NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1955 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Fred Davis, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Fred DavisOKST
  2. 2Larry TenPasILL
  3. 3Joe GattusoNAVY
  4. 4Joe SolomanPITT

Championship

Round of 32 · 8 bouts

  1. Charles Bryant, Nebraska over Dick Rohrer, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Dick Formanek, Northern Iowa over Tony Tsocanos, Colgate (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Harlan Jenkinson, Iowa over Bob Smith, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Henry Goldman, Wyoming over Bob Reif, Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  5. Jim Sanders, Auburn (AL) over John McMahon, Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Joe Gattuso (2), Navy (MD) over Harold Broughton, Colorado State — Fall 7:10 · View bout
  7. Joe Soloman (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Robert Roper, Northern Colorado — Fall 2:42 · View bout
  8. Larry TenPas (4), Illinois over John Ellwood, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Charles Bryant, Nebraska over Dick Whited, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 7:22 · View bout
  2. Del McGhee, Washington State over Dick Formanek, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Fred Davis (3), Oklahoma State over Henry Goldman, Wyoming — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Harlan Jenkinson, Iowa over Dick Bonacci, Toledo (OH) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Joe Gattuso (2), Navy (MD) over Bernard Schwab III, Virginia — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Joe Soloman (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Rex Edgar, Oklahoma — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  7. Larry TenPas (4), Illinois over Gerald Tebben, Army (NY) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  8. Otis Keller, Cornell (NY) over Jim Sanders, Auburn (AL) — Fall 2:22 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Fred Davis (3), Oklahoma State over Del McGhee, Washington State — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  2. Joe Gattuso (2), Navy (MD) over Otis Keller, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Joe Soloman (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Harlan Jenkinson, Iowa — Dec · View bout
  4. Larry TenPas (4), Illinois over Charles Bryant, Nebraska — Fall 6:09 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Fred Davis (3), Oklahoma State over Joe Gattuso (2), Navy (MD) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Larry TenPas (4), Illinois over Joe Soloman (1), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Fred Davis (3), Oklahoma State over Larry TenPas (4), Illinois — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

  1. Gerald Tebben, Army (NY) over John Ellwood, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Del McGhee, Washington State over Henry Goldman, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Gerald Tebben, Army (NY) over Charles Bryant, Nebraska — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Gattuso (2), Navy (MD) over Del McGhee, Washington State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Joe Soloman (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Gerald Tebben, Army (NY) — Dec · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Gattuso (2), Navy (MD) over Joe Soloman (1), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

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