NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1980 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Dave Allen, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dave AllenISU
  2. 2Ed BanachIOWA
  3. 3Colin KilrainLEH
  4. 4Charlie HellerClarion (PA)
  5. 5Steve FraserMICH
  6. 6Ben HillTennessee
  7. 7Gary GermundsonOKST
  8. 8Dave SevernASU

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Ben Hill, Tennessee over Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Hill, Tennessee over Larry Deal, Wyoming — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Brian Parlet (6), Augustana (SD) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  3. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  4. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — MD 15–4 · View bout
  5. Dave Severn (8), Arizona State over Jeff Laube, Wisconsin-Superior — MD 18–8 · View bout
  6. Don Brown (5), Oregon over John 'Jay' Greiner, Ohio State — Fall 0:16 · View bout
  7. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Eli Blazeff, Auburn (AL) — Fall 4:35 · View bout
  8. Gary Chadwick, Air Force (CO) over Rick Worel (1), California-Poly — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  9. Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State over Keith Foxx, Arizona — SD 17–1 · View bout
  10. Jim Hall, Oklahoma over Bill Braseth, Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  11. Jim Kimsey Jr., Nebraska over Joe Lidowski, North Carolina State — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  12. Jim Kleinhans (11), Wisconsin over Bobby Orand, Tennessee-Chattanooga — SD 21–9 · View bout
  13. Lorant Ipacs, Ohio over Butch Snyder, Bloomsburg (PA) — SD 15–2 · View bout
  14. Scott Mansur, Portland State (OR) over Chet Davis, New Hampshire — MD 15–4 · View bout
  15. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Mark Jarosz, Salisbury (MD) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  16. Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) over Eric Moll (10), Louisiana State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Hill, Tennessee over Gary Chadwick, Air Force (CO) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  2. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Lorant Ipacs, Ohio — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Steve Fraser (9), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Dave Severn (8), Arizona State over Jim Kimsey Jr., Nebraska — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Jim Kleinhans (11), Wisconsin — SD 14–2 · View bout
  7. Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State over Scott Mansur, Portland State (OR) — Fall 4:02 · View bout
  8. Jim Hall, Oklahoma over Don Brown (5), Oregon — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Hill, Tennessee over Dave Severn (8), Arizona State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Jim Hall, Oklahoma — Fall 7:56 · View bout
  4. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State — Fall 7:59 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Ben Hill, Tennessee — MD 11–0 · View bout
  2. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–11 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dave Allen (4), Iowa State over Ed Banach (2), Iowa — MD 16–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Larry Deal, Wyoming over Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Kleinhans (11), Wisconsin over Eli Blazeff, Auburn (AL) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  2. Larry Deal, Wyoming over Gary Chadwick, Air Force (CO) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) over Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Dave Severn (8), Arizona State over Larry Deal, Wyoming — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State over Jim Kleinhans (11), Wisconsin — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Jim Hall, Oklahoma — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Dave Severn (8), Arizona State — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) over Ben Hill, Tennessee — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Steve Fraser (9), Michigan — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Colin Kilrain (3), Lehigh (PA) over Charlie Heller, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Fraser (9), Michigan over Ben Hill, Tennessee — Dec 4–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary Germundson (7), Oklahoma State over Dave Severn (8), Arizona State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

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