — | — | — |
23 | Bill Meek | 1951–1954 | 39 | 14 | 24 | 1 | .372 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .304 | — | — | — | — |
24 | Bus Mertes | 1955–1959 | 49 | 15 | 34 | 1 | .310 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — |
25 | Doug Weaver | 1960–1966 | 69 | 8 | 60 | 1 | .123 | 4 | 43 | 1 | .094 | — | — | — | — |
26 | Vince Gibson | 1967–1974 | 85 | 33 | 52 | 0 | .388 | 16 | 40 | 0 | .286 | — | — | — | — |
27 | Ellis Rainsberger | 1975–1977 | 33 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
28 | Jim Dickey | 1978–1985[A 6] | 80 | 24 | 54 | 2 | .313 | 12 | 35 | 2 | .265 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
Int | Lee Moon | 1985[A 6] | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — |
29 | Stan Parrish | 1986–1988 | 33 | 2 | 30 | 1 | .076 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .071 | — | — | — | — |
30 | Bill Snyder† | 1989–2005, 2009–2018 |
333 | 215 | 117 | 1 | .647 | 126 | 90 | 1 | .583 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
AP Coach of the Year (1998)[12] |
31 | Ron Prince | 2006–2008 | 37 | 17 | 20 | — | .459 | 9 | 15 | — | .375 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
32 | Chris Klieman | 2019–Present | 63 | 39 | 24 | — | .619 | 26 | 19 | — | .578 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
See also
Notes
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[6]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[7]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[8]
- ^ a b Kansas State was a member of the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association prior to joining in the MVIAA in 1913.
- ^ a b Jim Dickey resigned at the beginning of the 1985 season, going 0–2. Lee Moon replaced him and finished the season 1–8 (1–6 in conference).[11]
References
- General
- "Year-by-Year Results". Kansas State Athletics. 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010. [dead link]
- "Kansas State Bowl Game History". Kansas State Athletics. 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010. [dead link]
- "Kansas State Wildcats Football 2009 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas State Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2010.[dead link]
- "Kansas State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "Kansas State Traditions". Kansas State Athletics. May 21, 2004. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "Okla Aggies Accepted; Big Seven Becomes Big Eight as New Member Is Added". The New York Times. May 18, 1957. p. 15. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "The Big 12 Conference – Outstanding Success". Big12Sports.com. July 18, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "College Football Data Warehouse". Archived from the original (English) on September 26, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ^ "Aggie Championship", The Daily (Manhattan) Nationalist, November 29, 1912
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ Charlie Bachman at the College Football Hall of Fame
- ^ Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf at the College Football Hall of Fame
- ^ "Kansas State's Dickey resigns under pressure". Lakeland Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. The Associated Press. September 16, 1985. p. 3D. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
Jim Dickey, after losing his first two games in a self-described make-or-break season, resigned under pressure Sunday as Kansas State football coach and will be replaced by assistant athletic director Lee Moon.
- ^ "Kansas State's Snyder is top coach". Sun Journal. Lewiston, Maine. The Associated Press. December 15, 1998. p. C3. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ^ "Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coaching Awards" (PDF). American Heart Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ^ "Bill Snyder named coach of the year". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. December 31, 1998. p. 4C. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation Awards". Walter Camp Foundation. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2010.