NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1974 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Gary Breece, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Gary BreeceOU
  2. 2Jack SpatesSRU
  3. 3Dan MallingerISU
  4. 4Dan KidaSJSU
  5. 5George BryantPITT
  6. 6Rick DawsonCOST

In 1974, 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 1974 118-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
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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 · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Brad Thompson, Minnesota-Mankato over Bob Roberts, Florida — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Chris Sones, Iowa over Steve Siroy, California-Los Angeles — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Eric Mast, Elizabethtown (PA) over Don Meeker, Wyoming — Fall 7:40 · View bout
  4. Gil Espinoza, Colorado over Andy Burge, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 16–10 · View bout
  5. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Larry Reynolds, Massachusetts — Fall 4:51 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob Sloand, Lehigh (PA) over Greg Penny, Duke (NC) — Sup 13–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Sones, Iowa over Kelly Bast, Drake (IA) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  3. Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) over Bill Racich, West Chester (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Ed Knecht, Northern Arizona — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  5. Eric Mast, Elizabethtown (PA) over Tom Phillips (1), Oregon State — Dec 16–14 · View bout
  6. Everett Gomez (5), Oklahoma State over Dan Blakinger, Harvard (MA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over Brad Thompson, Minnesota-Mankato — Sup 24–2 · View bout
  8. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Bob Dalton, Miami (OH) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  9. Gil Espinoza, Colorado over Terry Perdew, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  10. Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) over Randy Miller, Michigan State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  11. Jim Brown (3), Michigan over Bruce Geier, Utah — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  12. Jim Haines, Wisconsin over Steve Hart, Oregon — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  13. John Price, Utah State over Jim Rohr, Washington State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  14. Myron Shapiro, Toledo (OH) over Jim Blair, East Carolina (NC) — Sup 18–5 · View bout
  15. Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) over Mark Szymula, Central Michigan — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  16. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Jim McConnell, Navy (MD) — Fall 4:00 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) over John Price, Utah State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Gil Espinoza, Colorado — Sup 13–2 · View bout
  3. Everett Gomez (5), Oklahoma State over Chris Sones, Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  4. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over Myron Shapiro, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jim Haines, Wisconsin — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) over Rick Dawson, Colorado State — Fall 1:23 · View bout
  7. Jim Brown (3), Michigan over Bob Sloand, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) over Eric Mast, Elizabethtown (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) over Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Jim Brown (3), Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) over Everett Gomez (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) over Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Racich, West Chester (PA) over John Price, Utah State — Fall 5:59 · View bout
  2. Ed Knecht, Northern Arizona over Gil Espinoza, Colorado — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  3. Myron Shapiro, Toledo (OH) over Brad Thompson, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Randy Miller, Michigan State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Myron Shapiro, Toledo (OH) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Jim Brown (3), Michigan over Ed Knecht, Northern Arizona — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) over Bill Racich, West Chester (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Everett Gomez (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jim Brown (3), Michigan — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) over George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Rick Dawson, Colorado State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Rick Dawson, Colorado State — Sup 12–2 · View bout