Mid-States Football Association


Mideast League

CONCORDIA MARIAN SAINT FRANCIS
"Cardinals" "Knights" "Cougars"
Ann Arbor, MI Indianapolis, IN Fort Wayne, IN
SAINT XAVIER SIENA HEIGHTS TAYLOR
"Cougars" "Saints" "Trojans"
Chicago, IL Adrian, MI Upland, IN

Midwest League

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.



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 2012 - 2011 -