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.

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

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffsTSN/STATS#
St. Lawrence Saints (Independent College Athletic Conference) (1979–1983)
1979St. Lawrence3–61–34th
1980St. Lawrence5–41–3T–4th
1981St. Lawrence5–42–2T–3rd
1982St. Lawrence10–14–01stL NCAA Division III Semifinal
1983St. Lawrence5–3–13–0–11st
St. Lawrence:28–18–111–8–1
Villanova Wildcats (NCAA Division III independent) (1985–1986)
1985Villanova4–0
1986Villanova8–1
Villanova Wildcats (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1987)
1987Villanova6–4
Villanova Wildcats (Yankee Conference) (1988–1996)
1988Villanova5–5–14–4T–3rd
1989Villanova8–46–2T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1990Villanova6–55–3T–2nd
1991Villanova10–27–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1992Villanova9–36–22ndL NCAA Division I-AA First Round
1993Villanova3–81–76th (Mid-Atlantic)
1994Villanova5–62–65th (Mid-Atlantic)
1995Villanova3–82–65th (Mid-Atlantic)
1996Villanova8–46–2T–2nd (Mid-Atlantic)L NCAA Division I-AA First Round12
Villanova Wildcats (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1997–2006)
1997Villanova12–18–01st (Mid-Atlantic)L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal1
1998Villanova6–54–4T–2nd (Mid-Atlantic)
1999Villanova7–46–23rd
2000Villanova5–63–57th
2001Villanova8–37–2T–1st20
2002Villanova11–46–33rdL NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal4
2003Villanova7–45–4T–4th25
2004Villanova6–53–54th (South)
2005Villanova4–72–66th (South)
2006Villanova6–55–32nd (South)
Villanova Wildcats (Colonial Athletic Association) (2007–2016)
2007Villanova7–45–3T–3rd (South)
2008Villanova10–37–12nd (South)L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal6
2009Villanova14–17–1T–1st (South)W NCAA Division I Championship1
2010Villanova9–55–3T–3rdL NCAA Division I Semifinal3
2011Villanova2–91–710th
2012Villanova8–46–2T–1stL NCAA Division I First Round16
2013Villanova6–55–34th
2014Villanova11–37–12ndL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal7
2015Villanova6–55–3T–4th
2016Villanova9–46–2T–2ndL NCAA Division I Second Round11
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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