NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1975 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Chuck Yagla, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Chuck YaglaIOWA
  2. 2Lee Kemp Jr.WIS
  3. 3Paul MartinOKST
  4. 4Pete GaleaISU
  5. 5Doug ZiebartORST
  6. 6Randy WattsBLOO

In 1975, 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 1975 150-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.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 6 bouts

26 byes into the round of 32

  1. Charles Becks, John Carroll (OH) over Doug Weaver, Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Chris Horpel (4), Stanford (CA) over Matt Bacharach, Virginia — Sup 15–5 · View bout
  3. Earl 'Buddy' Walker, Tennessee over Chris Messina, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Jody Sloan (6), Wyoming over Don Meyer, West Chester (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. John Althans, Navy (MD) over Steve Hitchcock, California-Poly — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Pete Galea (2), Iowa State over Bill Davis, Clarion (PA) — Fall 7:26 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chris Horpel (4), Stanford (CA) over Steve Rodriguez, Michigan State — Fall 0:51 · View bout
  2. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Mark Black, California-Los Angeles — Fall 7:23 · View bout
  3. Doug Hassig, Nebraska over Tom Kryzak, Boston (MA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Doug Ziebart (7), Oregon State over Charles Becks, John Carroll (OH) — Sup 24–1 · View bout
  5. Earl 'Buddy' Walker, Tennessee over Dave Young, Utah — Dec 12–3 · View bout
  6. Frank Peck, Oklahoma over Jody Sloan (6), Wyoming — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Gary Martin, Western Michigan over Mike McGough, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  8. Ken Wilson (8), Syracuse (NY) over Steve Whedbee, California-Berkeley — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  9. Lee Kemp Jr. (3), Wisconsin over Mike Taylor, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  10. Paul Martin (5), Oklahoma State over John Althans, Navy (MD) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  11. Pete Dombrowski, Northwestern (IL) over Gary Kessel, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  12. Pete Galea (2), Iowa State over Larry Sullivan, Miami (OH) — Sup 13–0 · View bout
  13. Randy Watson, Boise State (ID) over Paul Thorpe, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  14. Randy Watts, Bloomsburg (PA) over Tom Calhoun, Ball State (IN) — Fall 4:42 · View bout
  15. Roye Oliver, Arizona State over George Way, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  16. Steve Daniels, Portland State (OR) over Tony Peraza, Potsdam (NY) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Horpel (4), Stanford (CA) over Roye Oliver, Arizona State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Randy Watts, Bloomsburg (PA) — Sup 13–0 · View bout
  3. Doug Ziebart (7), Oregon State over Gary Martin, Western Michigan — Sup 14–0 · View bout
  4. Ken Wilson (8), Syracuse (NY) over Randy Watson, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  5. Lee Kemp Jr. (3), Wisconsin over Doug Hassig, Nebraska — Sup 11–1 · View bout
  6. Paul Martin (5), Oklahoma State over Earl 'Buddy' Walker, Tennessee — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  7. Pete Dombrowski, Northwestern (IL) over Frank Peck, Oklahoma — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Pete Galea (2), Iowa State over Steve Daniels, Portland State (OR) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Ken Wilson (8), Syracuse (NY) — Fall 5:53 · View bout
  2. Lee Kemp Jr. (3), Wisconsin over Pete Dombrowski, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Paul Martin (5), Oklahoma State over Chris Horpel (4), Stanford (CA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  4. Pete Galea (2), Iowa State over Doug Ziebart (7), Oregon State — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Paul Martin (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Lee Kemp Jr. (3), Wisconsin over Pete Galea (2), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Lee Kemp Jr. (3), Wisconsin — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Bill Davis, Clarion (PA) over Larry Sullivan, Miami (OH) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. John Althans, Navy (MD) over Earl 'Buddy' Walker, Tennessee — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Mike Taylor, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Doug Hassig, Nebraska — Fall 5:45 · View bout
  3. Randy Watts, Bloomsburg (PA) over Mark Black, California-Los Angeles — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Steve Daniels, Portland State (OR) over Bill Davis, Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:49 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Horpel (4), Stanford (CA) over John Althans, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Doug Ziebart (7), Oregon State over Steve Daniels, Portland State (OR) — Dec 9–0 · View bout
  3. Mike Taylor, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Pete Dombrowski, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Randy Watts, Bloomsburg (PA) over Ken Wilson (8), Syracuse (NY) — Fall 1:43 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Ziebart (7), Oregon State over Mike Taylor, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Randy Watts, Bloomsburg (PA) over Chris Horpel (4), Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Paul Martin (5), Oklahoma State over Doug Ziebart (7), Oregon State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Pete Galea (2), Iowa State over Randy Watts, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Paul Martin (5), Oklahoma State over Pete Galea (2), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Doug Ziebart (7), Oregon State over Randy Watts, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout