Mike Jacobs (American football)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Toledo |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 9, 1979 Maumee, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University (2001) Purdue University (2008) |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2001 | Ohio State |
| Positions | Offensive lineman, long snapper |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2003 | Eastern Michigan (GA) |
| 2004 | Wilmington (OL) |
| 2005–2007 | Purdue (GA) |
| 2008–2013 | California (PA) (DL) |
| 2014 | Notre Dame (OH) (DL) |
| 2015 | Notre Dame (OH) (DC) |
| 2016–2019 | Notre Dame (OH) |
| 2020–2023 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| 2024–2025 | Mercer |
| 2026–present | Toledo |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 94–23 |
| Tournaments | 7–4 (NCAA D-II Playoffs) 1–2 (NCAA D-I Playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MEC (2018, 2019) 1 SAC (2023) 3 SAC Piedmont Division (2020, 2022–2023) 2 SoCon (2024, 2025) | |
| Awards | |
| MEC Coach of the year (2018, 2019) SAC Coach of the Year (2023) SoCon Coach of the Year (2024, 2025) | |
Michael R. Jacobs (born May 9, 1979) is an American college football coach. He was named head football coach by the University of Toledo on December 10, 2025.[1][2]
Jacobs served previously as head coach at Notre Dame (OH), an NCAA Division II program, from 2016 to 2019,[3][4] Lenoir–Rhyne, also in Division II, from 2020 to 2023,[5][6] and Mercer, an FCS program, in 2024 and 2025.[7][8] Jacobs led all three to top-ten finishes in their respective divisions.
Prior to his first head coaching job, Jacobs served in a variety of assistant coaching roles at Eastern Michigan, Wilmington, Purdue, and California (PA).[9] He played college football for Ohio State from 1997 to 2001, as an offensive lineman and long snapper.[9][10]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA/STATS# | D2/Coaches'° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Falcons (Mountain East Conference) (2016–2019) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 9–2 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 8–3 | 8–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 13–1 | 10–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 4 | |||
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 12–2 | 9–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 10 | |||
| Notre Dame: | 42–8 | 35–5 | |||||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne Bears (South Atlantic Conference) (2020–2023) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1st (Piedmont) | |||||
| 2021 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 8–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2022 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 8–3 | 7–2 | T–1st (Piedmont) | |||||
| 2023 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 13–2 | 7–1 | T–1st (Piedmont) | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | 4 | 7 | ||
| Lenoir–Rhyne: | 32–9 | 23–5 | |||||||
| Mercer Bears (Southern Conference) (2024–2025) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Mercer | 11–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 8 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | Mercer | 9–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 17 | 18 | ||
| Mercer: | 20–6 | 15–1 | |||||||
| Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026 | Toledo | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Mercer: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 94–23 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Toledo has hired Mercer's Mike Jacobs as head coach". collegesportswire.usatoday.com. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ "Sources: Mike Jacobs Named Head Football Coach at Toledo".
- ^ "Mike Jacobs - Football Coach". Notre Dame College Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Notre Dame College football coach Mike Jacobs leaves for Lenoir-Rhyne; Mickey Mental named coach". News-Herald. December 22, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Hobbs, Chris (March 19, 2020). "College Football: Jacobs' debut as Lenoir-Rhyne head coach set for Sept. 5". Hobbs Daily Report - covering Catawba Valley Sports. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "L-R football hires Jacobs from Notre Dame (OH) as coach". News Herald. December 22, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Mercer Announces Mike Jacobs As Football Head Coach". Mercer University Athletics. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (March 3, 2025). "Mercer hires one of top Division II head coaches in Mike Jacobs". FootballScoop. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "Mike R. Jacobs - Football Coach". California University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Lenoir-Rhyne announces former Ohio State lineman as new head football coach". Hickory Daily Record. December 23, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2023.