I began "Gone, Lost & Forgotten" nine & a half months ago, bound and determined to find information on every single dropped wrestling program. I wanted to find out when the programs were started, when & why they were ended & any accomplishments I could find on both a team and individual level.
According to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame we've lost 670 teams throughout the years. Unfortunately I was only able to find information on a little over half. I believe my total was 365 or somewhere around there. For some of the teams I found a ton of information. For other teams, I found very little beyond a fact or two that proves that they did indeed have varsity wrestling at some point in their history.
Here is what I found
| Arizona (3) |
| Northern Arizona |
| Arizona |
| Phoenix College |
| Alaska (1) |
Alaska-Pacific
| Arkansas (1) |
Arkansas State
| Alabama (4) |
| Auburn |
| Alabama |
| Jacksonville State |
Chattahoochee Valley
| California (70) |
| San Diego State |
| San Jose State |
| California |
| UCLA |
| USC |
| Long Beach State |
| Chico State |
| UC Santa Barbara |
| Cal Poly Ponoma |
| Humboldt State |
| Cal State Los Angeles |
| Cal State Fullerton |
| UC Davis |
| Cal State Sacramento |
| Cal State Stanislaus |
| Sonoma State |
| Cal State East Bay |
| Cal State Northridge |
| Stanford |
| Whittier |
| Biola |
| California Tech |
| California Lutheran |
| Fullerton |
| Diablo Valley |
| Golden West |
| Foothill |
| Cypress |
| Grossmont |
| Gavilan |
| Los Angeles Pierce |
| C.O. Sequoias |
| Santiago Canyon |
| Reedley |
| Los Angeles Valley |
| La Verne |
| Marin |
| Hartnell |
| Merced |
| Imperial Valley |
| Merritt |
| Long Beach City |
| West Valley |
| Porterville |
| Ohlane |
| Laney |
| Napa Valley |
| Mira Costa |
| San Jose City |
| San Diego Mesa |
| Riverside City |
| Cosumnes River |
| Contra Costa |
| Colldge of Redwoods |
| Yuba |
| Southwestern |
| Ventura |
| Solano |
| Butte |
| Cabrillo |
| Canada |
| Citrus |
| San Mateo |
| San Diego City |
| Allan Hancock |
| American River |
| Orange Coast |
| El Camino |
| Chaffey |
Los Angeles City
| Connecticut (4) |
| Yale |
| Southern Connecticut State |
| Central Connecticut State |
Connecticut
| Colorado (4) |
| Denver |
| Colorado |
| Colorado State |
Fort Lewis
| Delaware (2) |
| Delaware |
Delaware State
Florida (11)
| Tampa |
| Florida |
| Central Florida |
| Florida Tech |
| Florida International |
| Florida A&M |
| Pensacola Christian |
| Miami |
| Miami Dade South |
| Miami Dade North |
Stetson
| Georgia (3) |
| Georgia Tech |
| Georgia State |
Georgia
| Idaho (3) |
| Idaho State |
| Idaho |
Northwest Nazarene
| Illinois (16) |
| Illinois State |
| SIU-Carbondale |
| Bradley |
| Western Illinois |
| Chicago State |
| Eastern Illinois |
| North Park |
| Illinois-Chicago |
| Lincoln |
| Olivet-Nazarene |
| Illinois-College |
| Lake Forest |
| Lewis |
| DePaul |
| Knox |
Lake County Illinois
| Indiana (12) |
| Indiana State |
| Notre Dame |
| Ball State |
| Taylor |
| Anderson |
| Valparaiso |
| Evansville |
| Earlham |
| Hanover |
| DePauw |
| Franklin |
Huntington
| Iowa (5) |
| St Ambrose |
| Drake |
| Mount St Clare |
| Grinnell |
Kirkwood
| Kansas (3) |
| Kansas |
Kansas State
| Kentucky (3) |
| Eastern Kentucky |
| Kentucky |
Centre
| Louisiana (3) |
| Louisiana State |
| Tulane |
Louisiana Layfayette
| Maine (2) |
| Maine |
Maine Presque Isle
| Maryland (7) |
| Baltimore |
| Salisbury |
| Morgan State |
| Towson |
| Coppin State |
| Maryland Eastern Shore |
Montgomery
| Massachusetts (7) |
| Amherst |
| Massachusetts |
| Boston College |
| Boston University |
| Massachusetts-Lowell |
CCBC-Cantonsville Boston State
| Michigan (16) |
| Northern Michigan |
| Western Michigan |
| Lake Superior State |
| Ferris State |
| Grand Valley State |
| Eastern Michigan |
| Oakland |
| Saginaw Valley State |
| Wayne State |
| Grand Rapids CC |
| Lansing CC |
| Mott CC |
| Southwestern Michigan CC |
| Schoolcraft CC |
| Michigan Tech |
Hillsdale
