NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1974 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Rod Kilgore, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Rod KilgoreOU
  2. 2Larry ZilverbergMINN
  3. 3Dan HolmIOWA
  4. 4Jerry VilleccoPSU
  5. 5Duane StutzmanOregon
  6. 6Ron RayOKST

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Cliff Howlett, Drake (IA) over Marty Schwartz, Yale (CT) — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  2. Earl 'Buddy' Walker, Tennessee over Bob Hulin, Portland State (OR) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Jody Smith, Utah over Bruce Hall, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Mark Hansen, Brigham Young (UT) over Mike Jostrom, Washington State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Rick Emmerson, Navy (MD) over Ben Gerding, Oregon State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Cal MacNeal, California-Santa Barbara over Terry Rusher, Colorado — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Cliff Hatch (5), California-Poly over Pat Capone, Marquette (WI) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Dan Holm (4), Iowa over Dewayne Cobbs, Missouri — Fall 4:28 · View bout
  4. Duane Stutzman, Oregon over Cliff Howlett, Drake (IA) — Fall 3:00 · View bout
  5. Greg Archer, Indiana State over Angelo Natoli, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Jerry Villecco (3), Penn State over Jim Torres, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Jim Fallis, Lake Superior State (MI) over Jody Sloan (7), Wyoming — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Jody Smith, Utah over Kaare Papenfuse, Washington (WA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  9. John Matthews (8), Central Michigan over Rick Emmerson, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  10. Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) over Dennis O'Neil, Bowling Green (OH) — SD 14–2 · View bout
  11. Larry Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Earl 'Buddy' Walker, Tennessee — Fall 5:46 · View bout
  12. Mike Engels, South Dakota State over Peter Ackerman, Rider (NJ) — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  13. Pat Christenson, Wisconsin over Steve Benson, Massachusetts — SD 13–2 · View bout
  14. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Mark Hansen, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  15. Ron Ray (6), Oklahoma State over Steve Wolfe, Ohio — Fall 7:00 · View bout
  16. Tyrone Neal Sr., Maryland over Dave Chandler, Boise State (ID) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Holm (4), Iowa over Mike Engels, South Dakota State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Duane Stutzman, Oregon over Cliff Hatch (5), California-Poly — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Jerry Villecco (3), Penn State over Tyrone Neal Sr., Maryland — SD 16–2 · View bout
  4. John Matthews (8), Central Michigan over Pat Christenson, Wisconsin — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) over Jim Fallis, Lake Superior State (MI) — Dec 14–7 · View bout
  6. Larry Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Cal MacNeal, California-Santa Barbara — Fall 3:21 · View bout
  7. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Greg Archer, Indiana State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Ron Ray (6), Oklahoma State over Jody Smith, Utah — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Holm (4), Iowa over Duane Stutzman, Oregon — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Jerry Villecco (3), Penn State over Ron Ray (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Larry Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over John Matthews (8), Central Michigan — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) — SD 12–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Larry Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Dan Holm (4), Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Jerry Villecco (3), Penn State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Rod Kilgore (2), Oklahoma over Larry Zilverberg (1), Minnesota — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Earl 'Buddy' Walker, Tennessee over Cal MacNeal, California-Santa Barbara — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Greg Archer, Indiana State over Mark Hansen, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Engels, South Dakota State over Dewayne Cobbs, Missouri — Fall 5:59 · View bout
  4. Tyrone Neal Sr., Maryland over Jim Torres, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Duane Stutzman, Oregon over Mike Engels, South Dakota State — Dec 6–6 · View bout
  2. Greg Archer, Indiana State over Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. John Matthews (8), Central Michigan over Earl 'Buddy' Walker, Tennessee — Fall 5:02 · View bout
  4. Ron Ray (6), Oklahoma State over Tyrone Neal Sr., Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Duane Stutzman, Oregon over John Matthews (8), Central Michigan — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Ron Ray (6), Oklahoma State over Greg Archer, Indiana State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Holm (4), Iowa over Ron Ray (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Jerry Villecco (3), Penn State over Duane Stutzman, Oregon — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Holm (4), Iowa over Jerry Villecco (3), Penn State — Fall 3:33 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Duane Stutzman, Oregon over Ron Ray (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

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