NIU WRESTLING RECORD BOOK ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS Overall Conference Season Coach W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Conf. Tournament 1931-32 George Evans 0 4 0 .000 -- -- -- -- -- 1932-33 George Evans 0 4 0 .000 -- -- -- -- -- 1933-34 George Evans 0 2 0 .000 -- -- -- -- -- 1934-35-* Carl Appell 1 1 0 .500 -- -- -- -- -- 1935-36 John Schone 2 4 0 .333 -- -- -- -- -- 1936-37-* Reino Nori 2 2 0 .500 -- -- -- -- -- 1937-38 John Oldham 4 5 0 .444 -- -- -- -- -- 1938-39 Ed Hill 5 7 1 .423 -- -- -- -- -- 1939-40 George Davenport 5 3 1 .611 -- -- -- -- -- 1940-41 Harold Taxman 1 7 0 .125 -- -- -- -- -- 1941-42 Harold Taxman 1 6 0 .143 -- -- -- -- -- 1942-43 Harold Taxman 0 5 0 .000 -- -- -- -- -- 1943-44 No Team * World War II 1944-45 No Team * World War II 1945-46 George Evans 2 2 0 .500 -- -- -- -- -- 1946-47 George Evans 4 3 0 .571 -- -- -- -- -- 1947-48 Harry Garrett 1 5 1 .214 -- -- -- -- -- 1948-49 John Schone 3 4 0 .429 -- -- -- -- -- 1949-50 Robert Kahler 5 5 0 .500 -- -- -- -- -- 1950-51 Robert Kahler 5 3 0 .625 -- -- -- -- -- 1951-52 Robert Kahler 6 2 0 .750 -- -- -- -- -- 1952-53 Robert Kahler 4 1 2 .714 -- -- -- -- -- 1953-54 Robert Kahler 4 1 0 .800 -- -- -- -- -- 1954-55 Robert Kahler 2 3 0 .400 -- -- -- -- -- 1955-56 Robert Kahler 3 5 1 .389 -- -- -- -- -- 1956-57 Robert Brigham 11 0 0 1.000 -- -- -- -- -- 1957-58 Robert Brigham 10 6 0 .625 -- -- -- -- -- 1958-59 Robert Brigham 11 3 0 .786 -- -- -- -- -- 1959-60 Robert Brigham 6 4 1 .591 -- -- -- -- -- 1960-61 John Wrenn 6 5 0 .545 -- -- -- -- -- 1961-62 John Wrenn 7 2 1 .750 -- -- -- -- -- 1962-63 Robert Brigham 4 4 1 .500 -- -- -- -- -- 1963-64 Robert Brigham 5 4 0 .556 -- -- -- -- -- 1964-65 Robert Brigham 5 2 1 .688 -- -- -- -- -- 1965-66 Robert Brigham 9 3 1 .731 -- -- -- -- -- 1966-67 Robert Brigham 4 4 1 .500 -- -- -- -- -- 1967-68 Robert Brigham 4 8 0 .333 -- -- -- -- -- 1968-69 Don Flavin 7 2 1 .750 -- -- -- -- -- 1969-70 Don Flavin 7 8 0 .467 -- -- -- -- -- 1970-71 Don Flavin 4 8 1 .346 -- -- -- -- -- 1971-72 Don Flavin 11 1 0 .917 -- -- -- -- -- 1972-73 Don Flavin 14 2 1 .853 -- -- -- -- -- 1973-74 Don Flavin 13 3 2 .778 -- -- -- -- -- 1974-75 Don Flavin 8 2 3 .731 -- -- -- -- 7th (42 points) 1975-76 Don Flavin 8 5 0 .615 3 1 0 .750 3rd (51.5 points) 1976-77 Don Flavin 10 3 0 .769 3 0 0 1.000 2nd (60 points) 1977-78 Don Flavin 8 1 0 .889 2 0 0 1.000 5th (34.5 points) 1978-79 Don Flavin 13 3 0 .813 3 2 0 .600 6th (39.25 points) 1979-80 Don Flavin 9 8 0 .529 3 1 0 .750 8th (27.75 points) 