NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1992 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Pat Smith, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Pat SmithOKST
  2. 2Ray MillerASU
  3. 3Tom RyanIOWA
  4. 4Scott HovanPITT
  5. 5Mike SchyckOHST
  6. 6Tim WittmanPSU
  7. 7Mike MarzettaMINN
  8. 8Howard LangfordCHAT

In 1992, 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 1992 158-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.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Thomas 'TC' Dantzler, Northern Illinois — TF 25–9 · View bout
  2. Scott Henry, Clarion (PA) over Scott Petche, Indiana (IN) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Darren Gustafson, Oregon over Mike Miller, Clemson (SC) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Howard Langford (4), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Jason Leonard, Oklahoma — Fall 4:18 · View bout
  3. Jamie Byrne (12), Northern Iowa over Tim Roahrig, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Kemal Pegram, Lock Haven (PA) over Joe Mocco (9), Brown (RI) — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  5. Kirk Wallman, Iowa State over Dan Alar (10), Oregon State — Fall 6:43 · View bout
  6. Mike Marzetta (7), Minnesota over Doug TerHark, California (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  7. Mike Santamaria, George Mason (VA) over Pete Maggio, Illinois State — MD 9–1 · View bout
  8. Mike Schyck (8), Ohio State over Matt Topham, Stanford (CA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  9. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Lou Cerchio, Seton Hall (NJ) — Fall 4:51 · View bout
  10. Paul Casey, Ohio over Marcus Hutchins, Buffalo (NY) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  11. Pete Welch (11), North Carolina over Mike Scott, Wyoming — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  12. Ray Miller (3), Arizona State over Mike New, Cornell (NY) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  13. Scott Hovan (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Rick Hepp, Lehigh (PA) — MD 16–8 · View bout
  14. Shaon Fry, Missouri over Scott Henry, Clarion (PA) — MD 13–1 · View bout
  15. Tim Wittman (6), Penn State over Andy Leathers, Boise State (ID) — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  16. Tom Ryan (2), Iowa over Matt Lindland, Nebraska — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Howard Langford (4), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Mike Santamaria, George Mason (VA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Mike Marzetta (7), Minnesota over Kirk Wallman, Iowa State — MD 15–7 · View bout
  3. Mike Schyck (8), Ohio State over Kemal Pegram, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  4. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Darren Gustafson, Oregon — TF 22–7 · View bout
  5. Ray Miller (3), Arizona State over Paul Casey, Ohio — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Scott Hovan (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jamie Byrne (12), Northern Iowa — Fall 2:47 · View bout
  7. Tim Wittman (6), Penn State over Pete Welch (11), North Carolina — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  8. Tom Ryan (2), Iowa over Shaon Fry, Missouri — TF 20–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Schyck (8), Ohio State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Ray Miller (3), Arizona State over Tim Wittman (6), Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Scott Hovan (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Howard Langford (4), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 13–10 · View bout
  4. Tom Ryan (2), Iowa over Mike Marzetta (7), Minnesota — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Scott Hovan (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  2. Ray Miller (3), Arizona State over Tom Ryan (2), Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Ray Miller (3), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Thomas 'TC' Dantzler, Northern Illinois over Lou Cerchio, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Darren Gustafson, Oregon over Thomas 'TC' Dantzler, Northern Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Jamie Byrne (12), Northern Iowa over Rick Hepp, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Jason Leonard, Oklahoma over Mike Santamaria, George Mason (VA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Kirk Wallman, Iowa State over Doug TerHark, California (PA) — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  5. Matt Topham, Stanford (CA) over Kemal Pegram, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  6. Mike New, Cornell (NY) over Paul Casey, Ohio — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  7. Pete Welch (11), North Carolina over Andy Leathers, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  8. Shaon Fry, Missouri over Matt Lindland, Nebraska — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jamie Byrne (12), Northern Iowa over Jason Leonard, Oklahoma — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Kirk Wallman, Iowa State over Shaon Fry, Missouri — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Matt Topham, Stanford (CA) over Darren Gustafson, Oregon — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Mike New, Cornell (NY) over Pete Welch (11), North Carolina — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Howard Langford (4), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Mike New, Cornell (NY) — MD 18–10 · View bout
  2. Mike Marzetta (7), Minnesota over Matt Topham, Stanford (CA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Mike Schyck (8), Ohio State over Kirk Wallman, Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Tim Wittman (6), Penn State over Jamie Byrne (12), Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Schyck (8), Ohio State over Howard Langford (4), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dflt · View bout
  2. Tim Wittman (6), Penn State over Mike Marzetta (7), Minnesota — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Scott Hovan (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Tim Wittman (6), Penn State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Tom Ryan (2), Iowa over Mike Schyck (8), Ohio State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tom Ryan (2), Iowa over Scott Hovan (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 12–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Schyck (8), Ohio State over Tim Wittman (6), Penn State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Marzetta (7), Minnesota over Howard Langford (4), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dflt · View bout