Program · 1968
William & Mary (VA) at the 1968 NCAA Championships
Head coachRichard Besnier1,2,3
1968 NCAA Championships · 1968 scoring details · Open in Match Finder
3qualifiers
0wins
4losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
80*team place
0*team points
* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list William & Mary (VA) that year.
Roster
| Weight | Wrestler | W–L | Falls | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Jeff Thiel | 0–1 | 0 | Lost opening round |
| 160 | Bob Hobson | 0–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 3 |
| 167 | Dewey 'Scott' Curzi | 0–1 | 0 | Lost opening round |
See all 4 William & Mary (VA) bouts from 1968 in Match Finder →
Head coach sources
- Colonial Echo 1968: original institution yearbook complete PDF, College of William and Mary.PDF363/printed359 distinct individual coaching portraits: Dick Besnier Wrestling versus Dudley Jensen Swimming; PDF page 363; printed page 359PDF396/printed392 completed wrestling season full team caption Coach Dick Besnier; PDF page 396; printed page 392
- 1969 Official NCAA Wrestling Guide, National Collegiate Athletic Association / National Wrestling Hall of Fame.Contrary original NCAA1969 PDF35/33 W&M Coach field Dudley Jensen; own1968book explicitly separates swimming/wrestling responsibility; PDF page 35; printed page 33
- Richard Dick Besnier personal career: William & Mary and James Madison heads, National Wrestling Hall of Fame.Personal biography explicitly the same Richard Dick Besnier head at both William & Mary and James Madison
The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.