Program · 1949

Brigham Young (UT) at the 1949 NCAA Championships

Head coachReed Nilsen1,2,3

1949 NCAA Championships · 1949 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

2qualifiers
0wins
3losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
20*team place
0*team points

* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list Brigham Young (UT) that year.

Roster

Brigham Young (UT) 1949 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
175Marion Tree0–10Lost round of 16
UnlimitedAlvin Dalley0–20Lost consolation round 5

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Head coach sources

  1. TheBanyan1949volume35, original BYU yearbook, Associated Students of Brigham Young University / Harold B. Lee Library.CoachingStafffirstyearcaption explicitlyReedNilsen tookovervarsitywrestling; PDF page 294; printed page 290
  2. TheBanyan1950volume36, original BYU yearbook, Associated Students of Brigham Young University / Harold B. Lee Library.CoachingstaffNilsenwrestlingsquadoneNCAAentrant; PDF page 301; printed page 293Wrestlingseasonreview/varsityteamcaption CoachReedNilsen, DalleyNCAAentrant; PDF page 321; printed page unnumbered
  3. Reed Nilsen institutional Hall of Fame biography, Brigham Young University Athletics.Returned1948asheadwrestlingcoach, distinctfromfreshmanfootball/1949varsityfootballlinecoach

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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