NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1947 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Dick Hutton, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Dick HuttonOKST
  2. 2Ray GunkelPUR
  3. 3Verne GagneMINN
  4. 4Charles GottfriedILL

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

13 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 5 bouts

    3 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Bob Geigel, Iowa over Dan Dworsky, Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Glenn Blagg, Colorado (College) over Bob Maldegan, Michigan State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    3. Leroy Alitz, Northern Iowa over Mike DiBiase (2), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    4. Ray Gunkel, Purdue (IN) over Al Partin, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    5. Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota over Richard Simmons, Wheaton (IL) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Charles Gottfried, Illinois over Edward 'Zip' Zednick (3), Ohio — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State over Glenn Blagg, Colorado (College) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    3. Ray Gunkel, Purdue (IN) over Leroy Alitz, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    4. Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota over Bob Geigel, Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State over Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Ray Gunkel, Purdue (IN) over Charles Gottfried, Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State over Ray Gunkel, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

      1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      1. Leroy Alitz, Northern Iowa over Al Partin, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Charles Gottfried, Illinois over Leroy Alitz, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
      2. Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota over Glenn Blagg, Colorado (College) — Dec (no score) · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota over Charles Gottfried, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout