NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1947 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Dick Hutton, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dick HuttonOKST
  2. 2Ray GunkelPUR
  3. 3Verne GagneMINN
  4. 4Charles GottfriedILL

Championship

Round of 16 · 5 bouts

  1. Bob Geigel, Iowa over Dan Dworsky, Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Glenn Blagg, Colorado (College) over Bob Maldegan, Michigan State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  3. Leroy Alitz, Northern Iowa over Mike DiBiase (2), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Ray Gunkel, Purdue (IN) over Al Partin, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota over Richard Simmons, Wheaton (IL) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Charles Gottfried, Illinois over Edward 'Zip' Zednick (3), Ohio — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State over Glenn Blagg, Colorado (College) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. Ray Gunkel, Purdue (IN) over Leroy Alitz, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota over Bob Geigel, Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State over Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Ray Gunkel, Purdue (IN) over Charles Gottfried, Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State over Ray Gunkel, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

  1. Leroy Alitz, Northern Iowa over Al Partin, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Charles Gottfried, Illinois over Leroy Alitz, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota over Glenn Blagg, Colorado (College) — Dec · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Verne Gagne (4), Minnesota over Charles Gottfried, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.