Phil Longo
In his own words
The best thing about him from an athletic and a physicality standpoint is that he knows what he i s capable of, he does a really good job of trying to steer clear of doing some things that may not be in his wheelhouse, he plays within his own ability and makes rea lly good decisions, and when you are talking about a quarterback and those two things you’ve got a shot to win each game you play
Career arc
His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.
Reached Regional Program in his 1st career season — faster than 20% of the 925 FBS coaches who have ever reached Regional Program (rank #1 of 925 by seasons-to-arrival).
Style position and drift
Where each stint’s offense sat between run-first and pass-first, and how far it moved from one season to the next. The band is that stint’s real season-to-season range, not a fixed-width box.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
His own effect, isolated
A statistical estimate of this coach’s contribution to team performance, separated from that season’s roster talent, returning production, and his coordinators — pooled across his whole head-coaching career.
Model fit as of 2026-09-04.
Coaching career
3rd-best Sam Houston tenure of 3 by the numbers.
Underperforms his recruiting talent, on both sides of the ball.
Followed K.C. Keeler (2023–2024).
| Season | 2025 | 2026 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||
| Record | 2–10 | 0–0 | |
| Postseason | — | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #122 | #126 | |
| Style — pass rate | |||
| Pass rate | 51.3 | 59.6 | |
| Coordinators | |||
| OC | Zack Patterson | Zack Patterson | |
| DC | Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay | Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||
| Offense | 6 | 67 | |
| Defense | 8 | 67 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only) | |||
| 1st-down pass% | 44.1 | 66.7 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 50.8 | 66.7 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 27.3 | — | |
A portal-built roster.
Typical size for position, once adjusted for position mix.
Recruits younger transfers than most — more of a development bet.
AI Narratives — “Sam Houston — stat check”.
Phil Longo
Offensive coordinator across 3 programs, 3 stints, before and after wearing the head-coach hat — every season measured on the same axis, whether he personally ran the unit or someone else did.