Head coach
Dale Thomas
Dale Thomas was head coach of Oregon State at 34 NCAA championships, 1957–1990. Thomas's teams finished in the top four six times. Thomas's wrestlers won 10 individual titles and earned 60 All-American places.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 1957–1990 (34) | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 60 | 198 | 96 | 349–263 | 71 |
As a wrestler
Dale Thomas wrestled for Cornell College (IA) at two NCAA championships, 1942–1947, and went 4–2. Thomas placed third at 175 lb in 1947.
| Year | School | Weight | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Cornell College (IA) | 175 | 3rd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 1942 | Cornell College (IA) | 165 | Lost quarterfinal | 0–1 | 1 bout |
Dale Thomas's full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from Oregon State legend Dale Thomas, the winningest college coach, passed away today, USA Wrestling (TheMat.com) (Obituary body, paragraph beginning "Thomas was born February 26, 1923 in Marion Iowa. As a collegian").
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Dale Thomas 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: “Dale Thomas, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_be69bff393984853/dale-thomas/