NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1976 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Chuck Yagla, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Chuck YaglaIOWA
  2. 2Pete GaleaISU
  3. 3Mark ChurellaMICH
  4. 4Jim BennettYale (CT)
  5. 5Roye OliverASU
  6. 6Ken WilsonSyracuse (NY)

Championship

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Vollrath, Penn State over Jeff Reintgen, North Carolina — SD 16–4 · View bout
  2. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Bob Bryson, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  3. Doug Ziebart (7), Oregon State over Dave Scherer, North Dakota State — Fall 7:12 · View bout
  4. Gust Malavite Jr. (5), Ohio over Monroe Ratchford, Air Force (CO) — Fall 6:43 · View bout
  5. Jim Bennett (4), Yale (CT) over Clyde Ruffin, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) over Terrill Williams, Missouri — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Kent Lewis, Indiana State over George Way, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  8. Kevin Young, Oklahoma over Chris Messina, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  9. Larry Tusick, Alabama over Dan Houtchens, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  10. Mark Churella (6), Michigan over Steve Suder, Wyoming — Fall 4:07 · View bout
  11. Max Lorenzo, William & Mary (VA) over Dan Warren, Boise State (ID) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  12. Neal Dorow, California-Berkeley over Tony Peraza, Potsdam (NY) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  13. Pete Galea (2), Iowa State over Dave Hovey, Rhode Island — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  14. Roye Oliver (3), Arizona State over Paul Thorpe, East Carolina (NC) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  15. Steve Grubman, Princeton (NJ) over Robert Schandle, Minnesota — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  16. Steve Hitchcock (8), California-Poly over Gary Martin, Western Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Neal Dorow, California-Berkeley — Fall 4:25 · View bout
  2. Jim Bennett (4), Yale (CT) over Larry Tusick, Alabama — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  3. Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) over Gust Malavite Jr. (5), Ohio — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Kent Lewis, Indiana State over Doug Ziebart (7), Oregon State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Mark Churella (6), Michigan over Kevin Young, Oklahoma — Fall 5:54 · View bout
  6. Pete Galea (2), Iowa State over Max Lorenzo, William & Mary (VA) — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  7. Roye Oliver (3), Arizona State over Bill Vollrath, Penn State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  8. Steve Hitchcock (8), California-Poly over Steve Grubman, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 16–10 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Steve Hitchcock (8), California-Poly — Fall 1:58 · View bout
  2. Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) over Jim Bennett (4), Yale (CT) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  3. Pete Galea (2), Iowa State over Kent Lewis, Indiana State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Roye Oliver (3), Arizona State over Mark Churella (6), Michigan — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) — SD 19–3 · View bout
  2. Pete Galea (2), Iowa State over Roye Oliver (3), Arizona State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Chuck Yagla (1), Iowa over Pete Galea (2), Iowa State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Bryson, Bucknell (PA) over Neal Dorow, California-Berkeley — Fall 0:51 · View bout
  2. Dave Hovey, Rhode Island over Max Lorenzo, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Gust Malavite Jr. (5), Ohio over Terrill Williams, Missouri — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Paul Thorpe, East Carolina (NC) over Bill Vollrath, Penn State — Dec 10–9 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Bennett (4), Yale (CT) over Gust Malavite Jr. (5), Ohio — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Kent Lewis, Indiana State over Dave Hovey, Rhode Island — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Mark Churella (6), Michigan over Paul Thorpe, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Hitchcock (8), California-Poly over Bob Bryson, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Bennett (4), Yale (CT) over Steve Hitchcock (8), California-Poly — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Mark Churella (6), Michigan over Kent Lewis, Indiana State — Fall 1:21 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Bennett (4), Yale (CT) over Roye Oliver (3), Arizona State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Mark Churella (6), Michigan over Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Churella (6), Michigan over Jim Bennett (4), Yale (CT) — MD 14–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Roye Oliver (3), Arizona State over Ken Wilson, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

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