Bill Nelson

Wrestler record · 1947–1950 · Northern Iowa

NCAA championship record, 1947–1950. Regular-season results are not included.

4tournaments

15wins

2losses

3individual titles

6wins by fall

NCAA career

Bill Nelson NCAA tournament career, one row per year
Year	School	Weight	Seed	Finish	W–L	Matches
1950	Northern Iowa	155	1	1st	5–0	5 bouts
1949	Northern Iowa	155	1	1st	5–0	5 bouts
1948	Northern Iowa	160	No seed listed	Lost round 4	2–2	4 bouts
1947	Northern Iowa	165	4	1st	3–0	3 bouts

Bill Nelson every NCAA championship bout
Round	W/L	Opponent	Seed	Opp. seed	Result
1950 · 155 lb
Round of 32	W	Phil Kemp · North Carolina	1	No seed listed	Dec 6–0
Round of 16	W	Byron Todd · Oklahoma State	1	No seed listed	Fall 5:13
Quarterfinal	W	Kent Lange · Cornell College (IA)	1	No seed listed	Dec 4–0
Semifinal	W	Bob Dwyer · Illinois	1	No seed listed	Dec 10–0
Final	W	Ken Hunte · Syracuse (NY)	1	2	Dec 8–1
1949 · 155 lb
Round of 32	W	William Cowling Jr. · San Diego State (CA)	1	No seed listed	Fall 5:47
Round of 16	W	Dale Federer · Wyoming	1	No seed listed	Fall 4:28
Quarterfinal	W	Peter Willson · Wheaton (IL)	1	No seed listed	Dec 8–3
Semifinal	W	Don Mullison · Colorado State	1	4	Dec 3–0
Final	W	Ken Hunte · Syracuse (NY)	1	3	Dec 3–0
1948 · 160 lb
Round 1	L	Gale Mikles · Michigan State	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
Round 2	W	James Mullins · Bucknell (PA)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Fall 2:33
Round 3	W	Eric Erikson · Lehigh (PA)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Fall 7:45
Round 4	L	Don Mullison · Colorado State	No seed listed	No seed listed	MFF
1947 · 165 lb
Quarterfinal	W	James Clagett · Iowa State	4	No seed listed	Dec 9–3
Semifinal	W	David Shapiro · Illinois	4	1	Dec 6–5
Final	W	Jim Eagleton Sr. · Oklahoma	4	2	Fall 7:36