11th NCAA Wrestling Tournament 3/25/1938 to 3/26/1938 at Penn State 1938 Team Champion Outstanding Wrestler Oklahoma State - 19 Points Joe McDaniel - Oklahoma State Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. 1 Oklahoma State 19 (3) 2 Illinois 15 (2) 3 Indiana 12 (1) 4 Southwestern Oklahoma 8 4 Oklahoma 8 (1) 6 Minnesota 6 7 Lehigh 5 7 Harvard 5 (1) 7 Cornell Iowa 5 10 Chicago University 4 Champions and Place Winners 118 1st: Joe McDaniel - Oklahoma State (Dec) 2nd: Willard Duffy - Indiana (Dec) 3rd: Davis Natvig - Northern Iowa (Dec) 126 1st: Allen Sapora - Illinois (Dec) 2nd: Robert Murray - Cornell Iowa (Dec) 3rd: Hoy Stone - Oklahoma (Auto) 135 1st: David Matthews - Oklahoma (WDF) 2nd: Archie Deutschman - Illinois (FFT) 3rd: Fred Parkey - Oklahoma State (Auto) 145 1st: Stanley Henson - Oklahoma State (Dec) 2nd: Robert Finwall - Chicago University (Dec) 3rd: Frank Linn - Iowa State (Dec) 155 1st: Dale Scrivens - Oklahoma State (Dec OT) 2nd: Ken Knight - Southwestern Oklahoma (Dec) 3rd: Joe Loucks - Iowa State (Dec) 165 1st: John Ginay - Illinois (Dec) 2nd: Curt Ford - Lehigh (Dec) 3rd: Henry Wittenberg - CCNY (Dec) 175 1st: John Harkness - Harvard (Dec) 2nd: Swede Olsen - Southwestern Oklahoma 3rd: Chris Traicoff - Indiana UNL 1st: Charles McDaniel - Indiana (Dec) 2nd: Clifton Gustafson - Minnesota (WBF) 3rd: Robert Kygar - Southwestern Oklahoma (Auto)
1938 NCAA Championship Page 1 of 8 118 Weight Class Joe McDaniel, Oklahoma State Carl King, Penn State George Benz, St. Lawrence Dale Hanson, Minnesota Argyros, Alfred Hennis Lawley, Southwestern Oklahoma P. Satterfield, West Virginia Davis Natvig, Northern Iowa Francis Burnett, Lehigh Bench, Utah Ken Stewart, Iowa State Joe McDaniel Carl King Dec Dale Hanson Dec Hennis Lawley Dec Davis Natvig Fall 3:15 Bench Joe McDaniel Fall 2:50 Dale Hanson Dec Davis Natvig Fall 8:22 Joe McDaniel Dec Joe McDaniel Dec Willard Duffy, Indiana Hirschtritt, CCNY Willard Duffy Hirschtritt Willard Duffy Willard Duffy Dec OT 118 Weight Class Dale Hanson, Minnesota defeated Carl King, Penn State - Dec Willard Duffy, Indiana defeated Dale Hanson, Minnesota - Dec Davis Natvig, Northern Iowa defeated Hirschtritt, CCNY - Dec Davis Natvig, Northern Iowa defeated Dale Hanson, Minnesota - Dec
1938 NCAA Championship Page 2 of 8 126 Weight Class Allen Sapora, Illinois John Craighead, Penn State Robert Murray, Cornell Iowa W. Stone, MIT Woodrow Rorex, Oklahoma State Jack Larson, Iowa State Richard Harding, Princeton Purdy, Michigan State James Knight, Nebraska Brundage, Alfred Allen Sapora John Craighead Robert Murray Fall 5:06 Woodrow Rorex Dec Richard Harding Fall 2:34 James Knight Fall 5:32 Allen Sapora Dec Robert Murray Dec Richard Harding Dec Allen Sapora Dec Allen Sapora Dec Hoy Stone, Oklahoma Ed Rupp, Franklin & Marshall Hoy Stone Ed Rupp Hoy Stone Dec Hoy Stone Dec OT 126 Weight Class Robert Murray, Cornell Iowa defeated John Craighead, Penn State - Fall Robert Murray, Cornell Iowa defeated Hoy Stone, Oklahoma - Dec Hoy Stone, Oklahoma automatic
1938 NCAA Championship Page 3 of 8 135 Weight Class Fred Parkey, Oklahoma State B.D. Ball, Michigan State Juan Moore, Northern Iowa Harold Masem, Lehigh Dale Brand, Cornell Iowa Bill Renfro, Southwestern Oklahoma Fiebig, San Jose State David Matthews, Oklahoma Earl Lancaster, West Virginia Fred Parkey Fall 4:17 Juan Moore Dec Dale Brand Bill Renfro Dec David Matthews Earl Lancaster Fred Parkey Dec Dale Brand Dec OT David Matthews Fall 8:15 Fred Parkey Dec David Matthews DFT Archie Deutschman, Illinois Minnick, Amherst Bill Conrad, Franklin & Marshall M.J. Gates, Penn State Archie Deutschman Dec Bill Conrad Fall 3:19 Archie Deutschman Dec David Matthews Dec 135 Weight Class Archie Deutschman, Illinois defeated Earl Lancaster, West Virginia - FFT Archie Deutschman, Illinois defeated Fred Parkey, Oklahoma State - FFT Fred Parkey, Oklahoma State automatic
