Gordon Sammis

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Gordon Sammis
Current position
TitleInterim Head Coach
Team UConn
Conference Independent
Playing career
2003–2007 Virginia
Position Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2012Virginia (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)
2025–presentUConn (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall0–0
Bowls0–0

Gordon Sammis is an American football coach who is currently the interim head coach for the UConn Huskies.

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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] Going into the 2019 season, Sammis joined William & Mary, to coach the team's offensive line. [5] Before the start of the 2022 season, Sammis was hired as the offensive line coach for the UConn Huskies. [6] Heading into the 2024 season, he was promoted by UConn to serve as the team's offensive coordinator. [7] [8] On November 26, 2025, Sammis was named the Huskies interim head coach after Jim Mora left to take the Colorado State head coaching job. [9]

References

  1. Sugam, Matt. "Ex-Immaculata football star climbing coaching ladder". Central New Jersey News. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. Yanda, Steve. "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. "UConn football hiring Gordon Sammis as offensive line coach". CT Insider. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  5. Serritella, Ric. "Football: Gordon Sammis Named UConn Football Offensive Line Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  6. Amore, Dom. "UConn football names Gordon Sammis new offensive line coach". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  7. Arruda, Joe. "UConn football notes: Sammis' offense not there yet but no alarm bells yet as Huskies camp grinds on". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  8. Adamec, Carl. "UConn football coach Jim Mora names Gordon Sammis as new offensive coordinator". CT Insider. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  9. Opiyo, Cabral. "Who Is Gordon Sammis? Everything To Know About the UConn Interim Head Coach". Pro Football Network. Retrieved November 27, 2025.