Helmets of Future College Teams

This page contains announced helmet designs for college teams that will begin varsity play in the year 2013 or later; the new teams for 2012 have been moved to their various conference pages. The new teams for 2012 are Misericordia (of the NCAA Division III Middle Atlantic Conference), Bluefield (NAIA Mid-South Conference), Siena Heights (NAIA Mid-States Football Association), Wayland Baptist (NAIA Central States Football League), Lindenwood Belleville and Point University (both NAIA independent teams), College of Faith (an unaffiliated college team), and Monroe College (NJCAA).

If you are associated with one of these future teams and have information about what the team's helmet design will look like, I would certainly appreciate hearing from you, but PLEASE wait until a ***FINAL*** decision is made about what the helmets will look like! If there is any doubt, I would prefer that you wait until shortly before the team plays its first game!

One fact that has become clear to me after having worked on this web site for several years is that many colleges will put together for ceremonies associated with the arrival of varsity football some sort of helmet design that is never really intended to be a "prototype" design for the team; it would probably be better to call such a helmet a "prop" helmet. It is my impression that decisions about actual helmet designs are usually reserved for the head coach to make, and rarely will a head coach have been named as soon as a decision is made to institute a team. So, without additional information to indicate otherwise, I do not consider photographs from "football introduction festivities" showing "prop" helmets to be reliable information about actual helmet designs. There is little reason to send me photographs from these teams' web sites unless they are accompanied by a caption indicating that a helmet design which the team will actually be using is shown - besides, I've probably already seen them.

The following four-year colleges and universities have announced that they will be adding varsity football programs either in 2012 or subsequent years (first year of play in parentheses):

There certainly may be others as well which I have not heard about, so please let me know if you have any additions! (including colleges in Canada and junior or community colleges).

New Teams for 2013

ALDERSON-BROADDUS

The Alderson-Broaddus team will be called the "Battlers" and the team colors are navy and gold. A club-level team is playing in 2012; this team is using white helmets with white facemasks, blue/yellow/blue stripes, and a logo consisting of the letters "AB" above a pair of crossed swords (photo below). I do not yet know if the varsity team which will play in 2013 will be using this same design.

BERRY COLLEGE

It has been reported to me that the design above has been chosen for use by the Berry "Vikings" who begin play in 2013.

CHARLOTTE

On July 25, 2012 the above design was announced for future use by the Charlotte "49ers".

FINLANDIA

The Finlandia football team will be known as the "Lions" and the team colors are listed as "Finnish Blue", navy blue, and white. No helmet design information has been received for this team.

FLORIDA TECH

The above design was announced in September 2012 for future use by the Florida Tech "Panthers", who will begin play in 2013.

GEORGE FOX

The athletic teams at George Fox are called the "Bruins" and the school colors are navy blue and old gold. No information has yet been received as to a helmet design for this team.

HENDRIX

The Hendrix team will be called the "Warriors" and the school colors are listed as orange and black. I have not yet received any information regarding a helmet design for this future team.

HOUSTON BAPTIST

A helmet design for HBU was announced on September 26, 2012 (photograph below). I will need a copy of the helmet logo in order to add the HBU helmet to this web site.

MERCER

This design has been announced for future use by the Mercer "Bears".

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST

OBU's football team which begins play in 2013 will be called the "Bison" and the school colors are green and gold. No helmet design information has been received.

REINHARDT

The Reinhardt football team will be called the "Eagles" and will use navy blue and gold as the team colors. No information has been received regarding helmet designs for this team.

SOUTHWESTERN

The Southwestern "Pirates" will begin play in 2013 and will use black and gold as the team colors. No helmet design has been received for this team, but photographs of black helmets with various logos have appeared at the team's web site.

Other colleges which may start football teams

Below are listed some other colleges which may be adding football as a varsity sport in the near future, or which at least appear to be considering doing so, and some others which have recently rejected the idea. For each of these, it is my impression that the addition of football is not yet a certainty. (There are probably many others besides those listed here; reports about additional schools, both in the United States and Canada, would be appreciated.)