# Andy Talley

Andrew J. Talley (born April 6, 1943) is a retired American football coach. He served as the head football coach at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York from 1979 to 1983 and Villanova University from 1985 to 2016, compiling a career college football coaching record of 257–155–2.

## Biography

Talley was hired by Villanova in 1984 to revive the Wildcats football program, which had been dormant since 1980. In 1997, he won the AFCA Coach of the Year Award and the Eddie Robinson Award. Talley led his 2009 Villanova team to an NCAA Division I Football Championship. He is a 1967 graduate of Southern Connecticut State University, where he played college football as a defensive back. Talley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2020.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN/STATS$^#$ |
| St. Lawrence Saints (Independent College Athletic Conference) (1979–1983) |||||||
| 1979 | St. Lawrence | 3–6 | 1–3 | 4th | | |
| 1980 | St. Lawrence | 5–4 | 1–3 | T–4th | | |
| 1981 | St. Lawrence | 5–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | | |
| 1982 | St. Lawrence | 10–1 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | |
| 1983 | St. Lawrence | 5–3–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | | |
| St. Lawrence: | St. Lawrence: | 28–18–1 | 11–8–1 | | | |
| Villanova Wildcats (NCAA Division III independent) (1985–1986) |||||||
| 1985 | Villanova | 4–0 | | | | |
| 1986 | Villanova | 8–1 | | | | |
| Villanova Wildcats (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1987) |||||||
| 1987 | Villanova | 6–4 | | | | |
| Villanova Wildcats (Yankee Conference) (1988–1996) |||||||
| 1988 | Villanova | 5–5–1 | 4–4 | T–3rd | | |
| 1989 | Villanova | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | |
| 1990 | Villanova | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd | | |
| 1991 | Villanova | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | |
| 1992 | Villanova | 9–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | |
| 1993 | Villanova | 3–8 | 1–7 | 6th (Mid-Atlantic) | | |
| 1994 | Villanova | 5–6 | 2–6 | 5th (Mid-Atlantic) | | |
| 1995 | Villanova | 3–8 | 2–6 | 5th (Mid-Atlantic) | | |
| 1996 | Villanova | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Mid-Atlantic) | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 12 |
| Villanova Wildcats (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1997–2006) |||||||
| 1997 | Villanova | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st (Mid-Atlantic) | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 1 |
| 1998 | Villanova | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–2nd (Mid-Atlantic) | | |
| 1999 | Villanova | 7–4 | 6–2 | 3rd | | |
| 2000 | Villanova | 5–6 | 3–5 | 7th | | |
| 2001 | Villanova | 8–3 | 7–2 | T–1st | | 20 |
| 2002 | Villanova | 11–4 | 6–3 | 3rd | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | 4 |
| 2003 | Villanova | 7–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | | 25 |
| 2004 | Villanova | 6–5 | 3–5 | 4th (South) | | |
| 2005 | Villanova | 4–7 | 2–6 | 6th (South) | | |
| 2006 | Villanova | 6–5 | 5–3 | 2nd (South) | | |
| Villanova Wildcats (Colonial Athletic Association) (2007–2016) |||||||
| 2007 | Villanova | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd (South) | | |
| 2008 | Villanova | 10–3 | 7–1 | 2nd (South) | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 6 |
| 2009 | Villanova | 14–1 | 7–1 | T–1st (South) | W NCAA Division I Championship | 1 |
| 2010 | Villanova | 9–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd | L NCAA Division I Semifinal | 3 |
| 2011 | Villanova | 2–9 | 1–7 | 10th | | |
| 2012 | Villanova | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 16 |
| 2013 | Villanova | 6–5 | 5–3 | 4th | | |
| 2014 | Villanova | 11–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 7 |
| 2015 | Villanova | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | | |
| 2016 | Villanova | 9–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 11 |
| Villanova: | Villanova: | 229–137–1 | 142–93 | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 257–155–2 | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth |||||||
| $^#$Rankings from final Sports Network Poll. |||||||