Great American Conference

Great American Conference


ARKANSAS- MONTICELLO	ARKANSAS TECH	EAST CENTRAL
"Boll Weevils"	"Wonder Boys"	"Tigers"
Monticello, AR	Russellville, AR	Ada, OK


HARDING	HENDERSON STATE	NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
"Bisons "	"Reddies"	"Rangers"
Searcy, AR	Arkadelphia, AR	Alva, OK


OKLAHOMA BAPTIST	OUACHITA BAPTIST	SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
"Bison"	"Tigers"	"Savage Storm"
Shawnee, OK	Arkadelphia, AR	Durant, OK


SOUTHERN ARKANSAS	SOUTHERN NAZARENE	SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE
"Muleriders"	"Crimson Storm"	"Bulldogs"
Magnolia, AR	Bethany, OK	Weatherford, OK

Historical Helmets

ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO


1997? - 2001	2002 - 2004	2005 - 2006


2007 - 2009	2010	2011 - 2012


2013	2014	2015 -
*see note 1 below	*see note 2 below	*see note 3 below

Assuming that the school colors have not changed, Arkansas-Monticello apparently switched between white and green helmets more than once in the 1960s and 1970s. The white helmets had numerals on the sides during some years.

Two interesting old helmet logos worn on what were apparently white helmets (or perhaps gray on the second one) are visible in the photographs below. The first, from about 1975, shows an oval-shape (green?) containing the team name "BOLL WEEVILS"; the second shows a "UAM" logo with "BOLL WEEVILS" across the middle in much smaller letters. I would very much appreciate clearer photos of these two, especially color photos so as to verify the expected green color.

Another logo, an "A" perhaps with "BOLL WEEVILS" across its middle bar, is visible in the photograph below from about 1995:

*1 In 2013 the "AM" logo was worn only on the left side of each helmet - on the right side was a huge "boll weevil" logo, as depicted below.

*2 In 2014 numerals were worn only on the left side of each helmet - on the right side was worn the university's "AM" logo (as depicted below).

*3 This design has uniform numerals on the left side only of each helmet; the right side has the university's "AM" logo (as depicted below).

ARKANSAS TECH


c.1973	? - 2006	2007 - 2009


		'A' (and 'A1','A2', & 'A3')
2010 - 2014	2015 - 2018	2019 -
		*see note 1 below


'B'	'C'	'D'
2019	2021 -	2021 -
*see note 2 below		*see note 2 below

During recent years Arkansas Tech has used the following sequences of helmet designs:

2021: A3-A3-A3; A3-?-C; C-C-C?; C-D (no information for October 2 at Southern Nazarene)

2019: A-A-A; A-A1-?; A1-A1-B; ?-A2 (no information for October 12 at Southern Nazarene and November 9 at East Central)

During at least the 1993 and 1995 seasons Arkansas Tech used white helmets with a logo consisting of the letters "ATU" in a color described as "light green". The "T" was larger than the other letters.

*1 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of designs 'A', 'A1', 'A2', and 'A3'. Various logos are worn on the right sides of these designs, as depicted below. On the right side of design 'A2' is the oval-shaped logo worn on both sides of the helmet from 2010 through 2018.


'A'	'A1'	'A3'

*2 The number '206' is worn on the left side only of designs 'B' and 'D'; the 206 commemorates the Arkansas Army National Guard 206th Field Artillery Regiment. A logo is worn on the right side of design 'B' (as shown below). .

A logo is also worn on the right side of 'D'; no clear photographs of this logo have been found but it appears to be the letters "ATU" colored in blue, red, and white (photograph below). I would appreciate any clearer photographs of this one.

EAST CENTRAL


? - 2003	2004 - 2005	2006


2007 - 2008	2009 - 2014	2015


2016	2017	2018 -

ECU used a new design in 2015 (photo below); I would appreciate the artwork for this new design (including the "ECU" part of the logo).

HARDING


		'A'
1967 - 1981	? - 2008	2009 -


'B'	'C'
2017 -	2021 -
	*see note 1 below

During recent years Harding has used the following sequences of helmet designs:

2021: B-A-A; A-B-A; A-A-B; B-C-A; A (the last two games being NCAA Division II playoff games vs Washburn and vs Northwest Missouri State)

2019: B-A-A; B-A-B; B-B-A; A-A-A (the last game being an NCAA Division II playoff game at Northwest Missouri State)

2018: A-A-B; B-A-B; B-B-A; A-A-B (the last game being an NCAA Division II playoff game at Ferris State)

2017: B-A-B; B-A-B; A-B-A; A-A-B; B-B-B (the last four games being NCAA Division II playoff games at Indianapolis, at Ashland, at Ferris State, and at Texas A&M-Commerce)

*1 The "HU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as represented below).

