NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1964 NCAA Championships

123 lb

Champion Fred Powell, Lock Haven (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Fred PowellLH
  2. 2Howard GangestadMANK
  3. 3Bill FullerIOWA
  4. 4Bob JankoUCLA
  5. 5Dennis DutschOKST
  6. 6Don NeffUNCO

In 1964, 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 1964 123-pound bracket

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  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 11 bouts

    5 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bob Steenlage, Army (NY) over Douglas Drake, Rochester Tech (NY) — Fall 6:59 · View bout
    2. Bobby Guzzo (5), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Joe Frank, Iowa State — Fall 8:59 · View bout
    3. Brett Johnston (6), Oklahoma over Mac Motokawa, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    4. Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State over Don Rice, Adams State (CO) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    5. Don Neff (3), Northern Colorado over Tom Heniff, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    6. Fred Powell (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Warren Crow, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    7. Gary Joseph, Ohio State over Phil Greek, Georgia Tech — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    8. Howard Gangestad (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Bob Janko, California-Los Angeles — Dec 16–7 · View bout
    9. John 'Jay' Windfelder, Penn State over Gary Head, Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    10. Ralph Trail, Purdue (IN) over William 'Don' Bishton, Coast Guard (CT) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    11. Terry Haise, Syracuse (NY) over Dick Farrell, Marquette (WI) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Fuller, Iowa over John 'Jay' Windfelder, Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Bobby Guzzo (5), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Bob Steenlage, Army (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Brett Johnston (6), Oklahoma over Arnold Saferstein, Miami (OH) — Fall 7:30 · View bout
    4. Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State over Dave Kreider, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    5. Don Neff (3), Northern Colorado over Doug MacArthur, Colorado — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    6. Fred Powell (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Ralph Trail, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. Howard Gangestad (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Tino Lambros, Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    8. Terry Haise, Syracuse (NY) over Gary Joseph, Ohio State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State over Bobby Guzzo (5), East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Don Neff (3), Northern Colorado over Brett Johnston (6), Oklahoma — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    3. Fred Powell (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Bill Fuller, Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Howard Gangestad (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Terry Haise, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Fred Powell (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    2. Howard Gangestad (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Don Neff (3), Northern Colorado — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Fred Powell (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Howard Gangestad (2), Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 13–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Janko, California-Los Angeles over Tino Lambros, Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    2. Warren Crow, Cornell (NY) over Ralph Trail, Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Fuller, Iowa over Warren Crow, Cornell (NY) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. Bob Janko, California-Los Angeles over Terry Haise, Syracuse (NY) — MFF · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Fuller, Iowa over Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State — MFF · View bout
    2. Bob Janko, California-Los Angeles over Don Neff (3), Northern Colorado — FF · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Bill Fuller, Iowa over Bob Janko, California-Los Angeles — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Dennis Dutsch (4), Oklahoma State over Don Neff (3), Northern Colorado — FF · View bout