NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1974 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Jim Woods, Western Illinois.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jim WoodsWIU
  2. 2Gary ErnstMICH
  3. 3Charlie GettyPSU
  4. 4Tim KarpoffYALE
  5. 5Larry BielenbergORST
  6. 6Tom HazellOKST

In 1974, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the semifinal, and places were awarded through sixth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1974 Unlimited-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Jim Kish, Northern Colorado over Willie Bryant Jr., East Carolina (NC) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Karl Schueneman, Iowa State over Bob Poweski, Kent State (OH) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State over Bob Walker, Alabama — Fall 3:25 · View bout
  4. Mike Fanning, Notre Dame (IN) over Don Wilson, Montana State — Fall 6:13 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Kalkbrenner, Oklahoma over Don Bonner, Drake (IA) — Fall 0:41 · View bout
  2. Bill Van Worth, California Poly Humboldt over Chuck Ehrhart, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 7:58 · View bout
  3. Charlie Getty (1), Penn State over Jim Kish, Northern Colorado — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  4. Chuck Coryea, Clarion (PA) over Karl Schueneman, Iowa State — Fall 3:06 · View bout
  5. Dave Graves (6), Washington (WA) over George Barkanic, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  6. Don Mayorga, Hofstra (NY) over Wayne Woofter, Kansas State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Gary Ernst (3), Michigan over Don Jackson, San Jose State (CA) — Fall 3:49 · View bout
  8. Gary Peterson, Brigham Young (UT) over Mike Fanning, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  9. Greg Gibson, Oregon over Larry Avery (7), Michigan State — Dec 12–4 · View bout
  10. Jim Waschek, Iowa over Joe Bertolone, John Carroll (OH) — Fall 5:38 · View bout
  11. Jim Woods (8), Western Illinois over Joel Puleo, Duke (NC) — Fall 3:55 · View bout
  12. John Jacquot, Bowling Green (OH) over Pat Ball, Washington State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  13. Milt Seals (5), New Mexico over Kurt Chandler, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  14. Palmer Klaas, Illinois over Dennis Fenton, Massachusetts — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  15. Tim Karpoff (4), Yale (CT) over Jim Feucht, Miami (OH) — Fall 3:00 · View bout
  16. Tom Hazell (2), Oklahoma State over Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Charlie Getty (1), Penn State over John Jacquot, Bowling Green (OH) — Fall 1:46 · View bout
  2. Don Mayorga, Hofstra (NY) over Dave Graves (6), Washington (WA) — Fall 6:44 · View bout
  3. Gary Ernst (3), Michigan over Palmer Klaas, Illinois — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  4. Greg Gibson, Oregon over Bill Kalkbrenner, Oklahoma — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  5. Jim Woods (8), Western Illinois over Gary Peterson, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 0:46 · View bout
  6. Milt Seals (5), New Mexico over Chuck Coryea, Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  7. Tim Karpoff (4), Yale (CT) over Bill Van Worth, California Poly Humboldt — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Tom Hazell (2), Oklahoma State over Jim Waschek, Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Gary Ernst (3), Michigan over Don Mayorga, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  2. Jim Woods (8), Western Illinois over Charlie Getty (1), Penn State — Fall 2:38 · View bout
  3. Tim Karpoff (4), Yale (CT) over Milt Seals (5), New Mexico — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  4. Tom Hazell (2), Oklahoma State over Greg Gibson, Oregon — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Ernst (3), Michigan over Tom Hazell (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Jim Woods (8), Western Illinois over Tim Karpoff (4), Yale (CT) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jim Woods (8), Western Illinois over Gary Ernst (3), Michigan — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Feucht, Miami (OH) over Bill Van Worth, California Poly Humboldt — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Joel Puleo, Duke (NC) over Gary Peterson, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State over Jim Waschek, Iowa — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Palmer Klaas, Illinois over Don Jackson, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Charlie Getty (1), Penn State over Joel Puleo, Duke (NC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Jim Feucht, Miami (OH) over Milt Seals (5), New Mexico — Dec 9–0 · View bout
  3. Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State over Greg Gibson, Oregon — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Palmer Klaas, Illinois over Don Mayorga, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 12–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Charlie Getty (1), Penn State over Jim Feucht, Miami (OH) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State over Palmer Klaas, Illinois — Sup 13–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Charlie Getty (1), Penn State over Tom Hazell (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Tim Karpoff (4), Yale (CT) over Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Charlie Getty (1), Penn State over Tim Karpoff (4), Yale (CT) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State over Tom Hazell (2), Oklahoma State — Fall 5:19 · View bout