Verne Gagne
Archive-scoped NCAA championship results from 1947 to 1949. These are tournament records, not a complete college-career record.
3tournaments
13recorded wins
1recorded losses
2individual titles
6recorded falls
NCAA career
Individual championship awards
| Year | Weight | Program | Evidence | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 191 | Minnesota | Archived placement list | No final match is recorded or fabricated for this award. |
| 1949 | Unlimited | Minnesota | Source final | Recorded final |
Recorded match history · 14 bouts
Sorted by tournament year and documented round order. Match IDs are never used to infer chronology.
| Weight | Stage | Result | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Score | Method | Match link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | ||||||||
| Unlimited | Round of 16 | W | Alvin Dalley · Brigham Young (UT) | No. 2 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 6:20 | Open |
| Unlimited | Quarterfinal | W | Bob Geigel · Iowa | No. 2 | 0 · recorded zero | 5–1 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Semifinal | W | Homer Barr · Penn State | No. 2 | 0 · recorded zero | 4–2 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Final | W | Dick Hutton · Oklahoma State | No. 2 | No. 1 | 1–1 | Dec | Open |
| 1948 | ||||||||
| 191 | Round 1 | W | Edgar 'Newbold' Smith · Navy (MD) | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 4:40 | Open |
| 191 | Round 2 | W | Bob Geigel · Iowa | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 2:35 | Open |
| 191 | Round 3 | W | Charles Gottfried · Illinois | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 4:15 | Open |
| 191 | Round 4 | W | George 'Gus' LaSasso · Lehigh (PA) | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 5:45 | Open |
| 191 | Round 5 | W | Leroy Alitz · Northern Iowa | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 5:58 | Open |
| 1947 | ||||||||
| Unlimited | Round of 16 | W | Richard Simmons · Wheaton (IL) | No. 4 | 0 · recorded zero | 4–3 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Quarterfinal | W | Bob Geigel · Iowa | No. 4 | 0 · recorded zero | 6–1 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Semifinal | L | Dick Hutton · Oklahoma State | No. 4 | No. 1 | 1–2 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Consolation semifinal | W | Glenn Blagg · Colorado (College) | No. 4 | 0 · recorded zero | Not recorded | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | 3rd-place bout | W | Charles Gottfried · Illinois | No. 4 | 0 · recorded zero | 4–2 | Dec | Open |