NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1985 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Barry Davis, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Barry DavisIOWA
  2. 2Joe McFarlandMICH
  3. 3Wade HughesGWU
  4. 4John LucerneRID
  5. 5Steve DePetroNW
  6. 6Cordel AndersonUTST
  7. 7Rob JohnsonLSU
  8. 8Gary BairosASU

In 1985, 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 1985 126-pound bracket

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How to read this bracket
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  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) over Bill Hodges, Wyoming — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa — Sup 17–3 · View bout
  3. John Hnath, Pittsburgh (PA) over Cliff Gosse, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) over Terry Cook, Nebraska — Dec 15–10 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Morgan (8), Missouri over Buddy Blaha, Virginia — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) — TF 25–9 · View bout
  3. Chip McArdle (11), North Carolina over Ryan Mapston, Montana State — Fall 3:28 · View bout
  4. Cordel Anderson, Utah State over Rocky Bonomo (3), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) over Brian Stevens, Oklahoma State — Fall 1:24 · View bout
  6. Doug Castellari, Temple (PA) over Tim Flynn (10), Penn State — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  7. Ernie Geronimo, California-Poly over Gene Spellman, Wisconsin — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  8. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Kyle Presler, Augustana (SD) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  9. John Thorn (4), Iowa State over Melvin Goree, Oklahoma — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  10. Nate Allison, Northern Illinois over Dave Beaulieu, New Hampshire — MD 11–2 · View bout
  11. Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) over Dave Marquis, Navy (MD) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  12. Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State over Glenn Jarrett, Oregon — Sup 18–5 · View bout
  13. Ron Ensign, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Chris Lee, Massachusetts — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  14. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Tony Russo, Maryland — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  15. Tony Amado Jr. (12), Portland State (OR) over John Hnath, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 19–18 · View bout
  16. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — Dec 14–9 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Tony Amado Jr. (12), Portland State (OR) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  2. Cordel Anderson, Utah State over Doug Castellari, Temple (PA) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  3. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Chip McArdle (11), North Carolina — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. John Thorn (4), Iowa State over Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) over Al Morgan (8), Missouri — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  6. Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State over Ernie Geronimo, California-Poly — MD 16–8 · View bout
  7. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Nate Allison, Northern Illinois — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  8. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over Ron Ensign, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 0:38 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) — Dflt · View bout
  2. Cordel Anderson, Utah State over Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State — Sup 19–7 · View bout
  3. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over John Thorn (4), Iowa State — MD 17–7 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) — Dec 16–11 · View bout
  2. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Cordel Anderson, Utah State — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Joe McFarland (2), Michigan — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa over Kyle Presler, Augustana (SD) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chip McArdle (11), North Carolina over Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Gary Bairos, Arizona State over Ron Ensign, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) over Tony Amado Jr. (12), Portland State (OR) — Fall 2:27 · View bout
  4. Rocky Bonomo (3), Bloomsburg (PA) over Doug Castellari, Temple (PA) — Dflt · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Gary Bairos, Arizona State over John Thorn (4), Iowa State — MFF · View bout
  2. John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) over Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State over Rocky Bonomo (3), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Chip McArdle (11), North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) over Cordel Anderson, Utah State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) — MD 9–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) — Dec 13–9 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Cordel Anderson, Utah State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — MFF · View bout