| 1938 NCAA Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Start Date: | March 25, 1938 |
| End Date: | March 26, 1938 |
| Host: | Penn State University |
| Venues: | Rec Hall |
| Champions: | Oklahoma A&M (9th title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Illinois |
| Runners-Up2: | Indiana |
| Mvp: | Joe McDaniel (Oklahoma A&M) |
| Previous: | 1937 |
| Next: | 1939 |
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.[1]
Joe McDaniel of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 19 | |
| 2 | Illinois | 15 | |
| 3 | Indiana | 12 | |
| T-4 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 8 | |
| T-4 | Oklahoma | 8 | |
| 6 | Minnesota | 6 | |
| T-7 | Harvard | 5 | |
| T-7 | Lehigh | 5 | |
| T-7 | Cornell College | 5 | |
| 10 | Chicago | 4 | |
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| 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 State | |
| UNL | Charles McDaniel, Indiana DEC Clifton Gustafson, Minnesota | |
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