Lance Leipold
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kansas |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 22–28 |
| Annual salary | $5,579,893 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 6, 1964 Jefferson, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1986 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987 | Wisconsin–Whitewater (QB) |
| 1988 | Wisconsin–Whitewater (WR) |
| 1989 | Doane (QB/WR) |
| 1990 | Wisconsin–Whitewater (assistant) |
| 1991–1993 | Wisconsin (GA) |
| 1994–1999 | Nebraska–Omaha (RB) |
| 2000 | Nebraska–Omaha (OC/RB) |
| 2001–2003 | Nebraska (assistant) |
| 2004–2006 | Nebraska–Omaha (AHC/OC) |
| 2007–2014 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2015–2020 | Buffalo |
| 2021–present | Kansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 168–67 |
| Bowls | 3–2 |
| Tournaments | 34–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 6 NCAA Division III (2007, 2009–2011, 2013–2014) 7 WIAC (2007–2011, 2013–2014) 2 MAC East Division (2018, 2020) | |
| Awards | |
| 6× AFCA Division III COY (2007, 2009–2011, 2013–2014) 4× WIAC Coach of the Year (2009–2011, 2014) 2× MAC Coach of the Year (2018, 2020) | |
Lance Leipold (/ˈlaɪpoʊld/ LY-pohld; born May 6, 1964) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at the University of Kansas, a position he has held since 2021. He was the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater from 2007 to 2014 and the University at Buffalo from 2015 to 2020. During his tenure at Wisconsin–Whitewater, the team won six NCAA Division III Football Championships: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014 and were runners-up in 2008. During his time at Wisconsin-Whitewater, Leipold led the Warhawks to 5 undefeated seasons.
Leipold reached 100 victories faster than any coach in NCAA history, doing so in his 106th game on October 18, 2014. This broke the previous mark of 108 games set by Gil Dobie in 1921.
Leipold signed with the Bulls for the 2015 season, initially on a five-year contract. After a 5–7 record in his inaugural season in Buffalo, Leipold received an additional one-year extension that kept him with the Bulls through 2020. Leipold signed a contract extension in February 2020 that was to run through the 2024 season. In May 2021, Leipold accepted the head coach position at the University of Kansas.