NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1965 NCAA Championships

147 lb

Champion Veryl Long, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Veryl LongISU
  2. 2Joe BavaroGETT
  3. 3Mark ScuremanARMY
  4. 4Terrill 'Buzz' HaysASU
  5. 5Lee DeitrickMICH
  6. 6Jim CriderUNCO

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 147-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.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

26 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 10 bouts

    6 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bill Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over Joe Arroyo, Colorado — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    2. Bobby Douglas (1), Oklahoma State over Daniel Divito, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. Dick Cook, Michigan State over Jack Langdon, Colorado State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    4. Ed Franquemont, Harvard (MA) over Allan Sievertsen, Wisconsin — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    5. Lee Deitrick, Michigan over Bob Wendel, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    6. Loren Miller, San Jose State (CA) over Dickie Haxel, Oklahoma — Dec 15–8 · View bout
    7. Mark Scureman, Army (NY) over Dennis Herendeen, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    8. Ron Ankeny, Minnesota over Rich Kerr, Nebraska — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    9. Terrill 'Buzz' Hays (3), Arizona State over Al Lilley, Temple (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    10. Veryl Long (2), Iowa State over Nash Tillman, Adams State (CO) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over Bobby Douglas (1), Oklahoma State — MFF · View bout
    2. Dino Boni (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Dick Cook, Michigan State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    3. Jim Burke (4), San Francisco State (CA) over Ron Ankeny, Minnesota — Fall 0:49 · View bout
    4. Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado over Ed Franquemont, Harvard (MA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    5. Joe Bavaro, Gettysburg (PA) over Mark Scureman, Army (NY) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    6. Lee Deitrick, Michigan over Dave Stone, Wyoming — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    7. Terrill 'Buzz' Hays (3), Arizona State over John Schael, Miami (OH) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    8. Veryl Long (2), Iowa State over Loren Miller, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado over Jim Burke (4), San Francisco State (CA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Joe Bavaro, Gettysburg (PA) over Bill Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 11:36 · View bout
    3. Terrill 'Buzz' Hays (3), Arizona State over Dino Boni (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 6:15 · View bout
    4. Veryl Long (2), Iowa State over Lee Deitrick, Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Joe Bavaro, Gettysburg (PA) over Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado — Fall 6:58 · View bout
    2. Veryl Long (2), Iowa State over Terrill 'Buzz' Hays (3), Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Veryl Long (2), Iowa State over Joe Bavaro, Gettysburg (PA) — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Loren Miller, San Jose State (CA) over Nash Tillman, Adams State (CO) — Fall 4:44 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Lee Deitrick, Michigan over Loren Miller, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Mark Scureman, Army (NY) over Bill Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Mark Scureman, Army (NY) over Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado — Fall 4:09 · View bout
    2. Terrill 'Buzz' Hays (3), Arizona State over Lee Deitrick, Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mark Scureman, Army (NY) over Terrill 'Buzz' Hays (3), Arizona State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Lee Deitrick, Michigan over Jim Crider (5), Northern Colorado — Dec 10–5 · View bout