Mountain West Conference
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| AIR FORCE |
BOISE STATE |
COLORADO STATE |
| "Falcons" |
"Broncos" |
"Rams" |
| Air Force Academy, CO |
Boise, ID |
Fort Collins, CO |
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| FRESNO STATE |
HAWAI'I |
NEVADA |
| "Bulldogs" |
"Rainbow Warriors" |
"Wolf Pack" |
| Fresno, CA |
Honolulu, HI |
Reno, NV |
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| NEW MEXICO |
SAN DIEGO STATE |
SAN JOSE STATE |
| "Lobos" |
"Aztecs" |
"Spartans" |
| Albuquerque, NM |
San Diego, CA |
San Jose, CA |
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| UNLV |
UTAH STATE |
WYOMING |
| "Rebels" |
"Aggies" |
"Cowboys" |
| Las Vegas, NV |
Logan, UT |
Laramie, WY |
Historical Helmets
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY
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| 1959? - c.1973 |
1980 - 1998 |
1999 - 2006 |
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'A' |
'B' |
| December 31, 2009 |
c.1974 - 1979; 2007 - 2011;
2015 |
2010 - 2011 |
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| 'C' |
'D' |
'E' |
| 2010 |
2010 |
2011 - 2013 |
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*see note 2 below |
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| 'F' |
'G' |
'H' |
| 2012 - |
2012 |
2014 |
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| 'I' |
'J' |
'K' |
| 2014 |
2014 |
2015 |
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| 'L' |
'M' |
'N' |
| 2015 - |
2016 |
2017 |
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*see note 3 below |
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| 'O' |
'P' |
'Q' |
| 2018 |
2019 - |
2019 - |
| *see note 4 below |
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| 'R' |
'S' |
'T' |
| 2019 - |
2019 - |
2020 - |
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*see note 5 below |
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| 'U' |
'V' |
'W' |
| 2021 - |
2022 - |
2022 - |
| *see note 6 below |
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| 'X' |
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During recent years Air Force has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: F-L-F; F-L-L; X-F-L; X-F-F; F (the last game being vs James Madison in the Armed Forces Bowl at Forth Worth, TX)
- 2022: F-L-L; F-V-F; L-F-W; V-L-L; S (the last game being vs Baylor in the Armed Forces Bowl at Forth Worth, TX)
- 2021: F-U-L; F-F-L; S-L-F; U-L-F; S (the last game being vs Louisville in the First Responder Bowl at Dallas, TX)
- 2020: T-F-L; L-L-T
- 2019: F-F-F; F-L-L; P-Q-L; R-L-L; S (the last game being vs Washington State in the Cheez-it Bowl at Phoenix, AZ)
- 2018: O-F-F; F-F-F; F-L-L; O-L-O
- 2017: F-F-F; F-F-N; F-L-L; F-L-N
- 2016: F-M-F; F-L-L; F-F-F; M-F-L; M (the last game being vs South Alabama in the Arizona Bowl at Tuscon, AZ)
- 2015: F-K-F; F-L-F; F-L-L; L-L-A; L-L (the last two games being vs San Diego State in the Mountain West Conference championship game at San Diego, CA, and vs California in the Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, TX)
- 2014: F-F-F; F-H-F; I-H-H; J-J-J; H (the last game being vs Western Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
- 2013: F-F-F; F-E-F; E-E-F; F-E-E
- 2012: F-E-F; E-G-F; F-F-E; F-F-F; G (the last game being vs Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, TX)
- 2011: A-A-A; E-E-A; A-A-E; A-A-A; B (the last game being vs Toledo in the Military Bowl at Washington, DC)
- 2010: A-B-A; A-C-A; A-A-A; C-A-A; D (the last game being vs Georgia Tech in the Independence Bowl at Shreveport, LA)
*1 Both the lightning bolt and the tapered stripe along the top of this design have a digital camouflage pattern.
*2 This design has an asymmetrical stripe sequence - the white middle stripe is flanked by a blue stripe on the left side of the helmet, and by a red stripe on the right side.
*3 The Air Force logo is worn on the left side only of this design. On the right side of each helmet is one of five insignia representing the Air Force's operational F-35-A fighter squadrons; below are representations of these designs.
