NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1977 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Chris Campbell, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Chris CampbellIOWA
  2. 2Mark JohnsonMICH
  3. 3Jerry WhitePSU
  4. 4Eric WaisOKST
  5. 5Mike BrownLEH
  6. 6Marty RyanORST

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Steve Cooney, Arizona over Gary Lynn, Stanford (CA) — MD 14–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brad Bowman, John Carroll (OH) over Kelly Korth, Kentucky — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Chris Campbell (1), Iowa over Moe Haislip, Rhode Island — MD 13–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Severn (8), Arizona State over Jim Wagemann, Missouri — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Eric Wais (7), Oklahoma State over Bob Morrison, Northwestern (IL) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  5. Jay Hockenbroch, Clarion (PA) over Steve Heger, Maryland — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  6. Jerry White (3), Penn State over Rich Sippel, Brockport (NY) — Fall 4:00 · View bout
  7. Keith Ely, Princeton (NJ) over Dave Allen (6), Iowa State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Lou DiSerafino, Rider (NJ) over Bob Jones, California-Santa Barbara — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  9. Mark Johnson (2), Michigan over Buck Davis, Oregon — SD 12–0 · View bout
  10. Marty Ryan, Oregon State over Mike Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  11. Mike Anderson, California-Bakersfield over Tim Matthews, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  12. Rick Peifer, Slippery Rock (PA) over Jeff Vap, Northern Colorado — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  13. Rory Needs, Brigham Young (UT) over Bob Stas, Kent State (OH) — Fall 3:20 · View bout
  14. Steve Cooney, Arizona over Bob Stark, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  15. Sythell Thompson (4), California-Poly over Bill Teutsch, Florida — MD 10–2 · View bout
  16. Tom Press, Minnesota over Phil Gulsvig, Northern Illinois — Dec 13–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Campbell (1), Iowa over Brad Bowman, John Carroll (OH) — Fall 3:17 · View bout
  2. Dave Severn (8), Arizona State over Lou DiSerafino, Rider (NJ) — SD 17–5 · View bout
  3. Eric Wais (7), Oklahoma State over Mike Anderson, California-Bakersfield — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Jerry White (3), Penn State over Tom Press, Minnesota — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Mark Johnson (2), Michigan over Rick Peifer, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  6. Marty Ryan, Oregon State over Steve Cooney, Arizona — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Rory Needs, Brigham Young (UT) over Keith Ely, Princeton (NJ) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  8. Sythell Thompson (4), California-Poly over Jay Hockenbroch, Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Campbell (1), Iowa over Dave Severn (8), Arizona State — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Jerry White (3), Penn State over Rory Needs, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Johnson (2), Michigan over Eric Wais (7), Oklahoma State — Fall 7:22 · View bout
  4. Marty Ryan, Oregon State over Sythell Thompson (4), California-Poly — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Campbell (1), Iowa over Marty Ryan, Oregon State — Dflt · View bout
  2. Mark Johnson (2), Michigan over Jerry White (3), Penn State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Chris Campbell (1), Iowa over Mark Johnson (2), Michigan — Dec 12–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Bowman, John Carroll (OH) over Moe Haislip, Rhode Island — Dec 14–9 · View bout
  2. Mike Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) over Steve Cooney, Arizona — Fall 1:38 · View bout
  3. Rick Peifer, Slippery Rock (PA) over Buck Davis, Oregon — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  4. Tom Press, Minnesota over Rich Sippel, Brockport (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Severn (8), Arizona State over Brad Bowman, John Carroll (OH) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  2. Eric Wais (7), Oklahoma State over Rick Peifer, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Mike Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) over Sythell Thompson (4), California-Poly — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Rory Needs, Brigham Young (UT) over Tom Press, Minnesota — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Wais (7), Oklahoma State over Rory Needs, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Mike Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) over Dave Severn (8), Arizona State — SD 12–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Wais (7), Oklahoma State over Marty Ryan, Oregon State — SD 17–4 · View bout
  2. Jerry White (3), Penn State over Mike Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jerry White (3), Penn State over Eric Wais (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) over Marty Ryan, Oregon State — MD 15–4 · View bout

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