NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1954 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Bob Hoke, Michigan State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Bob HokeMSU
  2. 2Ed RooneySyracuse (NY)
  3. 3Larry TenPasILL
  4. 4Edward 'John' EagletonOU

Championship

Round of 32 · 3 bouts

  1. Bob Bormuth, Wyoming over Bob Cobbins, Lincoln (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Bob Hoke (1), Michigan State over Milo Bauer, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 5:55 · View bout
  3. Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) over Robert Utter, Springfield (MA) — Fall 8:33 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Arnold Brandt, Wartburg (IA) over Charles Young, Kansas State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Bill Zimmerman, West Chester (PA) over Bob Bormuth, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Bob Hoke (1), Michigan State over Dick Beattie, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Ed DeWitt, Pittsburgh (PA) over Ron Larsen, Iowa State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) over John McMahon, Michigan — Fall 0:31 · View bout
  6. Edward 'John' Eagleton (3), Oklahoma over Harlan Jenkinson, Iowa — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  7. Ken Greenhalge, Northern Colorado over Sam 'Dick' Downey, Auburn (AL) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  8. Larry TenPas (4), Illinois over Harvey Bradshaw, North Carolina — Fall 1:38 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Hoke (1), Michigan State over Bill Zimmerman, West Chester (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) over Ken Greenhalge, Northern Colorado — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  3. Edward 'John' Eagleton (3), Oklahoma over Ed DeWitt, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 12–3 · View bout
  4. Larry TenPas (4), Illinois over Arnold Brandt, Wartburg (IA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Hoke (1), Michigan State over Larry TenPas (4), Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) over Edward 'John' Eagleton (3), Oklahoma — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bob Hoke (1), Michigan State over Ed Rooney (2), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Dick Beattie, Oklahoma State over Milo Bauer, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 3:30 · View bout
  2. John McMahon, Michigan over Robert Utter, Springfield (MA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Zimmerman, West Chester (PA) over Dick Beattie, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. John McMahon, Michigan over Ken Greenhalge, Northern Colorado — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Edward 'John' Eagleton (3), Oklahoma over John McMahon, Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Larry TenPas (4), Illinois over Bill Zimmerman, West Chester (PA) — MFF · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Larry TenPas (4), Illinois over Edward 'John' Eagleton (3), Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout

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