Coaching History
Kansas State Football Coaches
Season-by-season coaching records, tenure arcs, and linked CFBTrack profiles for Kansas State.
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Coaches
23
Indexed Record
525-634-35
Best Win %
Pappy Waldorf 75.0%
All-time coaching ledger
Records use fallback-adjusted coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are not included in the table totals.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Best SRS | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Klieman | 2019-2025 • 7 seasons | 54-34 | 61.4% | 19.6 | #14 |
| Bill Snyder | 1989-2018 • 27 seasons | 215-117-1 | 64.7% | 27.1 | #6 |
| Ron Prince | 2006-2008 • 3 seasons | 17-20 | 46.0% | 4.7 | — |
| Stan Parrish | 1986-1988 • 3 seasons | 2-30-1 | 7.6% | -18.4 | — |
| Jim Dickey | 1978-1985 • 8 seasons | 24-54-2 | 31.3% | 4.0 | — |
| Lee Moon | 1985-1985 • 1 seasons | 1-8 | 11.1% | -19.2 | — |
| Ellis Rainsberger | 1975-1977 • 3 seasons | 5-28 | 15.2% | -1.4 | — |
| Vince Gibson | 1967-1974 • 8 seasons | 33-52 | 38.8% | 20.8 | — |
| Doug Weaver | 1960-1966 • 7 seasons | 8-60-1 | 12.3% | -4.7 | — |
| Bernard Mertes | 1955-1959 • 5 seasons | 15-34-1 | 31.0% | -4.7 | — |
| Bill Meek | 1951-1954 • 4 seasons | 15-22-2 | 41.0% | 4.5 | — |
| Ralph Graham | 1948-1950 • 3 seasons | 4-26-1 | 14.5% | -8.6 | — |
| Sam Francis | 1947-1947 • 1 seasons | 0-10 | 0.0% | -18.0 | — |
| Hobbs Adams | 1940-1946 • 3 seasons | 4-21-2 | 18.5% | -7.6 | — |
| Lud Fiser | 1945-1945 • 1 seasons | 1-7 | 12.5% | -27.2 | — |
| Ward Haylett | 1942-1944 • 3 seasons | 6-20-2 | 25.0% | -16.4 | — |
| Wesley Fry | 1935-1939 • 5 seasons | 18-21-6 | 46.7% | 8.0 | — |
| Pappy Waldorf | 1934-1934 • 1 seasons | 7-2-1 | 75.0% | 8.8 | — |
| Bo McMillin | 1928-1933 • 6 seasons | 29-21-1 | 57.8% | 7.9 | — |
| Charlie Bachman | 1920-1927 • 8 seasons | 33-23-9 | 57.7% | 11.9 | — |
| Zora Clevenger | 1916-1919 • 4 seasons | 19-9-2 | 66.7% | 4.7 | — |
| John Bender | 1915-1915 • 1 seasons | 3-4-1 | 43.8% | -6.7 | — |
| Guy Lowman | 1912-1914 • 3 seasons | 12-11-2 | 52.0% | 6.9 | — |
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