1980-81 Don Flavin 10 4 1 .700 3 0 1 .875 5th (49.75 points) 1981-82 Don Flavin 8 6 2 .563 3 2 1 .583 3rd (52.5 points) 1982-83 Don Flavin 8 5 1 .607 2 1 1 .625 2nd (66 points) 1983-84 Don Flavin 4 9 0 .308 1 2 0 .333 3rd (56 points) 1984-85 Don Flavin 13 3 0 .813 3 0 0 1.000 1st (89 points) 1985-86 Don Flavin 5 9 0 .357 0 3 0 .000 4th (50.5 points) 1986-87 Ed Vatch 4 9 0 .308 -- -- -- -- -- 1987-88 Ed Vatch 6 14 0 .300 -- -- -- -- -- 1988-89 Ed Vatch 15 7 0 .682 -- -- -- -- -- 1989-90 Ed Vatch 9 16 0 .360 -- -- -- -- -- 1990-91 Ed Vatch 8 12 0 .400 -- -- -- -- -- 1991-92 Ed Vatch 2 17 0 .118 -- -- -- -- -- 1992-93 Phil Rembert 6 9 0 .400 -- -- -- -- -- 1993-94 Phil Rembert 4 8 0 .333 -- -- -- -- -- 1994-95 Phil Rembert 4 11 1 .281 -- -- -- -- -- 1995-96 Phil Rembert 3 10 0 .231 -- -- -- -- -- 1996-97 Dave Grant 4 9 0 .308 0 5 0 .000 5th (35 points) 1997-98 Dave Grant 4 11 0 .267 1 4 0 .200 5th (41 points) 1998-99 Dave Grant 6 7 1 .464 1 3 1 .300 5th (39 points) 1999-2000 Dave Grant 3 12 0 .200 1 4 0 .200 5th (37 points) 2000-01 Dave Grant 9 8 2 .526 1 3 1 .300 5th (33.5 points) 2001-02 Dave Grant 14 4 0 .778 4 1 0 .800 2nd (69.5 points) 2002-03 Dave Grant 15 6 0 .714 4 1 0 .800 2nd (70.5 points) 2003-04 Dave Grant 12 5 0 .706 4 1 0 .800 2nd (73 points) 2004-05 Dave Grant 14 4 0 .778 4 1 0 .800 2nd (59 points) 2005-06 Dave Grant 10 5 2 .647 3 1 1 .700 4th (56.5 points) 2006-07 Dave Grant 6 4 1 .591 3 2 0 .600 3rd (61.5 points) 2007-08 Dave Grant 11 7 0 .611 3 2 0 .600 3rd (60.5 points) 2008-09 Dave Grant 5 8 0 .385 1 4 0 .200 3rd (47.5 points) 2009-10 Dave Grant 9 9 0 .500 1 4 0 .200 5th (24.5 points) 2010-11 Dave Grant 5 11 0 .313 1 4 0 .200 5th (39.5 points) 2011-12 Ryan Ludwig 8 9 0 .471 0 5 0 .000 5th (41 points) 2012-13 Ryan Ludwig 10 8 0 .556 1 4 0 .200 T-5th (63.5 points) 2013-14 Ryan Ludwig 7 11 0 .389 2 6 0 .250 8th (50 points) 2014-15 Ryan Ludwig 10 12 0 .455 2 6 0 .250 7th (40 points) 2015-16 Ryan Ludwig 6 10 0 .375 1 7 0 .125 6th (65 points) 2016-17 Ryan Ludwig 8 8 0 .500 2 6 0 .250 5th (92 points) 2017-18 Ryan Ludwig 3 10 0 .230 1 6 0 .142 8th (78 points) 2018-19 Ryan Ludwig 8 10 0 .444 2 5 0 .286 6th (98 points) 2019-20 Ryan Ludwig 13 4 0 .765 7 2 0 .778 3rd (90.5 points) * — Missing results from one match each in 1934-35 and 1936-37. Italic type reflects student coaches. 