Head coach
Jerry Villecco
Jerry Villecco was head coach of Temple (PA) at six NCAA championships, 1978–1986. Villecco's wrestlers earned two All-American places.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple (PA) | 1978–1986 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15–18 | 2 |
- Another head coach: 1983–1985.
As a wrestler
Jerry Villecco wrestled for Penn State at four NCAA championships, 1973–1976, and went 13–9. Villecco placed fourth at 158 lb in 1974, sixth at 167 lb in 1975 and fourth at 167 lb in 1976.
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Penn State | 167 | 2 | 4th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
| 1975 | Penn State | 167 | 4 | 6th | 3–3 | 6 bouts |
| 1974 | Penn State | 158 | 3 | 4th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
| 1973 | Penn State | 167 | 7 | Lost consolation round 4 | 2–2 | 4 bouts |
Jerry Villecco's full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from U-Z of Inductee Biographies 03-22-2026.docx (PDF document title; page for Jerry J. Villecco, Class of 1983, Deptford High School), South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame (PDF page 3, the whole biography under the heading "Jerry J. Villecco (Class of 1983) Deptford High School", one paragraph. The PDF shows "ó" where a dash was meant and "l976" for 1976; quoted as printed. No page number is printed on the page.).
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Jerry Villecco 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: “Jerry Villecco, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_7702bb0e7b6444c2/jerry-villecco/