NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1967 NCAA Championships

123 lb

Champion Mike Caruso, Lehigh (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mike CarusoLEH
  2. 2Bob FehrsMICH
  3. 3Gary BurgerNAVY
  4. 4Gary WallmanISU
  5. 5Ted ParkerINST
  6. 6Bill DeSarioCORT

In 1967, 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 1967 123-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

27 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 11 bouts

    5 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) over Mike McGilliard, Michigan State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    2. Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan over Jerry Smith, South Dakota State — Dec 10–0 · View bout
    3. Bob Long, Coast Guard (CT) over Frank Nichols, Minnesota — Fall 4:04 · View bout
    4. Bob Pavelko, Air Force (CO) over Wayne Heim, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    5. Efraim Escalante, Brigham Young (UT) over Richard Shildt, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    6. Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State over Joe Buffington, Davidson (NC) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    7. Jan Dutt (5), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Jim Burch, Ashland (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    8. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Leslie Kempf, Merchant Marine Academy (NY) — Dec 12–4 · View bout
    9. Roger Tennant, Washington (WA) over Russell Lay, Kansas State — Dec 11–7 · View bout
    10. Wally Clark, Penn State over Tommy Green, Oklahoma State — Dec 12–2 · View bout
    11. Wayne Watson, Northwestern (IL) over Mike Hernandez, Adams State (CO) — Fall 3:16 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) over Bob Pavelko, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    2. Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan over Jim Weeks, Virginia Tech — Fall 3:35 · View bout
    3. Bryan Rice (3), Oklahoma over Wayne Watson, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 4:10 · View bout
    4. Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) over Bob Long, Coast Guard (CT) — Fall 4:36 · View bout
    5. Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State over Jerry Langdon, Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    6. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Efraim Escalante, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 6:49 · View bout
    7. Ted Parker (4), Indiana State over Roger Tennant, Washington (WA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    8. Wally Clark, Penn State over Jan Dutt (5), East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan over Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) over Bryan Rice (3), Oklahoma — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    3. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    4. Ted Parker (4), Indiana State over Wally Clark, Penn State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan over Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 14–7 · View bout
    2. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Ted Parker (4), Indiana State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan — Dec 7–6 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Jim Weeks, Virginia Tech over Jerry Smith, South Dakota State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Leslie Kempf, Merchant Marine Academy (NY) over Efraim Escalante, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 5:55 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) over Jim Weeks, Virginia Tech — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    2. Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State over Leslie Kempf, Merchant Marine Academy (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) over Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State over Ted Parker (4), Indiana State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) over Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Ted Parker (4), Indiana State over Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout