NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1971 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Stan Dziedzic, Slippery Rock (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Stan DziedzicSRU
  2. 2Jay ArnesonOKST
  3. 3Don StonePSU
  4. 4Jarrett HubbardMICH
  5. 5Don PleasantWASH
  6. 6Paul GillespieWCU

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 150-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

30 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 14 bouts

    2 byes into the round of 16

    1. Chris Horpel, Stanford (CA) over Gary Baker, Drake (IA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    2. Clyde Smith Jr. (6), Northwestern (IL) over Allyn Cooke, California-Poly — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Don Pleasant (2), Washington (WA) over Dave Strauss, Maryland — Fall 4:42 · View bout
    4. Don Stone, Penn State over Tom Minkel, Central Michigan — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    5. Herb Campbell, Lehigh (PA) over Phil Palady, Washington State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
    6. Jarrett Hubbard (4), Michigan over Steve Morelli, Dartmouth (NH) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    7. Jay Arneson (7), Oklahoma State over Tim Fisher, Idaho State — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    8. Marlin Grahn (8), Portland State (OR) over Tom Rivoire, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 6:19 · View bout
    9. Mike Gilpin, Oklahoma over Gary Coley, Arizona State — Dec 14–7 · View bout
    10. Paul Gillespie (5), West Chester (PA) over Jim Callard, Air Force (CO) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    11. Richard Casey (3), Southern Illinois Carbondale over Mike Medchill, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 0:35 · View bout
    12. Rondo Fehlberg (10), Brigham Young (UT) over Dave Bock (9), Iowa State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    13. Stan Dziedzic (1), Slippery Rock (PA) over Jules Plaisance, Louisiana State — Dec 14–1 · View bout
    14. Steve Thomas, Oregon State over Don Stahlman, New Hampshire — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Clyde Smith Jr. (6), Northwestern (IL) over Mike Gilpin, Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Don Pleasant (2), Washington (WA) over Bill Saye, Ohio — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Jarrett Hubbard (4), Michigan over Herb Campbell, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    4. Jay Arneson (7), Oklahoma State over Don Stone, Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    5. Paul Gillespie (5), West Chester (PA) over Glenn Nowicki, Missouri — Dec 14–6 · View bout
    6. Rondo Fehlberg (10), Brigham Young (UT) over Marlin Grahn (8), Portland State (OR) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    7. Stan Dziedzic (1), Slippery Rock (PA) over Chris Horpel, Stanford (CA) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
    8. Steve Thomas, Oregon State over Richard Casey (3), Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 10–6 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Don Pleasant (2), Washington (WA) over Clyde Smith Jr. (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Jarrett Hubbard (4), Michigan over Rondo Fehlberg (10), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    3. Jay Arneson (7), Oklahoma State over Steve Thomas, Oregon State — Dec 13–5 · View bout
    4. Stan Dziedzic (1), Slippery Rock (PA) over Paul Gillespie (5), West Chester (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jay Arneson (7), Oklahoma State over Don Pleasant (2), Washington (WA) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. Stan Dziedzic (1), Slippery Rock (PA) over Jarrett Hubbard (4), Michigan — Dec 7–5 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Stan Dziedzic (1), Slippery Rock (PA) over Jay Arneson (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Don Stone, Penn State over Tim Fisher, Idaho State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Jules Plaisance, Louisiana State over Chris Horpel, Stanford (CA) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Don Stone, Penn State over Steve Thomas, Oregon State — Dec 13–1 · View bout
    2. Paul Gillespie (5), West Chester (PA) over Jules Plaisance, Louisiana State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Don Stone, Penn State over Don Pleasant (2), Washington (WA) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. Jarrett Hubbard (4), Michigan over Paul Gillespie (5), West Chester (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Don Stone, Penn State over Jarrett Hubbard (4), Michigan — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Don Pleasant (2), Washington (WA) over Paul Gillespie (5), West Chester (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout