1979 NCAA Championships
177 lb
Champion Mark Lieberman, Lehigh (PA).
Placers
Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.
Championship
Opening round · 3 bouts
- Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State over Bill Braseth, Boise State (ID) — MD 12–2 · View bout
- Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin over Mark Snider, Auburn (AL) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
- John Stroup, Slippery Rock (PA) over Tom Wertz, Wyoming — Dec 4–3 · View bout
Round of 32 · 16 bouts
- Andy Cappelli, Bloomsburg (PA) over Marty Ryan (11), Oregon State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
- Bart Cook, Wilkes (PA) over Gary Germundson, Oklahoma State — Dec 12–8 · View bout
- Bill Teutsch (5), Florida over Bill Petoskey, Michigan — MD 10–2 · View bout
- Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) over Tom Flanagan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 1:04 · View bout
- Bud Palmer (3), Iowa over Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) — MD 17–8 · View bout
- Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Jim Ellis, Michigan State — Dec 18–14 · View bout
- Dave Severn (4), Arizona State over Mark Jarosz, Salisbury (MD) — MD 11–3 · View bout
- Don Brown (10), Oregon over Bob Greenly, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 15–11 · View bout
- Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State over Randy McCarthy, Rhode Island — MD 13–2 · View bout
- Jim Darlington (6), Oklahoma over Tom Vizzi, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 8–2 · View bout
- Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin over Bryan Neitenbach, Colorado — SD 20–0 · View bout
- Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Joe Palivoda, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 1:45 · View bout
- Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over James Rey, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
- Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over John Stroup, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 3:59 · View bout
- Noel Loban, Clemson (SC) over Kelly Carter, Toledo (OH) — MD 13–5 · View bout
- Rick Worel, California-Poly over Keith Ely (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
Round of 16 · 8 bouts
- Bill Teutsch (5), Florida over Bart Cook, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 2:59 · View bout
- Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) over Rick Worel, California-Poly — Fall 4:11 · View bout
- Bud Palmer (3), Iowa over Andy Cappelli, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
- Dave Severn (4), Arizona State over Dave Allen (12), Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
- Don Brown (10), Oregon over Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State — Fall 2:09 · View bout
- Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin over Noel Loban, Clemson (SC) — MD 13–5 · View bout
- Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Jim Darlington (6), Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout
- Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 3:54 · View bout
Quarterfinal · 4 bouts
- Bud Palmer (3), Iowa over Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
- Dave Severn (4), Arizona State over Bill Teutsch (5), Florida — Dec 3–2 · View bout
- Don Brown (10), Oregon over Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) — Fall 1:42 · View bout
- Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin — Fall 3:46 · View bout
Semifinal · 2 bouts
- Bud Palmer (3), Iowa over Don Brown (10), Oregon — Dec 9–3 · View bout
- Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Dave Severn (4), Arizona State — MD 12–2 · View bout
Final · 1 bout
- Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Bud Palmer (3), Iowa — DQ · View bout
Consolation
Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts
- Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Mark Jarosz, Salisbury (MD) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
- Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State over Bob Greenly, Bucknell (PA) — SD 21–9 · View bout
- Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over John Stroup, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 0:26 · View bout
- Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) over Andy Cappelli, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–8 · View bout
Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts
- Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) over Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State — Fall 0:54 · View bout
- Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Bill Teutsch (5), Florida — Fall 2:21 · View bout
- Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
- Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin — MD 13–3 · View bout
Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts
- Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 5:58 · View bout
- Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts
- Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Don Brown (10), Oregon — MD 11–2 · View bout
- Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Dave Severn (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
Placement bouts
3rd-place bout · 1 bout
- Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout
5th-place bout · 1 bout
- Dave Severn (4), Arizona State over Don Brown (10), Oregon — Dec 4–2 · View bout
7th-place bout · 1 bout
- Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) over Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 1:04 · View bout
Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.