Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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| BETHUNE-COOKMAN | DELAWARE STATE | FLORIDA A&M |
| "Wildcats" | "Hornets" | "Rattlers" |
| Daytona Beach, FL | Dover, DE | Tallahassee, FL |
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| HAMPTON | HOWARD | MORGAN STATE |
| "Pirates" | "Bison" | "Bears" |
| Hampton, VA | Washington, DC | Baltimore, MD |
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| NORFOLK STATE | NORTH CAROLINA A&T | SOUTH CAROLINA STATE |
| "Spartans" | "Aggies" | "Bulldogs" |
| Norfolk, VA | Greensboro, NC | Orangeburg, SC |
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| WINSTON-SALEM STATE |
| "Rams" |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
Comments
Howard is using a new helmet design in 2007, and Hampton has returned to a helmet design last used by the team in 2004. Winston-Salem State is a new member of this conference for the 2007 season.
Historical Helmets
BETHUNE-COOKMAN
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| 1994 - 1995 | ? - present |
In 1996, Bethune-Cookman was supposedly using a helmet design like the first one shown above, but with a script "Cats" logo on the sides in maroon letters, outlined in white, and without the middle stripe.
DELAWARE STATE
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| ? - 2004 | 2005 - |
I have never received any information about earlier helmet designs for this team - any information would be appreciated.
FLORIDA A&M
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| ? - 1999 | 2000 | 2000? - 2002 |
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| November 5, 2005; October 14, 2006 |
2003 - present |
| *see note 1 below |
*1 What was called a "throwback" helmet design was used during the 2005 home game against North Carolina A&T; this is presumably an indication that such a helmet design was also used by FAMU during some earlier period, but I have not received any historical helmet information for this team from the years prior to about the mid-1990s. This design was again used during a 2006 home game against South Carolina State.
HAMPTON
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| 1992 - 2000 | 2001 | 2005 |
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| 2002 - 2004; 2007 - |
For the 2006 season Hampton added a new "HU" logo and some stripes to its helmets, which were plain silver in 2005. I will need a copy of the new helmet logo in order to add this one to the web site. Below is a photograph of the 2006 helmet:
HOWARD
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| ? - 2001 | 2002 - 2006 | 2007 - |
MORGAN STATE
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| ? - 2001 | 2002 - 2005 | 2006 - |
NORFOLK STATE
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| ? - 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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| 2001 - 2002 | 2003 - 2004 | 2005 (early season) |
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| 2005 | 2006 - |
| *see note 1 below |
*1 Decals were added to the sides of the helmets in 2005 after an unknown number of games (either one or two), but by at least game #3 against Bethune-Cookman.
NORTH CAROLINA A&T
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| ? - 2000 | 2001 - October 11, 2003 | October 18, 2003 - present |
| *see note 1 below |
*1 This design was used through the October 11, 2003 game against Morgan State, but was replaced by a new logo for the October 18, 2003 game against Florida A&M.
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
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| ? - 2001 | 2002 - |
I received a report in 2005 of a possible change for this team since the 2004 season; specifically it was suggested that the middle stripe on the helmets may have been made a darker color. I would appreciate some clear photographs from 2004 or earlier to compare with ones from the 2005 season.
WINSTON-SALEM STATE
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| c.1990 | ? - 2002? | 2003? - |
Below is a photograph of an interesting WSSU helmet dating from perhaps the mid-1990s. I had received a copy of the logo for this helmet at one time, but I lost it during a hard drive crash, so I would appreciate it if the person who sent it could please send it again. I will also need a photograph showing the stripe sequence (if any) used on this helmet.
