Sam Houston BearkatsHead coach

Phil Longo

57 Overall rating steady

Phil Longo has led Sam Houston since 2025, going 3-13 across 2 seasons.

Record since 2025: 3-13
Seasons: 2
Bowl trips: 0

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Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme3

Defensive scheme3

Game planning3

Situational management7

Leadership & results

Comeback factor1

Underdog edge1

Recent form6

Win rate1

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Phil Longo's most recent 16 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Sam Houston record by season

Phil Longo Sam Houston record by season since 2025
Season	Record	Result
2026	1-3	In progress
2025	2-10	No bowl

Records with Sam Houston since 2025, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

Phil Longo: Sam Houston head coach profile

Phil Longo is the Sam Houston head coach. This profile covers Phil Longo's record and season-by-season results with Sam Houston, and connects to the Sam Houston program, the Big Ten teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Big Ten Championship Game on the Big Ten title race page.

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