NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1942 NCAA Championships

136 lb

Champion Bill Maxwell, Michigan State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill MaxwellMSU
  2. 2Fred BishopCORNC
  3. 3Dillard TalbuttOKST
  4. 4Warren TaylorPRIN

In 1942, 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 1942 136-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

11 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 3 bouts

    5 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Al Crabtree, Penn State over Dick Sachsel, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    2. Bill Maxwell (1), Michigan State over John Kulazenka, Ohio — Dec 13–0 · View bout
    3. Warren Taylor (2), Princeton (NJ) over Alex Aloia, Illinois — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Maxwell (1), Michigan State over Al Crabtree, Penn State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. Dillard Talbutt (4), Oklahoma State over Ivan Olsen, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    3. Duane Hague (3), Kent State (OH) over Raymond Deane, Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. Fred Bishop, Cornell College (IA) over Warren Taylor (2), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Maxwell (1), Michigan State over Dillard Talbutt (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 5:39 · View bout
    2. Fred Bishop, Cornell College (IA) over Duane Hague (3), Kent State (OH) — Dec 12–5 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bill Maxwell (1), Michigan State over Fred Bishop, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 5:16 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

      1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      1. Al Crabtree, Penn State over John Kulazenka, Ohio — Dec 5–4 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Dillard Talbutt (4), Oklahoma State over Al Crabtree, Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
      2. Warren Taylor (2), Princeton (NJ) over Duane Hague (3), Kent State (OH) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Dillard Talbutt (4), Oklahoma State over Warren Taylor (2), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 12–7 · View bout