Former St. Lawrence University football coach Andy Talley will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame at the 63^rd NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas at the Aria Resort and Casino Las Vegas this evening, December 7, 2021.
 
Talley, who coached at St. Lawrence from 1979-1984, coached the 1982 Saints football team that was inducted into the St. Lawrence Hall of Fame in 2007. He becomes the first coach in St. Lawrence history to be inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Just the second undefeated and untied team in St. Lawrence football history, the 1982 team won the Lambert Bowl, was ECAC Team of the Year and advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament semifinals in a record-setting year.

The 1982 team went 9-0-0 in its regular season, winning the ICAC Championship and averaging over 30 points per game. It staged a thrilling comeback in an NCAA quarterfinal game against Wagner to set the record for wins in a season at 10. The Saints trailed Wagner 34-13 in the second half, but scored 30 points in 14 minutes to win 43-34 and advance to the NCAA semifinals before its season was ended in a highly competitive loss to Augustana College.

Talley was named the 1982 District I Coach of the Year and the team set records for points in a season with 341, total offense with 4698 yards and rushing attempts with 568. Quarterback Mark Ferrante set records for passing yards with 2042, completions with 156 and total offense with 2358 yards, fullback Keith Henry set records for yards rushing in a game with 229 against RPI and in a season with 1342 and halfback Lelan Rodgers set the record for touchdowns in a season with 12.

The team included six All America players, guard Jim Smith, tackle Ed Szott, Henry, linebacker Steve Kuno, Ferrante and tight end Craig Gleason and dominated the league and ECAC post-season all star teams.

Andy Talley's Induction Interview – December 6, 2021

Talley moved on to coach 32 seasons at Villanova, posting a record of 229-137-1 and led the Wildcats to a National Championship in 2009. Talley now successfully operates his non-profit foundation, The Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation, which he started in November of 2010. For more information regarding the great work that the foundation has been doing, follow this link.

Click here for the link to the NFF Annual Awards Dinner, which will be streamed live, starting at 7:00 p.m. PT (10:00 p.m. ET) on Tuesday. We anticipate the Scholar-Athlete portion will start at approximately 7:30 p.m. PT, the 2020 Hall of Fame Class at 9 p.m. PT and the 2021 Hall of Fame Class at 9:30 p.m. PT.
 
Congratulations, Coach Talley!