S. Woodrow Sponaugle

S. Woodrow Sponaugle
Biographical details
Born	September 24, 1915; Marshall, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 30, 1967 (aged 51); Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1934–1936	Franklin & Marshall
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1937	Emmaus HS (PA) (assistant)
1938–1940	Columbia HS (PA)
1941–1942	Newark Academy (NJ)
1943–1947	J. P. McCaskey HS (PA)
1948–1962	Franklin & Marshall
Basketball
1938–1941	Columbia HS (PA)
1941–1943	Newark Academy (NJ)
1948–1963	Franklin & Marshall
Track
1938–1941	Columbia HS (PA)
1941–1943	Newark Academy (NJ)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1967	Franklin & Marshall
Head coaching record
Overall	59–58–6 (college football); 141–140 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	First-team Little All-American (1935)

Solomon Woodrow Sponaugle (September 24, 1915 – April 30, 1967) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach.

Biography[edit]

Sponaugle was born on September 24, 1915, in Marshall, West Virginia, to William Okey Sponaugle and Emma Warner. He and his family moved to a farm near Hershey, Pennsylvania. Sponaugle graduated from Hershey High School in 1933.

Sponaugle served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He held that position for 15 seasons, from 1948 until 1962. His football coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 59–58–6.^[1] He previously taught at a Lancaster County high school.

Sponaugle died on April 30, 1967, at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after a long illness.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (NCAA College Division independent) (1948–1957)
1948	Franklin & Marshall	5–3–1
1949	Franklin & Marshall	2–5–2
1950	Franklin & Marshall	9–0
1951	Franklin & Marshall	5–4
1952	Franklin & Marshall	7–1
1953	Franklin & Marshall	5–2
1954	Franklin & Marshall	3–5
1955	Franklin & Marshall	2–6
1956	Franklin & Marshall	5–2–1
1957	Franklin & Marshall	4–2–1
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1958–1962)
1958	Franklin & Marshall	5–4	3–1	NA (College–Southern)
1959	Franklin & Marshall	4–3–1	1–2–1	NA (College–Southern)
1960	Franklin & Marshall	2–6	1–2	NA (College–Southern)
1961	Franklin & Marshall	1–7	0–3	NA (College–Southern)
1962	Franklin & Marshall	0–8	0–5	10th est(College–Southern)
Franklin & Marshall:		59–58–6	5–13–1
Total:		59–58–6

References[edit]

^ DeLassus, David. "Franklin & Marshall Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
^ "Woody Sponaugle Dies, Coach, Dies At 51". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. May 1, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Woody Sponaugle Dies Dies At 51 (continued)". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. May 1, 1967. p. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Franklin-Marshall Athletic Director Sponaugle Dies". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. May 1, 1967. p. 7. Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

External links[edit]

S. Woodrow Sponaugle at Find a Grave

[1] DeLassus, David. "Franklin & Marshall Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2011.

[2] "Woody Sponaugle Dies, Coach, Dies At 51". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. May 1, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "Woody Sponaugle Dies Dies At 51 (continued)". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. May 1, 1967. p. 15. Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "Franklin-Marshall Athletic Director Sponaugle Dies". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. May 1, 1967. p. 7. Retrieved May 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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