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1980 NCAA Championships

Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.

The 1980 NCAA championships had 10 weights and 502 bouts. Iowa won the team title with 110.75 points; Oklahoma State was second with 87.

10weights
10individual champions
502bouts
88wins by fall

Most falls in the least time: Howard Harris, Oregon State · 5 falls in 18:34

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Individual champions

1980 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
118Joe Gonzales (1)California-BakersfieldCalifornia-BakersfieldDec 6–3 over Dan Glenn (2), Iowa
126John Azevedo (1)California-BakersfieldCalifornia-BakersfieldMD 17–9 over Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State
134Randy Lewis (1) · 2nd titleIowaIowaMD 11–3 over Darryl Burley (2), Lehigh (PA)
142Lee Roy Smith (1)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 10–7 over Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma
150Andy Rein (1)WisconsinWisconsinDec 4–2 over Scott Bliss (2), Oregon
158Ricky Stewart (3)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 11–6 over William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD)
167Matt ReissNorth Carolina StateNorth Carolina StateDec 4–2 over Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State
177Dave Allen (4)Iowa StateIowa StateMD 16–5 over Ed Banach (2), Iowa
190Noel Loban (8)Clemson (SC)Clemson (SC)Dec 9–6 over Dan Severn (2), Arizona State
UnlimitedHoward Harris (1)Oregon StateOregon StateFall 4:35 over Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State

Team standings

Scoring details →

Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1980

Head coach for the 1980 tournament, from the coaching record; a dash where none is established yet.

1980 team standings
RankProgramHead coachPoints
1IowaDan Gable110.75
2Oklahoma StateTommy Chesbro87
3Iowa StateHarold Nichols81.75
4OklahomaStan Abel67.5
5Arizona StateBobby Douglas56.5
6Lehigh (PA)Thad Turner56.25
7WisconsinDuane Kleven55
8North Carolina StateBob Guzzo37.25
9Oregon StateDale Thomas32.5
10KentuckyFletcher Carr24.25
11OregonRon Finley22.75
12California-PolyVaughan Hitchcock21.5
13ColoradoMike Sager20.5
14Clemson (SC)Wade Schalles20
T15California-Los AngelesDave Auble19
T15Indiana StateFran McCann19
17Clarion (PA)Bob Bubb17.25
18Rider (NJ)Gary Taylor14.5
T19MinnesotaWally Johnson14
T19Navy (MD)Ed Peery14
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1980 team standings, continued
RankProgramHead coachPoints
T21Auburn (AL)Tom Milkovich13
T21TennesseeGray Simons13
T23Michigan StateGrady Peninger11.5
T23Old Dominion (VA)Thomas Merrill Robinson11.5
T23Rhode IslandCarl Adams11.5
26Temple (PA)Jerry Villecco11.25
27MissouriBob Kopnisky10.5
28MichiganDale Bahr9.5
T29Bloomsburg (PA)Roger Sanders8.75
T29California-FullertonDon Matson8.75
31Tennessee-ChattanoogaJim Morgan8.5
32Wilkes (PA)John Reese8.25
33Ohio StateChris Ford6.5
T34Louisiana StateLarry Sciacchetano6.25
T34Syracuse (NY)Ed Carlin6.25
36Central MichiganCharles Sherwood6
T37ArizonaWilliam J. Nelson4
T37WyomingJoe Dowler4
39NebraskaBob Fehrs3.75
40Miami (OH)Michael Stanley3.5
41Portland State (OR)Len Kauffman3.25
T42GeorgiaGeorge Reid3
T42North CarolinaBill Lam3
T42San Jose State (CA)T.J. Kerr3
45Penn StateRich Lorenzo2.75
46Slippery Rock (PA)Fred Powell2.5
47Indiana (IN)Doug Blubaugh2.25
T48Air Force (CO)Wayne Baughman2
T48Cleveland State (OH)Richard Bonacci2
T48Franklin & Marshall (PA)John Fritz2
T48Lock Haven (PA)Neil Turner2
T48MassachusettsNot yet established2
T48Princeton (NJ)John Johnston2
T48Purdue (IN)Mark Sothmann2
T48Rutgers (NJ)Deane Oliver2
T56Appalachian State (NC)Paul Mance1.75
T56Brigham Young (UT)Fred Davis1.75
T56OhioHarry Houska1.75
T59Ball State (IN)Peter B. Samuels1.5
T59Colgate (NY)Curtis Blake1.5
T59Colorado StateJames Kinyon1.5
T59MarylandJohn McHugh1.5
T59Middle TennesseeGordon Connell1.5
T59Northwestern (IL)Tom Jarman1.5
T59Western MichiganGeorge Hobbs1.5
T66East Carolina (NC)Ed Steers1
T66East Stroudsburg (PA)Bob Dalling1
T66IllinoisGreg Johnson1
T66Nevada-Las VegasDennis Finfrock1
T66VirginiaGeorge Edwards1
T66West VirginiaCraig Turnbull1
T72Hofstra (NY)Nick Gallo0.5
T72Kent State (OH)Ron Gray0.5
T72Washington (WA)Darren Sipe0.5
54 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1980 scoring rules.

