NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1966 NCAA Championships

145 lb

Champion Bill Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill BlacksmithLH
  2. 2Dale BahrISU
  3. 3Jerry StanleyOU
  4. 4Jim RogersOKST
  5. 5Bob RobbinsARMY
  6. 6Jim PondGT

In 1966, 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 1966 145-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

25 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 9 bouts

    7 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bob Robbins (4), Army (NY) over Allan Sievertsen, Wisconsin — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    2. Dale Bahr (3), Iowa State over Dave Campbell, Michigan State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    3. Elliott Tepper, Lehigh (PA) over Tom Griggy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Freeman Garrison, Portland State (OR) over Dave Pforr, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    5. H. Scott Higgins, Gettysburg (PA) over Roy Hagerty, North Carolina — Dec 12–0 · View bout
    6. Jerry Stanley (2), Oklahoma over Joe Eremus, Penn State — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    7. Jim Rogers (1), Oklahoma State over Russ Schneider, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
    8. Loren Miller, San Jose State (CA) over Nash Tillman, Adams State (CO) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    9. Rick Stuyvesant, Minnesota-Moorhead over Cal Jenkins (5), Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over Freeman Garrison, Portland State (OR) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    2. Bob Robbins (4), Army (NY) over Harlan Heinz, Northern Colorado — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    3. Dale Bahr (3), Iowa State over Lee Dale, Kansas State — Fall 2:40 · View bout
    4. Jerry Stanley (2), Oklahoma over Bill Bower, Temple (PA) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    5. Jim Pond (6), Georgia Tech over Elliott Tepper, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    6. Jim Rogers (1), Oklahoma State over H. Scott Higgins, Gettysburg (PA) — Dec 19–5 · View bout
    7. Rick Stuyvesant, Minnesota-Moorhead over James Moore, Bowling Green (OH) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    8. Rudy Dotlich, Indiana State over Loren Miller, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over Jim Rogers (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    2. Bob Robbins (4), Army (NY) over Rick Stuyvesant, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Dale Bahr (3), Iowa State over Jim Pond (6), Georgia Tech — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    4. Jerry Stanley (2), Oklahoma over Rudy Dotlich, Indiana State — Dec 11–5 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over Bob Robbins (4), Army (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    2. Dale Bahr (3), Iowa State over Jerry Stanley (2), Oklahoma — Dec 9–8 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bill Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over Dale Bahr (3), Iowa State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Dave Campbell, Michigan State over Lee Dale, Kansas State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Jim Pond (6), Georgia Tech over Dave Campbell, Michigan State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Jim Rogers (1), Oklahoma State over Freeman Garrison, Portland State (OR) — Dec 10–5 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jerry Stanley (2), Oklahoma over Jim Pond (6), Georgia Tech — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Jim Rogers (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Robbins (4), Army (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jerry Stanley (2), Oklahoma over Jim Rogers (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Bob Robbins (4), Army (NY) over Jim Pond (6), Georgia Tech — Dec 2–0 · View bout