In his sophomore season in 2019, Philpot suffered a foot injury and only played in the first and last games of the regular season where he had four receptions for 87 yards and one touchdown. However, he played in all four post-season games where he had 14 catches for 234 yards and one touchdown. In the 55th Vanier Cup game, he had four catches for 52 yards as the Dinos defeated the Montreal Carabins and Philpot won his first national championship.
