1931 NCAA Wrestling Championships
American collegiate wrestling tournament
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The 1931 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 4th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island hosted the tournament at Brown Gymnasium.
SportCollege wrestling
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
DatesMarch 27, 1931âMarch 28, 1931
HostBrown University
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College wrestling |
| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dates | March 27, 1931âMarch 28, 1931 |
| Host | Brown University |
| Venue | Brown Gymnasium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Unofficial Oklahoma A&M (4th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Iowa Agricultural College |
| 2nd runners-up | Kansas State |
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 29 points with four individual champions.[1][2]
Team results
| Rank | School | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 29 |
| 2 | Iowa Agricultural College | 17 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 13 |
| 4 | Iowa State Teachers College | 8 |
| 5 | Lehigh | 7 |
| T-6 | Northwestern | 5 |
| T-6 | Michigan State | 5 |
| T-6 | Michigan | 5 |
| 9 | Cornell College | 5 |
| Reference:[2] | ||
Individual finals
| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
|---|---|
| 115 lbs | John Engel, Lehigh WBF Jesse Arends, Iowa State Teachers College, 9:00 |
| 125 lbs | Bobby Pearce, Oklahoma A&M TA Lyle Morford, Cornell College, 2:04 |
| 135 lbs | Richard Cole, Iowa Agricultural College TA John Devine, Oklahoma A&M, 1:53 |
| 145 lbs | Bill Doyle, Kansas State TA Walter Thomas, Iowa Agricultural College, 1:48 |
| 155 lbs | LeRoy McGuirk, Oklahoma A&M TA John Richardson, Kansas State, 3:35 |
| 165 lbs | Jack Van Bebber, Oklahoma A&M WBF Robert Hess, Iowa Agricultural College, 4:25 |
| 175 lbs | Conrad Caldwell, Oklahoma A&M TA Carl Dougovito, Michigan, 3:52 |
| UNL | Jack Riley, Northwestern WBF Harry Fields, Haverford, 4:30 |
| Reference:[2] | |