NCAA boxing championships

NCAA boxing championships

Sport	College boxing
Founded	1932;93 years ago (1932)
Ceased	1960;65 years ago (1960)
Country	United States
Most titles	Wisconsin (8)
Official website	NCAA.com

The NCAA boxing championships were discontinued by the National Collegiate Athletic Association after 1960. ^[1]

The popularity of college boxing peaked in 1948, when 55 colleges participated in intercollegiate competition. ^[2] The popularity of college boxing had been waning in the years leading up to 1960, ^[3] and only 20 teams competed at the 1959 championship. ^[4] At the 1960 NCAA Championships Charlie Mohr, a boxer on the University of Wisconsin–Madison team, collapsed with a brain hemorrhage and died one week later. ^[5]

In 1976, American collegiate boxing was picked up again by the National Collegiate Boxing Association. In 2012, the United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association (USIBA) was formed and hosted the first national championships for women alongside a men's division. The first USIBA Championships were hosted at the University of San Francisco in 2013.

Results

The first year of NCAA sponsorship of the championship was 1932. However, national championships were conducted in 1924–31 as well. Before 1948, NCAA team boxing championships were unofficial because team points were not officially awarded.

Unofficial team championship (1924–1947)

• 1924 Penn State
• 1925 Navy
• 1926 Navy
• 1927 Penn State
• 1928 Navy
• 1929 Penn State
• 1930 Penn State
• 1931 Navy
• 1932 Penn State
• 1936 Syracuse
• 1937 Washington State
• 1938 (co-champions)
  • Catholic University
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
• 1939 Wisconsin
• 1940 Idaho
• 1941 Idaho
• 1942 Wisconsin
• 1943 Wisconsin
• 1947 Wisconsin

Team championship (1948–1960)

NCAA boxing championships ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

Year	Site		Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
1948 Details	Madison, WI		Wisconsin	45	Michigan State	19
1949 Details	East Lansing, MI		LSU	20	Michigan State	18
1950 Details	State College, PA		Idaho Gonzaga	18	Michigan State	13
1951 Details	East Lansing, MI		Michigan State	21	Wisconsin	20
1952 Details	Madison, WI		Wisconsin (2)	27	Michigan State	14
1953 Details	Pocatello, ID		Idaho State	25	Wisconsin	19
1954 Details	State College, PA		Wisconsin (3)	19	Maryland	17
1955 Details	Pocatello, ID		Michigan State (2)	17	LSU San Jose State Syracuse	13
1956 Details	Madison, WI		Wisconsin (4)	47	Idaho State	20
1957 Details	Pocatello, ID		Idaho State (2)	59	Washington State	12
1958 Details	Sacramento, CA		San Jose State	33	Idaho State	21
1959 Details	Reno, NV		San Jose State (2)	24	Idaho State	22
1960 Details	Madison, WI		San Jose State (3)	43	Wisconsin	34

Champions

Team titles

Team	Titles	Year(s) won
Wisconsin	8	1939, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1956
Idaho	3	1940, 1941, 1950
San Jose State	3	1958, 1959, 1960
Idaho State	2	1953, 1957
Michigan State	2	1951, 1955
Gonzaga	1	1950
LSU	1	1949
Virginia	1	1938
West Virginia	1	1938
Catholic University	1	1938
Washington State	1	1937
Syracuse	1	1936
Penn State	1	1932

See also

• Pre-NCAA Boxing Champions
• Intercollegiate sports team champions
• Collegiate Nationals

References

1. "NCAA DISCONTINUED CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
2. "You could blame it on the moms," Sports Illustrated, March 1 1959.
3. "Doug Moe: 50 years ago, UW athlete's death ended college boxing". Wisconsin State Journal. April 8, 2010.
4. "You could blame it on the moms," Sports Illustrated, March 1 1959.
5. "Doug Moe: 50 years ago, UW athlete's death ended college boxing". Wisconsin State Journal. April 8, 2010.
6. "Penn State Has Won 66 National Team Championships". Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
7. "COLLEGE RING TITLE WON BY PENN STATE; Victors Take Four Firsts and One Second in Boxing League's First Tourney". New York Times. March 23, 1924. p. S1. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
8. "NAVY BOXERS WIN; CAPTURE 4 TITLES; Take Intercollegiate Tourney". New York Times. March 29, 1925. p. S1. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
9. "NAVY's GREATEST SPORT". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
10. "NAVY BOXERS KEEP COLLEGIATE TITLE; Capture Team Honors and 3 Individual Championships at Annapolis". New York Times. March 28, 1926. p. 108. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
11. "PENN STATE BOXERS WIN COLLEGE TITLE; Score 22 Points to Navy's 21, Midshipmen Losing Chance by Dropping Extra Bout. EACH GAINS THREE CROWNS Flynn, M.I.T. 160-Pounder, Beaten by Wolff in Final, Later Prevents Navy Victory". New York Times. March 27, 1927. p. S5. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
12. "NAVY WINS CROWN IN COLLEGE BOXING; Tallies 19 Points, One More Than Penn State, to Capture Team Championship. WOLFF STOPS MAZZOTTE Defends 160-Pound Title, Scoring Knockout in Third--Grant Victor in Extra Round. Grant Wins Title. Levy Collapses at Finish". New York Times. March 18, 1928. p. 163. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
13. "PENN STATE BOXERS WIN COLLEGE TITLE; Win 3 Finals for 23 Points as Navy, Second, Gets 13-- Western Maryland 11. WOLFF AGAIN WINS CROWN Penn State Boxer Takes 160 Pound Title 3d Year in Row Only Champion to Survive. EPSTEIN OUTPOINTS FRY Penn State 115-Pounder Scores With Left--Hamas Beats Livoti to Regain Heavyweight Title. Penn State Gets 23 Points. Epstein Is Victor. Fish Defeats Davis". New York Times. March 24, 1929. p. 177. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
14. "Minister's Son One of Winners in College Ring". Lewiston Daily Sun. March 24, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
15. "Penn State Boxers Win Second Straight Intercollegiate Title". Hartford Courant. March 23, 1930. p. C3. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
16. Nichols, Joseph C. (March 22, 1931). "NAVY'S BOXING TEAM WINS COLLEGE CROWN; Crinkley's Victory in Final Bout Gives Middies Title With Twenty Points. WESTERN MARYLAND SECOND Penn State, Defending Champion, Ties for Third With Syracuse Ringmen. Heavyweight Bout Decisive. BOXING TITLE WON BY NAVAL ACADEMY Drops Rival With Right. M.I.T. Cantain Victor". New York Times. p. S1. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
17. "NCAA Discontinued Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-23.