Collin Klein
Collin Klein went 4–2 as a head coach, 2026, at Kansas State. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (2026, 3–2); by them his record is 3–2. Share
- Record
- 4–2 career
- Seasons
- 1
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Sep 19, 1989
- Alma mater
- Kansas State 2011
- Best season
- 2026 4–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 4–2 (Wikipedia: 3–2) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Conference games | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| At home | 5 | 4–1 | 80% |
| On the road | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
His own six games on file, 2026, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Kansasseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Nichollsseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Tulaneseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Houstonseries | 1 | 0–1 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 1 | 0–1 |
Other roles
- Team captain, Kansas State 2012 (his playing career)
From each season’s Wikipedia article.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Kansas State | Defensive quality control coach and graduate assistant | |
| 2016 | Northern Iowa | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2017 | Kansas State | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2018 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2019–21 | Kansas State | Quarterbacks coach | |
| 2022–23 | Kansas State | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2024–25 | Texas A&M | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| 2026–present | Kansas State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill SnyderKansas State
- Chris KliemanKansas State
- Mike ElkoTexas A&M
Assistants who became head coaches
- Jeremiah JohnsonCoastal Carolina
- Tim DeRuyterTexas A&M, Fresno State
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Snyder | Kansas State | 2014–18 | 2014–15: defensive quality control coach and graduate assistant; 2017: quarterbacks coach; 2018: co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Chris Klieman | Kansas State | 2019–23 | 2019–21: quarterbacks coach; 2022–23: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Mike Elko | Texas A&M | 2024–25 | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Johnson | Kansas State, 2026: defensive backs coach | Coastal Carolina | |
| Tim DeRuyter | Kansas State, 2026: assistant head coach | Texas A&M, Fresno State |
Other assistants under him (2)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Peterson | Kansas State, 2026: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | |
| Sean Gleeson | Kansas State, 2026: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
How he coached
Klein’s teams went for it on 13% of fourth downs and on 12% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 47% of plays and took 27.0 seconds a play, in 2026.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 6 g | 4 of 32 13% | 12% | 47% | 27.0 | +0.20 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.