Big Sky Conference
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EASTERN WASHINGTON |
IDAHO |
| "Mustangs" |
"Eagles" |
"Vandals" |
| San Luis Obispo, CA |
Cheney, WA |
Moscow, ID |
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| IDAHO STATE |
MONTANA |
MONTANA STATE |
| "Bengals" |
"Grizzlies" |
"Bobcats" |
| Pocatello, ID |
Missoula, MT |
Bozeman, MT |
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| NORTHERN ARIZONA |
NORTHERN COLORADO |
PORTLAND STATE |
| "Lumberjacks" |
"Bears" |
"Vikings" |
| Flagstaff, AZ |
Greeley, CO |
Portland, OR |
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| SACRAMENTO STATE |
UC DAVIS |
WEBER STATE |
| "Hornets" |
"Aggies" |
"Wildcats" |
| Sacramento, CA |
Davis, CA |
Ogden, UT |
Historical Helmets
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY
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2015 - 2016 |
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'G' |
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'M' |
'N' |
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*see note 1 below |
During recent years Cal Poly has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: K-L-M; K-K-L; K-N-M; K-O
- 2022: C-A-C; H-H-G; G-I-J; A-A
- 2021: C-A-C; C-A-C; A-C-A; C-G
- 2020*: C-C-C
- 2019: A-A-C; C-C-C; A-C-C; F-F
- 2018: C-A-A; C-C-C; A-A-C; E-A
- 2017: C-C-A; A-C-C; A-C-A; D-A
- 2016: B-A-B; B-B-B; A-B-A; B-A-B (the last game being a home FCS playoff game vs San Diego)
- 2015: A-B-A; B-A-B; A-B-B; B-A
I have received very little information about historical helmet designs for this team. The photograph below shows a design used by Cal Poly in 1982; the helmets are probably gold in color and have a strange logo that appears to consist of the front half of a horse's body which transitions into a "lightning bolt" towards the back of the helmet. I would greatly appreciate a clear photograph of this interesting design. I have been unable to locate even one photograph of Cal Poly helmets from 1983 through 1985 to show if this design remained in used during those years.
*1 The "805" logo (apparently representing the telephone area code for San Luis Obispo) on each of these designs is worn on the left side only; a different logo adorns the right side (as depicted below).
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EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
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1974 - 1975 |
1976 - 1978 |
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c.mid 1980s |
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'E' |
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'H' |
'A' |
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During recent years Eastern Washington has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: H-B-H; B-B-H; B-H-E; E-E
- 2022: H-H-B; H-H-B; H-A-A; B-B
- 2021: H-H-H; H-B-B; H-A-E; A-B-B; H (the last two games being FCS playoff games vs Northern Iowa and at Montana)
- 2020*: H-A-A; H-A-A; A
- 2019: H-H-E; E-H-H; A-B-B; E-B-B
- 2018: I-I-J; B-E-A; B-B-H; I-A-B; A-H-H (the last four games being FCS playoff games vs Nicholls, vs UC Davis, vs Maine, and vs North Dakota State in the championship game at Frisco, TX)
- 2017: A-B-B; H-H-E; I-E-E; I-B
- 2016: A-E-A; B-B-G; H-B-B; A-E-A; B-B (the last three games being home FCS playoff games vs Central Arkansas, Richmond, and Youngstown State)
- 2015: D-E-A; A-B-E; E-B-F; B-B
- 2014: B-A-A; B-A-A; A-C-A; A-B-D; A-B (the last two games being FCS playoff games vs Montana and vs Illinois State)
- 2013: A-A-A; B-A-A; A-B-A; B-A-B; A-A-A (the last three games being FCS playoff games vs South Dakota State, vs Jacksonville State, and vs Towson)
EWU's team nickname was changed from "Savages" to "Eagles" in 1973. While researching this team's earlier helmet designs I noticed several photographs ranging from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s showing between one and five horizontal dark lines on some helmets, plus a few with an 'Indian head' logo, and a few plain black helmets; below are some photographs of these from the university's yearbooks:
While it is difficult enough to locate useful photographs from decades ago, it's even rarer to find an actual explanation of why a particular helmet design was in place, but a detailed one is provided in EWU's 1970 yearbook:
"Have you noticed those players on the team who have funny little strips of electricians' tape on their helmets, or Savage decals or even have their helmets painted all black? About 6 years ago, in 1963, Eastern's coach at that time, Dave Holmes, started what is called the "Hash Mark" system. Our present coach, Brent Wooten, was assistant coach and also uses this system. Coach Holmes started the Black Helmet system because he was looking for a way to give his boys an extra incentive to play harder and tackle cleaner. He felt that if nothing else Eastern would have a strong defensive team.
