NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1980 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Ricky Stewart, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ricky StewartOKST
  2. 2William 'Bucky' SmithMORG
  3. 3Isreal SheppardOU
  4. 4Tom PickardISU
  5. 5Dan ZilverbergMINN
  6. 6Mike TerryWIS
  7. 7Mark StevensonIOWA
  8. 8Jim Reilly IIILEH

In 1980, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the semifinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1980 158-pound bracket

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  • "↩" 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 Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Jim Tebbe, Miami (OH) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  2. Dave Musselman (2), Arizona over Scott Howard, Auburn (AL) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield over Jim Clowes, Montana — MD 10–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bart 'Buckey' McCollum, Bloomsburg (PA) over Donny Owen (4), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 17–12 · View bout
  2. Court Vining, Nebraska over David Strickland, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Sup 17–3 · View bout
  3. Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  4. Dave Musselman (2), Arizona over Bill Keck, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Fred Worthem (6), Michigan State over Mike Carroll, Massachusetts — MD 10–1 · View bout
  6. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Toby Breon, Shippensburg (PA) — Fall 4:01 · View bout
  7. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Robert Kiddy (10), California-Poly — MD 11–1 · View bout
  8. Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) over Mike Kuziola, Middle Tennessee — Sup 19–3 · View bout
  9. John Hefner (8), Missouri over Bob Gruner, Wisconsin-Parkside — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  10. Kevin Benson, Portland State (OR) over Dan Drilevich, Washington State — Sup 14–2 · View bout
  11. Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield over Jeff Bouslog, Luther (IA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  12. Mark Densberger, Wilkes (PA) over Mike DeGenova, Temple (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  13. Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa over Dale Gilbert, Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:29 · View bout
  14. Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin over Geoff Brodhead, Penn State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  15. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over Tom Pickard, Iowa State — Sup 19–5 · View bout
  16. William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) over Jeff Newman, California-Los Angeles — Sup 23–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Fred Worthem (6), Michigan State over Kevin Benson, Portland State (OR) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Mark Densberger, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 6:28 · View bout
  4. Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) over Dave Musselman (2), Arizona — MD 11–2 · View bout
  5. Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield over John Hefner (8), Missouri — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin over Bart 'Buckey' McCollum, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 18–12 · View bout
  7. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over Jan Michaels, North Carolina — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  8. William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) over Court Vining, Nebraska — Dec 6–6 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  3. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over Fred Worthem (6), Michigan State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) over Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin — Dec 12–9 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) over Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over Jim Tebbe, Miami (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Newman, California-Los Angeles over Court Vining, Nebraska — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Densberger, Wilkes (PA) over Toby Breon, Shippensburg (PA) — Fall 1:09 · View bout
  3. Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Tom Pickard, Iowa State over Jan Michaels, North Carolina — Fall 5:27 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Densberger, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa over Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin over Jeff Newman, California-Los Angeles — Sup 19–6 · View bout
  4. Tom Pickard, Iowa State over Fred Worthem (6), Michigan State — Fall 3:19 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin over Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Tom Pickard, Iowa State over Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 0:21 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Tom Pickard, Iowa State over Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Tom Pickard, Iowa State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa over Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout