Mike Jacobs (American football)

Mike Jacobs
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamToledo
ConferenceMAC
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1979-05-09) May 9, 1979
Maumee, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materOhio State University (2001)
Purdue University (2008)
Playing career
1997–2001Ohio State
PositionsOffensive lineman, long snapper
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2003Eastern Michigan (GA)
2004Wilmington (OL)
2005–2007Purdue (GA)
2008–2013California (PA) (DL)
2014Notre Dame (OH) (DL)
2015Notre Dame (OH) (DC)
2016–2019Notre Dame (OH)
2020–2023Lenoir–Rhyne
2024–2025Mercer
2026–presentToledo
Head coaching record
Overall94–23
Tournaments7–4 (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.