Program · 1978

Michigan State at the 1978 NCAA Championships

Head coachGrady Peninger1

1978 NCAA Championships · 1978 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

3qualifiers
3wins
5losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
T36team place
3.5team points

Roster

Michigan State 1978 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
134Mike Walsh0–10Lost round of 32
142Dennis Brighton Sr.2–20Lost consolation round 4
177Jim Ellis1–20Lost consolation round 3

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Head coach sources

  1. 2025–26 Michigan State Wrestling Record Book, Michigan State University Athletics.PDF9, unnumbered YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS; Coach column, championship-year rows 1963–1986; 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.

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