NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1976 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Chris Campbell, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Chris CampbellIOWA
  2. 2Mark JohnsonMICH
  3. 3Mike LiebermanLEH
  4. 4Sythell ThompsonCP
  5. 5Dave McQuaigOKST
  6. 6Willie GadsonISU

In 1976, 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 1976 177-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
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "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 · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Stu Moyer, Ball State (IN) over Dom DiGioacchino, Montclair State (NJ) — Sup 19–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Buck Davis, Oregon over Carmel Morina, Temple (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Campbell (2), Iowa over Tad Sargent, Rhode Island — MD 14–6 · View bout
  3. Dan Lewis (8), California-Fullerton over Anvil Nelson, Illinois State — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  4. Dave McQuaig (5), Oklahoma State over Jeff Hersha, Michigan State — MD 11–3 · View bout
  5. Dave Severn, Arizona State over Otto Liske, Cincinnati (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Jerry White (7), Penn State over Ron Jeidy, Wisconsin — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  7. John O'Brien, Kent State (OH) over Ted Petty, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Mark Johnson (4), Michigan over Mark Mullins, Oklahoma — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  9. Mark Wiesen, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Rick Hale, California-Berkeley — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  10. Mike Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Dave Weeks, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  11. Ron Whitcomb, East Carolina (NC) over Dick Rose, Arizona — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  12. Steve Heger, Maryland over Brian Collier, Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  13. Stu Moyer, Ball State (IN) over Steve Needs, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  14. Sythell Thompson (6), California-Poly over Dan Keller, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  15. Tim Worsowicz, Florida over Steve Scheib, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  16. Willie Gadson (3), Iowa State over Mike Dillenburg, Oregon State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Campbell (2), Iowa over Steve Heger, Maryland — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Dan Lewis (8), California-Fullerton over Stu Moyer, Ball State (IN) — Dflt · View bout
  3. Dave McQuaig (5), Oklahoma State over Tim Worsowicz, Florida — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Jerry White (7), Penn State over Buck Davis, Oregon — Fall 6:39 · View bout
  5. Mark Johnson (4), Michigan over John O'Brien, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Mike Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Wiesen, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  7. Sythell Thompson (6), California-Poly over Dave Severn, Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Willie Gadson (3), Iowa State over Ron Whitcomb, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Campbell (2), Iowa over Jerry White (7), Penn State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Mark Johnson (4), Michigan over Dave McQuaig (5), Oklahoma State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Dan Lewis (8), California-Fullerton — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Sythell Thompson (6), California-Poly over Willie Gadson (3), Iowa State — Dec 3–3 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Campbell (2), Iowa over Sythell Thompson (6), California-Poly — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Mark Johnson (4), Michigan over Mike Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Chris Campbell (2), Iowa over Mark Johnson (4), Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Severn, Arizona State over Dan Keller, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. John O'Brien, Kent State (OH) over Mark Mullins, Oklahoma — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Mark Wiesen, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Dave Weeks, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Tad Sargent, Rhode Island over Steve Heger, Maryland — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Lewis (8), California-Fullerton over Mark Wiesen, Southern Illinois Carbondale — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Dave McQuaig (5), Oklahoma State over John O'Brien, Kent State (OH) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  3. Jerry White (7), Penn State over Tad Sargent, Rhode Island — MD 8–0 · View bout
  4. Willie Gadson (3), Iowa State over Dave Severn, Arizona State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dave McQuaig (5), Oklahoma State over Dan Lewis (8), California-Fullerton — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  2. Willie Gadson (3), Iowa State over Jerry White (7), Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Willie Gadson (3), Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Sythell Thompson (6), California-Poly over Dave McQuaig (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 1–1 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Sythell Thompson (6), California-Poly — Dec 4–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave McQuaig (5), Oklahoma State over Willie Gadson (3), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout