The 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 26th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma hosted the tournament at Gallagher Hall.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 65 points and having one individual champion.
Dan Hodge of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Team results Rank School Points 1Oklahoma A&M65 2Oklahoma62 3Pittsburgh51 4Iowa43 5Penn State27 6Lehigh25 7Colorado State24 T-8Michigan State20 T-8Illinois20 10Purdue13Reference:
Individual finals Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface) 115 lbs Terry McCann, Iowa DEC Bill Hulings, Pittsburgh, 6–0 123 lbs Ed Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Harmon Leslie, Oklahoma A&M, 7–5 130 lbs Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma, 3–2 137 lbs Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State DEC Ron Day, Colorado State, 4–3 147 lbs Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh DEC Dave Adams, Penn State, 6–2 157 lbs Larry TenPas, Illinois DEC Doug Blubaugh, Oklahoma A&M, 4–3 167 lbs Ed DeWitt, Pittsburgh DEC Fred Davis, Oklahoma A&M, 5–4177 lbsDan Hodge, Oklahoma WBF Roy Minter, Minnesota State, 1:37191 lbsKen Leuer, Iowa DEC Jim Gregson, Oklahoma A&M, 5–3UNLGordon Roesler, Oklahoma RD Bob Konovsky, Wisconsin, 4–4Reference:
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