The "Black Helmet" system is basically a reward for each individual football player that gets what the coach calls a "good, clean hit" in either a football or a practice. "A good, clean hit" is defined as when an Eastern football player hits the opponent in the middle of the opponent's chest in such a way that the opponent's head snaps back. This can be done in either blocking or tackling. Only the coach can give these rewards which come in the form of "Hash Marks" made out of electricians' tape.
After a football player has earned 5 "Hash Marks" he gets a Savage head decal to put on one side of his helmet. Five more "Hash Marks" and he gets another Savage head for the other side of his helmet. On the fifteenth "Hash Mark" he is allowed to paint his helmet black."
It is my strong suspicion that many other teams during that era had similar schemes in place, which would explain the often non-uniform appearance of some teams' helmets at that time.
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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
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1995 - 2007;
November 13, 2010 |
October 31, 2009 |
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October 8, 2011 |
2008 - 2011 |
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September 15, 2012;
September 22, 2012 |
November 24, 2012 |
2012 - 2015 |
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'C' |
November 28, 2015;
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'E' |
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| 'G' |
'H' |
'I' |
| 2018 |
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'K' |
'L' |
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'N' |
'O' |
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During recent years Idaho has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: P-P-P; T-R-R; R-U-U; U-P-P; P (the last two games being NCAA Division I-FCS playoff games vs Southern Illinois and vs Albany)
- 2022: P-Q-P; P-P-P; P-P-R; S-P-P (the last game being an NCAA Division I-FCS playoff game at Southeastern Louisiana)
- 2021: I-J-K; L-M-N; N-O-O; N-N
- 2020*: H (entire season)
- 2019: C-A-C; C-C-A; A-A-A; A-C-C
- 2018: C-E-C; G-G-F; A-F-G; G-F
- 2017: D-A-B; B-A-D; C-D-D; B-C-C
- 2016: A-B-C; C-A-A; A-A-B; B-A-A; C (the last game being Vs Colorado State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
Besides those depicted above there are three other "known" helmet designs which have been used by Idaho since 1960; below are photographs of these:
The first two photographs show a helmet design which was used during the early portions of the 1965 season. The unusual decal apparently represents a "horn" or "wing" or hybrid thereof, as suggested by the fact that the cartoon logo on the "1971-1975" helmet depicts a bearded "vandal" wearing a helmet with horns that look like a bird's wings. The "horn" orientation is visible in the first photo, while some of the "feather" detail may be seen in the second photograph. These decals were apparently gold in color, and are identifiable in photographs from the games against Washington State, San Jose State, Utah State, and Oregon.
In 1969 Idaho used a version of the "100" logo, as may be seen in the two small color photographs. While it was reported to me previously that Idaho's version of the "100" logo was black with white numerals, these photographs appear to indicate that the football-shape was probably blue with white numerals that were outlined in red (which is the version that most other teams used). The "100" decals were reportedly not used during the last two games of the season.
The third design shown above has been found to be the 1977 design; an earlier report that this design had been used during a 1972 game against Utah State was apparently incorrect. The helmet color is silver with black/gold/black stripes; the script "Idaho" logo is gold with a black outline.
*1 Previously I had a note here questioning whether designs 'E' and 'G' were both actually used, as silver and gold colors can be impossible to distinguish from each other if the decal material is highly reflective. I have now received confirmation from someone close to the team who has verified that a silver "Vandals" logo with black outline was indeed used September 8, 2018 (vs Western New Mexico), while a gold "Vandals" with black outline was used during four other games in 2018.
*2 On November 12, 2022 the number 82 was worn on the left side of each Idaho helmet in memory of former team member Collin Sather, who died in 2019; 82 had been his uniform number while at Idaho. The bearded Vandal logo worn on both sides of design 'R' was worn on the right side of design 'S'.
