All-Americans

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

  1. 1Bob KopniskyMD
  2. 2Bill LamOU
  3. 3Gordon HassmanISU
  4. 4Clayton BeattieILL
  5. 5Mike RedingOKST
  6. 6Geoff StephensCOR

Connected 1965 157-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

26 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 10 bouts

    6 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bob Kopnisky (4), Maryland over Dennis Palmer, Bowling Green (OH) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    2. Bob Mitchell, Oregon over Dennis Mangrum, Utah — Fall 7:47 · View bout
    3. David Harle, Oregon State over Harley Ferguson III, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    4. Elmer Beale, Wisconsin over Bob McIntyre, Montana State — Fall 6:57 · View bout
    5. Geoff Stephens (5), Cornell (NY) over Jim Kamman, Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    6. Gordon Hassman (1), Iowa State over Kurt Kuppinger, Syracuse (NY) — Fall 4:31 · View bout
    7. Jerry Seaman, Penn State over Don Bennett, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    8. Mike Reding (2), Oklahoma State over Art Martori, Arizona State — Dflt · View bout
    9. Richard DeMoss, Kansas State over Harlan Heinz, Northern Colorado — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    10. Steve Epperson, Brigham Young (UT) over Ed Sharkness, Army (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Lam (3), Oklahoma over David Harle, Oregon State — Fall 10:21 · View bout
    2. Bob Kopnisky (4), Maryland over Frank Eisenhower, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Clayton Beattie (6), Illinois over Steve Epperson, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    4. Geoff Stephens (5), Cornell (NY) over Bruce McDowell, Colorado — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    5. Gordon Hassman (1), Iowa State over Bob Mitchell, Oregon — Fall 5:17 · View bout
    6. Jerry Seaman, Penn State over George McCreery, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Fall 6:01 · View bout
    7. Mike Reding (2), Oklahoma State over Elmer Beale, Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    8. Richard DeMoss, Kansas State over Charles Nixon, Wyoming — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Lam (3), Oklahoma over Clayton Beattie (6), Illinois — Fall 5:58 · View bout
    2. Bob Kopnisky (4), Maryland over Geoff Stephens (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    3. Gordon Hassman (1), Iowa State over Richard DeMoss, Kansas State — Dec 12–1 · View bout
    4. Mike Reding (2), Oklahoma State over Jerry Seaman, Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Lam (3), Oklahoma over Mike Reding (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Bob Kopnisky (4), Maryland over Gordon Hassman (1), Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bob Kopnisky (4), Maryland over Bill Lam (3), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Frank Eisenhower, Lock Haven (PA) over Dennis Palmer, Bowling Green (OH) — MFF · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Clayton Beattie (6), Illinois over David Harle, Oregon State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Geoff Stephens (5), Cornell (NY) over Frank Eisenhower, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Clayton Beattie (6), Illinois over Mike Reding (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Gordon Hassman (1), Iowa State over Geoff Stephens (5), Cornell (NY) — Fall 5:55 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Gordon Hassman (1), Iowa State over Clayton Beattie (6), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Reding (2), Oklahoma State over Geoff Stephens (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout