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]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Mercer |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Record | 10–2 |
| 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 |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman, long snapper |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2003 | Eastern Michigan (OL) |
| 2004 | Wilmington (OL) |
| 2005–2007 | Purdue (OL) |
| 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 | 84–19 |
| Tournaments | 7–4 (NCAA D-II 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
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10–1 | 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 | 35–6 | |||||||
| 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 | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I | ||||
| Mercer: | 10–2 | 7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 84–19 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Mercer Announces Mike Jacobs As Football Head Coach". Mercer University Athletics. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Mercer hires one of top Division II head coaches in Mike Jacobs" FootballScoop. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Mike Jacobs - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Hobbs, Chris (March 19, 2020). "College Football: Jacobs' debut as Lenoir-Rhyne head coach set for Sept. 5". Hobbs Daily Report - covering Catawba Valley Sports. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "L-R football hires Jacobs from Notre Dame (OH) as coach". News Herald. December 22, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Jacobs - Football Coach". Notre Dame College Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Notre Dame College football coach Mike Jacobs leaves for Lenoir-Rhyne; Mickey Mental named coach". News-Herald. December 22, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Mike R. Jacobs - Football Coach". California University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Lenoir-Rhyne announces former Ohio State lineman as new head football coach". Hickory Daily Record. December 23, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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