Don Nichols

Wrestler record · 1938–1940 · Michigan

NCAA championship record, 1938–1940. Regular-season results are not included.

Don Nichols wrestled for Michigan at three NCAA championships, 1938–1940, and went 5–5. Nichols won the title at 175 lb in 1940 and placed fourth at 175 lb in 1939.

3tournaments

5wins

5losses

1individual title

0wins by fall

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NCAA career

Don Nichols NCAA tournament career, one row per year
Year	School	Weight	Seed	Finish	W–L	Matches
1940	Michigan	175	1	1st	4–0	4 bouts
1939	Michigan	175	No seed listed	4th	1–3	4 bouts
1938	Michigan	175	No seed listed	Lost consolation round 5	0–2	2 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 10

Don Nichols every NCAA championship bout
Round	W/L	Opponent	Seed	Opp. seed	Result
1940 · 175 lb
Round of 16	W	Dick Brenneman · Lehigh (PA)	1	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
Quarterfinal	W	James Taylor · Cornell College (IA)	1	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
Semifinal	W	Leon 'Red' Reynard · Kansas State	1	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
Final	W	Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman · Indiana (IN)	1	3	Dec (no score)
1939 · 175 lb
Quarterfinal	L	Chris Traicoff · Indiana (IN)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
2nd-place bout	L	Henry Wittenberg · City College (NY)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
Consolation semifinal	W	Bill Lyman · Cornell College (IA)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
3rd-place bout	L	Bob Williams · Oklahoma State	No seed listed	No seed listed	Default
1938 · 175 lb
Quarterfinal	L	Swede Olsen · Southwestern Oklahoma	No seed listed	No seed listed	Default
Consolation round 5	L	Howard Peters · Syracuse (NY)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Forfeit

Cite this page: “Don Nichols”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_a34rshglqxbww372/don-nichols

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