James Kilian

American gridiron football player (born 1980)

See also, James Rhyne Killian, 10th president of MIT.
American football player
James Kilian
St. Olaf Oles
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1980-10-24) October 24, 1980 (age 43)
Caldwell, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Medford
(Medford, Oklahoma)
College:Tulsa
NFL draft:2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 229
Career history
As a player:
  • Kansas City Chiefs (2005–2006)*
  • Atlanta Falcons (2007)*
  • Indianapolis Colts (2007)
  • Nashville Kats (2008)
  • Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2009)
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Del City High School (2009)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • Tulsa (2010)
    Graduate assistant
  • LSU (2011)
    Offensive analyst
  • Carleton (2012)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Carleton (2013)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • St. Thomas (2014)
    Wide receivers coach
  • St. Thomas (2015–2016)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • St. Olaf (2017–present)
    Head coach

James Kilian (born October 24, 1980) is an American former professional football quarterback. Kilian played football and basketball at Medford High School in Medford, Oklahoma, making him one of the few 8-man or 6-man athletes to be drafted to the NFL in recent years. He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and started at quarterback for the 2001 and 2002 seasons. He placed himself for draft eligibility as a junior. Kilian was selected in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.[1]

Kilian was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Nashville Kats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Kilian is currently the head coach at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Previously, he coached at the University of St. Thomas, University of Tulsa, and Louisiana State University.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
St. Olaf Oles (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2017–present)
2017 St. Olaf 4–6 3–5 6th
2018 St. Olaf 5–5 3–5 6th
2019 St. Olaf 5–5 3–5 6th
2020–21 No team
2021 St. Olaf 5–5 4–4 3rd (Northwoods)
2022 St. Olaf 4–6 3–5 4th (Northwoods)
2023 St. Olaf 5–5 3–4 4th (Northwoods)
2024 St. Olaf 0–0 0–0 (Northwoods)
St. Olaf: 28–32 19–28
Total: 28–32

References

  1. ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

External links

  • St. Olaf Oles profile
  • Tulsa Golden Hurricane bio
  • Just Sports Stats
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane starting quarterbacks
  • Ivan Grove (1914–1916, 1919)
  • Rex Thomas (1922)
  • Tudor Jones (1936)
  • Morris White (1937)
  • Tommy Thompson (1938)
  • Glenn Dobbs (1940–1942)
  • Clyde LeForce (1943, 1946)
  • Perry Moss (1944)
  • Bob Smith (1945)
  • Jim Finks (1946–1948)
  • Pete Annex (1949)
  • Ron Morris (1950–1952)
  • Bob Bohn (1953)
  • Mack Warren (1954)
  • Charlie Wynes (1955)
  • George Cagiola (1956–1957)
  • Jerry Keeling (1958–1960)
  • Ronnie Sine (1961)
  • Stu McBirnie (1962)
  • Jerry Rhome (1963–1964)
  • Billy Guy Anderson (1965)
  • Greg Barton (1966–1967)
  • Mike Stripling (1967–1968)
  • Rick Arrington (1969)
  • John Dobbs (1969–1970)
  • Drew Pearson (1970)
  • Todd Starks (1971–1972)
  • Joe McCulley (1973)
  • Jeb Blount (1973–1975)
  • Ron Hickerson (1976)
  • David Rader (1976–1978)
  • Bill Blankenship (1977, 1979)
  • Kenny Jackson (1979–1981)
  • Skip Ast (1982)
  • Steve Gage (1983–1986)
  • Richie Stephenson (1984)
  • T. J. Rubley (1987–1991)
  • Gus Frerotte (1990, 1992–1993)
  • Mark Matheson (1992)
  • Troy DeGar (1994–1996)
  • Tad Jones (1994)
  • John Fitzgerald (1994, 1996–1998)
  • Michael Wall (1997–1999)
  • Robert Stephenson (1998)
  • Josh Blankenship (1999–2001)
  • Tyler Gooch (2001–2002)
  • James Kilian (2002–2004)
  • Paul Smith (2005–2007)
  • David Johnson (2008)
  • G. J. Kinne (2009–2011)
  • Cody Green (2012–2013)
  • Kalen Henderson (2012)
  • Dane Evans (2013–2016)
  • Chad President (2017)
  • Luke Skipper (2017–2018)
  • Seth Boomer (2018)
  • Zach Smith (2019–2020)
  • Davis Brin (2021–2022)
  • Braylon Braxton (2022–2023)
  • Cardell Williams (2023)
  • Roman Fuller (2023)
  • Kirk Francis (2023)
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St. Olaf Oles head football coaches
  • Ralph Gruye (1918)
  • Endre B. Anderson (1919–1928)
  • Ade Christenson (1929–1942)
  • Mark Almli (1943–1945)
  • Ade Christenson (1946–1948)
  • Helge Pukema (1949–1950)
  • Ade Christenson (1951–1957)
  • Tom Porter (1958–1967)
  • Dave Hauck (1968)
  • Tom Porter (1969–1990)
  • Don Canfield (1991–1995)
  • Rod Grubb (1996)
  • Paul Miller (1997–2001)
  • Chris Meidt (2002–2007)
  • Jerry Olszewski (2008–2012)
  • Craig Stern (2013–2016)
  • James Kilian (2017– )


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