NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1964 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Dean Lahr, Colorado.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dean LahrCOLO
  2. 2Bill HarlowOKST
  3. 3Jerry SwopeLH
  4. 4Marshall DaubermanMD
  5. 5Gerry FranzenNAVY
  6. 6Bob HannahYALE

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 177-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

21 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 5 bouts

    11 byes into the round of 16

    1. Art Oraschin, Lycoming (PA) over Bruce Alexander, Toledo (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Brekke Johnson, Wisconsin over Bob Shearer, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    3. Jim Grover, Iowa State over Emerson Boles, Michigan State — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    4. Richard Isel (4), Indiana (IN) over Mike Wittenberg, Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    5. Roy Sisler, West Virginia over Joe Arcure, Michigan — Fall 7:48 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Harlow (3), Oklahoma State over Roy Sisler, West Virginia — Fall 0:56 · View bout
    2. Bob Hannah, Yale (CT) over Brekke Johnson, Wisconsin — Dflt · View bout
    3. Dean Lahr (1), Colorado over Art Oraschin, Lycoming (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    4. George Reid, Purdue (IN) over Jim Grover, Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    5. Gerry Franzen (2), Navy (MD) over Bob Ramstad, Minnesota — Fall 5:09 · View bout
    6. Jerry Swope (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Joe Cerra, Springfield (MA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    7. Ken Barr (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Dick Ernst, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    8. Marshall Dauberman, Maryland over Richard Isel (4), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Harlow (3), Oklahoma State over Jerry Swope (6), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Dean Lahr (1), Colorado over Bob Hannah, Yale (CT) — Fall 7:32 · View bout
    3. Gerry Franzen (2), Navy (MD) over George Reid, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. Marshall Dauberman, Maryland over Ken Barr (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 1–1 (tiebreaker) · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Harlow (3), Oklahoma State over Gerry Franzen (2), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Dean Lahr (1), Colorado over Marshall Dauberman, Maryland — Dec 12–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dean Lahr (1), Colorado over Bill Harlow (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Bob Hannah, Yale (CT) over Art Oraschin, Lycoming (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
      2. Jerry Swope (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Roy Sisler, West Virginia — Fall 3:30 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Jerry Swope (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Gerry Franzen (2), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
      2. Marshall Dauberman, Maryland over Bob Hannah, Yale (CT) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Jerry Swope (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Marshall Dauberman, Maryland — Dec 3–2 · View bout

      5th-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Gerry Franzen (2), Navy (MD) over Bob Hannah, Yale (CT) — Dec 11–2 · View bout