NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1982 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Dan Cuestas, California-Bakersfield.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dan CuestasCSUB
  2. 2Scott BarrettBSU
  3. 3Wayne JonesSJSU
  4. 4Joe GibbonsISU
  5. 5Frank FamianoBRPT
  6. 6Scott LynchPSU
  7. 7Dave CookeUNC
  8. 8Derek PorterEIU

In 1982, 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 1982 126-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Chris Bell, Wyoming — Fall 6:05 · View bout
  2. Darrow Traylor, Boston (MA) over Tom Hutchinson, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Lang Davidson, Washington State over Rusty Fiste, Princeton (NJ) — Sup 18–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chris Wentz (9), North Carolina State over Dave Scotton, Northwestern (IL) — MD 17–7 · View bout
  2. Cliff Berger, Oregon State over Mark Zimmer (7), Oklahoma — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  3. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Ed Lorah, Syracuse (NY) — Sup 22–10 · View bout
  4. Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina over Don Stevens, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois over Lang Davidson, Washington State — Sup 21–5 · View bout
  6. Doug Drew, Kent State (OH) over Ed Pidgeon (10), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  7. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Lyle Clem, North Dakota State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  8. Gary Lefebvre (8), Minnesota over Chris Taylor, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  9. Jerry Johnson, Slippery Rock (PA) over Ralph Harrison, New Mexico — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  10. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Gerald Moore, Kentucky — Fall 4:54 · View bout
  11. Mark Palzer, Army (NY) over Darrow Traylor, Boston (MA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  12. Mark Trizzino (2), Iowa over Mike Millward, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  13. Mike Jones, Oklahoma State over Randy Majors, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  14. Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) over Miles Hancock, Oregon — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  15. Scott Lynch (6), Penn State over Jim Mason, Michigan State — MD 18–8 · View bout
  16. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Tom Husted (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina over Chris Wentz (9), North Carolina State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois over Mark Trizzino (2), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Doug Drew, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Mark Palzer, Army (NY) over Gary Lefebvre (8), Minnesota — Fall 2:29 · View bout
  6. Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) over Cliff Berger, Oregon State — MD 16–5 · View bout
  7. Scott Lynch (6), Penn State over Jerry Johnson, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  8. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Mike Jones, Oklahoma State — Sup 22–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Mark Palzer, Army (NY) — MD 17–7 · View bout
  2. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Scott Lynch (6), Penn State — Dec 6–6 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  3. Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) over Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) — Sup 12–0 · View bout
  2. Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) over Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Chris Bell, Wyoming over Ed Lorah, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 12–9 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Doug Drew, Kent State (OH) over Gerald Moore, Kentucky — Dec 14–7 · View bout
  2. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Chris Bell, Wyoming — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Miles Hancock, Oregon over Cliff Berger, Oregon State — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Tom Husted (5), Lehigh (PA) over Mike Jones, Oklahoma State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina over Tom Husted (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois over Miles Hancock, Oregon — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  3. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Mark Palzer, Army (NY) — Fall 1:36 · View bout
  4. Scott Lynch (6), Penn State over Doug Drew, Kent State (OH) — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Scott Lynch (6), Penn State over Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Scott Lynch (6), Penn State — Dflt · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Scott Lynch (6), Penn State — Not recorded · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina over Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout