NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1965 NCAA Championships

123 lb

Champion Mike Caruso, Lehigh (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd and 5th place bouts

  1. 1Mike CarusoLEH
  2. 2Bob FehrsMICH
  3. 3Roger SebertISU
  4. 4Dennis DutschOKST
  5. 5Richard KelvingtonMOOR
  6. 6Allen PetersonWSU

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

20 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 4 bouts

    12 byes into the round of 16

    1. Mac Motokawa, Brigham Young (UT) over Arlin Severson, Adams State (CO) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Mike Berry, Ohio State over Jeff Lorson, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. Pete Russo, Arizona State over Larry Baron, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Richard Kelvington, Minnesota-Moorhead over Larry Lloyd, Minnesota — Dec 7–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Fehrs (3), Michigan over Martin Little, Kansas State — Fall 4:25 · View bout
    2. Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State over Pete Russo, Arizona State — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    3. Howard Gangestad, Minnesota-Mankato over Ron McBride, Utah State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    4. Mac Motokawa, Brigham Young (UT) over Bob Janko, California-Los Angeles — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    5. Mike Berry, Ohio State over Tom Graves, Colorado State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    6. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Allen Peterson, Washington State — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    7. Richard Kelvington, Minnesota-Moorhead over Terry Haise, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    8. Roger Sebert (2), Iowa State over Don LeFevre, Toledo (OH) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bob Fehrs (3), Michigan over Richard Kelvington, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dflt · View bout
    2. Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State over Howard Gangestad, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    3. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Mike Berry, Ohio State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    4. Roger Sebert (2), Iowa State over Mac Motokawa, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Fehrs (3), Michigan over Roger Sebert (2), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Bob Fehrs (3), Michigan — Dec 8–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Allen Peterson, Washington State over Mike Berry, Ohio State — Fall 3:14 · View bout
      2. Richard Kelvington, Minnesota-Moorhead over Martin Little, Kansas State — Fall 4:22 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State over Allen Peterson, Washington State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
      2. Roger Sebert (2), Iowa State over Richard Kelvington, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 3–2 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Roger Sebert (2), Iowa State over Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

      5th-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Richard Kelvington, Minnesota-Moorhead over Allen Peterson, Washington State — Dec · View bout