NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1980 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Howard Harris, Oregon State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Howard HarrisORST
  2. 2Bruce BaumgartnerIndiana State
  3. 3Dean PhinneyIOWA
  4. 4Mike HaschakCalifornia-Los Angeles
  5. 5Steve WilliamsOU
  6. 6Harold SmithKentucky
  7. 7Ron EssinkGrand Valley State (MI)
  8. 8Jeff GolzOHST

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Matzelle, Wilkes (PA) over Manny Estrada, Weber State (UT) — Sup 16–0 · View bout
  2. DT Joyner (8), East Carolina (NC) over Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Keith Wenger, Drexel (PA) — Fall 1:58 · View bout
  4. Tim Payne, Cleveland State (OH) over David Jack, California-Poly — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob Bath, Wyoming over Tim Payne, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 1:26 · View bout
  2. Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State over Dan Cook, Oregon — Fall 5:50 · View bout
  3. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Chris Hackbarth, Colorado — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Don Wagner, Millersville (PA) over Casey Gulliford, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Eric Klasson (11), Michigan over Rick Romeo, Missouri — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Jim Walker, Illinois State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  7. Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) over Chuck Pinta, Citadel (SC) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  8. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) — Fall 0:32 · View bout
  9. Jack Campbell (6), Clarion (PA) over Dave Osenbaugh, Iowa State — Sup 13–0 · View bout
  10. Jeff Golz, Ohio State over Drew Keiser, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 1:09 · View bout
  11. John Allen, Massachusetts over Chris Gardner (5), Auburn (AL) — Fall 7:08 · View bout
  12. Mike Evans, Louisiana State over DT Joyner (8), East Carolina (NC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  13. Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles over Bob Isola, Clemson (SC) — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  14. Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) over Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  15. Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State over Dave Klemm (4), Eastern Illinois — Fall 0:27 · View bout
  16. Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma over Bob Matzelle, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 7:38 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State over Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) — Fall 3:03 · View bout
  2. Dean Phinney, Iowa over John Allen, Massachusetts — Fall 1:41 · View bout
  3. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Eric Klasson (11), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Bob Bath, Wyoming — Fall 3:20 · View bout
  5. Jack Campbell (6), Clarion (PA) over Don Wagner, Millersville (PA) — Dec 16–9 · View bout
  6. Jeff Golz, Ohio State over Mike Evans, Louisiana State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles over Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  8. Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma over Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) — Sup 13–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State over Jack Campbell (6), Clarion (PA) — Fall 4:25 · View bout
  2. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Jeff Golz, Ohio State — Fall 6:13 · View bout
  3. Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles over Dean Phinney, Iowa — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma over Harold Smith (2), Kentucky — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State over Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles — Fall 3:54 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Howard Harris (1), Oregon State over Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State — Fall 4:35 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) over Bob Bath, Wyoming — Fall 3:46 · View bout
  2. Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) over Bob Matzelle, Wilkes (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) over Dan Cook, Oregon — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State over Bob Isola, Clemson (SC) — Fall 2:25 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Jeff Golz, Ohio State over Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) — Fall 0:30 · View bout
  4. Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) over Jack Campbell (6), Clarion (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Jeff Golz, Ohio State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Harold Smith (2), Kentucky over Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) — Fall 4:45 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles over Harold Smith (2), Kentucky — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dean Phinney, Iowa over Mike Haschak (9), California-Los Angeles — Fall 3:46 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Williams (7), Oklahoma over Harold Smith (2), Kentucky — Dec 3–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ron Essink (3), Grand Valley State (MI) over Jeff Golz, Ohio State — Fall 1:16 · View bout

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