NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1939 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Henry Matthes, Lehigh (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Henry MatthesLEH
  2. 2James 'Boyd' NelsonOKST

Second place was decided in a separate bout after the final.

Connected 1939 165-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

15 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Al Reiser, Temple (PA) over Robert Slye, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Chauncey McDaniel, Indiana (IN) over George Papushak, Kent State (OH) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Curtis Fritchman, Colorado State over Edward Kimble, West Virginia — Fall 3:29 · View bout
    4. George Raab, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Frank Morgan, Michigan — Dec (no score) · View bout
    5. Henry Matthes, Lehigh (PA) over Clarence Claugus, Ohio — Fall 8:32 · View bout
    6. James 'Boyd' Nelson, Oklahoma State over Bill Perry, Lafayette (PA) — Fall 3:43 · View bout
    7. Wesley Leverich, Illinois over August Bolinski, Northern Iowa — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Chauncey McDaniel, Indiana (IN) over Wesley Leverich, Illinois — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Don Bachman, Penn State over Curtis Fritchman, Colorado State — Fall 7:48 · View bout
    3. George Raab, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Al Reiser, Temple (PA) — Fall 5:41 · View bout
    4. Henry Matthes, Lehigh (PA) over James 'Boyd' Nelson, Oklahoma State — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Don Bachman, Penn State over George Raab, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Henry Matthes, Lehigh (PA) over Chauncey McDaniel, Indiana (IN) — Dflt · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Henry Matthes, Lehigh (PA) over Don Bachman, Penn State — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

      1. James 'Boyd' Nelson, Oklahoma State over Clarence Claugus, Ohio — Dec (no score) · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1. James 'Boyd' Nelson, Oklahoma State over Chauncey McDaniel, Indiana (IN) — MFF · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. James 'Boyd' Nelson, Oklahoma State over Don Bachman, Penn State — MFF · View bout