1 NIU WRESTLING RECORD BOOK YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1969-70 Marquette W 28-13 Illinois State W 34-3 7-8 Overall Northern Iowa L 13-25 Drake T 18-18 Head Coach: Don Flavin Eastern Michigan W 24-17 Indiana W 28-13 Bowling Green W 28-9 Illinois W 28-13 Date Opponent Result Score Central Michigan W 25-10 Minnesota L 14-23 Nebraska-Omaha L 6-26 Illinois State W 29-11 Northern Iowa L 12-21 Marquette W 32-6 UW-Oshkosh W 33-3 MSU-Moorhead W 32-11 Toledo W 23-12 Indiana State W 21-17 Indiana State W 24-11 Western Michigan L 16-17 NCAA Champ. T24th 10 UW-Milwaukee W 26-10 Wisconsin L 12-20 NCAA Champ. T34th 3 Wheaton College W 25-9 1972-73 UW-Whitewater W 22-11 14-2-1 Overall 1974-75 Northern Iowa L 8-27 Head Coach: Don Flavin 8-2-3 Overall Mankato State L 5-28 Head Coach: Don Flavin South Dakota State L 10-26 Date Opponent Result Score UW-Milwaukee W 23-11 Rhode Island W 31-6 Date Opponent Result Score Wheaton College W 33-5 Ball State W 19-18 Ball State W 18-16 Indiana State L 11-20 Cincinnati W 22-15 UW-Oshkosh W 19-18 Illinois L 13-19 Central Michigan W 18-14 Southern Illinois T 17-17 UW-Whitewater W 17-16 Northern Iowa T 17-17 Rhode Island W 24-12 Southern Illinois W 24-13 Northwestern T 15-15 1970-71 Eastern Michigan W 38-6 Cincinnati W 34-8 4-8-1 Overall Marquette W 24-8 Northern Iowa L 9-29 Head Coach: Don Flavin Auburn L 16-19 Illinois State T 18-18 Tampa W 45-2 UW-Milwaukee W 31-9 Date Opponent Result Score Louisiana State W 30-9 Marquette W 23-11 Ball State W 23-9 Illinois State W 24-6 Illinois W 21-14 UW-Whitewater W 32-5 Illinois W 26-9 Eastern Michigan W 26-11 Northern Iowa L 8-28 UW-Milwaukee W 27-9 Central Michigan L 10-27 Mankato State W 17-14 UW-Whitewater W 23-19 NCAA Champ. 29th 7.5 Western Michigan L 11-24 UW-Oshkosh W 38-6 Illinois State L 15-19 Indiana State L 13-24 1975-76 Toledo L 9-25 NCAA Champ. T13th 8-5 Overall • 3-1 MAC Marquette W 24-12 Head Coach: Don Flavin Indiana State L 14-22 1973-74 Illinois L 16-18 13-3-2 Overall Date Opponent Result Score Wisconsin L 11-22 Head Coach: Don Flavin UW-Oshkosh L 22-24 Purdue T 17-17 Ball State W 22-12 Date Opponent Result Score Youngstown State W 37-3 1971-72 Ball State W 28-10 Kent State L 17-23 11-1 Overall UW-Oshkosh W 33-5 Eastern Michigan W 32-12 Head Coach: Don Flavin Southern Illinois T 17-17 Wisconsin L 9-26 Marquette W 35-8 Winona State W 20-19 Date Opponent Result Score Louisiana State W 21-15 Marquette W 25-9 Wisconsin W 29-9 Eastern Illinois W 23-14 Illinois State W 21-19 Ball State W 28-12 Cincinnati W 25-12 UW-Milwaukee W 37-0 UW-Whitewater W 33-3 Oklahoma L 3-32 Northwestern L 15-20 Southern Illinois W 23-17 Eastern Michigan W 39-7 Illinois L 7-35 Central Michigan W 26-11 All-Time Coaching Records NCAA Champ.