NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1965 NCAA Championships

130 lb

Champion Yojiro Uetake, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Yojiro UetakeOKST
  2. 2Joe PeritoreLEH
  3. 3Don BehmMSU
  4. 4Ron JonesISU
  5. 5Alan SiegelCAL
  6. 6Bill JohannesenMICH

In 1965, 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 1965 130-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

24 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 8 bouts

    8 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bill Johannesen, Michigan over Steve Erber, Penn State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Bob Steenlage (5), Army (NY) over Douglas Robertson, Oregon — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    3. Dale Stryker (6), Western Colorado over Gregg Pittman, Oklahoma — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    4. Don Behm (4), Michigan State over Larry Harrison, Colorado State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    5. Jim Hanson (3), Colorado over Jerry Vincent, Toledo (OH) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    6. Jim Rolley, Bloomsburg (PA) over Darold Henry, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    7. Joe Peritore, Lehigh (PA) over Robin Bolton, Oregon State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    8. Yojiro Uetake (1), Oklahoma State over George Shaeffer, Utah — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Alan Siegel, California-Berkeley over Jim Hanson (3), Colorado — Fall 4:55 · View bout
    2. Bill Johannesen, Michigan over Wayne Paulsen, South Dakota State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    3. Bob Campbell, Indiana (IN) over Dale Stryker (6), Western Colorado — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    4. Bob Steenlage (5), Army (NY) over Scott Caturia, Wyoming — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    5. Don Behm (4), Michigan State over Kerin Raftery, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    6. Joe Peritore, Lehigh (PA) over Don Johnson, Adams State (CO) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. Ron Jones (2), Iowa State over Jim Rolley, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    8. Yojiro Uetake (1), Oklahoma State over Don Romine, Northern Colorado — Dec 10–5 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Alan Siegel, California-Berkeley over Bob Campbell, Indiana (IN) — Fall 8:46 · View bout
    2. Don Behm (4), Michigan State over Bob Steenlage (5), Army (NY) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    3. Joe Peritore, Lehigh (PA) over Ron Jones (2), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    4. Yojiro Uetake (1), Oklahoma State over Bill Johannesen, Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Joe Peritore, Lehigh (PA) over Alan Siegel, California-Berkeley — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Yojiro Uetake (1), Oklahoma State over Don Behm (4), Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Yojiro Uetake (1), Oklahoma State over Joe Peritore, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. George Shaeffer, Utah over Don Romine, Northern Colorado — Fall 4:39 · View bout
    2. Robin Bolton, Oregon State over Don Johnson, Adams State (CO) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Johannesen, Michigan over George Shaeffer, Utah — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Ron Jones (2), Iowa State over Robin Bolton, Oregon State — Dec 8–3 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Don Behm (4), Michigan State over Bill Johannesen, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Ron Jones (2), Iowa State over Alan Siegel, California-Berkeley — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Don Behm (4), Michigan State over Ron Jones (2), Iowa State — Fall 4:32 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Alan Siegel, California-Berkeley over Bill Johannesen, Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout