Mike Jacobs (American football)

Mike Jacobs
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMercer
ConferenceSoCon
Record11–3
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
Position(s)Offensive 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–presentMercer
Head coaching record
Overall85–20
Tournaments7–4 (NCAA D-II Playoffs) 1-1 (NCAA FCS Playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MEC (2018–2019)
1 SAC (2023)
3 SAC Piedmont Division (2020, 2022–2023)
1 SoCon (2024)

Michael R. Jacobs (born May 9, 1979) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Mercer University, a position he has held since 2024. He was the head football coach for Lenoir–Rhyne University from 2020 to 2023. He was the head coach for the Notre Dame Falcons football team from 2016 to 2019. He also coached for Eastern Michigan, Wilmington, Purdue, and California (PA). He played college football for Ohio State as an offensive lineman and long snapper.