NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1973 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Dan Sherman, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dan ShermanIOWA
  2. 2Tom PhillipsORST
  3. 3Jim BrownMICH
  4. 4Dale BrumitARIZ
  5. 5Dan KidaSJSU
  6. 6Gary BreeceOU

In 1973, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the semifinal, 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 1973 118-pound bracket

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How to read this bracket
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  • "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.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Dan Kida, San Jose State (CA) over Steve Hart, Oregon — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Amato, Massachusetts over Mike Beining, Marquette (WI) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Sal Lanuto, Columbia (NY) over Bobby Cruzado, Ohio — Sup 21–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Morgan (12), Kent State (OH) over Alan Karstetter, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Dale Brumit (3), Arizona over Brad Thompson, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  3. Dan Sherman (4), Iowa over Dan Kida, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Everett Gomez (9), Oklahoma State over Andy Burge, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Gary Breece (1), Oklahoma over Dave Amato, Massachusetts — Sup 16–3 · View bout
  6. Jack Spates (8), Slippery Rock (PA) over Glenn Baker, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 13–4 · View bout
  7. Jim Brown (6), Michigan over John Price, Utah State — Sup 14–4 · View bout
  8. John Hobbs, Indiana (IN) over Mark Matkovic, Alabama — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  9. Mike Downer (10), Washington (WA) over Bill Murphy, Weber State (UT) — Fall 5:32 · View bout
  10. Mike Fowler, Missouri over George Bryant (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  11. Paul Hetrick, Gettysburg (PA) over Greg Penny, Duke (NC) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  12. Randy Miller, Michigan State over Dan Mallinger (7), Iowa State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  13. Ron Castle, Portland State (OR) over Jack Love, Georgia Tech — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  14. Stan Opp, South Dakota State over Mike Frick (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  15. Tom Phillips (2), Oregon State over Sal Lanuto, Columbia (NY) — Sup 18–6 · View bout
  16. Tom Teagarden, Penn State over Steve Weiss, California-Los Angeles — Dec 8–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dale Brumit (3), Arizona over Mike Fowler, Missouri — Sup 23–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Sherman (4), Iowa over Everett Gomez (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  3. Gary Breece (1), Oklahoma over Bill Morgan (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Jack Spates (8), Slippery Rock (PA) over Tom Teagarden, Penn State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  5. Jim Brown (6), Michigan over Mike Downer (10), Washington (WA) — Fall 6:42 · View bout
  6. Randy Miller, Michigan State over John Hobbs, Indiana (IN) — Sup 17–3 · View bout
  7. Stan Opp, South Dakota State over Ron Castle, Portland State (OR) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Tom Phillips (2), Oregon State over Paul Hetrick, Gettysburg (PA) — Sup 17–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Sherman (4), Iowa over Stan Opp, South Dakota State — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  2. Gary Breece (1), Oklahoma over Jack Spates (8), Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Jim Brown (6), Michigan over Dale Brumit (3), Arizona — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Tom Phillips (2), Oregon State over Randy Miller, Michigan State — Dec 12–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Sherman (4), Iowa over Gary Breece (1), Oklahoma — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Tom Phillips (2), Oregon State over Jim Brown (6), Michigan — Dec 9–9 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dan Sherman (4), Iowa over Tom Phillips (2), Oregon State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Morgan (12), Kent State (OH) over Dave Amato, Massachusetts — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Dan Kida, San Jose State (CA) over Everett Gomez (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Mike Downer (10), Washington (WA) over John Price, Utah State — Sup 18–5 · View bout
  4. Sal Lanuto, Columbia (NY) over Paul Hetrick, Gettysburg (PA) — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dale Brumit (3), Arizona over Mike Downer (10), Washington (WA) — Sup 18–6 · View bout
  2. Dan Kida, San Jose State (CA) over Stan Opp, South Dakota State — Dec 11–3 · View bout
  3. Jack Spates (8), Slippery Rock (PA) over Bill Morgan (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 18–10 · View bout
  4. Sal Lanuto, Columbia (NY) over Randy Miller, Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dale Brumit (3), Arizona over Sal Lanuto, Columbia (NY) — Sup 15–4 · View bout
  2. Dan Kida, San Jose State (CA) over Jack Spates (8), Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dale Brumit (3), Arizona over Gary Breece (1), Oklahoma — MFF · View bout
  2. Jim Brown (6), Michigan over Dan Kida, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Brown (6), Michigan over Dale Brumit (3), Arizona — Dec 4–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Kida, San Jose State (CA) over Gary Breece (1), Oklahoma — MFF · View bout