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IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
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During recent years Idaho State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: G-H-G; H-I-I; H-G-G; J-K
- 2022: E1-E1-D; E1-D-D; E1-E1-D; E1-F
- 2021: E-E-C; E-E-E; C-E-E; E-C
- 2020: E-E-E; E-C-C
- 2019: E-E-E; C-E-E; C-E-E; C-E-E
- 2018: A-A-A; A-C-A; A-C-A; A-C
- 2017: A (entire season)
- 2016: B (entire season)
- 2015:A-B-A; B-A-B; B-A-B; B-B
The above are to the best of my knowledge the complete set of historical helmet designs for Idaho State for the period covered by this web site (1960 to present).
*1 Uniform numbers were added to the helmets for the last two games of the 1965 season.
*2 The logo is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as depicted below).
*3 The "IS" logo is worn on both sides of design 'E'; it is worn on the left side only of 'E1' while uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as depicted below).
*4 The state outline logo is worn on the left side only of this design; the number 208 is worn on the right side (as depicted below), apparently in reference to the telephone area code for Pocatello.
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UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
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November 22, 2008 |
1996 - 2009 |
November 20, 2010 |
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During recent years Montana has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: AC-AC-AP; AC-AC-AC; AC-AC-AM; AM-AC-AC; AC-AC-AC (the last four games being NCAA Division I-FCS playoff games vs Delaware, vs Furman, vs North Dakota State, and vs South Dakota State in the championship game at Frisco, TX)
- 2022: AC-AC-AC; AC-AC-AC; AC-AC-AC; AM-AO-AC; AC (the last two games being NCAA Division I - FCS playoff games vs Southeast Missouri State and at North Dakota State)
- 2021: AC-AC-AC; AC-AC-AC; AC-AM-AC; AC-AC-AC; AC (the last two games being NCAA Division I - FCS playoff games vs Eastern Washington and at James Madison)
- 2020*: AC-AC
- 2019: AC-AC-AC; AC-AC-AC; AC-AC-AC; AM-AE-AN; AC-AC (the last two games being NCAA Division I - FCS playoff games vs Southeastern Louisiana and at Weber State)
- 2018: AC-AC-AC; AJ-AK-AC; AC-AC-AC; AC-AL
- 2017: AC (entire season)
- 2016: AA-AB-X; AC-AD-AE; AF-AG-I; AH-AI
- 2015: F-T-B; U-V-W; F-X-F; Y-Z-A; Z (the last two games being NCAA Division I - FCS playoff games vs South Dakota State and at North Dakota State)
- 2014: F-F-L; L-F-M; N-M-I; O-P-Q; R-S (the last two games being NCAA Division I - FCS playoff games vs San Diego and at Eastern Washington)
- 2013: D-B-D; E-F-G; H-I-J; J-K-B; A (the last game being an NCAA Division I - FCS playoff game vs Coastal Carolina)
- 2012: A (entire season)
- 2011: A-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; A-B-A; C-C (the last two games being NCAA Division I - FCSplayoff games vs Northern Iowa and at Sam Houston State)
Montana's helmet design history is fairly clear for the period 1960 to 1967, and from the late 1980s to present, but considerable uncertainty remains for the intervening years (1968 to about 1987). Following is a summary of what is "known" and "unknown" about those years:
In 1968 the team switched from plain white helmets to what I think were "burnt orange" helmets, a color used as an approximation for "copper", which is one of the official school colors. These helmets had a set of three stripes, apparently gold/silver/gold, with narrower gaps between them exposing the helmet shell color. A new logo was used on the sides of the helmets, a fairly realistic monochrome grizzly bear which was apparently silver in color; below are a couple of photographs from the university's yearbooks:
At some point in the mid-1970s the helmet color was apparently changed to a lighter orangish-yellow with an unknown sequence of stripes but still with the same bear logo; the photograph below was sent to me around the year 2001 and is still the clearest photograph ever provided of this bear logo which was used for multiple years:
- From approximately 1977 to 1979 the helmet stripes and logo were abandoned and the helmets were "plain" during these years; the color remained (I think) orangish-yellow.