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| 34th Fighter Squadron |
58th Fighter Squadron |
61st Fighter Squadron |
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| 62nd Fighter Squadron |
63rd Fighter Squadron |
*4 This design recognizes the Air Force's AC-130 gunship aircraft with a "painting" of the aircraft in flight beneath the full moon on the left side only; on the right side of each helmet are one of two insignia representing configurations of the aircraft in use by the Air Force.
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| AC-130U 'Spooky' |
AC-130W 'Stinger II' &
AC-130J 'Ghostrider' |
*5 This design commemorates the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American pilots who served in the segregated US Army Air Forces during World War II. Four different insignia are worn on the helmets, each commemorating one of the squadrons that comprised the 332nd Fighter Group; below are representations of these four.
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| 99th Fighter Squadron |
100th Fighter Squadron |
301st Fighter Squadron |
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| 302nd Fighter Squadron |
*6 The Air Force roundel "logo" is present on the left side only of this design; the letters "USAF" are present on the right side (as shown below).
*7 The 'logo' depicted on this design is an insignia representing the Doolittle Raid, the first American military air operation against the Japanese mainland during World War II. It is worn on the left side only; on the right side is a depiction of the B-25 aircraft used during the raid (as depicted below).
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BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
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? - 1967; 1969 |
1970 - 1973 |
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| 1972 - 1973 |
1976 - 1977 |
1974 - 1975; 1978 - 1979 |
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| 1980 - 1986 |
1987 - 1990 |
1991 - 1996 |
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'A' |
| 1997 - 2001 |
2002 - 2008 |
2009 - 2011 |
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| 'B' (and 'B1') |
'C' (and 'C1') |
'D' |
| 2011 - 2012 |
2010 - 2012 |
2011 |
| *see note 3 below |
*see note 2 below |
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| 'E' |
'F' |
'G' |
| 2012 |
2013 - |
2013 - |
| *see note 4 below |
*see note 5 below |
*see note 6 below |
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| 'H' |
'I' |
'J' |
| 2013 - 2016 |
2014 - 2015; 2017 - |
2014 - |
| *see note 7 below |
*see note 8 below |
*see note 9 below |
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| 'K' |
'L' |
'M' |
| 2015 |
2016 - |
2017 - |
| *see note 10 below |
*see note 11 below |
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| 'N' |
'O' |
'P' |
| 2018 - |
2018 - |
2018 - |
| *see note 12 below |
*see note 13 below |
*see note 14 below |
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| 'Q' |
'R' |
'S' |
| 2019 - |
2019 - |
2019 - |
| *see note 15 below |
*see note 16 below |
*see note 17 below |
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| 'T' |
'U' |
'V' |
| 2019 - |
2020 - |
2020 - |
| *see note 16 below |
*see note 17 below |
*see note 5 below |
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| 'W' |
'X' |
'Y' |
| 2021 - |
2021 - |
2022 - |
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| 'Z' |
'AA' |
'AB' |
| 2023 - |
2023 - |
2023 - |
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During recent years Boise State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: P-G-Z; G-G-Q; AA-I-AB; R-V-G; G-I (the last two games being vs UNLV in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Las Vegas, NV, and vs UCLA in the LA Bowl at Los Angeles, CA)
- 2022: Q-P-G; V-Y-R; R-I-R; V-G-G; G-Q (the last two games being vs Fresno State in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Boise, ID, and vs North Texas in the Frisco Bowl at Frisco, TX)
- 2021: W-V-G; F-X-R; G-V-G; T-G-V
- 2020: Q-U-R; I-V-G; V
- 2019: P-Q-I; R-F-M; Q-S-T; G-Q-S; R-P (the last two games being vs Hawai'i in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Boise, ID, and vs Washington in the Las Vegas Bowl at Las Vegas, NV)
- 2018: F-G-G; F-G-N; O-G-G; L-F-G; G (the last game being vs Fresno State in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Boise, ID; 'O' was also used vs Boston College during the aborted First Responder Bowl game of December 26, 2018 at Dallas, TX; the game was delayed with 5:08 remaining in the First Quarter and eventually cancelled due to lightning in the area)
- 2017: G-F-I; I-F-F; G-F-M; L-L-F; G-G (the last two games being vs Fresno State in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Boise, ID, and vs Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl at Whitney, NV)
- 2016: F-G-F; G-F-A; G-F-G; L-L-H; G (the last game being vs Baylor in the Cactus Bowl at Phoenix, AZ)
- 2015: G-H-I; F-G-G; F-G-K; K-G-I; G (the last game being vs Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, CA)
- 2014: I-G-F; J-I-H; G-G-G; H-F-G; G-G (the last two games being vs Fresno State in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Boise, ID, and vs Arizona in the Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, AZ)
