Kaleb Nobles
Kaleb Nobles is an American football coach. He is the head football coach for the University of West Florida; a position he has held since 2023.
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | West Florida |
Conference | GSC |
Record | 5–1 |
Biographical details | |
Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 28–29)[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 | 5–1 |
Playing career
Nobles 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
Nobles 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]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
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West Florida Argonauts (Gulf South Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
2023 | West Florida | 5–1 | 3–0 | 6 | |||||
West Florida: | 5–1 | 3–0 | |||||||
Total: | 5–1 |
References
- 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.