1955 NCAA Wrestling Championships

The 1955 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 25th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Cornell University in Ithaca, New York hosted the tournament at Barton Hall.

1955 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Ithaca, New York
Dates	March 1955–March 1955
Host(s)	Cornell University
Venue(s)	Barton Hall
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma A&M (18th title)
1st runners-up	Penn State
2nd runners-up	Pittsburgh
MVP	Eddie Eichelberger (Lehigh)

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 40 points and having two individual champions.[1]

Eddie Eichelberger of Lehigh was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma A&M	40
2	Penn State	31
3	Pittsburgh	28
4	Oklahoma	26
5	Lehigh	25
6	Iowa	24
7	Michigan	23
8	Navy	21
9	Illinois	19
10	Colorado	15
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs	Terry McCann, Iowa WBF Dave Bowlin, Oklahoma A&M, 7:06
123 lbs	Ed Peery, Pittsburgh WBF Lewis Guidi, West Virginia, 8:30
130 lbs	Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M MAJOR Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma, 13–2
137 lbs	Larry Fornicola, Penn State DEC Andrew Kaul, Michigan, 6–0
147 lbs	Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh WBF Lloyd Corwin, Cornell College, 6:43
157 lbs	Bill Weick, Northern Iowa DEC Mike Rodriguez, Michigan, 6–4
167 lbs	Fred Davis, Oklahoma A&M DEC Larry TenPas, Illinois, 9–2
177 lbs	Dan Hodge, Oklahoma WBF Joe Krufka, Penn State, 4:23
191 lbs	Peter Blair, Navy WBF Ken Leuer, Iowa, 5:01
UNL	Bill Oberly, Penn State DEC Werner Seel, Lehigh, 5–3
Reference:[2]

References

1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "25th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.