- 2013: F-G-G; F-H-G; H-H-F; H-G-G; G (the last game being vs Oregon State in the Aloha Bowl at Honolulu, HI)
- 2012: C-C-C; B-B-C; E-B-B; C-E-C; E (the last game being vs Washington in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas at Las Vegas, NV)
- 2011: B1-A-A; A-C1-A; A-D-D; C1-A-C; C (the last game being vs Arizona State in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas at Las Vegas, NV)
- 2010: C1-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; C1 (the last game being vs Utah in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas at Las Vegas, NV)
The school's name was changed from Boise College to Boise State College in 1969, and again to the present name in 1974. As a junior college Boise had a football team from 1933 through 1967. The team played at the NCAA Division II level from 1968 through 1977, and at the Division I-AA level from 1978 through 1995. The move to Division I-A occurred in 1996.
*2 Helmet design 'C' has the large "bronco head" logo on its left side only; the right side has silver or gray uniform numerals (as shown below). Design 'C1' is identical to 'C' except that the right side is "blank" (no uniform numerals). 'C1' was first worn September 6, 2010 (vs Virginia Tech at Landover, MD).
*3 Helmet design 'B' features a large "bronco head" logo on the left side only; blue uniform numerals are worn on the right side (as depicted below). Design 'B1' (used only on September 3, 2011 vs Georgia at Atlanta, GA) was identical to 'B' except that the right side of the helmet was "blank" (no uniform numerals).
*4 The large "bronco head" is worn on the left side only of this design; silver or "mirror"-like uniform numerals are worn on the right side (as on the left side of design 'H' above).
*5 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of designs 'F' and 'V'; on the right side of each is a large "bronco head" like that shown on design 'B' above.
*6 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" like that shown on design 'C' above.
*7 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" like that shown on design 'E' above.
*8 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below).
*9 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" like that shown on design 'C' above.
*10 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below).
*11 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" like that shown on design 'C' above.
*12 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below)
*13 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below)
*14 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below)
*15 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below)
*16 Designs 'R' and 'T' both have uniform numbers on their left sides only; on the right side of each is a large blue "bronco head" logo (as represented below)
*17 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below)
*17 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below)
*18 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below)
*19 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below)
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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
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| 1959 - 1961 |
1964 |
1962 - 1963; 1965 - 1968 |
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| 1969 |
1970 - 1972 |
1973 - 1981 |
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| 1982 - 1992 |
1993 - 1994 |
September 8, 2007 |
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'C' |
'D' |
October 27, 2012;
September 28, 2013;
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2017 - |
2017 - |
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'E' |
'F' |
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2019 - |
2021 - |
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During recent years Colorado State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: A-A-A; F-A-A; A-C-A; A-A-A
- 2022: A-A-D; F-A-A; C-A-A; A-A-A
- 2021: A-F-A; D-D-A; D-A-A; A-A-C
- 2020: D-A-A; D
- 2019: A-A-A; B-D-E; D-D-C; A-D-A
- 2018: A-A-D; D-B-D; A-D-D; D-A-D
- 2017: A-A-B; A-A-A; A-A-A; A-C-A; D (the last game being vs Marshall in the New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM)
- 2016: A-A-B; A-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; A (the last game being vs Idaho in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
- 2015: B-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; A (the last game being vs Nevada in the Arizona Bowl at Tuscon, AZ)
- 2014: A-A-A; A-B-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; B (the last game being vs Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl at Whitney, NV)
During the 1964 season, Colorado State wore helmets that were similar to those worn the previous year, but with the addition (during at least some games) of what was apparently a
"ram head" logo. Apparently there are almost no surviving photographs showing this logo in use among the archives at CSU - but what about those of the 1964 team's opponents? CSU played at Wyoming, Air Force, Utah State, Arizona State, New Mexico, UTEP, and Hawai'i in 1964, so I would greatly appreciate any photos better than the one below.
