Following a dominant 31-7 victory over No. 20 Arizona last Friday, Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman has been named The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Peach Bowl.
The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week award recognizes a football coach who guided his team to a huge victory the previous week while exemplifying the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership, and character.
Klieman has won the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Week award three times in his six seasons at K-State, including after the 2020 and 2022 Oklahoma games.
“Coach Klieman has built the Kansas State football program into a consistent winner and a formidable force in the Big 12,” stated Jim Terry, chairman of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. “This was an impressive victory early in the season that has the Wildcats poised to be in contention for a spot in the new 12-team College Football Playoff.”
K-State’s victory over 20th-ranked Arizona was the first regular-season non-conference home victory over a ranked opponent since 2002. The Wildcats are now 3-0 for the third time in Klieman’s tenure, and the first time since 2021.
Kansas State, ranked No. 13 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25, opens its Big 12 schedule on Saturday night with a 9:30 p.m. (CT) game at BYU, which will be aired by ESPN.
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