1938 NCAA Wrestling Championships

1938 NCAA Wrestling ChampionshipsTournament information

Sport| College wrestling
Location| State College, Pennsylvania
Dates| March 25, 1938–March 26, 1938
Host(s)| Penn State University
Venue(s)| Rec Hall
Final positions
Champions| Oklahoma A&M (9th title)
1st runners-up| Illinois
2nd runners-up| Indiana
MVP| Joe McDaniel (Oklahoma A&M)

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The 1938 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 11th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Rec Hall.

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 19 points and having three individual champions.[1]

Joe McDaniel of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

## Team results[edit]

Rank | School | Points

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1  | Oklahoma A&M | 19
2  | Illinois | 15
3  | Indiana | 12
T-4  | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 8
T-4  | Oklahoma | 8
6  | Minnesota | 6
T-7  | Harvard | 5
T-7  | Lehigh | 5
T-7  | Cornell College | 5
10  | Chicago | 4
Reference:[2]

## Individual finals[edit]

Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface)

|

118 lbs  | Joe McDaniel, Oklahoma A&M DEC Willard Duffy, Indiana
126 lbs  | Allen Sapora, Illinois DEC Robert Murray, Cornell College
135 lbs  | David Matthews, Oklahoma WDF Archie Deutschman, Illinois
145 lbs  | Stanley Henson, Oklahoma A&M DEC Robert Finwall, Chicago
155 lbs  | Dale Scrivens, Oklahoma A&M DEC OT Ken Knight, Southwestern Oklahoma State
165 lbs  | John Ginay, Illinois DEC Curt Ford, Lehigh
175 lbs  | John Harkness, Harvard DEC Swede Olsen, Southwestern Oklahoma State
UNL  | Charles McDaniel, Indiana DEC Clifton Gustafson, Minnesota
Reference:[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. ^ a b c "11th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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