Andy Talley

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Andy Talley
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
Overall257–155–2
Tournaments11–10 (NCAA D-I-AA/FCS playoffs)
1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division I (2009)
2 ICAC (1982–1983)
2 Yankee (1989, 1991)
2 A-10 (1997, 2001)
2 CAA (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 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.

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Biography

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]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs TSN/STATS#
St. Lawrence Saints (Independent College Athletic Conference)(1979–1983)
1979 St. Lawrence3–61–34th
1980 St. Lawrence5–41–3T–4th
1981 St. Lawrence5–42–2T–3rd
1982 St. Lawrence10–14–01stL NCAA Division III Semifinal
1983 St. Lawrence5–3–13–0–11st
St. Lawrence:28–18–111–8–1
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 5–5–14–4T–3rd
1989 Villanova 8–46–2T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1990 Villanova 6–55–3T–2nd
1991 Villanova 10–27–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1992 Villanova 9–36–22ndL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1993 Villanova 3–81–76th (Mid-Atlantic)
1994 Villanova 5–62–65th (Mid-Atlantic)
1995 Villanova 3–82–65th (Mid-Atlantic)
1996 Villanova 8–46–2T–2nd (Mid-Atlantic)L NCAA Division I-AA First Round 12
Villanova Wildcats (Atlantic 10 Conference)(1997–2006)
1997 Villanova 12–18–01st (Mid-Atlantic)L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 1
1998 Villanova 6–54–4T–2nd (Mid-Atlantic)
1999 Villanova 7–46–23rd
2000 Villanova 5–63–57th
2001 Villanova 8–37–2T–1st20
2002 Villanova 11–46–33rdL NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 4
2003 Villanova 7–45–4T–4th25
2004 Villanova 6–53–54th (South)
2005 Villanova 4–72–66th (South)
2006 Villanova 6–55–32nd (South)
Villanova Wildcats (Colonial Athletic Association)(2007–2016)
2007 Villanova 7–45–3T–3rd (South)
2008 Villanova 10–37–12nd (South)L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 6
2009 Villanova 14–17–1T–1st (South)W NCAA Division I Championship 1
2010 Villanova 9–55–3T–3rdL NCAA Division I Semifinal 3
2011 Villanova 2–91–710th
2012 Villanova 8–46–2T–1stL NCAA Division I First Round 16
2013 Villanova 6–55–34th
2014 Villanova 11–37–12ndL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 7
2015 Villanova 6–55–3T–4th
2016 Villanova 9–46–2T–2ndL NCAA Division I Second Round 11
Villanova:229–137–1142–93
Total:257–155–2
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth
  • #Rankings from final Sports Network Poll.

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References

  1. ↑ "Talley out to rebuild at 'Nova". Courier-Post . Camden, New Jersey. May 30, 1984. p. 17. Retrieved November 1, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ Jensen, Mike (March 11, 2020). "Andy Talley named to College Football Hall of Fame". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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