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

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

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (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 (Southern College)
1959	Franklin & Marshall	4–3–1	1–2–1	NA (Southern College)
1960	Franklin & Marshall	2–6	1–2	NA (Southern College)
1961	Franklin & Marshall	1–7	0–3	NA (Southern College)
1962	Franklin & Marshall	0–8	0–5	10th est(Southern College)
Franklin & Marshall:		59–58–6	5–13–1
Total:		59–58–6

References

^ 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 .

[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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