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.
Jacobs served previously as head coach at Notre Dame (OH), an NCAA Division II program, from 2016 to 2019, Lenoir–Rhyne, also in Division II, from 2020 to 2023, and Mercer, an FCS program, in 2024 and 2025. 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). He played college football for Ohio State from 1997 to 2001, as an offensive lineman and long snapper.