NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1948 NCAA Championships

125 lb

Champion George Lewis, Waynesburg (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1George LewisWaynesburg (PA)

Rounds

Round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Garth Lappin, Minnesota over Paul Cook, Williams (MA) — Fall 8:10 · View bout
  2. Gene McDonald, Michigan State over Robert Fischer, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 4:37 · View bout
  3. George Lewis, Waynesburg (PA) over Rometo 'Rummy' Macias, Iowa — Fall 4:57 · View bout
  4. Gerry Leeman, Northern Iowa over Francis Fusco, Hofstra (NY) — Dec · View bout
  5. Joe Patacsil, Purdue (IN) over Harlan Swanson, Colorado State — Dec · View bout
  6. Paul McDaniel, Oklahoma State over Clark Allen, Wyoming — Fall 0:38 · View bout
  7. Pilgrim McRaven, Lehigh (PA) over Ralph Raabe Jr., Army (NY) — Dec · View bout
  8. Robert Schell, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Bob Yambor, Nebraska — Fall 4:24 · View bout

Round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Francis Fusco, Hofstra (NY) over Pilgrim McRaven, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 10:57 · View bout
  2. Gene McDonald, Michigan State over Garth Lappin, Minnesota — Fall 0:35 · View bout
  3. George Lewis, Waynesburg (PA) over Joe Patacsil, Purdue (IN) — Fall 13:30 · View bout
  4. Gerry Leeman, Northern Iowa over Ralph Raabe Jr., Army (NY) — Dec · View bout
  5. Paul Cook, Williams (MA) over Robert Fischer, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 2:52 · View bout
  6. Paul McDaniel, Oklahoma State over Bob Yambor, Nebraska — Dec · View bout
  7. Robert Schell, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Clark Allen, Wyoming — Fall 2:28 · View bout
  8. Rometo 'Rummy' Macias, Iowa over Harlan Swanson, Colorado State — Dec · View bout

Round 3 · 5 bouts

  1. George Lewis, Waynesburg (PA) over Gene McDonald, Michigan State — Dec · View bout
  2. Gerry Leeman, Northern Iowa over Garth Lappin, Minnesota — Fall 14:10 · View bout
  3. Paul Cook, Williams (MA) over Francis Fusco, Hofstra (NY) — Dec · View bout
  4. Paul McDaniel, Oklahoma State over Robert Schell, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Fall 3:09 · View bout
  5. Rometo 'Rummy' Macias, Iowa over Joe Patacsil, Purdue (IN) — Fall 1:35 · View bout

Round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Gene McDonald, Michigan State over Gerry Leeman, Northern Iowa — Fall 4:52 · View bout
  2. George Lewis, Waynesburg (PA) over Paul Cook, Williams (MA) — MFF · View bout
  3. Paul McDaniel, Oklahoma State over Pilgrim McRaven, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 4:20 · View bout
  4. Rometo 'Rummy' Macias, Iowa over Robert Schell, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Fall 11:25 · View bout

Round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Paul McDaniel, Oklahoma State over George Lewis, Waynesburg (PA) — Dec · View bout
  2. Rometo 'Rummy' Macias, Iowa over Gene McDonald, Michigan State — Fall 7:17 · View bout

Round 6 · 1 bout

  1. Rometo 'Rummy' Macias, Iowa over Paul McDaniel, Oklahoma State — Dec · View bout

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