Verne Gagne

Wrestler record · 1947–1949 · Minnesota

NCAA championship record, 1947–1949. Regular-season results are not included.

3tournaments

13wins

1losses

2individual titles

6wins by fall

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NCAA career

Verne Gagne NCAA tournament career, one row per year
Year	School	Weight	Seed	Finish	W–L	Matches
1949	Minnesota	Unlimited	2	1st	4–0	4 bouts
1948	Minnesota	191	No seed listed	1st	5–0	5 bouts
1947	Minnesota	Unlimited	4	3rd	4–1	5 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 14

Verne Gagne every NCAA championship bout
Round	W/L	Opponent	Seed	Opp. seed	Result
1949 · Unlimited
Round of 16	W	Alvin Dalley · Brigham Young (UT)	2	No seed listed	Fall 6:20
Quarterfinal	W	Bob Geigel · Iowa	2	No seed listed	Dec 5–1
Semifinal	W	Homer Barr · Penn State	2	No seed listed	Dec 4–2
Final	W	Dick Hutton · Oklahoma State	2	1	Dec 1–1 (tiebreaker)
1948 · 191 lb
Round 1	W	Edgar 'Newbold' Smith · Navy (MD)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Fall 4:40
Round 2	W	Bob Geigel · Iowa	No seed listed	No seed listed	Fall 2:35
Round 3	W	Charles Gottfried · Illinois	No seed listed	No seed listed	Fall 4:15
Round 4	W	George 'Gus' LaSasso · Lehigh (PA)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Fall 5:45
Round 5	W	Leroy Alitz · Northern Iowa	No seed listed	No seed listed	Fall 5:58
1947 · Unlimited
Round of 16	W	Richard Simmons · Wheaton (IL)	4	No seed listed	Dec 4–3
Quarterfinal	W	Bob Geigel · Iowa	4	No seed listed	Dec 6–1
Semifinal	L	Dick Hutton · Oklahoma State	4	1	Dec 1–2
Consolation semifinal	W	Glenn Blagg · Colorado (College)	4	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
3rd-place bout	W	Charles Gottfried · Illinois	4	No seed listed	Dec 4–2