The Zeitgeist List · coaching
Kansas State: a coaching history
See Kansas State’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Program GOAT
Bill Snyder
0 Dynasty · 0 Blue-Blood seasons
Built by
Bill Snyder
Regional Program V → Power Program I (+50.3)
The fall
Hobbs Adams
National Program III → Regional Program V (−23.1)
Right now
Chris Klieman
the 3rd-best of Kansas State's 14 coaches so far
Chris Klieman is the 3rd-best of Kansas State's 14 coaches so far.
Stature & coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2019–now
Chris Kliemancaretaker
Power Program III
48–28
2006–2008
Ron Princecaretaker
−8.4
17–20
1989–2018
Bill Snydertransformer
+50.3
215–117
1986–1988
Stan Parrishcaretaker
Regional Program V
2–30
1978–1985
Jim Dickeycaretaker
Regional Program III
24–54
1975–1977
Ellis Rainsbergercaretaker
Regional Program III
5–28
1967–1974
Vince Gibsonbuilder
+14.1
33–52
1960–1966
Doug Weavercaretaker
−8.5
8–60
1955–1959
Bernard Mertescaretaker
Regional Program III
15–34
1951–1954
Bill Meekcaretaker
+9.3
15–22
1948–1950
Ralph Grahamcaretaker
Regional Program VI
4–26
1942–1944
Ward Haylettcaretaker
−12.8
6–20
1940–1946
Hobbs Adamsdecliner
−23.1
4–21
1936–1939
Wesley Frycaretaker
National Program II
16–17