NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1970 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Greg Johnson, Michigan State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Greg JohnsonMSU
  2. 2Ray StappOKST
  3. 3Mike CacheroOU
  4. 4John MillerOregon
  5. 5Greg SchmidtSDSU
  6. 6Jerry HoddyMICH

Championship

Opening round · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Sherman, Iowa over George Trygg, Louisiana State — Fall 7:11 · View bout
  2. Frank Romano, Ohio State over Richard Loewenstine, Eastern Kentucky — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Jerry Hoddy, Michigan over John Smith, Ball State (IN) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Jim Fiore, Temple (PA) over Stan 'Gussie' Diamond, Indiana State — Dec 13–5 · View bout
  5. Joe Orta, Nebraska over Dave Kopolow, Stanford (CA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. John Miller (1), Oregon over Dave Weber, Penn State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Kirt Donaldson, Air Force (CO) over Lou Curra, Old Dominion (VA) — Fall 4:28 · View bout
  8. Mike Cachero, Oklahoma over Don Fay, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Matviak, Wilkes (PA) over Dave Kalams, Oregon State — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  2. Dale Brumit, Arizona over Terry Hall (3), California-Poly — Dec 18–8 · View bout
  3. Dan Sherman, Iowa over Gil Keith, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 17–2 · View bout
  4. Ed Brown, Buffalo (NY) over Gordon Yamamoto (9), California-Berkeley — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  5. Greg Johnson (4), Michigan State over Joe Orta, Nebraska — Dec 17–2 · View bout
  6. Greg Schmidt (5), South Dakota State over Steve Lampe (10), Iowa State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  7. Jerry Hoddy, Michigan over Don Williams, Drake (IA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  8. Jim Fiore, Temple (PA) over Joe Zychowicz, Ohio — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  9. John Meikle, California-Los Angeles over Glen Rievley, Tennessee — Dec 10–0 · View bout
  10. John Miller (1), Oregon over Larry Baltezore, Army (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  11. Kirt Donaldson, Air Force (CO) over Mark Massery, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  12. Mike Cachero, Oklahoma over Chuck Rossetti, Northern Illinois — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  13. Mike Downer, Washington (WA) over Tom Schuler (8), Navy (MD) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  14. Ray Stapp (2), Oklahoma State over Frank Romano, Ohio State — Fall 4:55 · View bout
  15. Ron Oglesby, Winona State (MN) over Dave Reynolds, Massachusetts — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  16. Sam Arishita (6), Utah over Kim Hatcher, Virginia — Dec 14–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dale Brumit, Arizona over Andy Matviak, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 16–10 · View bout
  2. Greg Johnson (4), Michigan State over Kirt Donaldson, Air Force (CO) — Dec 12–3 · View bout
  3. Greg Schmidt (5), South Dakota State over Ed Brown, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  4. Jerry Hoddy, Michigan over Sam Arishita (6), Utah — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. John Miller (1), Oregon over Dan Sherman, Iowa — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Mike Cachero, Oklahoma over John Meikle, California-Los Angeles — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  7. Ray Stapp (2), Oklahoma State over Jim Fiore, Temple (PA) — Dec 11–0 · View bout
  8. Ron Oglesby, Winona State (MN) over Mike Downer, Washington (WA) — Dec 15–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Greg Johnson (4), Michigan State over Greg Schmidt (5), South Dakota State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Jerry Hoddy, Michigan over Dale Brumit, Arizona — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. John Miller (1), Oregon over Ron Oglesby, Winona State (MN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Ray Stapp (2), Oklahoma State over Mike Cachero, Oklahoma — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Johnson (4), Michigan State over John Miller (1), Oregon — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Ray Stapp (2), Oklahoma State over Jerry Hoddy, Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Greg Johnson (4), Michigan State over Ray Stapp (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Frank Romano, Ohio State over Jim Fiore, Temple (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Kirt Donaldson, Air Force (CO) over Joe Orta, Nebraska — Fall 4:42 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Schmidt (5), South Dakota State over Kirt Donaldson, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Cachero, Oklahoma over Frank Romano, Ohio State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Miller (1), Oregon over Greg Schmidt (5), South Dakota State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Mike Cachero, Oklahoma over Jerry Hoddy, Michigan — Dec 2–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Cachero, Oklahoma over John Miller (1), Oregon — Dec 7–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Greg Schmidt (5), South Dakota State over Jerry Hoddy, Michigan — Dec 2–0 · View bout

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