Program · 1947

Penn State at the 1947 NCAA Championships

Head coachCharlie Speidel1,2

1947 NCAA Championships · 1947 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

3qualifiers
1win
5losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
15*team place
0*team points

* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list Penn State that year.

Roster

Penn State 1947 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
136Jim Mohney0–20Lost consolation round 5
145Ernest Closser Jr.1–20Lost consolation semifinal
155Grant Dixon0–10Lost round of 16

See all 6 Penn State bouts from 1947 in Match Finder →

Head coach sources

  1. 2024–25 Penn State Wrestling Yearbook, Penn State Athletics.Printed/PDF p125,Year-by-Year Records,Coach column and rows1947–1964; PDF page 125; printed page 125
  2. Coaching History, Penn State Wrestling Club.Coaching History table,Charlie Speidel row matching the official annual table

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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