University of West Florida

Kaleb Nobles was hired as the head football coach at UWF on Dec. 13, 2022. He became the second head coach in program history. 
 

COACHING CAREER

 
WEST FLORIDA - HEAD COACH (2023-Present)

• Coming into the 2025 season Coach Nobles holds a 15-7 record
• Nationally-ranked coming into the 2025 season - No. 11 (D2Football.com) and No.8 in the AFCA Poll. 
• Led the team to a 7-3 record in 2024
• The team had nine All-GSC selections
• Defensive end Traevon Mitchell was named the GSC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and and All-American
• Wide Receiver Corey Scott was named the GSC Co-Offensive Freshman of the Year
• Return Specialist Virgil Lemons was named an AFCA All-American as the top punt returner in the country. Lemons was also signed UDFA by the Tennessee Titans
• The team had its highest GPA in program history in 2025 of 3.01
• Went 8-4 in 2023 season
• Wide Receiver John Jiles and defensive end John McMullen were named first team All-Americans. McMullen was named the GSC Defensive Player of the Year
• Ralph Ortiz was named the 2023 GSC Defensive Freshman of the Year. 
• John Jiles signed as an UDFA with the NY Giants and was later signed to the practice squad with the New England Patriots 

 
CLEMSON - OFFENSIVE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT (2021-2022)

• Assisted with quarterbacks and wide receivers & all game planning and preparation
• Helped Clemson to an 11-2 record in 2022 and an ACC Championship
• Earned berth in Orange Bowl against Tennessee in 2022
• 10-3 record in 2021
• Won the Cheez-It Bowl in 2021
• Worked under head coach Dabo Swinney

 
WEST FLORIDA - QUARTERBACKS COACH/DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS (2017-2020)

• Spent three seasons under head coach Pete Shinnick
• Was named Co-Offensive Coordinator in 2020
• Argos went 13-2 in 2019 on their way to the NCAA National Championship
• Developed quarterback Austin Reed who was named the National Freshman of the Year in 2019. Reed threw for 4,089 yards and 40 touchdowns while also running for six scores. 
• In 2019 the quarterback group established a program records of 56.8-percent completion percentage, 148.6 passing efficiency and 411.9 total yards of offense per game. 
• Coached QB Mike Beaudry in 2017 who was named the Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year. 
• The 2017 team advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship game. 

 

PLAYING CAREER

• Played four seasons as a quarterback at Valdosta State University from 2012-2015; Appeared in 23 games and had six starts as a freshman and sophomore; threw for 2,009 yards and 19 touchdowns with the Blazers
• Transferred to West Florida in 2016 to join the startup program as QB; threw for 3,058 yards and 28 touchdowns
• Had six games with at least 300 yards passing, including a 503-yard, 6-TD performance in the win over Missouri S&T in the inaugural home game on Sept. 10, 2016. That passing mark ranks tenth all-time in GSC single-game history. He was also a GSC All-Academic selection that season.

 

PERSONAL

• Born in Jacksonville, Fla. and attended high school in Fitzgerald, Ga.
• Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Valdosta State
• Holds a Master’s degree in Health Leisure and Sport Science from UWF
• He and his wife, Katy – a former UWF women’s volleyball student-athlete and Argo alumnus, were married in June 2021. They welcomed their first child in August 2023.

 

QUOTES ABOUT COACH NOBLES

 
“Kaleb Nobles is UWF Football. First starting quarterback, a graduate assistant, quarterbacks coach, offensive coordinator and now Head Coach. I could not be happier for Kaleb and Katy as they come back to UWF. His love and passion for his players is evident and he will be a great leader of Argo Football.”
-- Pete Shinnick, Former UWF Head Coach
 
“This is an exciting time to welcome back an alumnus who has lived and breathed UWF Football. Kaleb is poised to take the foundation that he helped lay and continue the success for many years. There is not a better time to be an Argo Football fan.”
-- Dave Scott, UWF Athletics Director
 
“I am so happy for Kaleb Nobles. He was born to be a football coach and equipped to be a head coach. One of the main reasons I went and hired him from West Florida is I knew he would come in and really make us better. He has a high aptitude for the game, he’s passionate about it and is a great communicator. Having the opportunity to work with him these past two years has been really fun to see him up close to see how knowledgeable he is, how detailed he is, how good he is with people and what a great communicator he is. His knowledge of West Florida and his understanding of the scope of that job is exciting. I’m really happy for him and proud of him, and I don’t have any doubt that he will continue the great success and great tradition at the University of West Florida.”
-- Dabo Swinney, Clemson Head Coach