NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1963 NCAA Championships

115 lb

Champion Arthur 'Bucky' Maughan, Minnesota-Moorhead.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Arthur 'Bucky' MaughanMOOR
  2. 2Gil Sanchez Sr.COST
  3. 3Tom BalentPSU
  4. 4Lowell StewartISU
  5. 5Wally CurtisOU
  6. 6Okla JohnsonMSU

In 1963, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through sixth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1963 115-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

22 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 6 bouts

    10 byes into the round of 16

    1. Don Brown, Cornell College (IA) over Mike 'Buddy' Palmisano, Michigan — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Gil Sanchez Sr. (4), Colorado State over Bill Hughes, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    3. Jyo Umezawa (3), Oklahoma State over Leonard Killian, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    4. Okla Johnson (2), Michigan State over Dale Deffner, Long Beach State (CA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    5. Steve Walenz, Nebraska over Jon Schrag, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    6. Wally Curtis (5), Oklahoma over Charlie Freyermuth, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Arthur 'Bucky' Maughan, Minnesota-Moorhead over Steve Walenz, Nebraska — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Don Brown, Cornell College (IA) over Bob Foster, Yale (CT) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    3. Gil Sanchez Sr. (4), Colorado State over Rick Graven, Kent State (OH) — Fall 2:31 · View bout
    4. Jyo Umezawa (3), Oklahoma State over Don Henry, Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    5. Lowell Stewart (1), Iowa State over Rich Warnke, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    6. Okla Johnson (2), Michigan State over Gary Pollard, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    7. Tom Balent (6), Penn State over Dave Kreider, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 5:31 · View bout
    8. Wally Curtis (5), Oklahoma over Bob Tanita, Arizona — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Arthur 'Bucky' Maughan, Minnesota-Moorhead over Okla Johnson (2), Michigan State — Fall 6:32 · View bout
    2. Gil Sanchez Sr. (4), Colorado State over Wally Curtis (5), Oklahoma — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Lowell Stewart (1), Iowa State over Don Brown, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    4. Tom Balent (6), Penn State over Jyo Umezawa (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Arthur 'Bucky' Maughan, Minnesota-Moorhead over Tom Balent (6), Penn State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Gil Sanchez Sr. (4), Colorado State over Lowell Stewart (1), Iowa State — Fall 5:49 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Arthur 'Bucky' Maughan, Minnesota-Moorhead over Gil Sanchez Sr. (4), Colorado State — Fall 8:11 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Bill Hughes, Bloomsburg (PA) over Rick Graven, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Okla Johnson (2), Michigan State over Steve Walenz, Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Wally Curtis (5), Oklahoma over Bill Hughes, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Lowell Stewart (1), Iowa State over Wally Curtis (5), Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Tom Balent (6), Penn State over Okla Johnson (2), Michigan State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Tom Balent (6), Penn State over Lowell Stewart (1), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Wally Curtis (5), Oklahoma over Okla Johnson (2), Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout