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 16T2 Central State (OK) 10Oklahoma A&MT4 Lehigh 5Michigan State 6 Southwestern Oklahoma State 4T7 Cornell College (IA) 3Indiana 9 Iowa 2T10 Michigan 1Navy
Individual results
Weight Champion School Score Runner-up School Ted Anderson Central State (OK) Dec Willard Duffy Indiana Wayne Martin Oklahoma Fall 9:16 Dale Brand Cornell (IA) Harley Strong Oklahoma A&M Dec Karl Kitt Southwestern Oklahoma Walter Jacob Michigan State Dec Bill Keas Oklahoma Harry Broadbent Oklahoma Dec Ray Vogel Navy Ray Clemons Central State (OK) Fall 5:02 Charles McDaniel Indiana Howell Scobey Lehigh Fall 2:18 Hugo Bonino Washington & Lee
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