- Beginning in 1980 helmet logos were used once again; a "bear" silhouette was worn on the left side, and an interlocking "UM" on the right side. Beneath both of these logos was the team nickname "GRIZZLIES" in small letters. All logo parts were apparently a dark copper color during these years. At some point during this stretch I think the helmet color was changed again, from the orangish-yellow color to a much lighter yellow, and I have now replaced the "1988 - 1995" helmet image above with one having a color that I think is more accurate for this period. Somebody has uploaded to YouTube a video containing brief highlights from all of the annual Montana vs Montana State football games from 1986 through 2018 (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcFOuXnnHEE&t=165s ) and the Montana helmet color is quite clearly very similar to Montana State's during these earlier years. I do not, however, know when the change was made to this lighter color - this may have preceded the switch to the "Griz" logo (which did happen in 1988). In 1986 the bear silhouette logo was apparently abandoned and the "UM" was worn on both sides for a while, However, some photographs from the 1986 and 1987 seasons show "blank" helmets with no logos or stripes, and others show the "UM"/"GRIZZLIES" logo in place, but without any stripes on the helmet. It is unclear whether Montana was using a non-uniform set of helmets during this period, or if the whole team went with "blank" helmets for some games. So I will reiterate my decadal request for additional clarification from anyone who might be able to provide it.
*1 During these years the bear logo was worn only on the left side; the "UM" logo shown on the next design was worn on the right side. The word "GRIZZLIES" in small letters was present beneath both of these logos.
*2 This design was brought back for use during the 2008 home game against Montana State.
*3 Worn during the 2010 home game against Montana State. The design included a very large, black "bear paw" logo at the back of the helmet, not visible from the vantage point used at this website.
*4 This design had a large gray or silver "bear paw" logo on the back side of the helmet, not visible from the vantage point used at this website.
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MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
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2014 - 2015 |
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'J' |
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During recent years Montana State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: P-A-Q; L-A-A; O-A-O; O-O-A (the last game being an NCAA Division I-FCS playoff game vs North Dakota State)
- 2022: G-A-D; L-A-M; L-L-M; A-O-A; O-O (the last three games being NCAA Division I-FCS playoff games vs Weber State, vs William & Mary, and at South Dakota State)
- 2021: K-G-I; K-L-A; L-A-M; A-N-A; L-A-L (the last four games being NCAA Division I-FCS playoff games vs UT Martin, at Sam Houston State, vs South Dakota State, and vs North Dakota State in the FCS championship game at Frisco, TX)
- 2020: [no games played]
- 2019: I-G-A; A-F-I; A-I-A; A-A-I; A-A-A (the last three games being NCAA Division I-FCS playoff games vs Albany, vs Austin Peay, and at North Dakota State)
- 2018: G-I-J; A-A-A; A-I-A; A-I-A; A (the last two games being NCAA Division I-FCS playoff games vs Incarnate Word and at North Dakota State)
- 2017: A-G-G; A-A-D; A-A-H; D-I
- 2016: A-A-D; A-D-A; A-D-A; F-F
- 2015: A-C-D; A-C-C; A-A-E; E-A
- 2014: A-A-A; A-B-C; C-C-A; A-C-A; A (the last game being an NCAA Division I-FCS playoff game vs South Dakota State)
From 1971 through 1975 the design shown in the photograph below was used. The helmet shells were gold, with a "bobcat head" decal on both sides which was colored in blue, white, and red, with a yellow outline around it. I would greatly appreciate a copy of this logo from someone.
*1 Worn during the 2011 home game against Montana.
*2 Uniform numerals are worn on the left side only of this design; the right side has a large "bobcat head" logo (as represented below).
*3 Uniform numerals are present on the left side only of this design; the right side has a large "bobcat head" logo (as represented below).
*4 Uniform numerals are present on the left side only of this design; the right side has a large "bobcat head" logo (as represented below).
