Kaleb Nobles is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for the University of West Florida, a position he has held since 2023.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | West Florida |
| Conference | GSC |
| Record | 15–6 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 29–30)[1] Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2012–2015 | Valdosta State |
| 2016 | West Florida |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2018 | West Florida (QB) |
| 2019 | West Florida (co-OC/QB) |
| 2021–2022 | Clemson (OPD) |
| 2023–present | West Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–6 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
Playing career
editNobles grew up Fitzgerald, Georgia and attended Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy.[2] As a senior, he completed 107-of-162 pass attempts for 1,481 yards and 15 touchdowns with four interceptions.[3]
Nobles initially played college football at Valdosta State.[4] He played in ten games with two starts as a freshman and passed for 967 yards and 12 touchdowns. As a sophomore Nobles completed 103-of-164 pass attempts for 1,042 yards and seven touchdowns. He competed for the starting quarterback job entering his junior season, but suffered a groin injury in training camp.[5] Nobles ultimately redshirted the season and transferred to West Florida, which had just established its football program. He was named the starting quarterback for the Argonauts inaugural season.[6] Nobles passed for 3,050 yards with 28 touchdowns and 18 interceptions in 11 games played in his final season.[7]
Coaching career
editNobles began his coaching career as the quarterbacks coach at West Florida after graduating.[8] He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator entering the 2019 season.[9] West Florida won the 2019 Division II National Championship.[10] Nobles was hired in an off-field role as the director of offensive player development at Clemson in 2021.[11]
Nobles was hired as the head coach at West Florida on December 12, 2022.[1] The Argonauts went 8-4 in his first season as head coach and made the NCAA Division II playoffs, where they lost to Delta State in the first round.[12]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Florida Argonauts (Gulf South Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | West Florida | 8–4 | 6–2 | 3rd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 23 | 22 | ||
| 2024 | West Florida | 7–2 | 5–1 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| West Florida: | 15–6 | 11–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Hollis, Greg (December 13, 2022). "UWF Football: Former Quarterback Kaleb Nobles named Argos head coach". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Wright, Shayne (December 9, 2011). "Fitzgerald's Nobles getting early start at VSU". WALB.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "National Signing Day 2016". GoArgos.com. February 2, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Wachter, Jamie. "Valdosta State preview". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "VSU's Nobles, Hilliard battling for time at quarterback". The Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "UWF QB Nobles braces for return against former team". Pensacola News Journal. September 21, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "UWF football: Austin Reed 'grown up' after beating Valdosta State". Pensacola News Journal. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Algarin, Matt (July 31, 2017). "Football Gains Ground at UWF". Emerald Coast Magazine. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "UWF football: Argos promote first quarterback to co-offensive coordinator". Pensacola News Journal. May 1, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "West Florida title sweet for Nobles family". Florida Times-Union. November 10, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Bernadeau, Patrick (December 14, 2022). "UWF Football: Kaleb Nobles to bring "love, character and integrity" to Argos". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "'Really, really upset': UWF football overpowered by Delta State, season ends in first round of playoffs". Pensacola News Journal. November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.