NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1980 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Matt Reiss, North Carolina State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Matt ReissNCST
  2. 2Perry HummelISU
  3. 3Dave EvansWIS
  4. 4John ReichNAVY
  5. 5Lee SpiegelURI
  6. 6Brad BittermanNMU
  7. 7Jamie MilkovichAUB
  8. 8Doug AndersonIOWA

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 167-pound bracket

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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 · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Dale Walters (11), Air Force (CO) over Kevin Wood, Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. John Reich (8), Navy (MD) over John Gehret, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 18–7 · View bout
  3. Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) over Ron Varga, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 18–13 · View bout
  4. Scott Heaton (1), California-Poly over Jim Trudeau, Minnesota — Fall 2:28 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Dave Brouhard (9), San Jose State (CA) over Larry Meierotto, Tennessee-Chattanooga — DQ · View bout
  2. Dave Evans (4), Wisconsin over Dan Fiorini, Northern Illinois — Fall 4:16 · View bout
  3. Dom DiGioacchino (5), Bloomsburg (PA) over Tim Neumann, Nebraska — MD 17–6 · View bout
  4. Fred Duell (6), Oklahoma State over Bob Greenly, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 13–10 · View bout
  5. Jamie Milkovich (12), Auburn (AL) over Brett Stamm, Wheaton (IL) — DQ · View bout
  6. Jeff Stuebing, Oregon over Billy Boyd, Brigham Young (UT) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  7. Jim Vargo, East Stroudsburg (PA) over John Hanrahan, Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. John Reich (8), Navy (MD) over John Bliss, Washington State — Fall 4:41 · View bout
  9. Kevin Colabucci (10), Maryland over Jon Lundberg, Augustana (SD) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  10. Lee Spiegel (3), Rhode Island over Brad Bitterman, Northern Michigan — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  11. Matt Reiss, North Carolina State over Ed Potokar, Ohio State — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  12. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Doug Anderson, Iowa — MD 14–3 · View bout
  13. Richard Evans, Oklahoma over Dale Walters (11), Air Force (CO) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  14. Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) over Jim Thornton, Wyoming — MD 19–10 · View bout
  15. Scott Heaton (1), California-Poly over Bob Stout, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  16. Tom Harvey, Syracuse (NY) over Mike Hogoboom, Washington (WA) — Fall 4:02 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Evans (4), Wisconsin over Dave Brouhard (9), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 13–11 · View bout
  2. Fred Duell (6), Oklahoma State over Jim Vargo, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Jamie Milkovich (12), Auburn (AL) over Scott Heaton (1), California-Poly — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. John Reich (8), Navy (MD) over Tom Harvey, Syracuse (NY) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  5. Lee Spiegel (3), Rhode Island over Kevin Colabucci (10), Maryland — MD 11–3 · View bout
  6. Matt Reiss, North Carolina State over Dom DiGioacchino (5), Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 8:52 · View bout
  7. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Richard Evans, Oklahoma — MD 12–3 · View bout
  8. Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) over Jeff Stuebing, Oregon — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. John Reich (8), Navy (MD) over Jamie Milkovich (12), Auburn (AL) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Lee Spiegel (3), Rhode Island over Fred Duell (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  3. Matt Reiss, North Carolina State over Dave Evans (4), Wisconsin — Fall 7:47 · View bout
  4. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) — Dec 16–9 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Matt Reiss, North Carolina State over John Reich (8), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Lee Spiegel (3), Rhode Island — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Matt Reiss, North Carolina State over Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. John Gehret, Slippery Rock (PA) over John Bliss, Washington State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Bitterman, Northern Michigan over Kevin Colabucci (10), Maryland — Fall 3:59 · View bout
  2. Dom DiGioacchino (5), Bloomsburg (PA) over Ed Potokar, Ohio State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Doug Anderson, Iowa over Richard Evans, Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Tom Harvey, Syracuse (NY) over John Gehret, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Bitterman, Northern Michigan over Fred Duell (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  2. Dave Evans (4), Wisconsin over Dom DiGioacchino (5), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  3. Doug Anderson, Iowa over Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Jamie Milkovich (12), Auburn (AL) over Tom Harvey, Syracuse (NY) — Fall 3:10 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Bitterman, Northern Michigan over Doug Anderson, Iowa — MD 15–5 · View bout
  2. Dave Evans (4), Wisconsin over Jamie Milkovich (12), Auburn (AL) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Evans (4), Wisconsin over Lee Spiegel (3), Rhode Island — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. John Reich (8), Navy (MD) over Brad Bitterman, Northern Michigan — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Evans (4), Wisconsin over John Reich (8), Navy (MD) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lee Spiegel (3), Rhode Island over Brad Bitterman, Northern Michigan — MD 12–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jamie Milkovich (12), Auburn (AL) over Doug Anderson, Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout