Program · 1956
Michigan State at the 1956 NCAA Championships
Head coachFendley Collins1
1956 NCAA Championships · 1956 scoring details · Open in Match Finder
5qualifiers
9wins
7losses
0wins by fall
1champion
2All-Americans
T8team place
20team points
Roster
| Weight | Wrestler | W–L | Falls | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Don Stroud | 2–2 | 0 | 4th |
| 130 | Jerry Hoke | 2–2 | 0 | Lost consolation semifinal |
| 137 | Jim Sinadinos | 4–0 | 0 | 1st |
| 147 | Dick Gunner | 0–1 | 0 | Lost round of 32 |
| 191 | Ken Maidlow | 1–2 | 0 | Lost consolation semifinal |
Head coach sources
- 2025–26 Michigan State Wrestling Record Book, Michigan State University Athletics.PDF9, unnumbered YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS; Coach column, championship-year rows 1930–1962; PDF page 9; printed page unnumbered
The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.