NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1966 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Dave Porter, Michigan.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dave PorterMICH
  2. 2Bob BillbergMOOR
  3. 3Luke SharpeOU
  4. 4Steve Shippos Sr.ISU
  5. 5Jeff RichardsonMSU
  6. 6Tom BeesonWCOL

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 Unlimited-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

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.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

20 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 4 bouts

    12 byes into the round of 16

    1. Carel Stith, Nebraska over Myron 'Mick' Hurlburt, South Dakota State — Dec 19–1 · View bout
    2. Don Holtry, Utah State over Mike Kelly, Indiana State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Jeff Richardson, Michigan State over David Schramm, Massachusetts Tech — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    4. Tom Beeson, Western Colorado over Walter Fuller Jr., Southeast Missouri State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Billberg (1), Minnesota-Moorhead over Glen Cook, Utah — Fall 2:02 · View bout
    2. Bob McDermott (4), Lock Haven (PA) over Don Holtry, Utah State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Curley Culp (6), Arizona State over Carel Stith, Nebraska — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    4. Dave Porter (2), Michigan over Tom Beeson, Western Colorado — Fall 2:46 · View bout
    5. Jeff Richardson, Michigan State over Bob Roop, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    6. Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma over Dan Kraft, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
    7. Paul Goble III, Rutgers (NJ) over Ron Gabbett, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    8. Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State over Paul Elzey, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bob Billberg (1), Minnesota-Moorhead over Jeff Richardson, Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Dave Porter (2), Michigan over Paul Goble III, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 3:28 · View bout
    3. Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma over Bob McDermott (4), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State over Curley Culp (6), Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Billberg (1), Minnesota-Moorhead over Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    2. Dave Porter (2), Michigan over Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dave Porter (2), Michigan over Bob Billberg (1), Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 15–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Jeff Richardson, Michigan State over Glen Cook, Utah — Dec 8–1 · View bout
      2. Tom Beeson, Western Colorado over Paul Goble III, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 5:22 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma over Jeff Richardson, Michigan State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
      2. Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State over Tom Beeson, Western Colorado — Dec 10–5 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma over Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

      5th-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Jeff Richardson, Michigan State over Tom Beeson, Western Colorado — Fall 1:04 · View bout