1955 NCAA Championships
157 lb
Champion Bill Weick, Northern Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗
All-Americans
From the final and the 3rd place bout
Connected 1955 157-pound bracket
Championship
Winner: Ed DeWitt
Fall3:33Winner: Brien 'Dale' Ward
Fall8:17Winner: John Winder
Dec15–4Winner: Bill Weick
Dec9–1Winner: Vince Kelly
Dec3–1Winner: Delbert Lockwood
Dec9–3Winner: Roger Taylor Jr.
Dec5–2Winner: Ed Rooney
Fall2:40Winner: Luther 'Jerry' Seeber
Fall5:45Winner: Bill Bock
Dec11–9Winner: Bill Smoot
Dec9–6Winner: Bob Bormuth
Dec5–0Winner: Peter Damone
Fall4:34Winner: Mike Rodriguez
Dec14–4Winner: Ed DeWitt
Fall8:25Winner: John Winder
Fall5:47Winner: Bill Weick
Dec6–0Winner: Delbert Lockwood
Fall4:43Winner: Ed Rooney
Fall1:06Winner: Bill Smoot
Dec10–5Winner: Peter Damone
Dec6–2Winner: Mike Rodriguez
Fall2:34Winner: Ed DeWitt
DecWinner: Bill Weick
Dec4–1Winner: Ed Rooney
Dec11–4Winner: Mike Rodriguez
Fall7:00Winner: Bill Weick
DecWinner: Mike Rodriguez
Dec13–8Winner: Bill Weick
Dec6–4Consolation
Winner: Vince Kelly
MFFWinner: Ron Teuber
Dec3–0Winner: Delbert Lockwood
Dec4–1Winner: Ron Teuber
DecWinner: Ed DeWitt
Dec7–4Winner: Ed Rooney
Dec5–2Winner: Ed DeWitt
Dec1–0Championship
Opening round · 0 bouts
30 byes into the round of 32
Round of 32 · 14 bouts
2 byes into the round of 16
- Bill Bock, Springfield (MA) over Sam 'Dick' Downey, Auburn (AL) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
- Bill Smoot, Oklahoma State over Ted Lennox, Michigan State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
- Bill Weick (1), Northern Iowa over Normal Balot, City College (NY) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
- Bob Bormuth, Wyoming over Gerry Chadwick, Duke (NC) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
- Brien 'Dale' Ward, Army (NY) over George McGee, North Carolina — Fall 8:17 · View bout
- Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State over Don Dykhoff, South Dakota State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
- Ed DeWitt (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jerry Schroeder, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 3:33 · View bout
- Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) over Jerry Bross, Oklahoma — Fall 2:40 · View bout
- John Winder, Iowa over Don Chadwick, Baldwin Wallace (OH) — Dec 15–4 · View bout
- Luther 'Jerry' Seeber, Wisconsin over Henry 'Harry' Scott, Columbia (NY) — Fall 5:45 · View bout
- Mike Rodriguez (3), Michigan over Neal Lesher, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 14–4 · View bout
- Peter Damone, Hofstra (NY) over Frank Kastor, Illinois — Fall 4:34 · View bout
- Roger Taylor Jr., Lehigh (PA) over Bill Fisher, Millersville (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
- Vince Kelly, Loyola (MD) over Ned Tudi, Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
Round of 16 · 8 bouts
- Bill Smoot, Oklahoma State over Bill Bock, Springfield (MA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
- Bill Weick (1), Northern Iowa over Vince Kelly, Loyola (MD) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
- Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State over Roger Taylor Jr., Lehigh (PA) — Fall 4:43 · View bout
- Ed DeWitt (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Joe Humphreys, Penn State — Fall 8:25 · View bout
- Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) over Luther 'Jerry' Seeber, Wisconsin — Fall 1:06 · View bout
- John Winder, Iowa over Brien 'Dale' Ward, Army (NY) — Fall 5:47 · View bout
- Mike Rodriguez (3), Michigan over Ron Teuber, Colorado — Fall 2:34 · View bout
- Peter Damone, Hofstra (NY) over Bob Bormuth, Wyoming — Dec 6–2 · View bout
Quarterfinal · 4 bouts
- Bill Weick (1), Northern Iowa over Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
- Ed DeWitt (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over John Winder, Iowa — Dec · View bout
- Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) over Bill Smoot, Oklahoma State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
- Mike Rodriguez (3), Michigan over Peter Damone, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 7:00 · View bout
Semifinal · 2 bouts
- Bill Weick (1), Northern Iowa over Ed DeWitt (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec · View bout
- Mike Rodriguez (3), Michigan over Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 13–8 · View bout
Final · 1 bout
- Bill Weick (1), Northern Iowa over Mike Rodriguez (3), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout
Consolation
Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts
- Ron Teuber, Colorado over Neal Lesher, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
- Vince Kelly, Loyola (MD) over Normal Balot, City College (NY) — MFF · View bout
Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts
- Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State over Vince Kelly, Loyola (MD) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
- Ron Teuber, Colorado over Peter Damone, Hofstra (NY) — Dec · View bout
Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts
- Ed DeWitt (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
- Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) over Ron Teuber, Colorado — Dec 5–2 · View bout
Placement bouts
3rd-place bout · 1 bout
- Ed DeWitt (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 1–0 · View bout