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Andy Talley

Coach

Inducted 2020

Date of Birth

4/6/1943

Birthplace

Bryn Mawr, PA

Schools

Villanova University (1985-2016)

St. Lawrence University (1979-1983)

Bio

Coach Andy Talley, Villanova’s all-time winningest coach, led the Wildcat football team to unprecedented success and a national title. Talley won an impressive 258 games during his 37-year coaching career at St. Lawrence and Villanova and becomes the first player or coach from either school to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Following his success at St. Lawrence, Villanova selected Talley to rebuild its football program after a four-year hiatus. He accomplished that task by winning 230 games during 32 seasons from 1985 through 2016. In 1997, Talley was named AFCA National Coach of the Year and received the Eddie Robinson Award honored as the top coach in the FCS. During his final season he led the Wildcats to a 12-1 record and a trip to the FCS quarterfinals. Talley guided the Wildcats to their first-ever national title in 2009, and Villanova made 12 appearances in the FCS playoffs. Under his watch, the team also won a share of six conference titles. He is the winningest coach in Colonial Athletic Association history with 142 victories.