Gulf South Conference
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| CHOWAN |
DELTA STATE |
ERSKINE |
| "Hawks" |
"Statesmen" |
"Flying Fleet" |
| Murfreesboro, NC |
Cleveland, MS |
Due West, SC |
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| MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE |
NORTH GREENVILLE |
VALDOSTA STATE |
| "Choctaws" |
"Trailblazers" |
"Blazers" |
| Clinton, MS |
Tigerville, SC |
Valdosta, GA |
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| WEST ALABAMA |
WEST FLORIDA |
| "Tigers" |
"Argonauts" |
| Livingston, AL |
Pensacola, FL |
Erskine is a new member of this conference for the 2024 season.
Historical Helmets
CHOWAN UNIVERSITY
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2006 - 2007 |
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2023 (first 2 games) |
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In 2006 and 2007 this team used blue helmets with a logo consisting of the letters "CU" in white (photograph below). I would appreciate any clearer photographs of this design.
Chowan College was a junior college prior to 1992; a football team had existed at least as early as 1960. 1993 was apparently the first year the football team played a schedule against 4-year college opponents. In 2006 the school became Chowan University and the team nickname was changed from "Braves" to "Hawks".
*1 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is the same "C"/"hawk head" logo which was worn in previous years (though possibly a somewhat larger version than was used previously).
*2 The 'Hawks' logo is worn on the left side only of this design; a different logo is present on the right side (as depicted below).
*3 In 2022 the 'Hawks' logo was worn on both sides of this design; in 2023 a different logo was present on the right side (as depicted below).
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY
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1988 - 1998 |
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2009 only? |
2010 - 2011 |
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'B' |
'C' |
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2014 - 2017 |
2015 |
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'A' |
'E' |
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2013 - 2018 |
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'G' |
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During recent years Delta State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2022: G-G-G; G-G-?; G-?-G; G-G-?; G (the last two games being NCAA Division II playoff games vs Fayetteville State and vs West Florida; no information for Oct.8 at North Greenville, Oct.20 at Shorter, and Nov.19 vs Fayetteville State)
- 2019 & 2021: F (entire season)
- 2020: [no schedule played]
- 2018: A-A-A; A-E-E; E-A-A; A
- 2017: A-A-A; B-B-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; A
- 2016: A-A-A; B-B-B; ?-A-D; A
- 2015: A-A-C; A-A-B; A-A-A; B-B
- 2014: A-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; B-A
*1 DSU used a special helmet logo during the team's 2015 home game vs Kentucky Wesleyan in memory of Dr Ethan Schmidt, a Professor at the university who was murdered in his campus office on September 14, 2015.
ERSKINE COLLEGE
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This team played its first season during the spring months of 2021 (the college also had a football team from 1896 to 1951).
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
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Mississippi College has used an "arrowhead" helmet logo most years since the early 1970s. Prior to then white helmets were used through the greater portion of the 1960s; these had dark uniform numerals and a stripe most years (no color photographs have been located). A few more interesting designs were used between those two periods; below are photographs of these:
The college football centennial "100" logo was used in 1969 (probably a blue football shape like the one used by most teams). I have located a copy of the artwork for the 1971 design, but no color photographs of this design have been found. The 1972 helmet has a small "arrowhead" which I think was probably yellow or gold rather than white, but again no clear photographs have been located.
Photographs in Mississippi College's 1961 yearbook suggest that the 1960 design was either plain gold or silver, possibly with a white stripe.
NORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY
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2001? - 2002 |
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VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
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1992 - 1996;
2000 - 2003 |
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VSU's football team first played in 1982 and the above are, to the best of my knowledge, all of the helmet designs used thus far.
UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
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2001? - 2003 |
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2007 - 2011 |
2012 -
October 3, 2015 |
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This school was known as Livingston University prior to 1995, hence the "LU" logo on the earliest helmet shown above.
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA
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'B' |
'C' |
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UWF played its first season of football in 2016; the following sequences of helmet designs have been used:
- 2023: C-C-C; D-D-F; F-F-F; F-F-F (the last game being an NCAA Division II playoff game at Delta State)
- 2022: C-C-D; D-D-D; E-E-E; E-E-E; C-C (the last four games being NCAA Division II playoff games vs Limestone, at Delta State, vs Wingate, and at Ferris State)
- 2021: A-A-C; C-C-C; C-C-C; C-C
- 2019: A-A-C; C-C-C; C-C-C; C-C-C; C-C-C (the last five games being NCAA Division II playoff games at Wingate, at Valdosta State, at Lenoir-Rhyne, at Ferris State, and vs Minnesota State-Mankato in the championship game at McKinney, TX)
- 2018: B-A-B; A-B-A; A-B-B; B-B
- 2017: B (entire season)
- 2016: A (entire season)
*1 The logo is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as depicted below).
