Program · 1956
North Carolina at the 1956 NCAA Championships
Head coachSam Barnes1
1956 NCAA Championships · 1956 scoring details · Open in Match Finder
2qualifiers
0wins
3losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
38*team place
0*team points
* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list North Carolina that year.
Roster
| Weight | Wrestler | W–L | Falls | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Dave Wall | 0–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 5 |
| 123 | Bob Thornton | 0–1 | 0 | Lost round of 16 |
Head coach sources
- 2025–26 North Carolina Wrestling Record Book, North Carolina Athletics.All-Time Coaching History, Sam Barnes individual table; observed season rows ending 1951–1973; PDF page 13; printed page 13
The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.