NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1968 NCAA Championships

130 lb

Champion Dan Gable, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dan GableISU
  2. 2David McGuireOU
  3. 3Mike McAdamsBYU
  4. 4Dennis CroweOKST
  5. 5Pete NordCOLO
  6. 6John HahnUCLA

In 1968, 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 1968 130-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 · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Dan Gable (2), Iowa State over Steve Comiskey, Navy (MD) — Dec 16–2 · View bout
  2. George Stover, Virginia Tech over Kurt Grabfelder, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  3. Len Groom, Northern Colorado over Roy Williams, Kent State (OH) — Dec 16–5 · View bout
  4. Ned Bushong, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Roger Young, Ohio State — Dec 19–4 · View bout
  5. Rick Poulson, Marquette (WI) over Gregg Erickson, Massachusetts Tech — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Dan Gable (2), Iowa State over John Walter, Oswego (NY) — Fall 5:32 · View bout
  2. David McGuire (1), Oklahoma over Bill Martinez, Colorado State — Dec 20–4 · View bout
  3. Dennis Crowe, Oklahoma State over Pete Henning, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  4. Dick Mailloux, Oregon over Ned Bushong, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Douglas Smith, Washington (WA) over Mike Mullady, Army (NY) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  6. Ed Jackson, North Central (IL) over Lou Hudson, Michigan — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Glen Younger (3), Western Colorado over Ken Furnkranz, Cortland (NY) — Dec 16–6 · View bout
  8. Jerry Smith, South Dakota State over Felix Sanchez, Air Force (CO) — Dec 10–1 · View bout
  9. Jim Arnoult, Maryland over Larry Wagner, Arizona State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  10. Jim Pace, North Carolina State over George Gesualdo, Fairleigh Dickinson (NJ) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  11. John Hahn (4), California-Los Angeles over Bill Germann, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  12. Keith Lowrance, Michigan State over Wally Clark (6), Penn State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  13. Len Groom, Northern Colorado over Jim Hull, Coast Guard (CT) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  14. Mike McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) over Rick Poulson, Marquette (WI) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  15. Pete Nord, Colorado over George Stover, Virginia Tech — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  16. Wes Caine, Northern Illinois over Paul Daube, Shippensburg (PA) — Dec 13–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Gable (2), Iowa State over Wes Caine, Northern Illinois — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. David McGuire (1), Oklahoma over Jim Arnoult, Maryland — Fall 4:52 · View bout
  3. Dennis Crowe, Oklahoma State over Jerry Smith, South Dakota State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Douglas Smith, Washington (WA) over Dick Mailloux, Oregon — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  5. Glen Younger (3), Western Colorado over Ed Jackson, North Central (IL) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  6. John Hahn (4), California-Los Angeles over Len Groom, Northern Colorado — Fall 6:13 · View bout
  7. Mike McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) over Jim Pace, North Carolina State — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  8. Pete Nord, Colorado over Keith Lowrance, Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Gable (2), Iowa State over Mike McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 7:01 · View bout
  2. David McGuire (1), Oklahoma over Dennis Crowe, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. John Hahn (4), California-Los Angeles over Douglas Smith, Washington (WA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Pete Nord, Colorado over Glen Younger (3), Western Colorado — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Gable (2), Iowa State over Pete Nord, Colorado — Fall 7:40 · View bout
  2. David McGuire (1), Oklahoma over John Hahn (4), California-Los Angeles — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dan Gable (2), Iowa State over David McGuire (1), Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 1 bout

  1. Steve Comiskey, Navy (MD) over John Walter, Oswego (NY) — Fall 4:22 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Arnoult, Maryland over Bill Martinez, Colorado State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Steve Comiskey, Navy (MD) over Wes Caine, Northern Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dennis Crowe, Oklahoma State over Jim Arnoult, Maryland — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Mike McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) over Steve Comiskey, Navy (MD) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dennis Crowe, Oklahoma State over John Hahn (4), California-Los Angeles — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Mike McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) over Pete Nord, Colorado — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) over Dennis Crowe, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pete Nord, Colorado over John Hahn (4), California-Los Angeles — Dec 1–0 · View bout