NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1941 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Virgil Smith, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Virgil SmithOKST
  2. 2John RobertsWIS
  3. 3Charles HutsonMSU
  4. 4Sam LinnISU

In 1941, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1941 165-pound bracket

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How to read this bracket
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  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

16 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Courtright, Michigan over Bill Lyman, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    2. Charles Hutson (3), Michigan State over Bob Rhinehart, Temple (PA) — Fall 4:25 · View bout
    3. Charles Rohrer, Penn State over Harry Traster, Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    4. Hank Juran, Idaho over George Hund, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    5. John Roberts (1), Wisconsin over George Papushak, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    6. Neal McKinstry, Northern Colorado over Vincent 'Barth' Schuman, Springfield (MA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    7. Sam Linn (4), Iowa State over Art Byrne Jr., Lehigh (PA) — Fall 7:28 · View bout
    8. Virgil Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Wally Johnson, Minnesota — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Charles Hutson (3), Michigan State over Hank Juran, Idaho — Fall 4:25 · View bout
    2. John Roberts (1), Wisconsin over Neal McKinstry, Northern Colorado — Dec 12–2 · View bout
    3. Sam Linn (4), Iowa State over Charles Rohrer, Penn State — Fall 2:56 · View bout
    4. Virgil Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Bill Courtright, Michigan — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. John Roberts (1), Wisconsin over Sam Linn (4), Iowa State — Dec 21–6 · View bout
    2. Virgil Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Charles Hutson (3), Michigan State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Virgil Smith (2), Oklahoma State over John Roberts (1), Wisconsin — Dec 11–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Bill Courtright, Michigan over Wally Johnson, Minnesota — Dec 4–1 · View bout
      2. George Papushak, Kent State (OH) over Neal McKinstry, Northern Colorado — Dec 7–1 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Charles Hutson (3), Michigan State over Bill Courtright, Michigan — Dec 11–9 · View bout
      2. Sam Linn (4), Iowa State over George Papushak, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Charles Hutson (3), Michigan State over Sam Linn (4), Iowa State — Dec 4–0 · View bout