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Kaleb Nobles
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	West Florida
Conference	GSC
Record	15–6
Biographical details
Born	1993 or 1994 (age 29–30); 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)

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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.

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] 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


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

^ ^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.

External links

[argoshc-1] Hollis, Greg (December 13, 2022). "UWF Football: Former Quarterback Kaleb Nobles named Argos head coach". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[2] Wright, Shayne (December 9, 2011). "Fitzgerald's Nobles getting early start at VSU". WALB.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[3] "National Signing Day 2016". GoArgos.com. February 2, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[4] Wachter, Jamie. "Valdosta State preview". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[5] "VSU's Nobles, Hilliard battling for time at quarterback". The Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[6] "UWF QB Nobles braces for return against former team". Pensacola News Journal. September 21, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[7] "UWF football: Austin Reed 'grown up' after beating Valdosta State". Pensacola News Journal. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[8] Algarin, Matt (July 31, 2017). "Football Gains Ground at UWF". Emerald Coast Magazine. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[9] "UWF football: Argos promote first quarterback to co-offensive coordinator". Pensacola News Journal. May 1, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[10] "West Florida title sweet for Nobles family". Florida Times-Union. November 10, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[11] Bernadeau, Patrick (December 14, 2022). "UWF Football: Kaleb Nobles to bring "love, character and integrity" to Argos". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[12] "'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.