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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
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1999 - 2004 |
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'D' |
'E' |
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2015 |
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During recent years NAU has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: F-A-A; E1-E1-A; A-E1-E1; E1-A
- 2022: E-A-A; A-E-E; A-E-A; A-A
- 2021: A-E-E; E-E-E; A-A-A; E-E
- 2020: A-A-E; E-E
- 2019: A-C-C; C-A-A; A-A-C; A-C-A
- 2018: A-A-A; A-C-A; A-A-C; A
- 2017: A-A-C; A-A-C; A-A-A; A-C-A
- 2016: A-A-A; A-C-C; A-A-C; C-A
- 2015: A-A-A; C-D-C; A-C-C; A-C
- 2014: A-A-A; A-B-A; A-A-A; A-A-B
*1 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of each of these designs; a logo is worn on the right side (as represented below).
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
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2002 - 2005 |
2006 - 2007 |
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2010 - 2013 |
November 22, 2014 |
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'A' |
| 2014 |
2015 |
2016 - 2019 |
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'C' |
'D' |
| 2016 - 2019 |
2016 - 2019 |
2017 |
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| 'E' |
'F' |
'G' |
| 2017 |
2017; 2021 |
2018 |
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| 'H' |
'I' |
'J' |
| 2018 |
2019 |
2019 |
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'L' |
'M' |
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2021 |
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During recent years Northern Colorado has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: F-M-M; M-M-M; M-M-N; N-N
- 2022: M (entire season)
- 2021: L-L-F; L-F-F; L-F-L; L-F
- 2020: [no games played]
- 2019: I-J-B; K-J-J; C-J-A; J-C-J
- 2018: B-A-C; B-A-F; C-F-C; G-H
- 2017: B-C-A; D-A-C; A-C-B; E
- 2016: A-A-B; B-B-A; B1-B1-C; C-C
*1 Design 'B1' is identical to 'B' as seen from the left side, but has a different logo - a 'bear head' - on the right side (as represented below).
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
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| c.1970 |
? - c.1998 |
c.1999 - 2001 |
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| 2002 - 2006 |
2007 - 2009 |
2010 - 2014 |
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'C' |
'D' |
| 2010 - 2013 |
2011 - 2013 |
2011 |
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'F' |
'G' |
| 2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
| *see note 1 below |
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During recent years Portland State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: H-H-H; H-H-H; H-H-H; H-I-I
- 2017 - 2022: H (all games)
- 2016: G-G-H; H-G-G; G-H-H; H-G
- 2015: F (entire season)
- 2014: E-E-E; A-E-E1; A-E1-A; A-?-A
- 2013: B-C-C; C-A-C; ?-A-C; A-A-A
- 2012: B-C-C; A-?-C; A-C?-?; C-?
- 2011: B-A-A; A-C-C; A-?-A; ?-D
- 2010: A-A-A; A-A-A; A-B-B; B-B
*1 Design 'E1' differs from 'E' in that the viking head logo (as on 'C') is worn on the right side of the helmet.
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO
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2005 - 2006 |
2007 - 2014 |
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'B' |
'C' |
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2015 |
2016 - |
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| 'D' |
'E' |
'F' |
| 2016 - |
2016 - |
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| 'G' |
'H' |
'I' |
| 2018 - |
2018 - |
2019 - |
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| 'J' |
'K' |
'L' |
| 2019 - |
2019 - |
2019 - |
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| 'M' |
'N' |
'O' |
| 2021 - |
2021 - |
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'Q' |
'R' |
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'T' |
'U' |
| 2022 - |
2022 - |
2023 - |
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During recent years Sacramento State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: R-J-U; R-H-K; D-D-N; V-Q-U; H (the last two games being NCAA Division I-FCS playoff games at North Dakota and at South Dakota)
- 2022: G-R-K; N-I-H; G-G-N; R-S-T; S (the last two games being NCAA Division I-FCS playoff games vs Richmond and vs Incarnate Word)
- 2021: A-M-N; A-G-K; G-K-O; P-Q-A (the last game being an NCAA Division I-FCS playoff game vs South Dakota State)
- 2020: [no games played]
- 2019: A-I-G; A-J-A; A-H-J; K-K-L; D (the last game being an NCAA Division I-FCS playoff game vs Austin Peay)
- 2018: A-A-G; D-D-D; A-A-H; H
- 2017: A-A-D; D-A-D; A-A-A; E-F
- 2016: A-A-C; C-D-D; E-A-C; E-A
- 2015: A-A-A; A-A-A; A-B-B; A-A
I have not received much information about helmet designs used by Sacramento State before the 1990s, but it has been reported to me that the "SAC" design was in use as early as the late 1960s. The team also apparently used yellow helmets during at least some years in the 1970s.
