Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Jacobs, Omar
Omar Jacobs
- Induction:
- 2025
Jacobs earned three football letters for the Falcons, inclucding a record-setting 2004 season. After redshirting the 2002 season, he played in four games in 2003, spelling fellow BGSU Hall-of-Famer Josh Harris. Jacobs had an amazing 2004 campaign, when he was named the MAC’s Offensive Player of the Year.
Jacobs led the nation in touchdown passes that fall, with a then MAC-record 41, and he also led the entire country in points responsible for per game (22.5). A First-Team All-MAC selection, he was a CNNSI.com honorable mention All-American, and also  was named MVP of the 2004 GMAC Bowl.
In addition to TD passes, Jacobs also set a MAC single-season record with a total of 45 touchdowns responsible for, and he finished second nationally in total yards per game (358.5). Jacobs also was second in the country with 4,002 yards passing, and he was third nationally in passing efficiency (165.47). And, with 41 touchdown passes and just four interceptions, he set a record for the best TD-to-INT ratio in NCAA Division-I history. Jacobs completed a school-record 224 passes without an interception during the season.
A semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award in 2005, he tied for the MAC lead in total offense (294.8) and was second in passing yards (287.9), efficiency (150.9) and TD passes (26) despite missing several games due to injury. A second-team preseason All-American choice by The Sporting News, Jacobs also was a preseason candidate for the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.
He left BGSU after his junior year and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round. At the time, he was the all-time BGSU career leader in TD passes with 71, as well as the active NCAA career leader in total offense (295.6), passing yards per game (277.5) and passing efficiency (162.5).
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Jacobs led the nation in touchdown passes that fall, with a then MAC-record 41, and he also led the entire country in points responsible for per game (22.5). A First-Team All-MAC selection, he was a CNNSI.com honorable mention All-American, and also  was named MVP of the 2004 GMAC Bowl.
In addition to TD passes, Jacobs also set a MAC single-season record with a total of 45 touchdowns responsible for, and he finished second nationally in total yards per game (358.5). Jacobs also was second in the country with 4,002 yards passing, and he was third nationally in passing efficiency (165.47). And, with 41 touchdown passes and just four interceptions, he set a record for the best TD-to-INT ratio in NCAA Division-I history. Jacobs completed a school-record 224 passes without an interception during the season.
A semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award in 2005, he tied for the MAC lead in total offense (294.8) and was second in passing yards (287.9), efficiency (150.9) and TD passes (26) despite missing several games due to injury. A second-team preseason All-American choice by The Sporting News, Jacobs also was a preseason candidate for the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.
He left BGSU after his junior year and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round. At the time, he was the all-time BGSU career leader in TD passes with 71, as well as the active NCAA career leader in total offense (295.6), passing yards per game (277.5) and passing efficiency (162.5).
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