NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1956 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Dan Hodge, Oklahoma.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Dan HodgeOU
  2. 2Roy MinterMANK
  3. 3Gary KurdelmeierIOWA
  4. 4Edward ZabryckiNAVY

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

17 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 1 bout

    15 byes into the round of 16

    1. Ron Flemming, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Harold Brownstein, Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Smoot, Oklahoma State over Don Huff (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    2. Dan Hodge (1), Oklahoma over Jerry Onan, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 1:15 · View bout
    3. Dick Bonacci (5), Toledo (OH) over Dick Formanek, Northern Iowa — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    4. Gary Haller, Kansas State over Joe Krufka (3), Penn State — Dec 4–4 · View bout
    5. Gary Kurdelmeier (4), Iowa over Gene Frank, Iowa State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    6. Gilbert Mesec, Purdue (IN) over Ralph Staley, Lewis & Clark (OR) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    7. Ron Flemming, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Ken Jones, Texas A&M — Fall 2:31 · View bout
    8. Roy Minter (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Edward Zabrycki, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Smoot, Oklahoma State over Gary Haller, Kansas State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Dan Hodge (1), Oklahoma over Ron Flemming, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Fall 4:05 · View bout
    3. Gary Kurdelmeier (4), Iowa over Dick Bonacci (5), Toledo (OH) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    4. Roy Minter (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Gilbert Mesec, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dan Hodge (1), Oklahoma over Gary Kurdelmeier (4), Iowa — Fall 4:35 · View bout
    2. Roy Minter (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Bill Smoot, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dan Hodge (1), Oklahoma over Roy Minter (2), Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 1:37 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Edward Zabrycki, Navy (MD) over Gilbert Mesec, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
      2. Ron Flemming, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Jerry Onan, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Edward Zabrycki, Navy (MD) over Bill Smoot, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
      2. Gary Kurdelmeier (4), Iowa over Ron Flemming, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 2–2 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Gary Kurdelmeier (4), Iowa over Edward Zabrycki, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–1 · View bout