| Mike Jacobs | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Mercer |
| Current Conference: | SoCon |
| Current Record: | 0–0 |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Maumee, Ohio, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1997–2001 |
| Player Team1: | Ohio State |
| Player Positions: | Offensive lineman, long snapper |
| Alma Mater: | Ohio State University (2001) Purdue University (2008) |
| Coach Years1: | 2002–2003 |
| Coach Team1: | Eastern Michigan (OL) |
| Coach Years2: | 2004 |
| Coach Team2: | Wilmington (OL) |
| Coach Years3: | 2005–2007 |
| Coach Team3: | Purdue (OL) |
| Coach Years4: | 2008–2013 |
| Coach Team4: | California (PA) (DL) |
| Coach Years5: | 2014 |
| Coach Team5: | Notre Dame (OH) (DL) |
| Coach Years6: | 2015 |
| Coach Team6: | Notre Dame (OH) (DC) |
| Coach Years7: | 2016–2019 |
| Coach Team7: | Notre Dame (OH) |
| Coach Years8: | 2020–2023 |
| Coach Team8: | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| Coach Years9: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team9: | Mercer |
| Overall Record: | 74–17 |
| Tournament Record: | 7–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Championships: | 2 MEC (2018–2019) 1 SAC (2023) 3 SAC Piedmont Division (2020, 2022–2023) |
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.[9]