NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1985 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Bill Hyman, Temple (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill HymanTEM
  2. 2Kirk TrostMICH
  3. 3Rick BrunotYSU
  4. 4Steve SefterPSU
  5. 5Darryl PetersonISU
  6. 6Kahlan O'HaraOKST
  7. 7Rod SevernASU
  8. 8Charles 'Al' SearsSIUE

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 Unlimited-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 · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over John Long, Virginia Military — Fall 1:32 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Schwab (5), Syracuse (NY) over Steve Wilbur, Iowa — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Chris Mast, Fresno State (CA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  3. Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Henry Williams, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 0:42 · View bout
  4. Don Moxley (7), Ohio State over John Schebler, Utah State — Fall 1:12 · View bout
  5. Gary Albright (3), Nebraska over Roger Mello, Virginia — Fall 4:02 · View bout
  6. Jeff Green (12), Morgan State (MD) over Terry Maki Jr., Air Force (CO) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  7. Jim Nielsen, Idaho State over Jeff Reiner, Toledo (OH) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State over Wendell Ellis, Washington State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  9. Kirk Trost (8), Michigan over Darryl Peterson, Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  10. Mark Johnson, Army (NY) over George Kovach II, Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  11. Mark Tatum, Oklahoma over Keith Hanson (11), Augustana (SD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  12. Matt Renn, Wisconsin-River Falls over Bob Harris, Drake (IA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  13. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Dave Koplovitz, Boston (MA) — Fall 4:32 · View bout
  14. Rick Petersen (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Andy Cope, Indiana State — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  15. Steve Nelson, Illinois over Jamie Webber (6), Louisiana State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  16. Steve Sefter (10), Penn State over Rod Severn, Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy Schwab (5), Syracuse (NY) over Matt Renn, Wisconsin-River Falls — MD 14–4 · View bout
  2. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Mark Tatum, Oklahoma — Fall 4:27 · View bout
  3. Jim Nielsen, Idaho State over Steve Nelson, Illinois — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State over Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 9–0 · View bout
  5. Kirk Trost (8), Michigan over Mark Johnson, Army (NY) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  6. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Don Moxley (7), Ohio State — Fall 1:49 · View bout
  7. Rick Petersen (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Jeff Green (12), Morgan State (MD) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  8. Steve Sefter (10), Penn State over Gary Albright (3), Nebraska — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) — Fall 4:33 · View bout
  2. Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State over Andy Schwab (5), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  3. Kirk Trost (8), Michigan over Rick Petersen (1), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Steve Sefter (10), Penn State over Jim Nielsen, Idaho State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Steve Sefter (10), Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Kirk Trost (8), Michigan over Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Kirk Trost (8), Michigan — MD 12–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Wendell Ellis, Washington State — Fall 0:41 · View bout
  2. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over Mark Johnson, Army (NY) — Fall 1:00 · View bout
  3. Mark Tatum, Oklahoma over Chris Mast, Fresno State (CA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Rod Severn, Arizona State over Gary Albright (3), Nebraska — Fall 1:42 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Andy Schwab (5), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over Rick Petersen (1), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  3. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Mark Tatum, Oklahoma — MFF · View bout
  4. Rod Severn, Arizona State over Jim Nielsen, Idaho State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 0:41 · View bout
  2. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Rod Severn, Arizona State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 3:50 · View bout
  2. Steve Sefter (10), Penn State over Darryl Peterson, Iowa State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Steve Sefter (10), Penn State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 0:38 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rod Severn, Arizona State over Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 10–6 · View bout