Program · 1939

Rutgers (NJ) at the 1939 NCAA Championships

Head coachFred E. Shepard1,2,3

1939 NCAA Championships · 1939 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

4qualifiers
0wins
4losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
16*team place
0*team points

* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list Rutgers (NJ) that year.

Roster

Rutgers (NJ) 1939 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
128Lindo Nangeroni0–10Lost quarterfinal
136Bill Guttentag0–10Lost round of 16
165Robert Slye0–10Lost round of 16
UnlimitedLeonard Cooke0–10Lost round of 16

See all 4 Rutgers (NJ) bouts from 1939 in Match Finder →

Head coach sources

  1. Rutgers Wrestling Fact Book2025–26, Rutgers University Athletics.Coaching History; Fred E. Shepard explicitannualseasonrows (summary names/date spans are not used to extend roles); PDF page 37; printed page 37
  2. Rutgers Wrestling Fact Book2018–19, Rutgers University Athletics.Year-by-Year Results,1930–31through1941–42 headings; PDF page 2; printed page 3
  3. Official NCAA Wrestling Guide1940, NCAA.Rutgers team photograph caption, frontrow coach; PDF page 102; printed page 100

The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.

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