Rayner Noble
| Rayner Noble | |
|---|---|
 Rayner Noble at Cougar Field | |
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
| Current position | |
| Annual salary | $120,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 7, 1961 Crowell, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1980-1983 1983-1984 1985-1986 1986-1987 |
Houston Cougars Daytona Beach Astros Columbus Astros Tucson Toros |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987-1990 1991-1994 1994-2010 |
Houston Cougars (Assistant) Rice Owls (Assistant) Houston Cougars |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 526-388 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships C-USA Championship (1997) C-USA Regular Season Championship (1999) C-USA Championship (2000) C-USA Regular Season Championship (2000) C-USA Regular Season Championship (2002) C-USA Championship (2008) | |
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Awards C-USA Baseball Coach of the Year (1999) C-USA Baseball Coach of the Year (2000) South Central Region Coach of the Year (2002) | |
James Rayner Noble (born August 7, 1961) is an American former baseball coach and player.
He last served as NCAA Division I college baseball head coach at the University of Houston. In 13 years of coaching Houston Cougars baseball, he is the winningest coach in Cougars history. Noble's coaching career record is 491-354 (.581).
A native Houstonian, Noble attended Spring Woods High School and holds both a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Houston.
From 1983 to 1987, Noble played Minor League Baseball in the Houston Astros organization.[1]
Noble wore one of the highest numbers in college baseball (#85, as opposed to his playing #9), which he said he wore to remind himself of becoming a Christian in 1985.[citation needed]
After suffering the first consecutive losing seasons of his career, Noble was fired on June 4, 2010. [2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Cougars (Southwest Conference) (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Houston | 26-29 | 6-18 | 7th | — | ||||
| 1996 | Houston | 29-28 | 9-15 | t-6th | — | ||||
| Houston Cougars (Conference USA) (1997–Present) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Houston | 40-23 | 19-8 | 2nd | South I Regional | ||||
| 1998 | Houston | 34-25 | 21-6 | 2nd | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 1999 | Houston | 40-24 | 20-7 | 1st | Houston Regional | ||||
| 2000 | Houston | 48-18 | 21-4 | 1st | Houston Super Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Houston | 29-30 | 20-7 | 2nd | Houston Regional | ||||
| 2002 | Houston | 48-17 | 22-7 | 1st | Austin Super Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Houston | 37-30 | 18-12 | 4th | Houston Super Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Houston | 30-29 | 19-11 | t-4th | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 2005 | Houston | 29-30 | 16-13 | 5th | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 2006 | Houston | 39-22 | 18-6 | 2nd | Norman Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Houston | 28-28 | 12-12 | t-4th | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Houston | 42-24 | 14-10 | 4th | College Station Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Houston | 27-30 | 13-11 | 3rd | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Houston | 25-32 | 11-13 | 5th | C-USA Tournament | ||||
| Houston: | 526-388 | 245-160 | |||||||
| Total: | 526-388 | ||||||||
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National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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References
- ↑ "Rayner Noble". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ↑ Berman, Mark (2010-06-04). "Noble No Longer UH Baseball Coach". KRIV. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
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