| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | West Florida |
| Conference | GSC |
| Record | 25–9 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 31–32) [1] Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2012–2015 | Valdosta State |
| 2016 | West Florida |
| Position | 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 | 25–9 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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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.
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° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2025 | West Florida | 10–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 9 | 10 | ||
| West Florida: | 25–9 | 13–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–9 | ||||||||