GRAND VIEW	IOWA WESLEYAN	OLIVET NAZARENE
"Vikings"	"Tigers"	"Tigers"
Des Moines, IA	Mt. Pleasant, IA	Bourbonnais, IL

SAINT AMBROSE	SAINT FRANCIS	TRINITY INTERNATIONAL
"Bees"	"Saints"	"Trojans"
Davenport, IA	Joliet, IL	Deerfield, IL

WALDORF	WILLIAM PENN
"Warriors"	"Statesmen"
Forest City, IA	Oskaloosa, IA

Comments

New helmet designs for the 2011 season were reported for Olivet Nazarene, Waldorf, William Penn, Marian, Quincy, and Saint Ambrose (shown above).

Siena Heights will play its first season of varsity football in 2012 as a member of this conference, as did Concordia in 2011.

Historical Helmets

CONCORDIA

2011 -

IOWA WESLEYAN

? - 1999?	2000? - 2001	2002

2004 - 2005	2005 (last game)	2006 - 2008
	*see note 1 below

2009	2010 (first game only) -	2010 -

In 2003, Iowa Wesleyan had switched to a new helmet design by at least the game against McKendree. The new helmet logo was the team name "Tigers" in purple, with the helmet shell remaining white and the facemask apparently black. Below is a photograph. I would appreciate a copy of the helmet decal so that I may add this historical helmet to the web site.

*1 This design was used only during game #11 of the 2005 season (vs William Penn) - a coaching change had been made just prior to the game.

MARIAN

2007 - 2008	2009 - 2010	2011 -

This team played its first season in 2007.

OLIVET NAZARENE

? - 1999	2002 - 2003	2000 - 2001; 2004 (some games)
*see note 1 below		*see note 2 below

2004 - 2007?	2008	2009 - 2010
*see note 3 below

2011 -

This team appeared to have a new helmet logo in 2008. The 2008 logo was very similar to the one used by the team in 2007, but had some extra detail within it, as may be seen in the photograph below - I would appreciate a copy of the helmet logo for this helmet.

In 1996, ONU used purple helmets with purple faceguards and with a logo consisting of the letters "ON" in white, outlined in gold; this decal was worn on only the right sides of the helmets. Silver helmets were used in 1994 and 1995; the 1995 helmets were "plain", but an "ONU" logo inside a football shape was used in 1994.

*1 This design was used from at least 1997 through 1999, with the logo apparently worn only on the left sides of the helmets; the right sides were left "blank".

*2 In 2000, the ONU decal was worn on the left sides of the helmets only, and in 2001 it was used only on the right sides.

*3 The decal on this helmet was first worn during the homecoming game in 2004; in 2004 and 2005, it was worn only on the right sides of the helmets, with the left side left blank. For the 2006 season, the logo was worn on both sides of the helmet. No information about what scheme was in place in 2007.

QUINCY

2004, 2005 (some games)	? - 2003; 2005 (some games)	2006 - 2010

2011 -

The dates listed here are quite uncertain, and I think this may be one of those teams that either uses helmet decals irregularly, or sometimes wears them on only one side of the helmet. Clarification of the recent history would be appreciated. The helmet logo that was absent during at least some games in 2004 was back again by at least the 2005 game against McKendree.

The Quincy football team has existed only since 1986, so a complete helmet history for the team could probably be ascertained quite easily by someone at the university.

SAINT AMBROSE

? - 2006	2007 - 2010	2011 -

SAINT FRANCIS (IL)

? - 2004	2005 -

SAINT FRANCIS (IN)

1998 only?	? - present

TAYLOR

c.1990 - 1991	c.1990s?	1999 - 2001

2002? - 2005	2006 -

TRINITY INTERNATIONAL

? - 2004?	2005? - 2008	2009 -

WALDORF

? - 2006	2007 - 2010	2011 -

WILLIAM PENN

? - 2000?	2001? - 2004?	2005

2006 - 2010	2011 -