Program · 1955

Penn State at the 1955 NCAA Championships

Head coachCharlie Speidel1,2

1955 NCAA Championships · 1955 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

7qualifiers
10wins
5losses
3wins by fall
2champions
3All-Americans
2team place
31team points

Roster

Penn State 1955 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
123Sid Nodland0–10Lost round of 16
130Bob Homan0–10Lost round of 16
137Larry Fornicola4–021st
147Dave Adams0–10Lost round of 16
157Joe Humphreys0–10Lost round of 16
177Joe Krufka3–112nd
UnlimitedBill Oberly3–001st

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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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