HENDERSON STATE


1997 - 2001	2002 - 2004	2005


'A'	'B'
2006 -	2016 - 2017

During recent years Henderson State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:

2021: A (entire season)

2019: B-A-A; A-A-B; A-B-A; A-A-A (the last game being vs Missouri Western State in the Live United Bowl at Texarkana, AR)

2018: A (entire season)

2017: A-A-A; A-A-A; A-B-A; A-A

2016: A-B-A; B-B-A; A-B-B; B-A

From 1994 through 1996, Henderson State reportedly used red helmets with gray facemasks and with the team name "Reddies" in black letters on the sides, and from 1989 through 1993 the helmets were plain red with gray facemasks. I would appreciate photographs of these and other historical helmets for this team.

NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE


1996 - 2006	2007 - 2011	2012 - 2014


'A'	'B'	'C'
2015	2015	2015
*see note 1 below


'D'	'E'	'F'
2015	2016	2016
		*see note 2 below


'G'	'H'	'I'
2016 - 2021	2017; 2021	2017


'J'	'K'	'L'
2017	2017	2017
	*see note 3 below


'M'	'N' (and 'N1')	'O' (and 'O1' & 'O2')
2018	2018	2018 - 2021
*see note 4 below	*see note 5 below	*see note 6 below


'P'	'Q'	'R'
2018; 2022 -	2018	2019


'S'	'T'	'U'
2019	2019	2019
		*see note 7 below


'V'	'W'	'X'
2019	2021	2021


'Y'	'Z'	'AA'
2021	2021	2022 -
	*see note 8 below


'AB'	'AC'
2022 -	2022 -
	*see note 9 below

During recent years NWOSU has used the following sequences of helmet designs:

2022: AA-AA-AB?; AC-?-AC; AC-AB-P?; P-P (no information for game #5, October 1 vs Ouachita Baptist)

2021: W-W-W?; X-O2-G?; Z-H?-H; H-Y

2019: R-S-S?; R-T-U; U?-G-V; V-O1

2018: M-?-N; N-O-G; P-N1-P; P-Q (no information for game #2, September 8 at Arkansas Monticello)

2017: H-I-H; J-G-K; L-K-K; K-G

2016: E-F?-F; E-G-F; F-E-F; E-G

2015: A-B-C; D-D-B; B-D-B; D-B

*1 This design has the horse/rider logo on its left side only; the right side features an "N-STATE" logo (as represented below).

*2 This design has uniform numerals on its left side only; on the right side is a large horse and rider logo (as represented below).

*3 This design has uniform numbers on its left side only; on the right side is a large horse and rider logo (as represented below).

*4 This design has uniform numbers on its left side only; on the right side is a large horse and rider logo (as represented below).

*5 Both designs 'N' and 'N1' have uniform numbers on their left sides only; the right sides differ as shown below.


'N'	'N1'

*6 Designs 'O','O1', and 'O2' have uniform numbers on their left sides only; the right sides differ as shown below.


'O'	'O1'	'O2'

*7 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; a logo is present on the right side (as depicted below).

*8 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; a logo is present on the right side (as depicted below).

*9 This design has uniform numbers on its left side only; on the right side is a large horse and rider logo (as represented below).

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST


2013	2014 - 2016	2017


2018 -

This team played its first season in 2013.

OUACHITA BAPTIST


1999	2000 - 2001	2002


2003 - 2004	2005 - 2006	2007 - 2011


August 29, 2012	2012 - 2013	2014 -
*see note 1 below		*see note 2 below

*1 Worn during OBU's first game of the 2012 season (vs Northwestern Oklahoma State).

*2 In 2014 and 2015 the uniform numerals were worn only on the left side of each OBU helmet; the right side featured the same oval-shaped tiger logo used in 2012 and 2013.

SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE


? - 2001	2002 - 2006	2007


'A'	'B'	'C'
2008 - 2018	2014 - 2018?	2019 -

During recent years SEOSU has used the following sequences of helmet designs:

2019 & 2021: C (all games(?))

2018: A-A-A; A-A-?; A-A-A; A-A (no information for game #6, October 6 at Southwestern Oklahoma State)

2017: A-A-A; B-A-A; B-A-A; A-A

2016: A-A-B; A-A-B; A-A-A; B-?

2015: A-B-A; A-A-B; B-A-B; A-B

2014: A-B-A; A?-A-B; B?-A-B; A-B-A

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS


c.early 1970s	? - 2005	2006 -

SOUTHERN NAZARENE


2000? - 2005	2006 - 2013	2014 - 2015


2016 - September 8, 2018	September 15, 2018 - November 10, 2018	2019 -

This team played its first season of football in 2000.

SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE


c.late 1970s	? - 2003	2004


2005 - 2013	2014 -