Gordon Sammis

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Gordon Sammis
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)
2023–2025UConn (OC)
2025UConn (interim HC)
2026–present TCU (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall0–1
Bowls0–1

Gordon Sammis is an American college football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for the TCU Horned Frogs.

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Playing career

Sammis 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

Sammis 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

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
UConn Huskies (NCAA Division I FBS independent)(2025)
2025 UConn 0–1L Fenway
UConn:0–1
Total:0–1

References

  1. 1 2 Sugam, Matt (July 10, 2015). "Ex-Immaculata football star climbing coaching ladder". Central New Jersey News. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ Yanda, Steve (December 30, 2011). "Virginia graduate assistant Gordie Sammis to become TE coach at Columbia". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Zbierski, Dalton. "Gordon Sammis named UConn Football's new offensive coordinator". FOX61.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ Bonjour, Doug (December 8, 2021). "UConn football hiring Gordon Sammis as offensive line coach". CT Insider. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sammis Named Lafayette Offensive Line Coach". Lafayette College Athletics. January 10, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ Serritella, Ric. "Football: Gordon Sammis Named UConn Football Offensive Line Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Amore, Dom (December 8, 2021). "UConn football names Gordon Sammis new offensive line coach". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Adamec, Carl. "UConn football coach Jim Mora names Gordon Sammis as new offensive coordinator". CT Insider. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  10. ↑ Opiyo, Cabral. "Who Is Gordon Sammis? Everything To Know About the UConn Interim Head Coach". Pro Football Network. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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