NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1971 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Greg Wojciechowski, Toledo (OH).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Greg WojciechowskiTOL
  2. 2Dave JoynerPSU
  3. 3Jim ShieldsOKST
  4. 4Wayne KarneyPORT
  5. 5Ben LewisMSU
  6. 6Bill LuttrellOU

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 13 bouts

    3 byes into the round of 16

    1. Ben Lewis, Michigan State over Tim Kopitar (6), California-Poly — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Bill Osborn (7), Indiana State over Chuck Dressel, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    3. Dave Joyner (2), Penn State over Dan Widmer, California-Los Angeles — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    4. Dwight Hemmerling, Kansas State over Frank Walsh, Brown (RI) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    5. Gary Donatelli, Indiana (IN) over Dan Felix, California-Berkeley — Fall 4:10 · View bout
    6. Geary Murdock (4), Iowa State over Jim Krapf (9), Alabama — Dec 14–1 · View bout
    7. Greg Wojciechowski (1), Toledo (OH) over Bill Luttrell, Oklahoma — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    8. Jim Hagen (5), Oregon State over Al Thompson, Auburn (AL) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    9. Jim Shields (8), Oklahoma State over Dennis Pierro, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    10. Kent Gardner, West Chester (PA) over Ken Tams, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 3:37 · View bout
    11. Max Hunter, Idaho State over Carl Dambman, Massachusetts — Fall 5:41 · View bout
    12. Phil Gustafson, Notre Dame (IN) over Mike Jacques, New York — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    13. Wayne Karney (3), Portland State (OR) over Ron Fandrick (10), Northern Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Ben Lewis, Michigan State over Dale Morgan, Army (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Dave Joyner (2), Penn State over Dwight Hemmerling, Kansas State — Fall 3:21 · View bout
    3. Geary Murdock (4), Iowa State over Gary Donatelli, Indiana (IN) — Dec 14–4 · View bout
    4. Greg Wojciechowski (1), Toledo (OH) over John Griffith, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    5. Jim Shields (8), Oklahoma State over Max Hunter, Idaho State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    6. Len 'Herman' Pettigrew, Ashland (OH) over Bill Osborn (7), Indiana State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    7. Phil Gustafson, Notre Dame (IN) over Jim Hagen (5), Oregon State — Fall 2:37 · View bout
    8. Wayne Karney (3), Portland State (OR) over Kent Gardner, West Chester (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dave Joyner (2), Penn State over Ben Lewis, Michigan State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    2. Greg Wojciechowski (1), Toledo (OH) over Phil Gustafson, Notre Dame (IN) — Fall 6:21 · View bout
    3. Jim Shields (8), Oklahoma State over Geary Murdock (4), Iowa State — Dec 2–2 · View bout
    4. Wayne Karney (3), Portland State (OR) over Len 'Herman' Pettigrew, Ashland (OH) — Fall 6:30 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dave Joyner (2), Penn State over Wayne Karney (3), Portland State (OR) — Dec 2–2 · View bout
    2. Greg Wojciechowski (1), Toledo (OH) over Jim Shields (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Greg Wojciechowski (1), Toledo (OH) over Dave Joyner (2), Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Luttrell, Oklahoma over John Griffith, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    2. Dan Widmer, California-Los Angeles over Dwight Hemmerling, Kansas State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Ben Lewis, Michigan State over Dan Widmer, California-Los Angeles — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Bill Luttrell, Oklahoma over Phil Gustafson, Notre Dame (IN) — Fall 5:26 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jim Shields (8), Oklahoma State over Bill Luttrell, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Wayne Karney (3), Portland State (OR) over Ben Lewis, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jim Shields (8), Oklahoma State over Wayne Karney (3), Portland State (OR) — Dec 2–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Ben Lewis, Michigan State over Bill Luttrell, Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout