Wrestling Score Sheet

Q: Is there a printable wrestling score sheet for a dual meet?

Yes: the Dual meet sheet prints with 14 numbered bouts, the weight classes most high school states wrestle, two team columns and a team score line. A college dual has ten bouts, so take the spare rows off first.

Count each wrestler's takedowns, escapes and reversals, and the sheet works out the match score.

Folkstyle match

Folkstyle match: a column for each wrestler. Totals fill in as scores are typed.
	Green	Red
Takedowns3 points each	× 3	× 3
Escapes1 point each
Reversals2 points each	× 2	× 2
Near-fall points2, 3 or 4 a near fall
Penalty, riding timePoints, not a count
Match score

Type a score and the totals fill in. Highest total wins.

Scoring key

A takedown is 3 points 3: In high school since 2024-25 and in college since 2023-24. It was 2.
An escape is 1 point 1: The bottom wrestler gets free to neutral.
A reversal is 2 points 2: The bottom wrestler takes control.
A near fall is 2, 3 or 4 points: In high school two seconds held is 2, three is 3, four is 4. Type the points.
Penalty points go to the opponent: One or two at a time. College adds 1 for a minute of riding time.
Green is home, red is the visitor: The colors of the anklets the referee scores by. Type the names over them.

How each row scores

Takedowns: 3 points each
Escapes: 1 point each
Reversals: 2 points each
Near-fall points: 2, 3 or 4 a near fall
Penalty, riding time: Points, not a count

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All 19 lines

What you type 8

Escapes How many times the wrestler got out from underneath to a neutral position. Each is worth 1 point.
Match score of the bout Every row worked into points and added for each wrestler.
Near-fall points of the match The points awarded for near falls, added together: each near fall is 2, 3 or 4 by the referee's count.
Penalty and riding-time points Points the referee gave this wrestler for the opponent's violations, and in college the 1 point for riding time.
Reversals How many times the wrestler came from underneath to take control. Each is worth 2 points.
Takedowns How many takedowns the wrestler has scored. Each is worth 3 points.
Team points won in a bout The team points the bout's winner earned: 3, 4, 5 or 6. The other team's box is a 0 or stays empty. The team score so far shows under it.
Team score of the dual meet Every bout added for each team.

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What each score is worth 6

A near fall is 2, 3 or 4 points In high school two seconds held is 2, three is 3, four is 4. Type the points.
A reversal is 2 points The bottom wrestler takes control.
A takedown is 3 points In high school since 2024-25 and in college since 2023-24. It was 2.
An escape is 1 point The bottom wrestler gets free to neutral.
Green is home, red is the visitor The colors of the anklets the referee scores by. Type the names over them.
Penalty points go to the opponent One or two at a time. College adds 1 for a minute of riding time.

Team points in a dual meet 5

A decision is 3 team points A win by 7 points or fewer.
A fall is 6 So is a forfeit, a default or a disqualification.
A major decision is 4 Won by 8 to 14 points.
A technical fall is 5 A win by 15 points or more.
One bout a weight class Fourteen in most high school states, ten in college.

How this list was compiled: The layout is our own work: a row for each kind of score in a folkstyle match with a count for each wrestler, worked into points and a match score; and a dual meet sheet with a row for each bout and the team score added. Checked on 2026-10-09 against the 2024-25 wrestling rules changes of the National Federation of State High School Associations (https://nfhs.org/resources/sports/wrestling-rules-changes-2024-25): a takedown is worth three match points (it was two), and a near fall earns two points for two seconds, three for three seconds and four for four seconds. Checked the same day against the announcement of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of 8 June 2023 (https://www.ncaa.org/news/2023/6/8/media-center-3-point-takedown-approved-in-wrestling.aspx): all college takedowns are worth 3 points from the 2023-24 season, and a 3-point near fall was added to the 2 and 4. Checked the same day against the English Wikipedia articles Scholastic wrestling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholastic_wrestling) and Collegiate wrestling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collegiate_wrestling): an escape is 1 point and a reversal 2; the referee may award the opponent 1 or 2 penalty points; in college only, 1 point goes to the wrestler with a minute or more of net riding time; the home wrestler wears a green anklet and the visitor a red one; in a dual meet a fall, forfeit, default or disqualification gives the team 6 points, a technical fall (a win by 15 or more) 5, a major decision (a win by 8 to 14) 4 and a decision (a win by 7 or fewer) 3; most states wrestle 14 high school weight classes and colleges 10. No rule book is reproduced here. Licence: The layout and the notes are own work. Facts taken from the English Wikipedia articles named in source (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) are restated in our own words.

How it works

This wrestling score sheet is for folkstyle, the high school and college style: a row for each kind of score, with near-fall and penalty points typed as points. A second sheet keeps a dual meet's team score bout by bout.

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Score a match

Type the wrestlers' names under Green and Red, the home and the visiting anklet. After each score, raise that wrestler's count: a takedown counts 3, an escape 1, a reversal 2. Near falls go in as points, 2, 3 or 4 each, and so do penalty points.

Dual meet

Dual meet has a row for each bout. Type the team points its winner earned: 3 for a decision, 4 for a major decision, 5 for a technical fall, 6 for a fall, forfeit, default or disqualification. The team score so far shows under each bout.

A win by 8 to 14 points is a major decision; by 15 or more, a technical fall.

Questions and answers

Is there a wrestling score sheet PDF?

Yes. Open the sheet you want, print it with nothing typed, and save it as a PDF from the print window. The match sheet and the dual meet sheet are one page each.

Is there a printable wrestling score sheet for a dual meet?

Yes: the Dual meet sheet prints with 14 numbered bouts, the weight classes most high school states wrestle, two team columns and a team score line. A college dual has ten bouts, so take the spare rows off first.

How are points scored in folkstyle wrestling?

A takedown is 3 points, an escape 1, a reversal 2, and a near fall 2, 3 or 4 by how long it is held. Penalty points, 1 or 2 at a time, go to the opponent. College adds 1 point for riding time.