NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1961 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Bob Johnson, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Bob JohnsonOKST
  2. 2Wayne BaughmanOU
  3. 3Ken HoustonSouthern Illinois Carbondale
  4. 4Bob BurgeColorado State

Championship

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Al Rushatz (2), Army (NY) over Jack Berger, Oregon State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Art Siml, Illinois over Jim Detrixhe (1), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Bernie Slate, San Jose State (CA) over Jim Ferguson, Wesleyan (CT) — Dec 15–11 · View bout
  4. Bob Burge (5), Colorado State over Julian Hook, Minnesota — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Bob Duvall, Iowa State over John 'Skip' McCray, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Bob Johnson (4), Oklahoma State over Bob Konsella, Portland State (OR) — Dec 22–8 · View bout
  7. Mike Sterner (6), South Dakota State over Tom Sutton, Air Force (CO) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Wayne Baughman (3), Oklahoma over Ken Houston, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Al Rushatz (2), Army (NY) over Bob Duvall, Iowa State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Art Siml, Illinois over Bernie Slate, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  3. Bob Johnson (4), Oklahoma State over Bob Burge (5), Colorado State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Wayne Baughman (3), Oklahoma over Mike Sterner (6), South Dakota State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Johnson (4), Oklahoma State over Art Siml, Illinois — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Wayne Baughman (3), Oklahoma over Al Rushatz (2), Army (NY) — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bob Johnson (4), Oklahoma State over Wayne Baughman (3), Oklahoma — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Burge (5), Colorado State over Bob Konsella, Portland State (OR) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  2. Ken Houston, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Mike Sterner (6), South Dakota State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Burge (5), Colorado State over Art Siml, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Ken Houston, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Al Rushatz (2), Army (NY) — MFF · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ken Houston, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Bob Burge (5), Colorado State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

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