NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1977 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Jimmy Jackson, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Jimmy JacksonOKST
  2. 2Larry BielenbergORST
  3. 3Harold SmithUK
  4. 4Bob GolicND
  5. 5John BowlsbyIOWA
  6. 6John SefterPRIN

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. John Bowlsby (4), Iowa over Nick Mygas, Navy (MD) — Fall 0:50 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Pfeffer, Virginia Tech over Jack Campbell, Clarion (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Bob Golic (6), Notre Dame (IN) over Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State — Fall 1:16 · View bout
  3. Bob Matzelle, Army (NY) over Mitch Marsicano, Michigan — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Dan Hayes, California-Poly over Dean Schultz Jr., Northern Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Gary Sommer, Wisconsin — Fall 6:45 · View bout
  6. George Moskowitz, California-Berkeley over Dennis Fenton (8), Massachusetts — Fall 1:54 · View bout
  7. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Jeff Blatnick, Springfield (MA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  8. Jewerl Thomas, California-Los Angeles over Mike Weitzman, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  9. Jim Cutchall, Oklahoma over Dave Pletcher, Lafayette (PA) — Fall 7:09 · View bout
  10. Jimmy Jackson (3), Oklahoma State over Leif Erickson, Alabama — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  11. John Bowlsby (4), Iowa over Lynn Morris, North Carolina State — Fall 6:31 · View bout
  12. John Sefter, Princeton (NJ) over Bob Fouts (5), Iowa State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  13. Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State over Mackey Tyndall, Brockport (NY) — Sup 16–1 · View bout
  14. Mark Stepanovich, Pittsburgh (PA) over James Mitchell, Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  15. Ned Stepanovich, Virginia Military over Jesse Ponce, Idaho State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  16. Tino DiMarco, Bloomsburg (PA) over Rick Setzer, Eastern Michigan — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Golic (6), Notre Dame (IN) over Bob Matzelle, Army (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Ned Stepanovich, Virginia Military — Fall 3:24 · View bout
  3. George Moskowitz, California-Berkeley over Mark Stepanovich, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 5:52 · View bout
  4. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Bill Pfeffer, Virginia Tech — Fall 1:31 · View bout
  5. Jimmy Jackson (3), Oklahoma State over Jewerl Thomas, California-Los Angeles — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. John Bowlsby (4), Iowa over Dan Hayes, California-Poly — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  7. John Sefter, Princeton (NJ) over Tino DiMarco, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  8. Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State over Jim Cutchall, Oklahoma — Fall 3:57 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 4:33 · View bout
  2. Jimmy Jackson (3), Oklahoma State over Bob Golic (6), Notre Dame (IN) — Fall 5:51 · View bout
  3. John Bowlsby (4), Iowa over John Sefter, Princeton (NJ) — Sup 18–1 · View bout
  4. Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State over George Moskowitz, California-Berkeley — Fall 4:59 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jimmy Jackson (3), Oklahoma State over Harold Smith (2), Kentucky — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State over John Bowlsby (4), Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jimmy Jackson (3), Oklahoma State over Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State — Dec 4–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Nick Mygas, Navy (MD) over Lynn Morris, North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Blatnick, Springfield (MA) over Bill Pfeffer, Virginia Tech — Fall 3:29 · View bout
  2. Leif Erickson, Alabama over Jewerl Thomas, California-Los Angeles — MD 14–3 · View bout
  3. Mackey Tyndall, Brockport (NY) over Jim Cutchall, Oklahoma — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Nick Mygas, Navy (MD) over Dan Hayes, California-Poly — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Golic (6), Notre Dame (IN) over Leif Erickson, Alabama — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) over Jeff Blatnick, Springfield (MA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  3. George Moskowitz, California-Berkeley over Mackey Tyndall, Brockport (NY) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. John Sefter, Princeton (NJ) over Nick Mygas, Navy (MD) — Fall 1:48 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Golic (6), Notre Dame (IN) over Gary Peterson (7), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. John Sefter, Princeton (NJ) over George Moskowitz, California-Berkeley — Fall 3:09 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Golic (6), Notre Dame (IN) over John Bowlsby (4), Iowa — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over John Sefter, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 0:46 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Bob Golic (6), Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Bowlsby (4), Iowa over John Sefter, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 1:07 · View bout