NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1947 NCAA Championships

136 lb

Champion Lowell Lange, Cornell College (IA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Lowell LangeCORNC
  2. 2Nathan Bauer Sr.OKST
  3. 3Don JohnsonMSU
  4. 4Kenneth WatsonOU

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 136-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. Alan Rice, Minnesota over Bill Hinton, Illinois — Dec 12–8 · View bout
    2. Don Johnson, Michigan State over Jack Sullivan, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Kenneth Watson (4), Oklahoma over Ivan Gilbaugh Jr., Northern Colorado — Dec 12–7 · View bout
    4. Leon 'L Wayne' Smith (2), Navy (MD) over Bill Bayles, Purdue (IN) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
    5. Lowell Lange (1), Cornell College (IA) over Charles Calderaro, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 4:21 · View bout
    6. Nathan Bauer Sr. (3), Oklahoma State over Jim Mohney, Penn State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    7. Ralph Fuller, Waynesburg (PA) over Duane Hanson, Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Kenneth Watson (4), Oklahoma over Alan Rice, Minnesota — Fall 7:23 · View bout
    2. Leon 'L Wayne' Smith (2), Navy (MD) over Tony Verga, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 5:58 · View bout
    3. Lowell Lange (1), Cornell College (IA) over Ralph Fuller, Waynesburg (PA) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
    4. Nathan Bauer Sr. (3), Oklahoma State over Don Johnson, Michigan State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Lowell Lange (1), Cornell College (IA) over Kenneth Watson (4), Oklahoma — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    2. Nathan Bauer Sr. (3), Oklahoma State over Leon 'L Wayne' Smith (2), Navy (MD) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Lowell Lange (1), Cornell College (IA) over Nathan Bauer Sr. (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Don Johnson, Michigan State over Jim Mohney, Penn State — Dec 11–3 · View bout
      2. Ralph Fuller, Waynesburg (PA) over Charles Calderaro, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Don Johnson, Michigan State over Leon 'L Wayne' Smith (2), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
      2. Kenneth Watson (4), Oklahoma over Ralph Fuller, Waynesburg (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Don Johnson, Michigan State over Kenneth Watson (4), Oklahoma — Dec 7–5 · View bout