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-'''Kaleb Nobles''' is an [[American football]] coach who is the head football coach at [[West Florida Argonauts football|West Florida]].
+'''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.
 ==Playing career==
-Nobles grew up [[Fitzgerald, Georgia]] and attended [[Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy (Georgia)|Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walb.com/story/16223300/fitzgeralds-nobles-getting-early-start-at-vsu/|title=Fitzgerald's Nobles getting early start at VSU|first=Shayne|last=Wright|website=WALB.com|date=December 9, 2011|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>
+Nobles grew up [[Fitzgerald, Georgia]] and attended [[Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy (Georgia)|Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walb.com/story/16223300/fitzgeralds-nobles-getting-early-start-at-vsu/|title=Fitzgerald's Nobles getting early start at VSU|first=Shayne|last=Wright|website=WALB.com|date=December 9, 2011|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> As a senior, he completed 107-of-162 pass attempts for 1,481 yards and 15 touchdowns with four interceptions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goargos.com/sports/2016/2/2/FB_0202160851.aspx|title=National Signing Day 2016|website=GoArgos.com|date=February 2, 2016|access-date=December 28, 2022}}</ref>
-Nobles initially played college football at [[Valdosta State Blazers football|Valdosta State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/valdosta-state-preview/we0kHGevv1o6SJ7GBVnBWO/|title=Valdosta State preview|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/vsu-s-nobles-hilliard-battling-for-time-at-quarterback/article_1ec02968-c151-11e4-a908-c368dba3d574.html|title=VSU's Nobles, Hilliard battling for time at quarterback|work=[[The Valdosta Daily Times]]|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> Nobles ultimately redshirted the season and transferred to [[West Florida Argonauts football|West Florida]], which had just established its football program. He was named the starting quarterback for the Argonauts inaugural season.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=December 15, 2022|date=September 21, 2016|title=UWF QB Nobles braces for return against former team|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/2016/09/21/uwf-kaleb-nobles-braces-return-face-former-team/90771368/|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]}}</ref>
+Nobles initially played college football at [[Valdosta State Blazers football|Valdosta State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/valdosta-state-preview/we0kHGevv1o6SJ7GBVnBWO/|title=Valdosta State preview|first=Jamie|last=Wachter|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/vsu-s-nobles-hilliard-battling-for-time-at-quarterback/article_1ec02968-c151-11e4-a908-c368dba3d574.html|title=VSU's Nobles, Hilliard battling for time at quarterback|work=[[The Valdosta Daily Times]]|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> Nobles ultimately redshirted the season and transferred to [[West Florida Argonauts football|West Florida]], which had just established its football program. He was named the starting quarterback for the Argonauts inaugural season.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=December 15, 2022|date=September 21, 2016|title=UWF QB Nobles braces for return against former team|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/2016/09/21/uwf-kaleb-nobles-braces-return-face-former-team/90771368/|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]}}</ref> Nobles passed for 3,050 yards with 28 touchdowns and 18 interceptions in 11 games played in his final season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/2019/12/04/uwf-football-austin-reed-quarterbacks/4350002002/|title=UWF football: Austin Reed 'grown up' after beating Valdosta State|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 28, 2022}}</ref>
 ==Coaching career==
-Nobles began his coaching career as the quarterbacks coach at West Florida after graduating.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emeraldcoastmagazine.com/football-gains-ground-at-uwf/|title=Football Gains Ground at UWF|work=Emerald Coast Magazine|date=July 31, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator entering the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/2020/05/01/uwf-football-argos-promote-first-quarterback-co-offensive-coordinator/3068224001/|title=UWF football: Argos promote first quarterback to co-offensive coordinator|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> West Florida won the 2019 Division II National Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/2019/12/22/west-florida-title-sweet-for-nobles-family/2028894007/|title=West Florida title sweet for Nobles family|work=[[Florida Times-Union]]|date=November 10, 2021|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> Nobles was hired in an off-field role as the director of offensive player development at [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/college/university-west-florida/2022/12/14/uwf-football-kaleb-nobles-to-bring-love-character-and-integrity-to-argos/69723350007/|title=UWF Football: Kaleb Nobles to bring "love, character and integrity" to Argos|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|date=December 14, 2022|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>
+Nobles began his coaching career as the quarterbacks coach at West Florida after graduating.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emeraldcoastmagazine.com/football-gains-ground-at-uwf/|title=Football Gains Ground at UWF|first=Matt|last=Algarin|work=Emerald Coast Magazine|date=July 31, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator entering the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/2020/05/01/uwf-football-argos-promote-first-quarterback-co-offensive-coordinator/3068224001/|title=UWF football: Argos promote first quarterback to co-offensive coordinator|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> West Florida won the 2019 Division II National Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/2019/12/22/west-florida-title-sweet-for-nobles-family/2028894007/|title=West Florida title sweet for Nobles family|work=[[Florida Times-Union]]|date=November 10, 2021|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> Nobles was hired in an off-field role as the director of offensive player development at [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/college/university-west-florida/2022/12/14/uwf-football-kaleb-nobles-to-bring-love-character-and-integrity-to-argos/69723350007/|title=UWF Football: Kaleb Nobles to bring "love, character and integrity" to Argos|first=Patrick|last=Bernadeau|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|date=December 14, 2022|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>
-Nobles was hired as the head coach at West Florida on December 12, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/college/university-west-florida/2022/12/13/uwf-football-former-quarterback-kaleb-nobles-named-argos-head-coach-after-pete-shinnick-resignation/69723182007/|title=UWF Football: Former Quarterback Kaleb Nobles named Argos head coach|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|date=December 13, 2022|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>
+Nobles was hired as the head coach at West Florida on December 12, 2022.<ref name=argoshc>{{cite web|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/college/university-west-florida/2022/12/13/uwf-football-former-quarterback-kaleb-nobles-named-argos-head-coach-after-pete-shinnick-resignation/69723182007/|title=UWF Football: Former Quarterback Kaleb Nobles named Argos head coach|first=Greg|last=Hollis|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|date=December 13, 2022|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> The Argonauts went 8-4 in his first season as head coach and made the [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II playoffs]], where they lost to [[Delta State Statesmen football|Delta State]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/college/university-west-florida/2023/11/18/uwf-football-falls-in-first-round-of-ncaa-playoffs-to-delta-state/71616748007/|title='Really, really upset': UWF football overpowered by Delta State, season ends in first round of playoffs|work=[[Pensacola News Journal]]|date=November 18, 2023|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>
 ==Head coaching record==
-{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = both | poll1 = AFCA | poll2 = D2 }}
 {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
  | name      = [[West Florida Argonauts football|West Florida Argonauts]]
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  | championship =
  | year         = [[2023 NCAA Division II football season|2023]]
- | name         = [[2023 West Florida Argonauts football team|West Florida]]
+ | name         = West Florida
- | overall      =
+ | overall      = 8–4
- | conference   =
+ | conference   = 6–2
+ | confstanding = 3rd
+| bowlname     = [[NCAA Division II Football Championship|NCAA Division II First Round]]
+ | bowloutcome  = L
+ | bcsbowl      =
+ | ranking      = 23
+ | ranking2     = 22
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
+ | championship =
+ | year         = [[2024 NCAA Division II football season|2024]]
+ | name         = West Florida
+ | overall      = 7–2
+ | conference   = 5–1
  | confstanding =
  | bowlname     =
  | bowloutcome  =
  | bcsbowl      =
- | ranking      = no
+ | ranking      = 16
- | ranking2     = no
+ | ranking2     = 21
+}}
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
+ | name       = West Florida
+ | overall    = 15–6
+ | confrecord = 11–3
 }}
 {{CFB Yearly Record End
- | overall  = 0–0
+ | overall  = 15–6
  | bowls    = no
  | poll     = no
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 ==External links==
-*[https://vstateblazers.com/sports/football/roster/kaleb-nobles/2027 Valdosta State Blazers player bio]
+* [https://goargos.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/kaleb-nobles/1740 West Florida coach profile]
-*[https://goargos.com/sports/football/roster/kaleb-nobles/2971 West Florida Argonauts player bio]
+* [https://clemsontigers.com/coaches/kaleb-nobles/ Clemson profile]
+* [https://goargos.com/sports/football/roster/kaleb-nobles/2971 West Florida player profile]
+* [https://vstateblazers.com/sports/football/roster/kaleb-nobles/2027 Valdosta State player profile]
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+{{2012 Valdosta State Blazers football navbox}}
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+[[Category:American football quarterbacks]]
+[[Category:Clemson Tigers football coaches]]
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-[[Category:West Florida Argonauts football players]]
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+[[Category:West Florida Argonauts football players]]
+[[Category:People from Fitzgerald, Georgia]]
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