NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1991 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Paul Keysaw, California-Bakersfield.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Paul KeysawCSUB
  2. 2Randy CoutureOKST
  3. 3Curt StrahmORE
  4. 4Dominick BlackWVU
  5. 5Fritz LehrkeMICH
  6. 6Travis FiserIOWA
  7. 7Mike FunkNW
  8. 8Bryan BurnsBUCK

In 1991, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the quarterfinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1991 190-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Andy Foster, Oklahoma over Steve Hughes, Illinois State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Bryan Burns (11), Bucknell (PA) over Dan Ritchie, Ohio State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    3. Chris Nelson (7), Nebraska over Mike Kraft, Penn State — Fall 6:46 · View bout
    4. Curt Strahm (8), Oregon over Kevin Brown, Maryland — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    5. Dan Sanchez, Wagner (NY) over Jason Loukides, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    6. Dan Troupe (12), Iowa State over Jeff Kloiber, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 15–6 · View bout
    7. Dominick Black (1), West Virginia over Jamie Richardson, Michigan State — TF 26–11 · View bout
    8. Fritz Lehrke (10), Michigan over Todd Hartung, North Carolina — MD 20–7 · View bout
    9. Hamilton Munnell (9), Miami (OH) over Eric Schultz Sr., Purdue (IN) — MD 11–2 · View bout
    10. Mike Funk (5), Northwestern (IL) over Rob Nusum, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    11. Paul Keysaw (4), California-Bakersfield over Rick Evans, Brigham Young (UT) — MD 12–4 · View bout
    12. Randy Couture (3), Oklahoma State over Rod Horner, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 11–1 · View bout
    13. Rex Holman (2), Arizona State over John Curtis, George Mason (VA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    14. Steve King, Notre Dame (IN) over Mark Kerr (6), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 17–14 · View bout
    15. Ted Casto, Brown (RI) over Mark Lindlow, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    16. Travis Fiser, Iowa over Dave Malacek, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bryan Burns (11), Bucknell (PA) over Steve King, Notre Dame (IN) — TF 21–5 · View bout
    2. Curt Strahm (8), Oregon over Hamilton Munnell (9), Miami (OH) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
    3. Dominick Black (1), West Virginia over Ted Casto, Brown (RI) — MD 16–8 · View bout
    4. Fritz Lehrke (10), Michigan over Chris Nelson (7), Nebraska — MD 14–3 · View bout
    5. Mike Funk (5), Northwestern (IL) over Dan Troupe (12), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    6. Paul Keysaw (4), California-Bakersfield over Andy Foster, Oklahoma — MD 11–2 · View bout
    7. Randy Couture (3), Oklahoma State over Dan Sanchez, Wagner (NY) — MD 20–6 · View bout
    8. Travis Fiser, Iowa over Rex Holman (2), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Curt Strahm (8), Oregon over Dominick Black (1), West Virginia — MD 14–5 · View bout
    2. Fritz Lehrke (10), Michigan over Travis Fiser, Iowa — MD 10–1 · View bout
    3. Paul Keysaw (4), California-Bakersfield over Mike Funk (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Randy Couture (3), Oklahoma State over Bryan Burns (11), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Paul Keysaw (4), California-Bakersfield over Curt Strahm (8), Oregon — Fall 1:21 · View bout
    2. Randy Couture (3), Oklahoma State over Fritz Lehrke (10), Michigan — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Paul Keysaw (4), California-Bakersfield over Randy Couture (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Andy Foster, Oklahoma over Rick Evans, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    2. Chris Nelson (7), Nebraska over Todd Hartung, North Carolina — MD 19–5 · View bout
    3. Dan Sanchez, Wagner (NY) over Rod Horner, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    4. Dan Troupe (12), Iowa State over Rob Nusum, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    5. Hamilton Munnell (9), Miami (OH) over Kevin Brown, Maryland — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    6. Rex Holman (2), Arizona State over Dave Malacek, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    7. Steve King, Notre Dame (IN) over Dan Ritchie, Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    8. Ted Casto, Brown (RI) over Jamie Richardson, Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Chris Nelson (7), Nebraska over Rex Holman (2), Arizona State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Dan Troupe (12), Iowa State over Andy Foster, Oklahoma — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    3. Hamilton Munnell (9), Miami (OH) over Ted Casto, Brown (RI) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    4. Steve King, Notre Dame (IN) over Dan Sanchez, Wagner (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Bryan Burns (11), Bucknell (PA) over Dan Troupe (12), Iowa State — Fall 1:11 · View bout
    2. Dominick Black (1), West Virginia over Chris Nelson (7), Nebraska — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    3. Mike Funk (5), Northwestern (IL) over Steve King, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    4. Travis Fiser, Iowa over Hamilton Munnell (9), Miami (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Dominick Black (1), West Virginia over Mike Funk (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Travis Fiser, Iowa over Bryan Burns (11), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Curt Strahm (8), Oregon over Travis Fiser, Iowa — MD 13–3 · View bout
    2. Dominick Black (1), West Virginia over Fritz Lehrke (10), Michigan — Dec 13–6 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Curt Strahm (8), Oregon over Dominick Black (1), West Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Fritz Lehrke (10), Michigan over Travis Fiser, Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Funk (5), Northwestern (IL) over Bryan Burns (11), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout