NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1949 NCAA Championships

155 lb

Champion Bill Nelson, Northern Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill NelsonUNI
  2. 2Ken HunteSYR
  3. 3Don MullisonCOST
  4. 4Rodger SnookCORNC

In 1949, 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 1949 155-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

18 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 2 bouts

    14 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bill Nelson (1), Northern Iowa over William Cowling Jr., San Diego State (CA) — Fall 5:47 · View bout
    2. Leon Tedder, Oklahoma State over Jack Labonde, Northern Colorado — Fall 7:40 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Nelson (1), Northern Iowa over Dale Federer, Wyoming — Fall 4:28 · View bout
    2. Don Mullison (4), Colorado State over Bob Dwyer, Illinois — Fall 4:00 · View bout
    3. James LaRock, Ithaca (NY) over Jim Dowe, California-Poly — Fall 2:13 · View bout
    4. Ken Hunte (3), Syracuse (NY) over Hugh Evans, Colorado Mines — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    5. Pat Sullivan, Michigan State over Charles Mancuso, Nebraska Omaha — Fall 4:01 · View bout
    6. Peter Willson, Wheaton (IL) over Charles Mott, Colorado — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    7. Phil Smith, Auburn (AL) over Leon Tedder, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    8. Rodger Snook (2), Cornell College (IA) over Glenn McCarthy, Utah State — Fall 4:42 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Nelson (1), Northern Iowa over Peter Willson, Wheaton (IL) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Don Mullison (4), Colorado State over James LaRock, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    3. Ken Hunte (3), Syracuse (NY) over Pat Sullivan, Michigan State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Rodger Snook (2), Cornell College (IA) over Phil Smith, Auburn (AL) — Fall 8:18 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Nelson (1), Northern Iowa over Don Mullison (4), Colorado State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    2. Ken Hunte (3), Syracuse (NY) over Rodger Snook (2), Cornell College (IA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bill Nelson (1), Northern Iowa over Ken Hunte (3), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Pat Sullivan, Michigan State over Hugh Evans, Colorado Mines — Dec 7–2 · View bout
      2. Peter Willson, Wheaton (IL) over Dale Federer, Wyoming — Fall · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Don Mullison (4), Colorado State over Peter Willson, Wheaton (IL) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
      2. Rodger Snook (2), Cornell College (IA) over Pat Sullivan, Michigan State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Don Mullison (4), Colorado State over Rodger Snook (2), Cornell College (IA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout