1936 NCAA Wrestling Championships

1936 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport	Wrestling
Location	Lexington, Virginia
Dates	March 20, 1936–March 21, 1936
Host(s)	Washington and Lee University
Venue(s)	Doremus Gymnasium
Participants	11
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma
1st runners-up	Central State (OK)
2nd runners-up	Oklahoma A&M
MVP	Wayne Martin (Oklahoma)
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The 1936 NCAA Wrestling Championships involved eleven teams to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college wrestling national champion, and each wrestler competed for individual championships. The 9th edition of the tournament began on March 20, 1936, and concluded on March 21. Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia hosted the tournament at Doremus Gymnasium.

The Oklahoma Sooners ended the streak of eight consecutive team championships of their Bedlam rivals the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys to claim their first team title. Oklahoma A&M finished in a second place tie with the Central State Bronchos.

Team standings

Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma	16
T2	Central State (OK)	10
T2	Oklahoma A&M	10
T4	Lehigh	5
T4	Michigan State	5
6	Southwestern Oklahoma State	4
T7	Cornell College (IA)	3
T7	Indiana	3
9	Iowa	2
T10	Michigan	1
T10	Navy	1

Weight	Champion	School	Score	Runner-up	School
123	Ted Anderson	Central State (OK)	Dec	Willard Duffy	Indiana
134	Wayne Martin	Oklahoma	Fall 9:16	Dale Brand	Cornell (IA)
145	Harley Strong	Oklahoma A&M	Dec	Karl Kitt	Southwestern Oklahoma
158	Walter Jacob	Michigan State	Dec	Bill Keas	Oklahoma
174	Harry Broadbent	Oklahoma	Dec	Ray Vogel	Navy
191	Ray Clemons	Central State (OK)	Fall 5:02	Charles McDaniel	Indiana
UNL	Howell Scobey	Lehigh	Fall 2:18	Hugo Bonino	Washington & Lee

"NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
"1936 NCAA Wrestling Championship Results" (PDF). National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
"1936 NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

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Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II

Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II

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