15 Facts About Phil Longo

Phil Longo was born on April 17,1968 and is an American football coach who is the current head football coach of Sam Houston.

Phil Longo previously served as the offensive coordinator of the Wisconsin.

At the time of his departure, Phil Longo left as the winningest coach in school history while leading them to their first appearance in the New Jersey state playoffs and an undefeated championship season.

Phil Longo accepted an assistant coaching position at William Paterson as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator in 2000.

Phil Longo left in 2002 to be the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at La Salle and was named the head coach of the team in 2004.

Phil Longo joined the coaching staff at Southern Illinois in 2008 as the offensive coordinator.

Phil Longo joined the coaching staff at Youngstown State in 2010 as the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.

Phil Longo joined the coaching staff at Slippery Rock in 2011 as the wide receivers coach, where his wife Tanya worked as the head coach of the university's women's basketball team.

Phil Longo was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2012, and the team underwent a dramatic change in offense averaging 54.5 points a game.

Phil Longo was added to the coaching staff at Sam Houston State in 2014.

On December 15,2016, it was reported that Phil Longo was hired to be the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Mississippi.

Phil Longo was named the offensive coordinator at North Carolina in 2019.

On December 7,2022, it was reported that Phil Longo would be joining Luke Fickell's staff at Wisconsin as the offensive coordinator and QBs coach.

Phil Longo was named head coach at Sam Houston State in December 2024.

Unlike the standard air raid offense that is pass-heavy, Phil Longo's offense is designed so that it can be both pass or run oriented, and it's not decided which it is until the game.