Noble Kizer
Noble Kizer went 42–13–3 as a head coach, 1930–1936, at Purdue. Share
- Record
- 42–13–3 career
- Seasons
- 7
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1932 7–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Purdue | 6–2 | 3rd | |||
| 1931 | Purdue | 9–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1932 | Purdue | 7–0–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1933 | Purdue | 6–1–1 | 4th | |||
| 1934 | Purdue | 5–3 | 4th | |||
| 1935 | Purdue | 4–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 1936 | Purdue | 5–2–1 | T–4th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
Players he coached
Paul MossConsensus All‑American, 1932- Duane PurvisConsensus All‑American, 1933
- Johnny DrakeNo. 10 pick, 1937
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 13–4–1 | 75% |
| Conference games | 38 | 26–9–3 | 72% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 24 | 14–7–3 | 65% |
| At home | 23 | 17–5–1 | 76% |
| On the road | 35 | 25–8–2 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 50 | 39–9–2 | 80% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 8 | 3–4–1 | 44% |
His own 58 games on file, 1930–1936, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossie Solem 1932–1936 | 4–1 | Iowa | 5 | |
| Clark Shaughnessy 1933–1936 | 4–0 | Chicago | 4 | |
| Clarence Spears 1932–1935 | 3–1 | Wisconsin | 4 | |
| Bernie Bierman 1932–1936 | 1–2–1 | Minnesota | 4 | |
| Bo McMillin 1932–1936 | 1–2–1 | Kansas State, Indiana | 4 | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1930–1932 | 3–0 | Chicago | 3 | |
| Billy Hayes 1931–1933 | 3–0 | Indiana | 3 | |
| Jimmy Crowley 1934–1936 | 2–1 | Fordham | 3 |
Noble Kizer’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Chicagoseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Iowaseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Wisconsinseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Indianaseries | 7 | 3–3–1 |
| Carnegie Mellonseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Minnesotaseries | 4 | 1–2–1 |
| Northwesternseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Fordhamseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | Purdue | Assistant coach | |
| 1930–36 | Purdue | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- James PhelanPurdue
Assistants who became head coaches
- Mal ElwardGrinnell, Purdue, John Carroll
- Frank CarideoMissouri
- Elmer BurnhamPurdue, Rochester (NY)
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Phelan | Purdue | 1925–29 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Elward | Purdue, 1930–36: assistant coach | Grinnell, Purdue, John Carroll | |
| Frank Carideo | Purdue, 1931: assistant coach | Missouri | |
| Elmer Burnham | Purdue, 1935–36: freshman coach | Purdue, Rochester (NY) |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.