NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1966 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Dave Porter, Michigan.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dave PorterMICH
  2. 2Bob BillbergMinnesota-Moorhead
  3. 3Luke SharpeOU
  4. 4Steve Shippos Sr.ISU
  5. 5Jeff RichardsonMSU
  6. 6Tom BeesonWestern Colorado

Championship

Round of 32 · 4 bouts

  1. Carel Stith, Nebraska over Myron 'Mick' Hurlburt, South Dakota State — Dec 19–1 · View bout
  2. Don Holtry, Utah State over Mike Kelly, Indiana State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jeff Richardson, Michigan State over David Schramm, Massachusetts Tech — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Tom Beeson, Western Colorado over Walter Fuller Jr., Southeast Missouri State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Billberg (1), Minnesota-Moorhead over Glen Cook, Utah — Fall 2:02 · View bout
  2. Bob McDermott (4), Lock Haven (PA) over Don Holtry, Utah State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Curley Culp (6), Arizona State over Carel Stith, Nebraska — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Dave Porter (2), Michigan over Tom Beeson, Western Colorado — Fall 2:46 · View bout
  5. Jeff Richardson, Michigan State over Bob Roop, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma over Dan Kraft, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  7. Paul Goble III, Rutgers (NJ) over Ron Gabbett, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  8. Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State over Paul Elzey, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Billberg (1), Minnesota-Moorhead over Jeff Richardson, Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Porter (2), Michigan over Paul Goble III, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 3:28 · View bout
  3. Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma over Bob McDermott (4), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State over Curley Culp (6), Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Billberg (1), Minnesota-Moorhead over Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Porter (2), Michigan over Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dave Porter (2), Michigan over Bob Billberg (1), Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 15–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jeff Richardson, Michigan State over Glen Cook, Utah — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Tom Beeson, Western Colorado over Paul Goble III, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 5:22 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma over Jeff Richardson, Michigan State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State over Tom Beeson, Western Colorado — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Luke Sharpe (5), Oklahoma over Steve Shippos Sr. (3), Iowa State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Richardson, Michigan State over Tom Beeson, Western Colorado — Fall 1:04 · View bout

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