NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1949 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Verne Gagne, Minnesota.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Verne GagneMINN
  2. 2Dick HuttonOKST
  3. 3Bob MaldeganMSU
  4. 4Homer BarrPSU

Championship

Round of 16 · 6 bouts

  1. Bob Geigel, Iowa over Donald Arnold, San Diego State (CA) — Dec · View bout
  2. Bob Maldegan (4), Michigan State over Charles Nowlen, Wyoming — Fall 5:54 · View bout
  3. Clay Matthews Sr., Georgia Tech over Bill Priest, Northern Colorado — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State over Moroni Schwab, Utah State — Fall 4:45 · View bout
  5. Homer Barr, Penn State over Thurman 'Fum' McGraw (3), Colorado State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Verne Gagne (2), Minnesota over Alvin Dalley, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 6:20 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Maldegan (4), Michigan State over Richard Simmons, Wheaton (IL) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State over Clay Matthews Sr., Georgia Tech — Fall 4:35 · View bout
  3. Homer Barr, Penn State over Fred Stoeker, Northern Iowa — Fall 7:17 · View bout
  4. Verne Gagne (2), Minnesota over Bob Geigel, Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Maldegan (4), Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Verne Gagne (2), Minnesota over Homer Barr, Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Verne Gagne (2), Minnesota over Dick Hutton (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 1–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Geigel, Iowa over Alvin Dalley, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 0–0 · View bout
  2. Moroni Schwab, Utah State over Clay Matthews Sr., Georgia Tech — Fall 1:06 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Maldegan (4), Michigan State over Moroni Schwab, Utah State — Fall 5:40 · View bout
  2. Homer Barr, Penn State over Bob Geigel, Iowa — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bob Maldegan (4), Michigan State over Homer Barr, Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

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