NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1983 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Darryl Burley, Lehigh (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Darryl BurleyLEH
  2. 2Al FreemanNEB
  3. 3Harlan KistlerIOWA
  4. 4Andy McNerneyHARV
  5. 5Randy ConradISU
  6. 6Leo BaileyOKST
  7. 7Tony SurageRUT
  8. 8John GiuraWIS

In 1983, 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 1983 142-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 7 bouts

25 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bob Bury (6), Penn State over Don Henry, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Darrell Leslie, Rochester Tech (NY) over Dave Gable, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Darryl Burley (1), Lehigh (PA) over Darren Abel, Oklahoma — Fall 1:57 · View bout
  4. David Barnes, San Jose State (CA) over Dave DeLong, Indiana (IN) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  5. Morgan Woodhouse (2), Brigham Young (UT) over Scott Wiggen, Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Philip Gottlick, Drexel (PA) over Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  7. Steve Koob, North Carolina State over Curt Berger, Oregon State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Freeman (7), Nebraska over Morgan Woodhouse (2), Brigham Young (UT) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  2. Andy McNerney (9), Harvard (MA) over Darrell Leslie, Rochester Tech (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Andy Seras, Albany (NY) over Philip Gottlick, Drexel (PA) — Fall 1:50 · View bout
  4. Anthony Arena, Hofstra (NY) over Tom Montminy, Boston College (MA) — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  5. Bob Bury (6), Penn State over Bob Preston, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Darryl Burley (1), Lehigh (PA) over Ken Nellis, Clarion (PA) — Sup 16–2 · View bout
  7. Harlan Kistler (3), Iowa over Mark Demeo, Syracuse (NY) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  8. Jake Cecere, Duke (NC) over Billy Moss (10), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dflt · View bout
  9. Jesse Reyes (4), California-Bakersfield over Jim Hildebrand, Oregon — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  10. John Giura (12), Wisconsin over Adam Cohen, Arizona State — Dflt · View bout
  11. Leo Bailey, Oklahoma State over Nathan Winner, Southern Oregon — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  12. Mike Langlais, North Dakota State over Dave Lundskog, Weber State (UT) — Sup 20–8 · View bout
  13. Mike Schmidlin, California-Fullerton over Eric Hershberger, Louisiana State — Fall 6:07 · View bout
  14. Randy Conrad (5), Iowa State over David Barnes, San Jose State (CA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  15. Steve Koob, North Carolina State over Jeff Hardy, Ohio — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  16. Tony Surage (11), Rutgers (NJ) over Tony Tracey, New Mexico — MD 16–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Al Freeman (7), Nebraska over Tony Surage (11), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Andy McNerney (9), Harvard (MA) over Jesse Reyes (4), California-Bakersfield — Fall 2:36 · View bout
  3. Anthony Arena, Hofstra (NY) over Andy Seras, Albany (NY) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Darryl Burley (1), Lehigh (PA) over John Giura (12), Wisconsin — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  5. Harlan Kistler (3), Iowa over Jake Cecere, Duke (NC) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  6. Leo Bailey, Oklahoma State over Bob Bury (6), Penn State — Dec 18–12 · View bout
  7. Randy Conrad (5), Iowa State over Mike Schmidlin, California-Fullerton — MD 16–5 · View bout
  8. Steve Koob, North Carolina State over Mike Langlais, North Dakota State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Al Freeman (7), Nebraska over Steve Koob, North Carolina State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Andy McNerney (9), Harvard (MA) over Randy Conrad (5), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Darryl Burley (1), Lehigh (PA) over Anthony Arena, Hofstra (NY) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  4. Harlan Kistler (3), Iowa over Leo Bailey, Oklahoma State — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Al Freeman (7), Nebraska over Harlan Kistler (3), Iowa — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Darryl Burley (1), Lehigh (PA) over Andy McNerney (9), Harvard (MA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Darryl Burley (1), Lehigh (PA) over Al Freeman (7), Nebraska — Dflt · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Ken Nellis, Clarion (PA) over Darren Abel, Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jesse Reyes (4), California-Bakersfield over Darrell Leslie, Rochester Tech (NY) — Sup 17–4 · View bout
  2. John Giura (12), Wisconsin over Ken Nellis, Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Demeo, Syracuse (NY) over Jake Cecere, Duke (NC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Tony Surage (11), Rutgers (NJ) over Morgan Woodhouse (2), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. John Giura (12), Wisconsin over Anthony Arena, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Leo Bailey, Oklahoma State over Mark Demeo, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Randy Conrad (5), Iowa State over Jesse Reyes (4), California-Bakersfield — MD 11–1 · View bout
  4. Tony Surage (11), Rutgers (NJ) over Steve Koob, North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Leo Bailey, Oklahoma State over Tony Surage (11), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Randy Conrad (5), Iowa State over John Giura (12), Wisconsin — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Andy McNerney (9), Harvard (MA) over Leo Bailey, Oklahoma State — MD 16–5 · View bout
  2. Harlan Kistler (3), Iowa over Randy Conrad (5), Iowa State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Harlan Kistler (3), Iowa over Andy McNerney (9), Harvard (MA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Randy Conrad (5), Iowa State over Leo Bailey, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tony Surage (11), Rutgers (NJ) over John Giura (12), Wisconsin — Dec 8–2 · View bout