NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1980 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Ricky Stewart, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Ricky StewartOKST
  2. 2William 'Bucky' SmithMorgan State (MD)
  3. 3Isreal SheppardOU
  4. 4Tom PickardISU
  5. 5Dan ZilverbergMINN
  6. 6Mike TerryWIS
  7. 7Mark StevensonIOWA
  8. 8Jim Reilly IIILEH

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Jim Tebbe, Miami (OH) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  2. Dave Musselman (2), Arizona over Scott Howard, Auburn (AL) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield over Jim Clowes, Montana — MD 10–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bart 'Buckey' McCollum, Bloomsburg (PA) over Donny Owen (4), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 17–12 · View bout
  2. Court Vining, Nebraska over David Strickland, Tennessee-Chattanooga — SD 17–3 · View bout
  3. Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  4. Dave Musselman (2), Arizona over Bill Keck, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Fred Worthem (6), Michigan State over Mike Carroll, Massachusetts — MD 10–1 · View bout
  6. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Toby Breon, Shippensburg (PA) — Fall 4:01 · View bout
  7. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Robert Kiddy (10), California-Poly — MD 11–1 · View bout
  8. Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) over Mike Kuziola, Middle Tennessee — SD 19–3 · View bout
  9. John Hefner (8), Missouri over Bob Gruner, Wisconsin-Parkside — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  10. Kevin Benson, Portland State (OR) over Dan Drilevich, Washington State — SD 14–2 · View bout
  11. Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield over Jeff Bouslog, Luther (IA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  12. Mark Densberger, Wilkes (PA) over Mike DeGenova, Temple (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  13. Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa over Dale Gilbert, Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:29 · View bout
  14. Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin over Geoff Brodhead, Penn State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  15. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over Tom Pickard, Iowa State — SD 19–5 · View bout
  16. William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) over Jeff Newman, California-Los Angeles — SD 23–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Fred Worthem (6), Michigan State over Kevin Benson, Portland State (OR) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Mark Densberger, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 6:28 · View bout
  4. Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) over Dave Musselman (2), Arizona — MD 11–2 · View bout
  5. Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield over John Hefner (8), Missouri — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin over Bart 'Buckey' McCollum, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 18–12 · View bout
  7. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over Jan Michaels, North Carolina — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  8. William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) over Court Vining, Nebraska — Dec 6–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  3. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over Fred Worthem (6), Michigan State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) over Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin — Dec 12–9 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) over Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Stewart (3), Oklahoma State over William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over Jim Tebbe, Miami (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Newman, California-Los Angeles over Court Vining, Nebraska — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Densberger, Wilkes (PA) over Toby Breon, Shippensburg (PA) — Fall 1:09 · View bout
  3. Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Tom Pickard, Iowa State over Jan Michaels, North Carolina — Fall 5:27 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Densberger, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa over Kevin Dugan, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin over Jeff Newman, California-Los Angeles — SD 19–6 · View bout
  4. Tom Pickard, Iowa State over Fred Worthem (6), Michigan State — Fall 3:19 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin over Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Tom Pickard, Iowa State over Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 0:21 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Tom Pickard, Iowa State over Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Isreal Sheppard (7), Oklahoma over Tom Pickard, Iowa State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Zilverberg (1), Minnesota over Mike Terry (9), Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Stevenson (12), Iowa over Jim Reilly III (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

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