Last week Sam Houston State fired head football coach Phil Longo after a nearly two season record of 3-17. Here's a look at the Sam Houston State Bearkats football program since they joined the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2023, both under the last two seasons with KC Keller (2023-2024) and Phil Longo (2025-2026).
Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the Sam Houston State Bearkats football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
Phil Longo [2025-2026] Contract
2025
The Bearkats finished
the regular season at 2-10. The Bearkats played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that Sam Houston State's SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation from the "league" average SOS. Sam Houston State's best regular season win
was against #50 ranked Oregon State by a
score of (21-17) and their worst regular season loss was to #115 ranked Middle Tennessee State by a
score of (17-31). Sam Houston State was the #135 ranked team overall, with the #130 ranked
offense and the #136 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
2026
The Bearkats are currently at 1-7 when Longo was fired. Sam Houston State played
against an “average” strength of schedule
(SOS). The Bearkats only regular season win to date was against FCS Nicolls State by a
score of (59-0) and their worst regular season loss was to currently ranked #117 Missouri State by a
score of (3-24). Sam Houston State currently is the #104 ranked team overall, with the #110 ranked
offense and the #81 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
2026 NCAA FBS Head Coach Firings