NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1985 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Jim Jordan, Wisconsin.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jim JordanWIS
  2. 2John SmithOKST
  3. 3Alan GrammerSIUE
  4. 4John FisherMICH
  5. 5Greg RandallIOWA
  6. 6Mark RuettigerEIU
  7. 7Tim CochranTENN
  8. 8Terry LauverSHIP

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 134-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "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.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Cesar Escudero, California-Poly over Dave Budnar, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 5:20 · View bout
  2. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Chuck Toler, American (DC) — TF 25–9 · View bout
  3. Paul Clark, Clarion (PA) over Tom Pecora, Marquette (WI) — Sup 13–1 · View bout
  4. Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) over Jeff Clark, Harvard (MA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Vince McCullough, South Dakota State over Darrin Mossing, Ohio — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Bart Morrow, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Cesar Escudero, California-Poly over Joe Ismay (7), Fresno State (CA) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  3. Gene Staulters, North Carolina over Mark Oliphant, Boston (MA) — Fall 1:18 · View bout
  4. Greg Randall (3), Iowa over Keith Healy, Illinois — MD 16–6 · View bout
  5. Jeff Bradley, Stanford (CA) over Scott Rardin, Wyoming — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  6. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Vince McCullough, South Dakota State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Joe Ghezzi (10), Iowa State over Cliff Berger, Oregon State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Phil Rembert, Northern Illinois — Sup 16–4 · View bout
  9. John Manotti (9), Penn State over Chris Luttrell, New Mexico — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  10. John Parr, Virginia over Paul Bastianelli, Delaware — Fall 5:56 · View bout
  11. John Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  12. Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois over Tommy Thompson, Missouri — MD 14–3 · View bout
  13. Mike Catania (12), Syracuse (NY) over Brian Yates, Lehigh (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  14. Nick Neville (11), Oklahoma over Mitch Fuller, Citadel (SC) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  15. Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) over Scott Pifer, West Virginia — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  16. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Paul Clark, Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over John Manotti (9), Penn State — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  2. Greg Randall (3), Iowa over Joe Ghezzi (10), Iowa State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  3. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Jeff Bradley, Stanford (CA) — Sup 15–3 · View bout
  4. John Fisher (8), Michigan over John Parr, Virginia — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  5. John Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Nick Neville (11), Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois over Cesar Escudero, California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) over Gene Staulters, North Carolina — Fall 3:44 · View bout
  8. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Mike Catania (12), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Greg Randall (3), Iowa over Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over John Fisher (8), Michigan — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. John Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois — TF 19–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. John Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Greg Randall (3), Iowa — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over John Smith (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bart Morrow, Ithaca (NY) over John Manotti (9), Penn State — Sup 16–4 · View bout
  2. Jeff Bradley, Stanford (CA) over Vince McCullough, South Dakota State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Keith Healy, Illinois over Joe Ghezzi (10), Iowa State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) over Nick Neville (11), Oklahoma — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Jeff Bradley, Stanford (CA) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  2. Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois over Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) over Keith Healy, Illinois — Dec 12–11 · View bout
  4. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Bart Morrow, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois over Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Greg Randall (3), Iowa — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over John Fisher (8), Michigan — Dec 13–7 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Greg Randall (3), Iowa over Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois — MD 13–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) — MFF · View bout