NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1947 NCAA Championships

128 lb

Champion Russ Bush, Northern Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Russ BushUNI
  2. 2Lou KachiroubasILL
  3. 3Leo ThomsenCORNC
  4. 4Paul McDanielOKST

In 1947, 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 1947 128-pound bracket

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How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "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

9 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 1 bout

    7 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Lou Kachiroubas (1), Illinois over Orville Wise, Oklahoma — Fall 4:26 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dick Dickenson (4), Michigan State over Charles 'Irving' Adams, Springfield (MA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Lou Kachiroubas (1), Illinois over Leo Thomsen, Cornell College (IA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Paul McDaniel (3), Oklahoma State over Jack Botts, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    4. Russ Bush (2), Northern Iowa over Joe Patacsil, Purdue (IN) — Dec 12–6 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Lou Kachiroubas (1), Illinois over Dick Dickenson (4), Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Russ Bush (2), Northern Iowa over Paul McDaniel (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Russ Bush (2), Northern Iowa over Lou Kachiroubas (1), Illinois — Dec 4–2 · 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. Leo Thomsen, Cornell College (IA) over Orville Wise, Oklahoma — Dec 7–6 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Leo Thomsen, Cornell College (IA) over Dick Dickenson (4), Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
      2. Paul McDaniel (3), Oklahoma State over Joe Patacsil, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Leo Thomsen, Cornell College (IA) over Paul McDaniel (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout