1971 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships

The 1971 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships were the 41st NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships to be held. Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama hosted the tournament at Memorial Coliseum.

Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 94 points and three individual champions.

Team results

Rank School Points
1 Oklahoma State 94
2 Iowa State 66
3 Michigan State 44
T-4 Penn State 43
T-4 Oregon State 43
6 Oklahoma 39
7 Lehigh 32
8 Washington 30
9 Cal Poly-SLO 27
T-10 Portland State 26
T-10 Navy 26

Individual finals

Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs Greg Johnson, Michigan State DEC Tom Schuler, Navy, 6–5
126 lbs Yoshiro Fujita, Oklahoma State MAJOR Ken Donaldson, Air Force, 13–2
134 lbs Roger Weigel, Oregon State MAJOR Dwayne Keller, Oklahoma State, 15–7
142 lbs Darrell Keller, Oklahoma State DEC Larry Owings, Washington, 16–12
150 lbs Stan Dziedzic, Slippery Rock DEC Jay Arneson, Oklahoma State, 6–1
158 lbs Carl Adams, Iowa State MAJOR Mike R. Jones, Oregon State, 18–5
167 lbs Andy Matter, Penn State RD Steve Shields, Lehigh, 5–5, 0–0
177 lbs Geoff Baum, Oklahoma State DEC Al Nacin, Iowa State, 10–3
190 lbs Ben Peterson, Iowa State DEC Vince Paolano, Syracuse 11–6
UNL Greg Wojciechowski, Toledo DEC Dave Joyner, Penn State, 5–3

References

  • 1971 NCAA Tournament Results
  • NCAA Wrestling History
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NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II
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1970–71 NCAA University Division championships
All championships for men only until 1981–82