The 1969 CSU helmet was identical to the first helmet shown above, but with the addition of a "100" decal, as shown in the photo below. The football-shape is probably green or blue; I actually think blue is more likely, as I have not seen any clear color photographs showing a green version in use by any team.
Below is a photo from the 1973 season showing a couple of CSU players wearing very "thick" horn decals on their helmets - does anyone know the story behind these unusual decals?
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
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1961 - 1965 |
1966 - ? |
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1978? - 1979 |
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1988 |
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| 2006 (last four games) |
1997? - 2010 |
2011 |
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| 'A' |
'B' |
'C' |
| 2013 - 2021 |
2013 - 2016 |
2013 - 2016 |
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| 'D' |
'E' |
'F' |
| 2014 - 2016 |
2014 - 2015 |
2014; 2016 |
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| 'G' |
'H' |
'I' |
| 2013; 2016 - |
2017; 2021 - |
2017 |
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| 'J' |
'K' |
'L' |
| 2019 |
2021 - |
2021 |
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'N' |
'O' |
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2022 |
2023 - |
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During recent years Fresno State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: G-K-M; G-G-G; H-G-O; K-G-H; G (the last game being vs New Mexico State in the New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM)
- 2022: G-H-H; G-G-G; H-M-K; K-N-G; G-G (the last two games being vs Boise State in the Mountain West Championship game at Boise, ID, and vs Washington State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl at Los Angeles, CA)
- 2021: G-H-K; G-G-A; G-G-H; G-A-G; L (the last game being vs UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM)
- 2020: G-G-A; G-A-A
- 2019: A-G-G; A-G-G; G-G-J; A-G-G
- 2018: G-A-G; G-A-G; G-G-G; G-G-G; G-G (the last two games being vs Boise State in the Mountain West Championship Game at Boise, ID, and vs Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl at Whitney, NV)
- 2017: G-A-A; G-G-G; A-A-I; A-G-G; A-H (the last two games being vs Boise State in the Mountain West Championship Game at Boise, ID, and vs Houston in the Hawai'i Bowl at Honolulu, HI)
- 2016: A-A-A; D-A-D; D-D-F; D-D-B
- 2015: D-E-B; D-E-D; A-D-D; E-B-D
- 2014: A-A-D; D-D-E; D-E-F; D-A-B; A-E (the last two games being vs Boise State in the Mountain West Conference Championship Game at Boise, ID, and vs Rice in the Hawai'i Bowl at Honolulu, HI)
- 2013: A-A-C; C-A-G; A-B-C; A-A-C; G (the last two games being vs Utah State in the Mountain West Conference Championship Game at Fresno, CA, and vs Southern California in the Las Vegas Bowl at Whitney, NV)
The three "known" missing helmet designs for this team used during the period covered by this website are as follows:
- 1960 - Fresno used plain white helmets with a dark stripe that was almost certainly red in color, though no color photographs have been located to confirm this;
- 1969 - during at least the last five games Fresno replaced the white uniform numbers worn earlier in the year with a version of the college football centennial "100" logo, again in unknown colors (though very likely a blue football-shape with white numbers, like most teams used);
- 1979 (and probably 1978, also) - a cartoon "bulldog" logo was worn on red helmet shells (see photograph below); the logo is apparently different from the one used by Fresno in later years, and may be nearly identical to the generic logo (also shown below) used by thousands of American high school and elementary school athletic teams. The dog may be wearing a "hat" on the Fresno version.
*1 During the 1988 football season Fresno State added a black stripe to the team's helmet design in memory of Lucille Sweeney, wife of Fresno State's then-head coach, Jim Sweeney; Lucille died in 1988.
*2 The "bulldog head" logo is worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side are silver or "mirror"-like uniform numbers (as represented below).
*3 The "bulldog head" logo is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as represented below).
