NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1974 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Gary Breece, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Gary BreeceOU
  2. 2Jack SpatesSlippery Rock (PA)
  3. 3Dan MallingerISU
  4. 4Dan KidaSan Jose State (CA)
  5. 5George BryantPITT
  6. 6Rick DawsonColorado State

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Brad Thompson, Minnesota-Mankato over Bob Roberts, Florida — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Chris Sones, Iowa over Steve Siroy, California-Los Angeles — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Eric Mast, Elizabethtown (PA) over Don Meeker, Wyoming — Fall 7:40 · View bout
  4. Gil Espinoza, Colorado over Andy Burge, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 16–10 · View bout
  5. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Larry Reynolds, Massachusetts — Fall 4:51 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob Sloand, Lehigh (PA) over Greg Penny, Duke (NC) — SD 13–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Sones, Iowa over Kelly Bast, Drake (IA) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  3. Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) over Bill Racich, West Chester (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Ed Knecht, Northern Arizona — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  5. Eric Mast, Elizabethtown (PA) over Tom Phillips (1), Oregon State — Dec 16–14 · View bout
  6. Everett Gomez (5), Oklahoma State over Dan Blakinger, Harvard (MA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over Brad Thompson, Minnesota-Mankato — SD 24–2 · View bout
  8. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Bob Dalton, Miami (OH) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  9. Gil Espinoza, Colorado over Terry Perdew, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  10. Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) over Randy Miller, Michigan State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  11. Jim Brown (3), Michigan over Bruce Geier, Utah — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  12. Jim Haines, Wisconsin over Steve Hart, Oregon — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  13. John Price, Utah State over Jim Rohr, Washington State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  14. Myron Shapiro, Toledo (OH) over Jim Blair, East Carolina (NC) — SD 18–5 · View bout
  15. Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) over Mark Szymula, Central Michigan — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  16. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Jim McConnell, Navy (MD) — Fall 4:00 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) over John Price, Utah State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Gil Espinoza, Colorado — SD 13–2 · View bout
  3. Everett Gomez (5), Oklahoma State over Chris Sones, Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  4. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over Myron Shapiro, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jim Haines, Wisconsin — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) over Rick Dawson, Colorado State — Fall 1:23 · View bout
  7. Jim Brown (3), Michigan over Bob Sloand, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) over Eric Mast, Elizabethtown (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) over Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Jim Brown (3), Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) over Everett Gomez (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) over Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Gary Breece (2), Oklahoma over Jack Spates (4), Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Racich, West Chester (PA) over John Price, Utah State — Fall 5:59 · View bout
  2. Ed Knecht, Northern Arizona over Gil Espinoza, Colorado — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  3. Myron Shapiro, Toledo (OH) over Brad Thompson, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Randy Miller, Michigan State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Myron Shapiro, Toledo (OH) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Jim Brown (3), Michigan over Ed Knecht, Northern Arizona — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) over Bill Racich, West Chester (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Everett Gomez (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jim Brown (3), Michigan — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Rick Dawson, Colorado State over Pete Morelli, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) over George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Rick Dawson, Colorado State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Mallinger (6), Iowa State over Dan Kida (8), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. George Bryant (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Rick Dawson, Colorado State — SD 12–2 · View bout

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