Mike Jacobs (American football)

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.^[1][2] He was the head football coach for Lenoir–Rhyne University from 2020 to 2023.^[3][4][5] He was the head coach for the Notre Dame Falcons football team from 2016 to 2019.^[6][7] He also coached for Eastern Michigan, Wilmington, Purdue, and California (PA).^[8] He played college football for Ohio State as an offensive lineman and long snapper.^[8][9]

Mike Jacobs

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Mercer
Conference	SoCon
Record	11–3
Biographical details
Born	(1979-05-09) May 9, 1979 (age 46) Maumee, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater	Ohio State University (2001) Purdue University (2008)
Playing career
1997–2001	Ohio State
Position(s)	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–present	Mercer
Head coaching record
Overall	85–20
Tournaments	7–4 (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)

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 Seminfinal	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	8–1	1st (Piedmont)	L NCAA Division II Semifinal	4	7
Lenoir–Rhyne:		32–9	24–5
Mercer Bears (Southern Conference) (2024–present)
2024	Mercer	11–3	7–1	1st	L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal	8	7
2025	Mercer	0–0	0–0
Mercer:		11–3	7–1
Total:		85–20
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth