NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1967 NCAA Championships

123 lb

Champion Mike Caruso, Lehigh (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mike CarusoLEH
  2. 2Bob FehrsMICH
  3. 3Gary BurgerNAVY
  4. 4Gary WallmanISU
  5. 5Ted ParkerIndiana State
  6. 6Bill DeSarioCortland (NY)

Championship

Round of 32 · 11 bouts

  1. Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) over Mike McGilliard, Michigan State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan over Jerry Smith, South Dakota State — Dec 10–0 · View bout
  3. Bob Long, Coast Guard (CT) over Frank Nichols, Minnesota — Fall 4:04 · View bout
  4. Bob Pavelko, Air Force (CO) over Wayne Heim, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  5. Efraim Escalante, Brigham Young (UT) over Richard Shildt, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  6. Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State over Joe Buffington, Davidson (NC) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  7. Jan Dutt (5), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Jim Burch, Ashland (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Leslie Kempf, Merchant Marine Academy (NY) — Dec 12–4 · View bout
  9. Roger Tennant, Washington (WA) over Russell Lay, Kansas State — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  10. Wally Clark, Penn State over Tommy Green, Oklahoma State — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  11. Wayne Watson, Northwestern (IL) over Mike Hernandez, Adams State (CO) — Fall 3:16 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) over Bob Pavelko, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan over Jim Weeks, Virginia Tech — Fall 3:35 · View bout
  3. Bryan Rice (3), Oklahoma over Wayne Watson, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 4:10 · View bout
  4. Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) over Bob Long, Coast Guard (CT) — Fall 4:36 · View bout
  5. Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State over Jerry Langdon, Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  6. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Efraim Escalante, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 6:49 · View bout
  7. Ted Parker (4), Indiana State over Roger Tennant, Washington (WA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  8. Wally Clark, Penn State over Jan Dutt (5), East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan over Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) over Bryan Rice (3), Oklahoma — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  4. Ted Parker (4), Indiana State over Wally Clark, Penn State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan over Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 14–7 · View bout
  2. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Ted Parker (4), Indiana State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mike Caruso (1), Lehigh (PA) over Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Weeks, Virginia Tech over Jerry Smith, South Dakota State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Leslie Kempf, Merchant Marine Academy (NY) over Efraim Escalante, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 5:55 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) over Jim Weeks, Virginia Tech — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State over Leslie Kempf, Merchant Marine Academy (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) over Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State over Ted Parker (4), Indiana State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary Burger (6), Navy (MD) over Gary Wallman (8), Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ted Parker (4), Indiana State over Bill DeSario (7), Cortland (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

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