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.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 19 points and having three individual champions.
Joe McDaniel of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.
Team results Rank School Points 1Oklahoma A&M19 2Illinois15 3Indiana12 T-4Southwestern Oklahoma State8 T-4Oklahoma8 6Minnesota6 T-7Harvard5 T-7Lehigh5 T-7Cornell College5 10Chicago4Reference:
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 StateUNLCharles McDaniel, Indiana DEC Clifton Gustafson, MinnesotaReference:
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