Head coach
Joe McFarland
Joe McFarland was head coach of Michigan and Indiana (IN) at 22 NCAA championships, 1990–2018. McFarland's teams finished in the top four twice. McFarland's wrestlers won six individual titles and earned 63 All-American places.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 2000–2018 (19) | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 138 | 53 | 359–262 | 35 |
| Indiana (IN) | 1990–1992 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 28–23 | 2 |
As a wrestler
Joe McFarland wrestled for Michigan at four NCAA championships, 1981–1985, and went 18–7. McFarland placed fifth at 118 lb in 1981, sixth at 118 lb in 1982, and second at 126 lb in 1984 and 1985.
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Michigan | 126 | 2 | 2nd | 5–1 | 6 bouts |
| 1984 | Michigan | 126 | 2 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 1982 | Michigan | 118 | 2 | 6th | 4–3 | 7 bouts |
| 1981 | Michigan | 118 | No seed listed | 5th | 5–2 | 7 bouts |
Joe McFarland's full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from Joe McFarland, National Wrestling Hall of Fame (Biography text, paragraph beginning "As a Wolverine wrestler (1981-82, '84-85), McFarland").
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Joe McFarland 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: “Joe McFarland, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_9ab37d3dc3324722/joe-mcfarland/