NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1980 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Howard Harris, Oregon State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Howard HarrisORST
  2. 2Bruce BaumgartnerINST
  3. 3Dean PhinneyIOWA
  4. 4Mike HaschakUCLA
  5. 5Steve WilliamsOU
  6. 6Harold SmithUK
  7. 7Ron EssinkGVSU
  8. 8Jeff GolzOHST

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Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bob Matzelle, Wilkes (PA) over Manny Estrada, Weber State (UT) — Sup 16–0 · View bout
  2. DT Joyner (8), East Carolina (NC) over Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Keith Wenger, Drexel (PA) — Fall 1:58 · View bout
  4. Tim Payne, Cleveland State (OH) over David Jack, California-Poly — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob Bath, Wyoming over Tim Payne, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 1:26 · View bout
  2. Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State over Dan Cook, Oregon — Fall 5:50 · View bout
  3. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Chris Hackbarth, Colorado — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Don Wagner, Millersville (PA) over Casey Gulliford, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Eric Klasson (11), Michigan over Rick Romeo, Missouri — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Jim Walker, Illinois State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  7. Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) over Chuck Pinta, Citadel (SC) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  8. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) — Fall 0:32 · View bout
  9. Jack Campbell (6), Clarion (PA) over Dave Osenbaugh, Iowa State — Sup 13–0 · View bout
  10. Jeff Golz, Ohio State over Drew Keiser, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 1:09 · View bout
  11. John Allen, Massachusetts over Chris Gardner (5), Auburn (AL) — Fall 7:08 · View bout
  12. Mike Evans, Louisiana State over DT Joyner (8), East Carolina (NC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  13. Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles over Bob Isola, Clemson (SC) — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  14. Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) over Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  15. Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State over Dave Klemm (4), Eastern Illinois — Fall 0:27 · View bout
  16. Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma over Bob Matzelle, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 7:38 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State over Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) — Fall 3:03 · View bout
  2. Dean Phinney, Iowa over John Allen, Massachusetts — Fall 1:41 · View bout
  3. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Eric Klasson (11), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Bob Bath, Wyoming — Fall 3:20 · View bout
  5. Jack Campbell (6), Clarion (PA) over Don Wagner, Millersville (PA) — Dec 16–9 · View bout
  6. Jeff Golz, Ohio State over Mike Evans, Louisiana State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles over Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  8. Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma over Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) — Sup 13–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State over Jack Campbell (6), Clarion (PA) — Fall 4:25 · View bout
  2. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Jeff Golz, Ohio State — Fall 6:13 · View bout
  3. Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles over Dean Phinney, Iowa — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma over Harold Smith (2), Kentucky — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State over Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles — Fall 3:54 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State — Fall 4:35 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) over Bob Bath, Wyoming — Fall 3:46 · View bout
  2. Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) over Bob Matzelle, Wilkes (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) over Dan Cook, Oregon — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State over Bob Isola, Clemson (SC) — Fall 2:25 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Jeff Golz, Ohio State over Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) — Fall 0:30 · View bout
  4. Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) over Jack Campbell (6), Clarion (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Jeff Golz, Ohio State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) — Fall 4:45 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles over Harold Smith (2), Kentucky — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles — Fall 3:46 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma over Harold Smith (2), Kentucky — Dec 3–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) over Jeff Golz, Ohio State — Fall 1:16 · View bout