NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1977 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Steve Barrett, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Steve BarrettOKST
  2. 2Sam KomarIND
  3. 3Andy DiSabatoOHST
  4. 4John MechamBYU
  5. 5Dick KnorrORST
  6. 6Tim MousetisUK

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bruce Lear, Wilkes (PA) over Tim Granowitz, Florida — Fall 3:51 · View bout
  2. John Mecham (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Tom Bauer, Navy (MD) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Rick Clark, St. Cloud State (MN) over Don Zellmer, Long Beach State (CA) — Dec 16–12 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy DiSabato, Ohio State over Donald Moore, William & Mary (VA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  2. Brad Smith (6), Toledo (OH) over Bob Harwick, Virginia — MD 15–6 · View bout
  3. Bruce Lear, Wilkes (PA) over Steve Cavayero, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  4. Dick Knorr (4), Oregon State over Al DiGiovanni, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. Frank Pucino, Rhode Island over Lynn Jacobson, California-Berkeley — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  6. Gary Bentrim, Northern Iowa over Steve Traylor, Yale (CT) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  7. John Mecham (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Pete Dombrowski, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 3:36 · View bout
  8. Kevin Young, Oklahoma over Monroe Ratchford, Air Force (CO) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  9. Mike Mathies (2), Portland State (OR) over Gary Hines, New Mexico — MD 11–3 · View bout
  10. Mike Moore, Lock Haven (PA) over Nelson Stratton, West Chester (PA) — Fall 6:01 · View bout
  11. Pat Sculley, Lehigh (PA) over Steve Biddick, Missouri — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  12. Randy Nielsen (5), Iowa State over Dave Coleman, Clarion (PA) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  13. Rick Clark, St. Cloud State (MN) over Karl Briggs, Michigan — Fall 3:21 · View bout
  14. Sam Komar (3), Indiana (IN) over Ron McKinney, California-Poly — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  15. Steve Barrett (1), Oklahoma State over John Roberts, Illinois State — MD 15–6 · View bout
  16. Tim Mousetis, Kentucky over Bart 'Buckey' McCollum, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 5:46 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy DiSabato, Ohio State over Bruce Lear, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Brad Smith (6), Toledo (OH) over Gary Bentrim, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Dick Knorr (4), Oregon State over Pat Sculley, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Mike Mathies (2), Portland State (OR) over Mike Moore, Lock Haven (PA) — Sup 24–2 · View bout
  5. Randy Nielsen (5), Iowa State over Rick Clark, St. Cloud State (MN) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Sam Komar (3), Indiana (IN) over Kevin Young, Oklahoma — Fall 7:12 · View bout
  7. Steve Barrett (1), Oklahoma State over Frank Pucino, Rhode Island — MD 14–5 · View bout
  8. Tim Mousetis, Kentucky over John Mecham (7), Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 4:30 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dick Knorr (4), Oregon State over Randy Nielsen (5), Iowa State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Sam Komar (3), Indiana (IN) over Brad Smith (6), Toledo (OH) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Steve Barrett (1), Oklahoma State over Andy DiSabato, Ohio State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Tim Mousetis, Kentucky over Mike Mathies (2), Portland State (OR) — Dec 16–11 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Sam Komar (3), Indiana (IN) over Tim Mousetis, Kentucky — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Steve Barrett (1), Oklahoma State over Dick Knorr (4), Oregon State — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Steve Barrett (1), Oklahoma State over Sam Komar (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. John Mecham (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Bart 'Buckey' McCollum, Bloomsburg (PA) — Sup 16–4 · View bout
  2. John Roberts, Illinois State over Frank Pucino, Rhode Island — MD 13–2 · View bout
  3. Kevin Young, Oklahoma over Ron McKinney, California-Poly — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Pat Sculley, Lehigh (PA) over Al DiGiovanni, Cleveland State (OH) — Dflt · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Andy DiSabato, Ohio State over John Roberts, Illinois State — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  2. Brad Smith (6), Toledo (OH) over Kevin Young, Oklahoma — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  3. John Mecham (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Mike Mathies (2), Portland State (OR) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Randy Nielsen (5), Iowa State over Pat Sculley, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Andy DiSabato, Ohio State over Randy Nielsen (5), Iowa State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. John Mecham (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Brad Smith (6), Toledo (OH) — Dflt · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Andy DiSabato, Ohio State over Tim Mousetis, Kentucky — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. John Mecham (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Dick Knorr (4), Oregon State — Fall 4:52 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Andy DiSabato, Ohio State over John Mecham (7), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dick Knorr (4), Oregon State over Tim Mousetis, Kentucky — Dec 7–4 · View bout