NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1971 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Andy Matter, Penn State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Andy MatterPSU
  2. 2Steve ShieldsLEH
  3. 3Levin 'Junior' JohnsonPortland State (OR)
  4. 4Tom CorbinOU
  5. 5Eric BatesIllinois State
  6. 6Joe GeorgeNEB

Championship

Round of 32 · 15 bouts

  1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over Ken Hagen, Seattle Pacific (WA) — Dec 14–6 · View bout
  2. Bill Murdock, Washington (WA) over Bruce Hosta, Ohio — Fall 1:55 · View bout
  3. Bill Schellhorn, Slippery Rock (PA) over Steve Schmuldt, Brown (RI) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Bill Simpson, Clarion (PA) over Gray Graham, San Diego State (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Eric Bates (1), Illinois State over Sam Spring, Montana State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  6. Gerald Malecek (7), Michigan State over Steve Rhode, North Carolina State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Gerry Willets, Wilkes (PA) over Don Carder (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. John Caccia Jr. (5), Idaho State over Bob Kuhn (10), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  9. John Sorochinsky, Brigham Young (UT) over Sam Hieronymus, Washington State — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  10. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Bill Stauffer, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  11. Mike Roberts (9), Auburn (AL) over John Stevenson, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 10–1 · View bout
  12. Rob Huizenga, Michigan over Mike Beaman, Drake (IA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  13. Scott Whimpey, Weber State (UT) over Dale Seavey, Oregon — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  14. Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) over Joe George, Nebraska — Dec 5–5 · View bout
  15. Tom Corbin, Oklahoma over Bill Hitesman, Winona State (MN) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over Tom Corbin, Oklahoma — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Bill Murdock, Washington (WA) over John Caccia Jr. (5), Idaho State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Bill Schellhorn, Slippery Rock (PA) over Rich Binek (6), Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Bill Simpson, Clarion (PA) over Gerald Malecek (7), Michigan State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Eric Bates (1), Illinois State over Mike Roberts (9), Auburn (AL) — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  6. John Sorochinsky, Brigham Young (UT) over Gerry Willets, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 3:58 · View bout
  7. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Rob Huizenga, Michigan — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  8. Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) over Scott Whimpey, Weber State (UT) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over John Sorochinsky, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Bates (1), Illinois State over Bill Murdock, Washington (WA) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  3. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Bill Simpson, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) over Bill Schellhorn, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over Eric Bates (1), Illinois State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) over Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) — Dec 3–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Joe George, Nebraska over Scott Whimpey, Weber State (UT) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Tom Corbin, Oklahoma over Ken Hagen, Seattle Pacific (WA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Joe George, Nebraska over Bill Schellhorn, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Tom Corbin, Oklahoma over John Sorochinsky, Brigham Young (UT) — MFF · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Joe George, Nebraska — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Tom Corbin, Oklahoma over Eric Bates (1), Illinois State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Tom Corbin, Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Bates (1), Illinois State over Joe George, Nebraska — Dec 5–1 · View bout

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