Andy Talley Era
Villanova head coach Andy Talley has completed his 33rd season as a collegiate head coach, including his 28th at Villanova. The winningest coach in school history and the winningest coach in CAA history, Talley's Villanova record currently stands at an impressive 198-121-1. Throughout his Main Line career, Talley has guided the Wildcats to ten NCAA playoff appearances, six conference championships, three Lambert Meadowlands Cup, three ECAC Team of the Year awards. Included in the NCAA appearances is three NCAA semifinal appearances and the 2009 National Championship.
A graduate of Haverford (Pa.) High School just five minutes from the Villanova campus, Coach Talley is a native of Bryn Mawr. He can feel responsible for every facet of the Villanova program, having started it from scratch after he was hired on May 29, 1984 as the school's 29th head coach. Talley has led Villanova teams to NCAA FCS (Formerly Division I-AA) playoff appearances in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012. Following his National Championship success in 2009, Talley received numerous coaching honors. Highlighting the list was the AFCA National Coach of the Year Award. Talley also earned this award in 1997 and becomes just the 17th coach to win the award twice. He also garnered the 2009 CAA Coach of the Year, the Sportsman's Award from the Marine Corp Scholarship Foundation and the Maxwell Club President's Award. In 2008, Talley was named the AFCA Regional Coach of the Year, the Field Turf/Howie Long FCS National Coach of the Year and the Maxwell Club Coach of the Year. Talley's all-time College Coaching record stands at 218-135-2 including his 5 years at the helm of St Lawrence College where he had advanced to the D-III National Semifinals in 1982.
| Season | Head Coach | Overall Record | Conf. Record | Postseason | TSN ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Andy Talley | 5-0 | - | - | |
| 1986 | Andy Talley | 8-1 | - | - | |
| 1987 | Andy Talley | 6-4 | - | - | |
| 1988 | Andy Talley | 5-5-1 | 4-4 | ||
| 1989 | Andy Talley | 8-4 | 6-2* | NCAA FCS playoffs | |
| 1990 | Andy Talley | 6-5 | 5-3 | ||
| 1991 | Andy Talley | 10-2 | 7-1* | NCAA FCS payoffs | |
| 1992 | Andy Talley | 9-3 | 6-2 | NCAA FCS playoffs | |
| 1993 | Andy Talley | 3-8 | 1-7 | ||
| 1994 | Andy Talley | 5-6 | 2-6 | ||
| 1995 | Andy Talley | 3-8 | 2-6 | ||
| 1996 | Andy Talley | 8-4 | 6-2 | NCAA FCS playoffs | #12 |
| 1997 | Andy Talley | 12-1 | 8-0* | NCAA FCS Quarterfinals | #5 |
| 1998 | Andy Talley | 6-5 | 4-4 | ||
| 1999 | Andy Talley | 7-4 | 6-2 | ||
| 2000 | Andy Talley | 5-6 | 3-5 | ||
| 2001 | Andy Talley | 8-3 | 7-2* | #20 | |
| 2002 | Andy Talley | 11-4 | 6-3 | NCAA FCS Semifinals | #4 |
| 2003 | Andy Talley | 7-4 | 5-4 | #25 | |
| 2004 | Andy Talley | 6-5 | 3-5 | ||
| 2005 | Andy Talley | 4-6 | 2-6 | ||
| 2006 | Andy Talley | 6-5 | 5-3 | ||
| 2007 | Andy Talley | 7-4 | 5-3 | ||
| 2008 | Andy Talley | 10-3 | 7-1 | NCAA FCS Quarterfinals | #6 |
| 2009 | Andy Talley | 14-1 | 7-1* | NCAA FCS CHAMPIONS | #1 |
| 2010 | Andy Talley | 9-5 | 5-3 | NCAA FCS Semifinals | #3 |
| 2011 | Andy Talley | 2-9 | 1-7 | ||
| 2012 | Andy Talley | 8-4 | 6-2* | NCAA FCS Playoffs | #16 |
| 1985 - 2012 VILLANOVA RECORD: 198-121-1 | |||||
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