NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1980 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Noel Loban, Clemson (SC).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Noel LobanClemson (SC)
  2. 2Dan SevernASU
  3. 3Lou DiSerafinoRID
  4. 4Mike MannISU
  5. 5Geno SavegnagoEastern Illinois
  6. 6Mitch HullWIS
  7. 7Mike BrownLEH
  8. 8Joe AtiyehLouisiana State

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Pete Froehlich, Illinois over Dan Morrow, Washington State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Ryan Kelly, Oregon over Jerry Morrison, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Dan Pfautz, Penn State over Mark Downing (12), Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Dan Severn (2), Arizona State over Jerry Morrison, San Jose State (CA) — Fall 2:25 · View bout
  3. Dennis Koslowski, Minnesota-Morris over Brian Thomas, Ball State (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Edcar Thomas Jr. (7), Oklahoma over William McQuaide, Massachusetts — SD 20–7 · View bout
  5. Geno Savegnago (9), Eastern Illinois over Pat Murphy, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 4:45 · View bout
  6. Joe Atiyeh, Louisiana State over Craig Blackman (11), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — SD 13–1 · View bout
  7. Joe Davis, California-Poly over Pete Froehlich, Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Joe Elinsky, Auburn (AL) over Scott Morton, Montana — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  9. Kent Bruggeman, Ohio State over George Fears, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  10. Kevin Sheesley (10), Colorado State over Steve Lucas, Kent State (OH) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  11. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Rey Martinez, Oklahoma State — MD 14–5 · View bout
  12. Lou DiSerafino (6), Rider (NJ) over Terry Crafton, Southern Oregon — Fall 6:51 · View bout
  13. Mike Brown (1), Lehigh (PA) over Craig Jennings, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 2:37 · View bout
  14. Mike Mann (4), Iowa State over Paul Marfiz, New Mexico — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  15. Mitch Hull (3), Wisconsin over Tony Smith, Brockport (NY) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  16. Noel Loban (8), Clemson (SC) over Mark Miller, Virginia Tech — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Severn (2), Arizona State over Joe Atiyeh, Louisiana State — Fall 5:36 · View bout
  2. Edcar Thomas Jr. (7), Oklahoma over Kent Bruggeman, Ohio State — SD 15–3 · View bout
  3. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Dennis Koslowski, Minnesota-Morris — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  4. Lou DiSerafino (6), Rider (NJ) over Joe Elinsky, Auburn (AL) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  5. Mike Brown (1), Lehigh (PA) over Dan Pfautz, Penn State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Mike Mann (4), Iowa State over Geno Savegnago (9), Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Mitch Hull (3), Wisconsin over Kevin Sheesley (10), Colorado State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Noel Loban (8), Clemson (SC) over Joe Davis, California-Poly — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Severn (2), Arizona State over Edcar Thomas Jr. (7), Oklahoma — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Lou DiSerafino (6), Rider (NJ) over Mitch Hull (3), Wisconsin — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Mike Mann (4), Iowa State over Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Noel Loban (8), Clemson (SC) over Mike Brown (1), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Severn (2), Arizona State over Lou DiSerafino (6), Rider (NJ) — Fall 1:03 · View bout
  2. Noel Loban (8), Clemson (SC) over Mike Mann (4), Iowa State — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Noel Loban (8), Clemson (SC) over Dan Severn (2), Arizona State — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Geno Savegnago (9), Eastern Illinois over Paul Marfiz, New Mexico — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Joe Atiyeh, Louisiana State over Jerry Morrison, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 13–11 · View bout
  3. Joe Davis, California-Poly over Mark Miller, Virginia Tech — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Joe Elinsky, Auburn (AL) over Terry Crafton, Southern Oregon — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Geno Savegnago (9), Eastern Illinois over Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Joe Atiyeh, Louisiana State over Edcar Thomas Jr. (7), Oklahoma — Dec 15–11 · View bout
  3. Mike Brown (1), Lehigh (PA) over Joe Davis, California-Poly — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Mitch Hull (3), Wisconsin over Joe Elinsky, Auburn (AL) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Geno Savegnago (9), Eastern Illinois over Mike Brown (1), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Mitch Hull (3), Wisconsin over Joe Atiyeh, Louisiana State — MD 14–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Lou DiSerafino (6), Rider (NJ) over Geno Savegnago (9), Eastern Illinois — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Mike Mann (4), Iowa State over Mitch Hull (3), Wisconsin — Dec 6–6 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lou DiSerafino (6), Rider (NJ) over Mike Mann (4), Iowa State — MD 14–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Geno Savegnago (9), Eastern Illinois over Mitch Hull (3), Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Brown (1), Lehigh (PA) over Joe Atiyeh, Louisiana State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

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