Mike Jacobs (American football)
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| 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]
