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1983 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Barry Davis, Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Barry DavisIOWA
  2. 2Gary BohayASU
  3. 3Randy MajorsUNI
  4. 4Scott LynchPSU
  5. 5Kevin DarkusISU
  6. 6Frank FamianoBRPT
  7. 7Rich SantoroLEH
  8. 8Don StevensSIUE

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Al Francis, Nebraska over Lyle Clem, North Dakota State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Al Francis, Nebraska — Fall 4:07 · View bout
  2. Chris Luttrell, New Mexico over Kris Rowlette, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 6:20 · View bout
  3. Dan Foldesy (4), Cleveland State (OH) over Chris Davis, Illinois — Dec 15–14 · View bout
  4. Darrow Traylor, Boston (MA) over Pat McCarthy, Miami (OH) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Derek Porter (8), Eastern Illinois over Lang Davidson, Washington State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Ed Pidgeon (11), Hofstra (NY) over Miles Hancock, Oregon — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  7. Frank Famiano (7), Brockport (NY) over Tom Pecora, Marquette (WI) — Fall 6:47 · View bout
  8. Gary Bohay (2), Arizona State over Chris Bell, Wyoming — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  9. Jerry Johnson, Slippery Rock (PA) over John Aumiller, North Carolina — Sup 12–0 · View bout
  10. Jim Pagano (9), Virginia over Bruce Malinowski, Missouri — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  11. Kevin Darkus (3), Iowa State over Rusty Fiste, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 3:36 · View bout
  12. Randy Majors (12), Northern Iowa over Leonard Champaign, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 3:20 · View bout
  13. Rich Santoro (10), Lehigh (PA) over Greg Dravis, Minnesota-Morris — Sup 18–2 · View bout
  14. Scott Barrett (6), Boise State (ID) over Albert Perez, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  15. Scott Lynch (5), Penn State over Don Stevens, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 14–5 · View bout
  16. Steve DePetro, Northwestern (IL) over Mark Perry Sr., Oklahoma State — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Randy Majors (12), Northern Iowa — MD 22–11 · View bout
  2. Dan Foldesy (4), Cleveland State (OH) over Jim Pagano (9), Virginia — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Derek Porter (8), Eastern Illinois over Chris Luttrell, New Mexico — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Frank Famiano (7), Brockport (NY) over Jerry Johnson, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Gary Bohay (2), Arizona State over Ed Pidgeon (11), Hofstra (NY) — Sup 18–3 · View bout
  6. Kevin Darkus (3), Iowa State over Rich Santoro (10), Lehigh (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  7. Scott Barrett (6), Boise State (ID) over Steve DePetro, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  8. Scott Lynch (5), Penn State over Darrow Traylor, Boston (MA) — Sup 14–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Derek Porter (8), Eastern Illinois — MD 14–6 · View bout
  2. Gary Bohay (2), Arizona State over Frank Famiano (7), Brockport (NY) — Fall 4:37 · View bout
  3. Kevin Darkus (3), Iowa State over Scott Barrett (6), Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Scott Lynch (5), Penn State over Dan Foldesy (4), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Scott Lynch (5), Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Gary Bohay (2), Arizona State over Kevin Darkus (3), Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Gary Bohay (2), Arizona State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Bell, Wyoming over Ed Pidgeon (11), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Don Stevens, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Darrow Traylor, Boston (MA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  3. Randy Majors (12), Northern Iowa over Al Francis, Nebraska — Sup 12–0 · View bout
  4. Rich Santoro (10), Lehigh (PA) over Rusty Fiste, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Don Stevens, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Dan Foldesy (4), Cleveland State (OH) — Sup 17–4 · View bout
  2. Frank Famiano (7), Brockport (NY) over Chris Bell, Wyoming — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Randy Majors (12), Northern Iowa over Derek Porter (8), Eastern Illinois — MD 13–5 · View bout
  4. Rich Santoro (10), Lehigh (PA) over Scott Barrett (6), Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Frank Famiano (7), Brockport (NY) over Rich Santoro (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Randy Majors (12), Northern Iowa over Don Stevens, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 10–7 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Randy Majors (12), Northern Iowa over Kevin Darkus (3), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Scott Lynch (5), Penn State over Frank Famiano (7), Brockport (NY) — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Randy Majors (12), Northern Iowa over Scott Lynch (5), Penn State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kevin Darkus (3), Iowa State over Frank Famiano (7), Brockport (NY) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rich Santoro (10), Lehigh (PA) over Don Stevens, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Sup 14–2 · View bout