NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1956 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Larry TenPas, Illinois.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Larry TenPasILL
  2. 2Doug BlubaughOKST
  3. 3Jerry BrossOU
  4. 4Charles 'Larry' DillonLafayette (PA)

Championship

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Formanek (5), Iowa State over Joe Humphreys, Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Doug Blubaugh (4), Oklahoma State over Charles 'Larry' Dillon, Lafayette (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. James Bose, Indiana (IN) over Ron Teuber, Colorado — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Jerry Bross, Oklahoma over Drayton Praed, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  5. John Winder, Iowa over Dave Johnson (2), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  6. Larry TenPas (3), Illinois over Steve Rudo Jr., Ohio — Fall 4:40 · View bout
  7. Mike Rodriguez (1), Michigan over Andy Castiglione, San Diego State (CA) — Fall 8:05 · View bout
  8. Ron Ericson (6), Colorado State over Irvin 'Dale' Blume, Kansas State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Doug Blubaugh (4), Oklahoma State over Bob Formanek (5), Iowa State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Jerry Bross, Oklahoma over John Winder, Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Larry TenPas (3), Illinois over Ron Ericson (6), Colorado State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Mike Rodriguez (1), Michigan over James Bose, Indiana (IN) — Fall 4:09 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Blubaugh (4), Oklahoma State over Mike Rodriguez (1), Michigan — Dflt · View bout
  2. Larry TenPas (3), Illinois over Jerry Bross, Oklahoma — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Larry TenPas (3), Illinois over Doug Blubaugh (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Charles 'Larry' Dillon, Lafayette (PA) over Bob Formanek (5), Iowa State — FF · View bout
  2. Ron Ericson (6), Colorado State over Steve Rudo Jr., Ohio — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Charles 'Larry' Dillon, Lafayette (PA) over Mike Rodriguez (1), Michigan — MFF · View bout
  2. Jerry Bross, Oklahoma over Ron Ericson (6), Colorado State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jerry Bross, Oklahoma over Charles 'Larry' Dillon, Lafayette (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

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