NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1984 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Jim Scherr, Nebraska.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jim ScherrNEB
  2. 2Duane GoldmanIOWA
  3. 3Booker BenfordSIUE
  4. 4Dan ChaidOU
  5. 5Bob HarrPSU
  6. 6Dennis LimmexWIS
  7. 7Jeff WilsonSTAN
  8. 8Marvin JonesSJSU

In 1984, 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 1984 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 · 0 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 13 bouts

    3 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bob Harr (8), Penn State over Todd Praska, Idaho State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    2. Booker Benford (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Dave Vurik, New Mexico — MD 12–3 · View bout
    3. Dan Chaid (4), Oklahoma over Robert Wyndham, Citadel (SC) — Fall 5:46 · View bout
    4. Dennis Limmex (11), Wisconsin over Todd Darbyshire, Ohio State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
    5. Doug Dake, Kent State (OH) over Maynard Pelletier, Maine — Fall 2:54 · View bout
    6. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Alan Lauchner, Oklahoma State — Sup 17–3 · View bout
    7. Jeff Wilson, Stanford (CA) over Tim Cooper (9), Tennessee — Sup 14–0 · View bout
    8. Mark Cody (12), Missouri over Dave Dewalt, Delaware — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    9. Marvin Jones (10), San Jose State (CA) over Marc DeGennaro, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Fall 6:58 · View bout
    10. Matt Dulka (5), Cleveland State (OH) over Tim Curry, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    11. Michial Foy Sr. (3), Minnesota over John Zito, Syracuse (NY) — Fall 1:07 · View bout
    12. Tom Kolopus (7), Arizona State over Scott Giacobbe, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    13. Tom Pillari, Binghamton (NY) over Gary Nivens, Clemson (SC) — MD 13–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Harr (8), Penn State over Tom Pillari, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 4–4 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. Booker Benford (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Roger Sayles, California-Poly — Fall 3:53 · View bout
    3. Dan Chaid (4), Oklahoma over Jeff Wilson, Stanford (CA) — Sup 20–1 · View bout
    4. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Mark Cody (12), Missouri — Sup 17–5 · View bout
    5. Jim Scherr (2), Nebraska over Dennis Limmex (11), Wisconsin — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    6. Marvin Jones (10), San Jose State (CA) over Michial Foy Sr. (3), Minnesota — MD 16–5 · View bout
    7. Matt Dulka (5), Cleveland State (OH) over Russ Hanson, Southern Oregon — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    8. Tom Kolopus (7), Arizona State over Doug Dake, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Booker Benford (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Marvin Jones (10), San Jose State (CA) — Fall 5:46 · View bout
    2. Dan Chaid (4), Oklahoma over Matt Dulka (5), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    3. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Bob Harr (8), Penn State — MD 17–7 · View bout
    4. Jim Scherr (2), Nebraska over Tom Kolopus (7), Arizona State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Dan Chaid (4), Oklahoma — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    2. Jim Scherr (2), Nebraska over Booker Benford (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Jim Scherr (2), Nebraska over Duane Goldman (1), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 3 · 3 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 4

    1. Jeff Wilson, Stanford (CA) over Robert Wyndham, Citadel (SC) — Sup 18–0 · View bout
    2. Mark Cody (12), Missouri over Alan Lauchner, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    3. Roger Sayles, California-Poly over Dave Vurik, New Mexico — Fall 5:28 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Bob Harr (8), Penn State over Mark Cody (12), Missouri — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    2. Dennis Limmex (11), Wisconsin over Tom Kolopus (7), Arizona State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Jeff Wilson, Stanford (CA) over Matt Dulka (5), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 14–9 · View bout
    4. Marvin Jones (10), San Jose State (CA) over Roger Sayles, California-Poly — Fall 4:59 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Harr (8), Penn State over Jeff Wilson, Stanford (CA) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
    2. Dennis Limmex (11), Wisconsin over Marvin Jones (10), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 13–6 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Booker Benford (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Bob Harr (8), Penn State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Dan Chaid (4), Oklahoma over Dennis Limmex (11), Wisconsin — Dflt · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Booker Benford (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Dan Chaid (4), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Bob Harr (8), Penn State over Dennis Limmex (11), Wisconsin — Dflt · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jeff Wilson, Stanford (CA) over Marvin Jones (10), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout