NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1964 NCAA Championships

147 lb

Champion Jerry Stanley, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jerry StanleyOU
  2. 2Mike RedingOKST
  3. 3Doug KochLEH
  4. 4Veryl LongISU
  5. 5George EdwardsPSU
  6. 6Jim CriderUNCO

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 147-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.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 14 bouts

    2 byes into the round of 16

    1. Al Lilley, Temple (PA) over Roy Hagerty, North Carolina — Fall 6:55 · View bout
    2. Carl Capra, Cornell (NY) over John Schael, Miami (OH) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    3. Clayton Beattie, Illinois over Don Matson, California-Los Angeles — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    4. Dave Ziegler, Colorado over Orlando Iacovelli, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    5. Doug Koch (2), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Jioio, West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    6. George Edwards, Penn State over John Cerra Jr., Springfield (MA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    7. Jerry Stanley (6), Oklahoma over Joe Greenlee, Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    8. Lee Deitrick (4), Michigan over Gary Frank, Wyoming — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    9. Lee Rosenberg, Oregon State over John Daniels, Harvard (MA) — Fall 5:15 · View bout
    10. Leland Gross, Minnesota over Henry Starnes, Auburn (AL) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    11. Mike Reding (1), Oklahoma State over Charles Warren, Oregon — Dflt · View bout
    12. Nash Tillman, Adams State (CO) over Dino Boni, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    13. Terrill 'Buzz' Hays, Arizona State over Ed Taylor, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:48 · View bout
    14. Veryl Long (5), Iowa State over Elmer Beale, Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Doug Koch (2), Lehigh (PA) over Clayton Beattie, Illinois — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. George Edwards, Penn State over Lee Rosenberg, Oregon State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Jerry Stanley (6), Oklahoma over Dave Ziegler, Colorado — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. Jim Crider (3), Northern Colorado over Leland Gross, Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    5. Lee Deitrick (4), Michigan over Rich Hickman, Colorado Mines — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    6. Mike Reding (1), Oklahoma State over Al Lilley, Temple (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    7. Terrill 'Buzz' Hays, Arizona State over Carl Capra, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    8. Veryl Long (5), Iowa State over Nash Tillman, Adams State (CO) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Doug Koch (2), Lehigh (PA) over Terrill 'Buzz' Hays, Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    2. Jerry Stanley (6), Oklahoma over Jim Crider (3), Northern Colorado — Dec 13–8 · View bout
    3. Mike Reding (1), Oklahoma State over George Edwards, Penn State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    4. Veryl Long (5), Iowa State over Lee Deitrick (4), Michigan — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jerry Stanley (6), Oklahoma over Doug Koch (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Mike Reding (1), Oklahoma State over Veryl Long (5), Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Jerry Stanley (6), Oklahoma over Mike Reding (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Al Lilley, Temple (PA) over Charles Warren, Oregon — MFF · View bout
    2. Dave Ziegler, Colorado over Joe Greenlee, Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. George Edwards, Penn State over Al Lilley, Temple (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Jim Crider (3), Northern Colorado over Dave Ziegler, Colorado — Dec 10–6 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Doug Koch (2), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Crider (3), Northern Colorado — Dec 8–0 · View bout
    2. Veryl Long (5), Iowa State over George Edwards, Penn State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Doug Koch (2), Lehigh (PA) over Veryl Long (5), Iowa State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. George Edwards, Penn State over Jim Crider (3), Northern Colorado — MFF · View bout