Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | West Florida |
Conference | GSC |
Record | 8–4 |
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 | 8–4 |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
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.
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]
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] 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]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
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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 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
West Florida: | 8–4 | 6–2 | |||||||
Total: | 8–4 |