NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1981 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Ed Banach, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Ed BanachIOWA
  2. 2Charlie HellerClarion (PA)
  3. 3Colin KilrainLEH
  4. 4Marty RyanORST
  5. 5Dave YoungMIZZ
  6. 6Jim HallOU
  7. 7Eli BlazeffAuburn (AL)
  8. 8Dave BrouhardSan Jose State (CA)

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois over Gary Chadwick, Air Force (CO) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State over Mark Loomis, California-Bakersfield — SD 21–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Braseth, Boise State (ID) over Solomon 'Butch' Revils (9), East Carolina (NC) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) over Tom Rankin, Arizona State — Fall 6:54 · View bout
  3. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Kurt Honis, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Dave Allen (3), Iowa State over Tom Kolopus, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 16–6 · View bout
  5. Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) over Doug Perkins, Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Dave Young, Missouri over Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois over Brad Tufto, Indiana State — MD 16–6 · View bout
  8. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over MIke D'Ambrose, Indiana (IN) — SD 18–6 · View bout
  9. Ed Potokar (10), Ohio State over Pat Carney, Illinois State — Dflt · View bout
  10. Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) over Kevin Walzak, New Jersey (TCNJ) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  11. Fred Wagoner, Boston (MA) over Jeff Needs, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  12. Jerry Volm, Rider (NJ) over Mark Luby, Minnesota — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  13. Larry Meierotto, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Gary Comelio, Georgia Tech — MD 15–7 · View bout
  14. Mark Phillips, Navy (MD) over Dan Kay, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  15. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Jay Llewellyn, Northern Iowa — SD 21–9 · View bout
  16. Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State over Mike Miller, Oregon — Dec 14–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) over Mark Phillips, Navy (MD) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State — SD 16–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Allen (3), Iowa State over Ed Potokar (10), Ohio State — SD 16–4 · View bout
  4. Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) over Fred Wagoner, Boston (MA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  5. Dave Young, Missouri over Jerry Volm, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois — SD 24–4 · View bout
  7. Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) over Larry Meierotto, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 1:08 · View bout
  8. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Bill Braseth, Boise State (ID) — MD 14–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) over Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Dave Young, Missouri over Dave Allen (3), Iowa State — FF · View bout
  4. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) — Fall 5:56 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) over Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Dave Young, Missouri — Fall 7:18 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ed Banach (2), Iowa over Charlie Heller (4), Clarion (PA) — Fall 4:15 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma over Jerry Volm, Rider (NJ) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  2. MIke D'Ambrose, Indiana (IN) over Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State over Kurt Honis, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  4. Tom Rankin, Arizona State over Mark Phillips, Navy (MD) — MD 12–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) over MIke D'Ambrose, Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  2. Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) over Rey Martinez (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma over Dave Allen (3), Iowa State — FF · View bout
  4. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Tom Rankin, Arizona State — Dec 11–8 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma over Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) — Fall 3:56 · View bout
  2. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State over Dave Young, Missouri — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Marty Ryan (5), Oregon State — MD 9–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Young, Missouri over Jim Hall (6), Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eli Blazeff (8), Auburn (AL) over Dave Brouhard (7), San Jose State (CA) — Fall 5:29 · View bout

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