NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1971 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Darrell Keller, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Darrell KellerOKST
  2. 2Larry OwingsWASH
  3. 3Leandro TorresCP
  4. 4Lloyd 'Butch' KeaserNAVY
  5. 5Tom WhitakerKENT
  6. 6Richard BaconWMU

In 1971, 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 1971 142-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 13 bouts

    3 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bob Bergen (4), Portland State (OR) over Mark King, Michigan — Dec 15–6 · View bout
    2. Bruce Burnett (10), Idaho State over John Pegues, Virginia — Dec 11–7 · View bout
    3. Chester Cook, California (PA) over Pat Coleman, Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    4. Dave Thomas, Stanford (CA) over Tom Cox, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    5. James Guizzotti (7), Ashland (OH) over Clay Jester, Massachusetts — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    6. Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) over Tom Whitaker, Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:12 · View bout
    7. Leandro Torres (8), California-Poly over Alray Johnson, West Chester (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    8. Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (3), Navy (MD) over Greg Morgan (9), Ohio — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    9. Paul Brodmerkel, Lock Haven (PA) over Tom Lotko, Nebraska — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    10. Richard Bacon (6), Western Michigan over Tony Ptak, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
    11. Ron Kenworthy (5), Brigham Young (UT) over Bill Willetts, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    12. Sam Bessinger, Utah State over Neil Duncan, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    13. Wayne Monts, Colorado over Mike Spohn, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Bergen (4), Portland State (OR) over Paul Brodmerkel, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Darrell Keller (2), Oklahoma State over Dave Thomas, Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    3. James Guizzotti (7), Ashland (OH) over Doug Moses, Iowa State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    4. Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) over Chester Cook, California (PA) — Fall 1:36 · View bout
    5. Leandro Torres (8), California-Poly over Bruce Burnett (10), Idaho State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    6. Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (3), Navy (MD) over Wayne Monts, Colorado — Fall 6:21 · View bout
    7. Richard Bacon (6), Western Michigan over Sam Bessinger, Utah State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    8. Rob Brown, Oregon State over Ron Kenworthy (5), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Darrell Keller (2), Oklahoma State over Richard Bacon (6), Western Michigan — Dec 8–0 · View bout
    2. Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) over Rob Brown, Oregon State — Dec 17–2 · View bout
    3. Leandro Torres (8), California-Poly over Bob Bergen (4), Portland State (OR) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    4. Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (3), Navy (MD) over James Guizzotti (7), Ashland (OH) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Darrell Keller (2), Oklahoma State over Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–8 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) over Leandro Torres (8), California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Darrell Keller (2), Oklahoma State over Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) — Dec 16–12 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Tom Whitaker, Kent State (OH) over Chester Cook, California (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Richard Bacon (6), Western Michigan over Dave Thomas, Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Tom Whitaker, Kent State (OH) over Rob Brown, Oregon State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Leandro Torres (8), California-Poly over Tom Whitaker, Kent State (OH) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (3), Navy (MD) over Richard Bacon (6), Western Michigan — Fall 3:56 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Leandro Torres (8), California-Poly over Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Tom Whitaker, Kent State (OH) over Richard Bacon (6), Western Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout