| Noble Kizer | |
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| Kizer pictured in Debris 1931, Purdue yearbook
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 11, 1900 |
| Place of birth | near Plymouth, Indiana |
| Died | June 13, 1940 (aged 40) |
| Place of death | Lafayette, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| Football 1922–1924 Basketball 1924–1925 |
Notre Dame Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Guard (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1925–1929 1930–1936 |
Purdue (assistant) Purdue |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1933–1940 | Purdue |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 42–13–3 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Big Ten (1931–1932) | |
Noble E. "Nobe" Kizer (March 11, 1900 – June 13, 1940) was an American football and basketball player, football coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University from 1930 to 1936 and the school's athletic director from 1933 until his resignation in 1937. During his tenure as head coach, he won two Big Ten Conference titles and compiled a record of 42–13–3. Kizer was also the athletic director from 1933 until his death in 1940.
From 1922 to 1924, Kizer played right guard at Notre Dame University under Knute Rockne. In 1925, he became an assistant coach at Purdue under James Phelan and inherited the head coaching position upon Phelan's departure for the University of Washington. Kizer died on June 13, 1940 in Lafayette, Indiana from a kidney ailment and high blood pressure.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1930–1936) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Purdue | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1931 | Purdue | 9–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1932 | Purdue | 7–0–1 | 5–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1933 | Purdue | 6–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | Purdue | 5–3 | 3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1935 | Purdue | 4–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1936 | Purdue | 5–2–1 | 3–1–1 | T–4th | |||||
| Purdue: | 42–13–3 | 26–9–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 42–13–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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