| Minnesota (12) |
| Carleton |
| Gustavus Adolphus |
| Winona State |
| Minnesota-Duluth |
| Bemidji State |
| St Thomas |
| Bethel |
| St Olaf |
| Minnesota-Morris |
| Anoka-Ramsey |
| Pillsbury Baptist Bible |
St Mary
| Missouri (5) |
| South East Missouri State |
| North East Missouri State |
| Missouri-St Louis |
| Missouri-Rolla |
Evangel
| Montana (4) |
| Montana |
| Montana State |
| Montana Western |
Rocky Mountain College
| Nebraska (4) |
| Nebraska-Omaha |
| Wayne State |
| Dana |
Peru State
| Nevada (2) |
| UNLV |
Nevada-Reno
| New
Hampshire (2) |
| Dartmouth |
New Hampshire
| New
Jersey (8) |
| Seton Hall |
| Montclair State |
| Monmouth |
| Rowan |
| Upsala |
| Kean |
| Fairleigh Dickinson |
Ocean County CC
| New
Mexico (2) |
| New Mexico |
New Mexico State
| New
York (27) |
| Syracuse |
| City College of New York |
| St Lawrence |
| Colgate |
| Albany |
| SUNY-Potsdam |
| Wagner |
| SUNY-Maritime |
| RPI |
| Union |
| Clarkson |
| Yeshiva |
| SUNY-Delhi |
| Paul Smith's |
| SUNY-New Paltz |
| Buffalo State |
| SUNY-Erie |
| SUNY-Canton |
| Geneseo State |
| Mohawk Valley |
| SUNY-Plattsburgh |
| Stony Brook |
| St John Fisher |
| SUNY - Cobleskill |
| SUNY-Farmingdale |
| SUNY-West Chester |
SUNY-Rockland
| North
Carolina (10) |
| East Carolina |
| UNC-Greensboro |
| Elizabeth City State |
| Winston Salem State |
| Pfeiffer |
| Elon |
| Livingstone |
| Methodist |
| Catawba |
Guilford
| North
Dakota (3) |
| North Dakota |
| Valley City State |
Mayville State
| Ohio (15) |
| Toledo |
| Akron |
| Bowling Green |
| Miami |
| Denison |
| Cincinnati |
| Youngstown State |
| Mansfield |
| Wright State |
| Capital |
| Cedarville |
| Malone |
| Oberlin |
| Cuyahoga |
Lakeland
| Oklahoma (2) |
Rose State SW Oklahoma State
| Oregon (9) |
| Lewis & Clark |
| Oregon |
| Portland State |
| Western Oregon |
| Linsfield |
| Blue Mountain CC |
| Mt Hood CC |
| Lane CC |
Oregon Tech
Pennsylvania (22)
| Lafayette |
| Haverford |
| Temple |
| Swarthmore |
| West Chester |
| Moravian |
| California of Pennsylvania |
| St Francis |
| Cheyney |
| Duquesne |
| Allegheny |
| Slippery Rock |
| Indiana of Pennsylvania |
| Lebanon Valley |
| Grove City |
| Juniata |
| Susquehanna |
| Lincoln |
| Dickinson |
| Albright |
| Clarks Summit |
St Vincent
| Rhode
Island (1) |
Rhode Island University
| South
Carolina (4) |
| Furman |
| Clemson |
Anderson South Carolina State
| South
Dakota (4) |
| Yankton |
| Black Hills State |
| Dakota State |
Si Tanak-Huron
| Tennessee (7) |
| Sewanee aka U of South |
| Middle Tennessee State |
| Tennessee |
| Carson Newman |
| Tennessee-Martin |
| Maryville |
Milligan
| Texas (5) |
| Texas |
| Texas A&M |
| Texas El Paso |
| LeTourneau |
Richland CC
| Utah (6) |
| Utah |
| Utah State |
| Brigham Young |
| Weber State |
| Southern Utah |
Snow
| Virginia (9) |
| William & Mary |
| Norfolk State |
| Virginia Commonwealth |
| James Madison |
| Liberty |
| Virginia State |
| Longwood |
| Hampton |
Old Dominion
| Washington (14) |
| Washington |
| Washington State |
| Eastern Washington |
| Central Washington |
| Seattle Pacific |
| Puget Sound |
| Whittworth |
| Whitman |
| Western Washington |
| Pacific Lutheran |
| Columbia-Basin |
| Skagit Valley |
| St Norbert |
Williamette
| West
Virginia (2) |
| Marshall |
Fairmont State
| Wisconsin(10) |
| Marquette |
| Milwaukee |
| Ripon |
| Wisconsin-Stout |
| Wisconsin-River Falls |
| Lawrence |
| Maranatha Baptist |
| Wisconsin-Superior |
| Northland |
Carroll
| Washington
D.C. (4) |
| George Washington |
| Howard |
| Galluadet |
Catholic
You'll notice that a few of the teams are in italicized font. These are teams that have since reinstated their programs |
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Three more teams have been added to the list....
ReplyDeleteBismarck State (North Dakota)
Concordia (Illinois)
San Bernardino Valley (California)
wow a slow death makes is a painful
ReplyDeletea slow death makes it painful
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