Gordon Sammis is an American college football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for the TCU Horned Frogs.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive coordinator |
| Team | TCU |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (2007, 2012) |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2007 | Virginia |
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2012 | Virginia (GA) |
| 2013–2014 | Columbia (OL/TE) |
| 2015–2016 | VMI (OL) |
| 2017–2018 | Lafayette (OL) |
| 2019–2021 | William & Mary (OL) |
| 2022–2023 | UConn (OL) |
| 2024–2025 | UConn (OC) |
| 2025 | UConn (interim HC) |
| 2026–present | TCU (OC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Playing career
editSammis played high school football at Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey. He played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[1]
Coaching career
editSammis got his first collegiate coaching job in 2010 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Virginia.[1] Going into the 2013 season, he was hired by Columbia to serve as the team's offensive line and tight ends coach.[2] In 2015, Sammis joined VMI as the offensive line coach.[3] In 2017, he was hired by Lafayette to serve as the team's offensive line coach.[4][5] Going into the 2019 season, Sammis joined William & Mary, to coach the team's offensive line.[6] Before the start of the 2022 season, Sammis was hired as the offensive line coach for the UConn Huskies.[7] Heading into the 2024 season, he was promoted by UConn to serve as the team's offensive coordinator.[8][9] On November 26, 2025, Sammis was named the Huskies interim head coach after Jim Mora left to take the Colorado State head coaching job.[10] On December 11, 2025, TCU hired Sammis to serve as their offensive coordinator beginning in 2026.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn Huskies (NCAA Division I FBS independent) (2025) | |||||||||
| 2025 | UConn | 0–1 | L Fenway | ||||||
| UConn: | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 0–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- 1 2 Sugam, Matt (July 10, 2015). "Ex-Immaculata football star climbing coaching ladder". Central New Jersey News. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ Yanda, Steve (December 30, 2011). "Virginia graduate assistant Gordie Sammis to become TE coach at Columbia". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ Zbierski, Dalton. "Gordon Sammis named UConn Football's new offensive coordinator". FOX61.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ Bonjour, Doug (December 8, 2021). "UConn football hiring Gordon Sammis as offensive line coach". CT Insider. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Sammis Named Lafayette Offensive Line Coach". Lafayette College Athletics. January 10, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ Serritella, Ric. "Football: Gordon Sammis Named UConn Football Offensive Line Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ Amore, Dom (December 8, 2021). "UConn football names Gordon Sammis new offensive line coach". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ Arruda, Joe (August 13, 2025). "UConn football notes: Sammis' offense not there yet but no alarm bells yet as Huskies camp grinds on". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ Adamec, Carl. "UConn football coach Jim Mora names Gordon Sammis as new offensive coordinator". CT Insider. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ↑ Opiyo, Cabral. "Who Is Gordon Sammis? Everything To Know About the UConn Interim Head Coach". Pro Football Network. Retrieved November 27, 2025.