Some rather low-quality photographs from the 1969 season suggest that the team used yellow helmets with a green "S" on the sides, probably a green-white-green sequence of stripes, and a version of the college football centennial "100" decal worn at the back of the helmet.
*1 Uniform numbers are present on the left side only of this design; the right side has a very large "S" logo (as represented below).
*2 The logo is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are present on the right side (as represented below).
*3 The number 916 (apparently in reference to a local telephone area code) is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are present on the right side (as represented below).
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
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'A' |
'B' |
? - 1999
November 22, 2014 |
2000 - 2016 |
2015 - 2016 |
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'D' |
'E' |
| 2016 - 2019 |
2017 |
2018 - 2019; 2021 - |
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'G' |
'H' |
| 2018 |
2018 |
2018 |
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'J' |
'K' |
| 2019 |
2020* |
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During recent years UC Davis has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: E-K-K; E-K-M; E-J-C; J-C
- 2022: E-K-K; E-J-J; E-C-E; E-J
- 2021: E-K-K; E-E-K; K-E-E; L-K-E (the last game being an FCS playoff game at South Dakota State)
- 2020*: J (entire season)
- 2019: E-E-C; E-E-C; C-E-C; C-I-I
- 2018: E-C-F; C-E-C; E-E-C; C-G-H; E (the last two games being FCS playoff games vs Northern Iowa and at Eastern Washington)
- 2017: C-C-C; C-C-C; C-C-C; D-C
- 2016: A-C-C; C-B-C; B-B-B; C-C
- 2015: A-A-B; B-B-A; B-B-A; A-A
*1 During the 2014 home game vs Sacramento State the script "Davis" logo was used for the first time in many years, but only on the left side of each helmet; on the right side was worn a "C" logo with a smaller "A" inside (as shown below). This is probably a reproduction of a logo used by the team during some previous decade.
*2 Uniform numerals are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is the script "Davis" logo (as represented below).
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WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
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| c.1980s - 1996? |
1997 |
1998 - 2000 |
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| 2001 - 2005 |
2006 - 2011 |
2012 - 2014 |
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'B' |
'C' |
| 2015 - 2016 |
2015 - 2017 |
2017 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 'D' |
'E' |
'F' |
| 2018 |
2018 - 2021 |
2017 - 2022 |
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| 'G' |
'H' |
'I' |
| 2019 |
2019 |
2020 - 2022 |
| *see note 2 below |
*see note 1 below |
*see note 1 below |
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| 'J' (and 'J1') |
'K' |
'L' |
| 2022 |
2023 - |
2023 - |
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| 'M' |
'N' |
'O' |
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2023 - |
2023 - |
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During recent years Weber State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: K-L-M; E-L-M; L-K-L; N-O
- 2022: I-F-F; I-F-F; J-I-J1; I-F-F; F (the last two games being FCS playoff games vs North Dakota and at Montana State)
- 2021: F-F-I; I-F-E; I-F-F; F-F
- 2020*: F-I-E; E-I-F (the last game being an FCS playoff game vs Southern Illinois)
- 2019: F-G-G; E-E-F; G-F-F; H-F-G; F-G-F (the last three games being FCS playoff games vs Kennesaw State, vs Montana, and at James Madison)
- 2018: F-D-D; E-F-F; F-D-F; F-F-D; F (the last two games being FCS playoff games vs Southeast Missouri State and vs Maine)
- 2017: B-F-B; F-F-B; B-C-F; F-F-F; F-F (the last three games being FCS playoff games vs Western Illinois, at Southern Utah, and at James Madison)
- 2016: B-A-B; A-A-B; A-A-B; B-A-A (the last game being a FCS playoff game at Chattanooga)
- 2015: A-A-B; A-B-A; B-A-A; B-B
*1 The right side of each of these designs differs from the left side as depicted below.
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'J1' |
*2 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; a "wildcat head" logo is worn on the right side (hence the right side looks like design 'D' above).
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