1938 NCAA Championship Page 4 of 8 145 Weight Class Stanley Henson, Oklahoma State William Culbertson, Minnesota Ross Hamsher, Franklin & Marshall Spiker, West Virginia Kopischjansky, MIT Robert Finwall, Chicago University Freiberger, Michigan State Aldo Zazzi, Penn State Stanley Henson William Culbertson Ross Hamsher Fall 1:27 Kopischjansky Robert Finwall Freiberger Dec Stanley Henson Fall 8:47 Ross Hamsher Fall 8:14 Robert Finwall DFT Stanley Henson Dec Stanley Henson Dec Frank Linn, Iowa State Herzberger, Colorado Frank Linn Herzberger Frank Linn Dec Robert Finwall Dec 145 Weight Class William Culbertson, Minnesota defeated Ross Hamsher, Franklin & Marshall - Dec Robert Finwall, Chicago University defeated William Culbertson, Minnesota - Dec Frank Linn, Iowa State defeated Freiberger, Michigan State - FFT Frank Linn, Iowa State defeated William Culbertson, Minnesota - Dec
1938 NCAA Championship Page 5 of 8 155 Weight Class Dale Scrivens, Oklahoma State Joe Loucks, Iowa State Gus Hagerman, Lehigh Ken Knight, Southwestern Oklahoma George Raab, Franklin & Marshall Dale Scrivens Joe Loucks Gus Hagerman Ken Knight George Raab Dale Scrivens Dec Gus Hagerman Ken Knight Dec Dale Scrivens Dec Dale Scrivens Dec Stephen Priolo, Penn State Stephen Priolo Stephen Priolo Ken Knight Dec OT 155 Weight Class Joe Loucks, Iowa State defeated Gus Hagerman, Lehigh - Dec Ken Knight, Southwestern Oklahoma defeated Joe Loucks, Iowa State - Dec Stephen Priolo, Penn State defeated George Raab, Franklin & Marshall - Dec Joe Loucks, Iowa State defeated Stephen Priolo, Penn State - Dec
1938 NCAA Championship Page 6 of 8 165 Weight Class John Ginay, Illinois Hayward Plumadore, St. Lawrence Henry Wittenberg, CCNY Ross Shaffer, Penn State Curt Ford, Lehigh A. Bolinski, Northern Iowa John Ginay Hayward Plumadore Henry Wittenberg Ross Shaffer Curt Ford A. Bolinski John Ginay Dec Henry Wittenberg Fall 3:21 Curt Ford Fall 4:24 John Ginay Dec John Ginay Dec Charles Powers, Princeton Harvey Base, Oklahoma State Charles Powers Harvey Base Charles Powers DFT Curt Ford Dec 165 Weight Class Henry Wittenberg, CCNY defeated Hayward Plumadore, St. Lawrence - Dec Curt Ford, Lehigh defeated Henry Wittenberg, CCNY - Dec Charles Powers, Princeton defeated A. Bolinski, Northern Iowa - Dec Henry Wittenberg, CCNY defeated Charles Powers, Princeton - Dec
1938 NCAA Championship Page 7 of 8 175 Weight Class John Harkness, Harvard James Taylor, Cornell Iowa Wesley Leverich, Illinois Graze, CCNY Marshall Word, Oklahoma Edward Valorz, Chicago University Smith, San Jose State Swede Olsen, Southwestern Oklahoma Howard Peters, Syracuse Don Nichols, Michigan John Harkness Dec Wesley Leverich Dec Marshall Word Edward Valorz Dec Swede Olsen Dec Don Nichols John Harkness Dec Marshall Word Dec Swede Olsen DFT John Harkness Dec OT John Harkness Dec Chris Traicoff, Indiana Ernest Bortz, Penn State Charles Small, Lehigh Bob Williams, Oklahoma State Chris Traicoff Dec Charles Small Dec OT Chris Traicoff Dec Swede Olsen Dec OT 175 Weight Class Swede Olsen, Southwestern Oklahoma WRB Quarter-Final Howard Peters, Syracuse defeated Don Nichols, Michigan - FFT Chris Traicoff, Indiana defeated Howard Peters, Syracuse Chris Traicoff, Indiana
1938 NCAA Championship Page 8 of 8 UNL Weight Class Robert Kygar, Southwestern Oklahoma Larry Pickett, Yale Charles Toll, Princeton George Chiga, Oklahoma State Paul Hodges, West Virginia Charles McDaniel, Indiana Myron Sterngold, Lehigh Jones, San Jose State Robert Kygar Larry Pickett Charles Toll George Chiga Dec Charles McDaniel Fall 3:20 Jones Robert Kygar Dec Charles Toll Fall 8:50 Charles McDaniel Fall 4:55 Robert Kygar Dec OT Charles McDaniel Dec Clifton Gustafson, Minnesota Warren Elliott, Penn State Clifton Gustafson Warren Elliott Clifton Gustafson Fall 1:07 Charles McDaniel Dec OT UNL Weight Class WRB Quarter-Final Myron Sterngold, Lehigh defeated Jones, San Jose State - FFT Clifton Gustafson, Minnesota defeated Myron Sterngold, Lehigh - Fall Clifton Gustafson, Minnesota defeated Robert Kygar, Southwestern Oklahoma - Fall Robert Kygar, Southwestern Oklahoma automatic