NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1981 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Ed Banach, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ed BanachIOWA
  2. 2Charlie HellerCLAR
  3. 3Colin KilrainLEH
  4. 4Marty RyanORST
  5. 5Dave YoungMIZZ
  6. 6Jim HallOU
  7. 7Eli BlazeffAUB
  8. 8Dave BrouhardSJSU

In 1981, 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 1981 177-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 · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois over Gary Chadwick, Air Force (CO) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State over Mark Loomis, California-Bakersfield — Sup 21–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Braseth, Boise State (ID) over Solomon 'Butch' Revils (9), East Carolina (NC) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) over Tom Rankin, Arizona State — Fall 6:54 · View bout
  3. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Kurt Honis, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Dave Allen (3), Iowa State over Tom Kolopus, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 16–6 · View bout
  5. Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) over Doug Perkins, Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Dave Young, Missouri over Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois over Brad Tufto, Indiana State — MD 16–6 · View bout
  8. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over MIke D'Ambrose, Indiana (IN) — Sup 18–6 · View bout
  9. Ed Potokar (10), Ohio State over Pat Carney, Illinois State — Dflt · View bout
  10. Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) over Kevin Walzak, New Jersey (TCNJ) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  11. Fred Wagoner, Boston (MA) over Jeff Needs, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  12. Jerry Volm, Rider (NJ) over Mark Luby, Minnesota — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  13. Larry Meierotto, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Gary Comelio, Georgia Tech — MD 15–7 · View bout
  14. Mark Phillips, Navy (MD) over Dan Kay, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  15. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Jay Llewellyn, Northern Iowa — Sup 21–9 · View bout
  16. Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State over Mike Miller, Oregon — Dec 14–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) over Mark Phillips, Navy (MD) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State — Sup 16–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Allen (3), Iowa State over Ed Potokar (10), Ohio State — Sup 16–4 · View bout
  4. Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) over Fred Wagoner, Boston (MA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  5. Dave Young, Missouri over Jerry Volm, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois — Sup 24–4 · View bout
  7. Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) over Larry Meierotto, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 1:08 · View bout
  8. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Bill Braseth, Boise State (ID) — MD 14–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) over Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Dave Young, Missouri over Dave Allen (3), Iowa State — FF · View bout
  4. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) — Fall 5:56 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) over Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Dave Young, Missouri — Fall 7:18 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) — Fall 4:15 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma over Jerry Volm, Rider (NJ) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  2. MIke D'Ambrose, Indiana (IN) over Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State over Kurt Honis, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  4. Tom Rankin, Arizona State over Mark Phillips, Navy (MD) — MD 12–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) over MIke D'Ambrose, Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  2. Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) over Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma over Dave Allen (3), Iowa State — FF · View bout
  4. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Tom Rankin, Arizona State — Dec 11–8 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma over Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) — Fall 3:56 · View bout
  2. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Dave Young, Missouri — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State — MD 9–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Young, Missouri over Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) over Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) — Fall 5:29 · View bout