NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1947 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Bill Nelson, Northern Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill NelsonUNI
  2. 2Jim Eagleton Sr.OU
  3. 3Fred DexterCORNC
  4. 4David ShapiroILL

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.

Every wrestler in this weight had an opening-round bye on the printed sheet, so the board starts at the quarterfinals.

Connected 1947 165-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

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

8 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Nelson (4), Northern Iowa over James Clagett, Iowa State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    2. David Shapiro (1), Illinois over Leon Tedder, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    3. Fred Dexter (3), Cornell College (IA) over James Conklin, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    4. Jim Eagleton Sr. (2), Oklahoma over Bob Wisherd, Navy (MD) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Nelson (4), Northern Iowa over David Shapiro (1), Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    2. Jim Eagleton Sr. (2), Oklahoma over Fred Dexter (3), Cornell College (IA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bill Nelson (4), Northern Iowa over Jim Eagleton Sr. (2), Oklahoma — Fall 7:36 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. David Shapiro (1), Illinois over James Clagett, Iowa State — Dec 10–1 · View bout
      2. Fred Dexter (3), Cornell College (IA) over Bob Wisherd, Navy (MD) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Fred Dexter (3), Cornell College (IA) over David Shapiro (1), Illinois — Dec 8–6 · View bout