NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1977 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Rod Kilgore, Oklahoma.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Rod KilgoreOU
  2. 2Mark LiebermanLEH
  3. 3Mike DeAnnaIOWA
  4. 4Flo RochaCSUB
  5. 5Dave PowellISU
  6. 6Steve LawingerWIS

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Mark Lieberman (5), Lehigh (PA) over Otto Liske, Cincinnati (OH) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Roger Fleischer, Navy (MD) over Andy Cappelli, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brad Hansen (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Lou Grasso, Boise State (ID) — Fall 3:21 · View bout
  2. Dave McQuaig, Oklahoma State over Mark Osgood, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Dave Powell (3), Iowa State over Marc Buchanan, Ohio — Sup 14–0 · View bout
  4. Ed Neiswender, Michigan over Roger Fleischer, Navy (MD) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Flo Rocha, California-Bakersfield over Joe Carr Sr. (6), Kentucky — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Jim Lunde, Minnesota over Mike Bressler, Washington (WA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) over Mike Burford, Drake (IA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  8. Kim Wasick (4), California-Poly over Paul Bruns, Florida — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  9. Mark Lieberman (5), Lehigh (PA) over Dennis Jossi, Portland State (OR) — Sup 15–1 · View bout
  10. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Dave Miller, Missouri — Dec 14–9 · View bout
  11. Paul Reed, Wyoming over Jim Vargo, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Fall 7:47 · View bout
  12. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Brian Collier, Rider (NJ) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  13. Ron Varga, Cleveland State (OH) over Phil Mueller, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  14. Skip Bolin (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Fred DeLeon, California-Los Angeles — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  15. Steve Lawinger, Wisconsin over Steve Hogg, Maryland — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  16. Steve Pizzo, Rhode Island over Ashley Swift, Penn State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Hansen (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Ron Varga, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 3:15 · View bout
  2. Dave McQuaig, Oklahoma State over Kim Wasick (4), California-Poly — Fall 6:49 · View bout
  3. Dave Powell (3), Iowa State over Ed Neiswender, Michigan — Dflt · View bout
  4. Flo Rocha, California-Bakersfield over Paul Reed, Wyoming — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  5. Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) over Skip Bolin (8), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Mark Lieberman (5), Lehigh (PA) over Steve Lawinger, Wisconsin — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Steve Pizzo, Rhode Island — MD 13–3 · View bout
  8. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Jim Lunde, Minnesota — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Flo Rocha, California-Bakersfield over Dave Powell (3), Iowa State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Mark Lieberman (5), Lehigh (PA) over Dave McQuaig, Oklahoma State — Fall 6:55 · View bout
  3. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  4. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Brad Hansen (7), Brigham Young (UT) — MD 9–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Lieberman (5), Lehigh (PA) over Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Flo Rocha, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Mark Lieberman (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Dennis Jossi, Portland State (OR) over Otto Liske, Cincinnati (OH) — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Miller, Missouri over Steve Pizzo, Rhode Island — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Jim Lunde, Minnesota over Brian Collier, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Paul Reed, Wyoming over Joe Carr Sr. (6), Kentucky — FF · View bout
  4. Steve Lawinger, Wisconsin over Dennis Jossi, Portland State (OR) — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Powell (3), Iowa State over Paul Reed, Wyoming — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Jim Lunde, Minnesota over Brad Hansen (7), Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 5:35 · View bout
  3. Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) over Dave Miller, Missouri — Dec 6–6 · View bout
  4. Steve Lawinger, Wisconsin over Dave McQuaig, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Powell (3), Iowa State over Jim Lunde, Minnesota — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  2. Steve Lawinger, Wisconsin over Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Flo Rocha, California-Bakersfield over Steve Lawinger, Wisconsin — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Dave Powell (3), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Flo Rocha, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Powell (3), Iowa State over Steve Lawinger, Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout