Midwest Conference
North Division
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| BELOIT | CHICAGO | LAWRENCE |
| "Buccaneers" | "Maroons" | "Vikings" |
| Beloit, WI | Chicago, IL | Appleton, WI |
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| MACALESTER | RIPON | ST. NORBERT |
| "Scots" | "Red Hawks" | "Green Knights" |
| St. Paul, MN | Ripon, WI | De Pere, WI |
South Division
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| CORNELL | GRINNELL | ILLINOIS COLLEGE |
| "Rams" | "Pioneers" | "Blue Boys" |
| Mt. Vernon, IA | Grinnell, IA | Jacksonville, IL |
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| KNOX | LAKE FOREST | MONMOUTH |
| "Prairie Fire" | "Foresters" | "Fighting Scots" |
| Galesburg, IL | Lake Forest, IL | Monmouth, IL |
Comments
Chicago will be a new member of this conference in 2017.
Historical Helmets
BELOIT
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| ? - 2005? | 2006 only? | 2007 - 2010 |
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| 2011 - 2013 | 2014 - |
The 2006 Beloit helmet featured a logo similar to the one shown on the first helmet above, but colored differently - I would appreciate a very clear photo of the 2006 helmet.
CHICAGO
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| 1969 - ? | ? - present |
The current helmet design has apparently been in use since at least the early 1990s. Chicago has had a football team from 1969 to present, and an earlier team existed through the 1939 season.
CORNELL
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| ? - 2001 | 2002 - 2005 | ? - 1989; 2006 - 2009 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 2010 - 2012 | 2012 (most games) | 2013 - |
*1 This design was in use during at least the 1988 and 1989 seasons in addition to the more recent period. A switch to purple helmets was reportedly made in 1990.
GRINNELL
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| c.1960s - 1970s | 1996 | 1997? - 2007 |
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| 2008 - 2011 | 2012 - |
During the period covered by this web site, Grinnell has apparently always used red helmets; the following statement appeared at the team's web site in reference to the new-for-2012 black helmets: "In the 123-year history of Grinnell Pioneer Football, no team has ever taken the field wearing a helmet that wasn't either leather or scarlet".
ILLINOIS COLLEGE
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| ? - 1982 | 1983 - 1986 | 2005 - 2007 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 2004 | 2005 - 2007 | 2008 - 2010 |
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| 2011 | 2012 - |
A report has been received indicating that Illinois College used navy blue helmets at least as early as 1972, and that for several years during the 1970s, the helmet logo featured an outline of the state of Illinois.
In 2004, the team used a decal consisting of the word "Illinois" in a cursive style with a "tail". The letters were blue and were worn on white helmet shells. I would appreciate a copy of the 2004 helmet decal so that I may add this one to the web site. Below is a photo of the 2004 helmet:
*1 This design was in use by at least 1980.
KNOX
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| ? - 2000 | 2009 | 2001 - 2008; 2010 |
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| 2011 - 2013 | 2014 - 2015 | 2016 - |
| *see note 1 below | *see note 1 below |
*1 Both these designs have the "K" logo on the left side only of each helmet; the right side features white uniform numerals (as shown below).
LAKE FOREST
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| 2006? - 2008? | ? - 2005?; 2009 - 2011 | 2012 - 2014? |
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LAWRENCE
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| 1993 - 1995 | 1996 | 1997 - 1998 |
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| 1999 - 2004 | 2005 - 2007 | 2008 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 - 2014 |
| *see note 2 below | *see note 3 below |
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| *see note 4 below |
*1 During at least parts of the 2006 season the numerals were worn on the right sides of the helmets only, with the left sides remaining "blank", and I suspect that this scheme was in place throughout the period 2005=2007.
*2 Rather small numerals were worn on the 2009 design at the back of the helmet - not visible from the vantage point used at this web site.
*3 In 2010 the numerals were worn on the left sides of the helmets only, with the right sides being "blank".
*4 The "LU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; the right side features white uniform numerals (as represented below).
MACALESTER
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| ? - 2006 | 2008 - 2015? | 2007; 2016? - |
The first helmet design shown above had been in use since at least 2001, but I believe that during the late 1990s the logo may have been used on only one side of the helmet, with orange uniform numerals worn on the other side.
I have not received any information about earlier helmet designs for this team.
MONMOUTH
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| c.1980s - 2000 | 2001 - 2003 | 2004 - 2008? |
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| 2009? - 2014 | 2015 - |
| *see note 1 below |
*1 The uniform numerals are worn only on the left side of this design; the right side has a red "M" logo (as shown below).
RIPON
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| ? - 1999 | 2000 - 2004 | 2005 - 2008 |
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| 2009 - 2013 | 2014 - |
ST. NORBERT
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| ? - 1999 | 2000 - 2005 | September 1, 2012 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 2006 - 2013? | 2014? | 2015 - |
*1 During St. Norbert's 2012 game against John Carroll, played in Dublin, Ireland, the team wore a version of their helmet logo altered to incorporate the colors of the Irish national flag.
