NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1984 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Bill Scherr, Nebraska.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill ScherrNEB
  2. 2Jim BaumgardnerORST
  3. 3Eli BlazeffMSU
  4. 4Karl LynesOKST
  5. 5Jim BeichnerCLAR
  6. 6Paul DiekelLEH
  7. 7Bobby ShrinerUNC
  8. 8Tod GilesBU

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 190-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Doug Morse, Oswego (NY) over Wilbur Wolf, West Virginia — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Jim Baumgardner (2), Oregon State over Larry Cox, Temple (PA) — MD 18–10 · View bout
  3. Jim Dicker, Lafayette (PA) over Jay Stainback, North Carolina-Pembroke — Fall 3:39 · View bout
  4. Joe Glowacki, Rutgers (NJ) over Nick D'Angelo, John Carroll (OH) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Tsarnas (7), San Jose State (CA) over Joe Glowacki, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Bill Scherr (1), Nebraska over Doug Morse, Oswego (NY) — Sup 26–8 · View bout
  3. Bob Kopecky, Nevada-Las Vegas over Mike Porcelli, Iowa State — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  4. Bobby Shriner (11), North Carolina over Dan Hartman, Western Illinois — MD 9–0 · View bout
  5. Eli Blazeff (6), Michigan State over Kurt Honis, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Ernie Badger (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Jeff Weatherman, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  7. Jerry Volm (10), Rider (NJ) over Brad Steward, Oregon — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  8. Jim Baumgardner (2), Oregon State over Ron Hansen, Brigham Young (UT) — Sup 19–7 · View bout
  9. Jim Beichner (5), Clarion (PA) over John Heropoulos, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  10. John Bauman, Boise State (ID) over Kent Vanderloon, Central Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  11. John McFadden, Bloomsburg (PA) over Jim Dicker, Lafayette (PA) — Dec 17–13 · View bout
  12. Karl Lynes (3), Oklahoma State over Kirk Trost, Michigan — MD 10–2 · View bout
  13. Mike Davies, Arizona State over John Connelly, North Carolina State — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  14. Paul Diekel (8), Lehigh (PA) over Ryan Western, Weber State (UT) — Fall 6:10 · View bout
  15. Pete Bush (4), Iowa over Dave Palmer, Oklahoma — Fall 2:57 · View bout
  16. Tod Giles (9), Boston (MA) over Rocco Liace, Louisiana State — Sup 14–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy Tsarnas (7), San Jose State (CA) over Mike Davies, Arizona State — Fall 3:47 · View bout
  2. Bill Scherr (1), Nebraska over Ernie Badger (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 4:59 · View bout
  3. Eli Blazeff (6), Michigan State over John Bauman, Boise State (ID) — Sup 16–1 · View bout
  4. Jim Baumgardner (2), Oregon State over Bobby Shriner (11), North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Jim Beichner (5), Clarion (PA) over Bob Kopecky, Nevada-Las Vegas — MD 12–2 · View bout
  6. Karl Lynes (3), Oklahoma State over Jerry Volm (10), Rider (NJ) — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  7. Paul Diekel (8), Lehigh (PA) over John McFadden, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  8. Tod Giles (9), Boston (MA) over Pete Bush (4), Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Scherr (1), Nebraska over Paul Diekel (8), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:42 · View bout
  2. Eli Blazeff (6), Michigan State over Karl Lynes (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Jim Baumgardner (2), Oregon State over Andy Tsarnas (7), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Jim Beichner (5), Clarion (PA) over Tod Giles (9), Boston (MA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Scherr (1), Nebraska over Jim Beichner (5), Clarion (PA) — Sup 20–6 · View bout
  2. Jim Baumgardner (2), Oregon State over Eli Blazeff (6), Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bill Scherr (1), Nebraska over Jim Baumgardner (2), Oregon State — MD 13–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Ron Hansen, Brigham Young (UT) over Larry Cox, Temple (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bobby Shriner (11), North Carolina over Ron Hansen, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Doug Morse, Oswego (NY) over Ernie Badger (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 3:39 · View bout
  3. John Heropoulos, Slippery Rock (PA) over Bob Kopecky, Nevada-Las Vegas — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Kurt Honis, Syracuse (NY) over John Bauman, Boise State (ID) — Fall 3:12 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bobby Shriner (11), North Carolina over Andy Tsarnas (7), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Karl Lynes (3), Oklahoma State over Kurt Honis, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Paul Diekel (8), Lehigh (PA) over Doug Morse, Oswego (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Tod Giles (9), Boston (MA) over John Heropoulos, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Karl Lynes (3), Oklahoma State over Bobby Shriner (11), North Carolina — Fall 3:34 · View bout
  2. Paul Diekel (8), Lehigh (PA) over Tod Giles (9), Boston (MA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eli Blazeff (6), Michigan State over Paul Diekel (8), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Karl Lynes (3), Oklahoma State over Jim Beichner (5), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eli Blazeff (6), Michigan State over Karl Lynes (3), Oklahoma State — MD 8–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Beichner (5), Clarion (PA) over Paul Diekel (8), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bobby Shriner (11), North Carolina over Tod Giles (9), Boston (MA) — Dflt · View bout