NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1951 NCAA Championships

130 lb

Champion Walter Romanowski, Cornell College (IA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Walter RomanowskiCORNC
  2. 2Harold 'Hal' MooreOKST
  3. 3Gene LybbertUNI
  4. 4Jack BlubaughOU

In 1951, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1951 130-pound bracket

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Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

16 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Gene Lybbert (3), Northern Iowa over John Heacock, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    2. George Feuerbach, Lehigh (PA) over Charles 'Gene' Craven, Davidson (NC) — Fall 8:06 · View bout
    3. George Lewis (1), Waynesburg (PA) over Bill Donacho, Springfield (MA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    4. Harold 'Hal' Moore (2), Oklahoma State over David Kikuchi, California-Berkeley — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    5. Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma over Harold Miller, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 11–3 · View bout
    6. Phil Duggan, Iowa over Bob Gerbino, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    7. Richard Picard, Illinois over Dean Harbold, Penn State — Dec (no score) · View bout
    8. Walter Romanowski (4), Cornell College (IA) over George Mills, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Gene Lybbert (3), Northern Iowa over George Feuerbach, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    2. George Lewis (1), Waynesburg (PA) over Phil Duggan, Iowa — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Harold 'Hal' Moore (2), Oklahoma State over Richard Picard, Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Walter Romanowski (4), Cornell College (IA) over Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma — Dec 8–7 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Harold 'Hal' Moore (2), Oklahoma State over Gene Lybbert (3), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Walter Romanowski (4), Cornell College (IA) over George Lewis (1), Waynesburg (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Walter Romanowski (4), Cornell College (IA) over Harold 'Hal' Moore (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma over George Mills, Hofstra (NY) — Not recorded · View bout
      2. Richard Picard, Illinois over David Kikuchi, California-Berkeley — Dec 10–3 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Gene Lybbert (3), Northern Iowa over Richard Picard, Illinois — Dec 7–1 · View bout
      2. Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma over George Lewis (1), Waynesburg (PA) — Not recorded · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Gene Lybbert (3), Northern Iowa over Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout