NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1980 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Dave Allen, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dave AllenISU
  2. 2Ed BanachIOWA
  3. 3Colin KilrainLEH
  4. 4Charlie HellerCLAR
  5. 5Steve FraserMICH
  6. 6Ben HillTENN
  7. 7Gary GermundsonOKST
  8. 8Dave SevernASU

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 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. Ben Hill, Tennessee over Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Hill, Tennessee over Larry Deal, Wyoming — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Brian Parlet (6), Augustana (SD) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  3. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  4. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — MD 15–4 · View bout
  5. Dave Severn (8), Arizona State over Jeff Laube, Wisconsin-Superior — MD 18–8 · View bout
  6. Don Brown (5), Oregon over John 'Jay' Greiner, Ohio State — Fall 0:16 · View bout
  7. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Eli Blazeff, Auburn (AL) — Fall 4:35 · View bout
  8. Gary Chadwick, Air Force (CO) over Rick Worel (1), California-Poly — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  9. Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State over Keith Foxx, Arizona — Sup 17–1 · View bout
  10. Jim Hall, Oklahoma over Bill Braseth, Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  11. Jim Kimsey Jr., Nebraska over Joe Lidowski, North Carolina State — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  12. Jim Kleinhans (11), Wisconsin over Bobby Orand, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Sup 21–9 · View bout
  13. Lorant Ipacs, Ohio over Butch Snyder, Bloomsburg (PA) — Sup 15–2 · View bout
  14. Scott Mansur, Portland State (OR) over Chet Davis, New Hampshire — MD 15–4 · View bout
  15. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Mark Jarosz, Salisbury (MD) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  16. Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) over Eric Moll (10), Louisiana State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Hill, Tennessee over Gary Chadwick, Air Force (CO) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  2. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Lorant Ipacs, Ohio — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Steve Fraser (9), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Dave Severn (8), Arizona State over Jim Kimsey Jr., Nebraska — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Jim Kleinhans (11), Wisconsin — Sup 14–2 · View bout
  7. Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State over Scott Mansur, Portland State (OR) — Fall 4:02 · View bout
  8. Jim Hall, Oklahoma over Don Brown (5), Oregon — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Hill, Tennessee over Dave Severn (8), Arizona State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Jim Hall, Oklahoma — Fall 7:56 · View bout
  4. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State — Fall 7:59 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Ben Hill, Tennessee — MD 11–0 · View bout
  2. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–11 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Ed Banach (2), Iowa — MD 16–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Larry Deal, Wyoming over Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Kleinhans (11), Wisconsin over Eli Blazeff, Auburn (AL) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  2. Larry Deal, Wyoming over Gary Chadwick, Air Force (CO) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) over Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Dave Severn (8), Arizona State over Larry Deal, Wyoming — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State over Jim Kleinhans (11), Wisconsin — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Jim Hall, Oklahoma — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Dave Severn (8), Arizona State — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Ben Hill, Tennessee — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Steve Fraser (9), Michigan — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Ben Hill, Tennessee — Dec 4–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State over Dave Severn (8), Arizona State — Dec 5–0 · View bout