1980 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramHead coachPoints
8*California-BakersfieldJoe Seay51.75*
19*Morgan State (MD)James Phillips16.75*
32*Eastern IllinoisRon Clinton8.5*
39*Northern MichiganBill Dotson6*
40*Grand Valley State (MI)Jim Scott5.5*
45*Northern IowaChuck Patten3.5*
65*Southern Illinois EdwardsvilleLarry Kristoff1.5*
73*California Poly HumboldtFrank Cheek1*
73*Millersville (PA)Jerry J. Swope1*
73*Minnesota-MorrisDouglas Dufty1*
85*Allegheny (PA)Ken Levels0*
85*Army (NY)Ron Pifer0*
85*Augustana (SD)Paul Wayne Kendle0*
85*Boise State (ID)Mike Young0*
85*Boston (MA)Fred Lett0*
85*Brockport (NY)Not yet established0*
85*Bucknell (PA)Bob Ferraro0*
85*Buffalo (NY)Ed Michael0*
85*Citadel (SC)Gene Styles0*
85*ConnecticutNot yet established0*
85*Cornell (NY)Andy Noel0*
85*Drexel (PA)Jack Childs0*
85*Florida InternationalSid Huitema0*
85*Idaho StateTom Jewell0*
85*Illinois StateGeorge Girardi0*
85*Luther (IA)Paul Solberg0*
85*Marquette (WI)Dan Jones0*
85*Minnesota-MankatoRometo Macias0*
85*MontanaJerry Hicks0*
85*Montana StateBill Willetts0*
85*New HampshireNot yet established0*
85*New Jersey (TCNJ)David Icenhower, Sr.0*
85*New MexicoRon Jacobsen0*
85*Northern ColoradoJack LaBonde0*
85*Northern IllinoisDon Flavin0*
85*Notre Dame (IN)Raymond George Sepeta0*
85*Pittsburgh (PA)Rande Stottlemyer0*
85*Salisbury (MD)Mike McGlinchey0*
85*Shippensburg (PA)Bill Corman0*
85*Southern OregonBob Riehm0*
85*Springfield (MA)Douglas E. Parker0*
85*Toledo (OH)Harvey Bowles0*
85*UtahMarvin G. Hess0*
85*Utah StateBob Carlson0*
85*Virginia MilitaryIke Sherlock0*
85*Virginia TechJerry Cheynet0*
85*Washington StateRoger James0*
85*Weber State (UT)John Webb0*
85*West Chester (PA)Milton Collier0*
85*Wheaton (IL)Pete Willson0*
85*William & Mary (VA)Not yet established0*
85*Winona State (MN)Not yet established0*
85*Wisconsin-ParksideJim Koch0*
85*Wisconsin-SuperiorAmerico Mortorelli0*

Cite this page: “1980 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/tournaments/1980/

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