| 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, and then played football, basketball, and track and field at Franklin & Marshall College.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3][4][5]
Head coaching record
[edit]College football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Hall of Fame: S. Woodrow Sponaugle '37". godiplomats.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ 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
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- ^ "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 .
