NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1963 NCAA Championships

123 lb

Champion Mike Nissen, Nebraska.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mike NissenNEB
  2. 2Mike JohnsonPITT
  3. 3Mark McCrackenOKST
  4. 4Fred PowellLH
  5. 5Gary JosephOHST
  6. 6Don NeffUNCO

Championship

Round of 32 · 10 bouts

  1. Albert Tapia, Oklahoma over Don Pike, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Claude Gonzales, Colorado State over Ralph Bahna, Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Dave Unruh, Kansas State over James Schonauer, Hiram (OH) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Don Neff, Northern Colorado over Jules Balon, Springfield (MA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Fred Crawford, Navy (MD) over Douglas Drake, Rochester Tech (NY) — Dflt · View bout
  6. Gary Joseph (5), Ohio State over Terry Haise, Syracuse (NY) — Dflt · View bout
  7. Gary Smith, Michigan State over Roger Sebert, Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Jim Gautz, Wyoming over Ron Maunder, Maryland — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  9. Mark McCracken (1), Oklahoma State over Arnold Saferstein, Miami (OH) — Dec 9–0 · View bout
  10. Mike Nissen (2), Nebraska over Bill Fuller, Iowa — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Albert Tapia, Oklahoma over Terry Finn, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Bill Merriam (3), Lehigh (PA) over Claude Gonzales, Colorado State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Dave Unruh, Kansas State over Joel Melitski, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Fred Powell (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Fred Crawford, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Gary Joseph (5), Ohio State over John Elter, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  6. Mark McCracken (1), Oklahoma State over Gary Smith, Michigan State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Mike Johnson (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jim Gautz, Wyoming — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Mike Nissen (2), Nebraska over Don Neff, Northern Colorado — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Fred Powell (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Bill Merriam (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Mark McCracken (1), Oklahoma State over Dave Unruh, Kansas State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Mike Johnson (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Gary Joseph (5), Ohio State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Nissen (2), Nebraska over Albert Tapia, Oklahoma — Dec 14–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Johnson (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Mark McCracken (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Mike Nissen (2), Nebraska over Fred Powell (6), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mike Nissen (2), Nebraska over Mike Johnson (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 10:55 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

  1. Don Neff, Northern Colorado over Bill Fuller, Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Don Neff, Northern Colorado over Albert Tapia, Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Gary Joseph (5), Ohio State over Jim Gautz, Wyoming — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Fred Powell (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Don Neff, Northern Colorado — Dec 0–0 · View bout
  2. Mark McCracken (1), Oklahoma State over Gary Joseph (5), Ohio State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark McCracken (1), Oklahoma State over Fred Powell (6), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary Joseph (5), Ohio State over Don Neff, Northern Colorado — Dec 4–3 · View bout

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