1938 NCAA wrestling championships

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

1938 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament 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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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

Rank	School	Points
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

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

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