NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1947 NCAA Championships

175 lb

Champion Joe Scarpello, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Joe ScarpelloIOWA
  2. 2Glen BrandISU
  3. 3Dale ThomasCORNC
  4. 4Waldemar Van Cott IIPUR

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 175-pound bracket

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Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

10 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 2 bouts

    6 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Dale Thomas, Cornell College (IA) over Edward Ahrens, Northern Iowa — Fall 4:01 · View bout
    2. Glen Brand (1), Iowa State over LaDoit Stevens, Wheaton (IL) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Glen Brand (1), Iowa State over Dale Thomas, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    2. Joe Klune (4), Northern Colorado over Jim Jackson, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    3. Joe Scarpello (2), Iowa over Waldemar Van Cott II, Purdue (IN) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
    4. Norman Anthonisen (3), Illinois over Jim Gregson, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Glen Brand (1), Iowa State over Joe Klune (4), Northern Colorado — Fall 5:42 · View bout
    2. Joe Scarpello (2), Iowa over Norman Anthonisen (3), Illinois — Dec 10–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Joe Scarpello (2), Iowa over Glen Brand (1), Iowa State — Dec 10–6 · 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. Dale Thomas, Cornell College (IA) over LaDoit Stevens, Wheaton (IL) — Fall 5:42 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Dale Thomas, Cornell College (IA) over Joe Klune (4), Northern Colorado — Fall 1:07 · View bout
      2. Waldemar Van Cott II, Purdue (IN) over Norman Anthonisen (3), Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Dale Thomas, Cornell College (IA) over Waldemar Van Cott II, Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–4 · View bout