| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1943-04-06) April 6, 1943 (age 81) |
| Playing career | |
| 1963–1966 | Southern Connecticut State |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1967–1968 | Simsbury HS (CT) (assistant) |
| 1969 | Springfield (MA) (DB) |
| 1970–1972 | Middlebury (OB) |
| 1973–1978 | Brown (OB) |
| 1979–1983 | St. Lawrence |
| 1985–2016 | Villanova |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 257–155–2 |
| Tournaments | 11–10 (NCAA D-I-AA/FCS playoffs) 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1NCAA Division I (2009) 2ICAC (1982–1983) 2Yankee (1989, 1991) 2A-10 (1997, 2001) 2CAA (2009, 2012) | |
| Awards | |
| 5× AFCA Regional Coach of the Year (1982, 1991, 1997, 2008–2009) 2× New York Sportswriters/ECAC Coach of the Year (1982, 1991) 2× AFCA National Coach of the Year (1997, 2009) Eddie Robinson Award (1997) A-10 Coach of the Year (1997) | |
| Records | |
| Winningest coach in Villanova history Winningest coach in CAA history | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2020 (profile) | |
Andrew J. Talley (born April 6, 1943) is a retired American football coach. He served as the head football coach at St. Lawrence UniversityinCanton, New York from 1979 to 1983 and Villanova University from 1985 to 2016, compiling a career college football coaching record of 257–155–2.
Talley was hired by Villanova in 1984 to revive the Wildcats football program, which had been dormant since 1980.[1] 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.[2]
| 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: | 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: | 229–137–1 | 142–93 | |||||||
| Total: | 257–155–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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