NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1953 NCAA Championships

147 lb

Champion Frank Bettucci, Cornell (NY).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Frank BettucciCOR
  2. 2Bob HokeMSU
  3. 3Don FreyPSU
  4. 4Charles 'Chully' UramPITT

Championship

Round of 32 · 3 bouts

  1. Bryan Rayburn, Oklahoma over Bill Garland, Indiana (IN) — Dec 9–0 · View bout
  2. Frank Bettucci (1), Cornell (NY) over Warren DePrenger, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Scandura, Michigan over Matt Midea, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 5:02 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Hoke, Michigan State over Clayton Carothers, Lincoln (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Bob Morris (2), Northern Iowa over Bryan Rayburn, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Charles 'Chully' Uram, Pittsburgh (PA) over Bill Elwood, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Don Frey (4), Penn State over Jerry Bains, Auburn (AL) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. Ed Brown, Virginia Military over Robert Steck, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  6. Frank Bettucci (1), Cornell (NY) over Leo Ballinger, Wyoming — Fall 5:14 · View bout
  7. Ian MacEwan, Kent State (OH) over Joe Scandura, Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Tom Titsworth (3), Oklahoma State over Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Hoke, Michigan State over Tom Titsworth (3), Oklahoma State — Dec · View bout
  2. Bob Morris (2), Northern Iowa over Ed Brown, Virginia Military — Fall 5:33 · View bout
  3. Don Frey (4), Penn State over Ian MacEwan, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Frank Bettucci (1), Cornell (NY) over Charles 'Chully' Uram, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Hoke, Michigan State over Bob Morris (2), Northern Iowa — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Frank Bettucci (1), Cornell (NY) over Don Frey (4), Penn State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Frank Bettucci (1), Cornell (NY) over Bob Hoke, Michigan State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 1 bout

  1. Leo Ballinger, Wyoming over Warren DePrenger, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Charles 'Chully' Uram, Pittsburgh (PA) over Tom Titsworth (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Leo Ballinger, Wyoming over Clayton Carothers, Lincoln (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Charles 'Chully' Uram, Pittsburgh (PA) over Bob Morris (2), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Don Frey (4), Penn State over Leo Ballinger, Wyoming — Fall 5:40 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Don Frey (4), Penn State over Charles 'Chully' Uram, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 1–1 · View bout

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