Joe McFarland
NCAA championship record, 1981–1985. Regular-season results are not included.
4tournaments
18wins
7losses
0individual titles
2wins by fall
NCAA career
Every NCAA bout · 25
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 · 126 lb | |||||
| Opening round | W | Pat Pickford · Northern Iowa | 2 | No seed listed | Sup 17–3 |
| Round of 32 | W | Kyle Presler · Augustana (SD) | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 10–3 |
| Round of 16 | W | Chip McArdle · North Carolina | 2 | 11 | MD 11–3 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Steve DePetro · Northwestern (IL) | 2 | 7 | Dec 6–2 |
| Semifinal | W | Cordel Anderson · Utah State | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 8–3 |
| Final | L | Barry Davis · Iowa | 2 | 1 | Dec 4–8 |
| 1984 · 126 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Wade Hughes · George Washington (DC) | 2 | No seed listed | Sup 17–5 |
| Round of 16 | W | Joe Ismay · Fresno State (CA) | 2 | No seed listed | MD 13–5 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Don Stevens · Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 2 | 7 | Dec 10–4 |
| Semifinal | W | Rich Santoro · Lehigh (PA) | 2 | 6 | Sup 19–4 |
| Final | L | Kevin Darkus · Iowa State | 2 | 1 | Dec 6–9 |
| 1982 · 118 lb | |||||
| Opening round | W | Jim Pagano · Virginia | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 13–11 |
| Round of 32 | W | Don Haddad · Colorado State | 2 | No seed listed | Fall 3:30 |
| Round of 16 | W | Charlie Heard · Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2 | 11 | Fall 4:39 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Carl DeStefanis · Penn State | 2 | 7 | Dec 8–3 |
| Semifinal | L | Kevin Darkus · Iowa State | 2 | 3 | Dec 3–5 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Bobby Weaver · Lehigh (PA) | 2 | 9 | MD 4–13 |
| 5th-place bout | L | Randy Willingham · Oklahoma State | 2 | 4 | Dec 1–3 |
| 1981 · 118 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Adam Cuestas · California-Bakersfield | No seed listed | 4 | Dec 9–7 |
| Round of 16 | W | Mike Clevenger · Louisiana State | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 15–8 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Chris Wentz · North Carolina State | No seed listed | 5 | Dec 5–8 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Mark Verr · Northern Illinois | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 5–3 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Tony Calderaio · Slippery Rock (PA) | No seed listed | 8 | MD 13–4 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Tom Reed · Southern Illinois Edwardsville | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 3–7 |
| 5th-place bout | W | Chris Wentz · North Carolina State | No seed listed | 5 | Dec 5–4 |