Head coach
Wally Johnson
Wally Johnson was head coach of Minnesota at 31 NCAA championships, 1953–1986. Johnson's teams finished in the top four once. Johnson's wrestlers won three individual titles and earned 33 All-American places.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1953–1986 (31) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 131 | 71 | 211–176 | 32 |
As a wrestler
Wally Johnson wrestled for Minnesota at the 1941 NCAA championships and went 0–2. Johnson lost in consolation round 5.
| Year | School | Weight | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Minnesota | 165 | Lost consolation round 5 | 0–2 | 2 bouts |
Wally Johnson's full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from Wally Johnson - M Club Hall of Fame, University of Minnesota Athletics (Hall of Fame entry header and first paragraph ("Wally Johnson Football, 1941-42 Wrestling & Boxing, 1941-42 Wrestling Coach, 1952-1986 ...")).
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Wally Johnson was the established head coach of a team with entrants. They are not years of employment; there were no championships in 1943–45 or 2020.
- A year inside the span with no established coach is listed but not counted. A year with two head coaches counts in full for both.
- Team titles are official NCAA titles from the published standings (1928, 1931 and 1933 have none). Top four and top ten come from the same standings.
- Entries count each wrestler once per tournament; All-Americans are counted as each era awarded them; wins and losses include forfeit, default and disqualification results; falls exclude forfeits.
- The head coach for each year, with sources, is on that year's program page. Report a correction.
Cite this page: “Wally Johnson, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_53fc25282c694784/wally-johnson/