Collin Klein

Collin Klein

Kansas State Wildcats — No. 7
Quarterback	Junior
Major: Accounting and Finance
Date of birth: September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19) (age 22)
Place of birth: Loveland, Colorado
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb)
Career history
High school: Loveland
College(s): Kansas State University (2008–present)
Bowl games
2010 Pinstripe Bowl
Career highlights and awards
Stats at ESPN.com

Collin Klein (born September 19, 1989) is the starting quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats football team. He appeared as a wide receiver during the 2009 season, and made his first career start at his current position against the Texas Longhorns during the 2010 season.

Personal life

Klein was born on September 19, 1989, to Doug and Kelly Klein. He played football for Loveland High School in Colorado and set school records for completion percentage and all-purpose yards. His younger brother, Kyle, is a freshman defensive end for Kansas State.^[1] His grandfather is a barber in Estes Park, Colorado.^{[citation needed]}

College career

Redshirted in 2008, his freshman year, Klein played at either wide receiver or special teams for the entire 2009 season, catching six passes for thirty-eight yards and one touchdown. He returned to the quarterback position in 2010, earning spot duty early in the year before making his first career start against the Texas Longhorns, a game which the Wildcats won 39-14 and in which Klein rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns, despite completing only two of four attempted passes. Klein was one of two quarterbacks in the Big 12 with at least two hundred-yard rushing games in the season.

Klein would become the Wildcats' first-string quarterback at the beginning of the 2011 season, taking over from a graduating Carson Coffman. In the team's spring game, he passed for 358 yards and five touchdowns.

Klein led Kansas State to victories over their first seven opponents of the season—the Wildcats' first 7-0 start since the year 1999—including four consecutive games in which Kansas State was considered an underdog. On September 24, 2011, Klein led his team to a 28-24 win against a Miami Hurricanes team coming off a win against the defending Sugar Bowl champion Ohio State Buckeyes. The next week, Klein passed for 146 yards in Kansas State's 36-35 upset of the Baylor Bears, a team then ranked fifteenth in the nation by the Associated Press.

Klein would set career highs for passing yardage in consecutive weeks, first with 231 yards in a narrow 52-45 loss against then third-ranked Oklahoma State, then with 281 yards in a dramatic four-overtime victory at Bill Snyder Family Stadium against Texas A&M. Klein also rushed for a career-high five touchdowns in the 53-50 win.

As of November 13, 2011, the Wildcats are ranked sixteenth in the AP Poll, seventeenth in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, seventeenth in the Harris Interactive Poll, and thirteenth in the BCS.^[2]

Career statistics

Season	Passing								Rushing						Total Offense		Receiving
	Comp	Att	Yds	Pct	TD	Int	Rating		Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD		Yards		Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
2009	1	1	27	100.0%	0	0	326.8		1	-8	-8.0	0	0		19		6	38	6.3	16	1
2010	11	18	138	61.1%	1	0	143.8		76	432	5.7	51	6		570		0	0	0.0	0	0
2011 (10 games)	129	219	1,504	58.9%	10	5	127.1		241	1,009	4.2	63	24		2,513		0	0	0.0	0	0
Total	141	238	1,669	59.2%	11	5	129.2		318	1,433	4.5	63	30		3,102		6	38	6.3	16	1

^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/klein_collin00.html
2. ^ http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fbs
3. ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/381823/collin-klein

External links

• Kansas State profile

Persondata
Name	Klein, Collin
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	September 19, 1989
Place of birth	Loveland, Colorado
Date of death
Place of death