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
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c.early 1950s - 1960;
1962 - 1969;
November 16, 2013;
November 30, 2013 |
1970 - 1973 |
1974 |
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1982 - 1998;
October 25, 2014;
November 22, 2014;
September 12, 2015;
October 3, 2015 |
1999 |
2000 |
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November 24, 2012 |
October 10, 2015 |
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'A' |
'C' |
| 2001 - 2015 |
November 28, 2015;
2016 - |
October 29, 2016 |
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'D' |
'E' |
| 2017 - |
2018 - |
2021 |
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'G' |
'H' |
| 2021 |
2022 - |
2023 - |
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*see note 4 below |
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During recent years Hawai'i has used the following sequence of helmet designs:
- 2023: H-H-G; G-G-G; H-G-G; G-G-G; G
- 2022: G (entire season)
- 2021: E-F-F; F-F-F; F-F-F; F-F-F; F
- 2018 - 2020: D (entire season)
- 2017: A-B-A; A-B-B; B-B-A; B-A-B
- 2016: A-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-C; A-A-A; A-A (the last game being vs Middle Tennessee State in the Hawai'i Bowl at Honolulu, HI)
The above are apparently the complete set of historical helmet designs for Hawai'i from 1960 to present. The team was discontinued following the 1960 season but was brought back in 1962. What should probably be called a "club-level" team played in 1961 against a series of semi-pro or amateur teams. Hawai'i played at the NCAA Division II level until 1974 when it moved to Division I; the team nickname was changed from "Rainbows" to "Rainbow Warriors" in 1974, and then to "Warriors" in 2000. In 2013 "Rainbow Warriors" was reinstated as the official team nickname.
*1 Both of these designs were used during the 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons. The green helmets were used for home games, and the silver ones for road games, with four exceptions: on both December 3, 2005 (vs San Diego State) and November 18, 2006 (vs San Jose State), the silver helmets were used during home games; on October 13, 2007 (at San Jose State) and November 16, 2007 (at Nevada), the green helmets were used during road games.
*2 The "12-7-41" on this design commemorates the date of the Empire of Japan's attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, which drew the United States into the second World War. The numbers are present on the left side only of this design; the right side features the shoulder insignia worn by both the U.S. Army Reserve's 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Infantry Regiment, units composed of Japanese-Americans living in Hawai'i at the time of World War II (as represented below). This design was worn during Hawai'i's home game against New Mexico in 2016, a few weeks prior to the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.
*3 The "map of Hawai'i" logo is present on the left side only of this design; the "H" logo is worn on the right side (as represented below).
*4 On both 'E' and 'F' the "15"/"map of Hawai'i" logo is present on the left side only; the "H" logo is worn on the right side. The "15" memorializes former team member Colt Brennan, who died May 11, 2021; 15 was Brennan's uniform number when he played for Hawai'i (2005 - 2007).
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
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1961 - 1964 |
1966 - 1967 |
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1969 - 1970? |
1971? - 1975 |
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| 1976 |
1977 - 1978 |
1979 - 1981 |
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| 1985 - 1991 |
1992 - 1999 |
2000 |
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| 2001 |
2002 - 2004 |
2005 - 2007 |
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'G' (and 'G1') |
'B' |
| 2012 |
2008 - 2011; 2016 |
2013 |
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| 'A' |
'C' |
'F' |
| 2013 |
2013 - 2014 |
2015 |
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'N' |
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- 2023: Q-Q-U; U-V-Q; U-W-X; Q-V-Q
- 2022: P-Q-Q; Q-P-R; Q-S-T; Q-Q-Q
- 2021: N-N-N; N-O-N; N-N-P; N-N-N; N (the last game being vs Western Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl at Detroit, MI)
- 2020: M (entire season)
- 2019: J1-J1-H1; J1-H1-K; J1-J1-J1; J1-H1-L; J1 (the last game being vs Ohio in the Famous Ohio Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
- 2018: H1-H1-H1; H1-H1-H1; H1-H1-J; J1-J1-I; J1 (the last game being vs Arkansas State in the Arizona Bowl at Tucson, AZ)
- 2017: H-H-H; H-H-H; H-H-H; H-H-I
- 2016: G1 (entire season)
- 2015: D-D-D; D-F-D; D-D-D; D-D-D; D (the last game being vs Colorado State in the Arizona Bowl at Tucson, AZ)
- 2014: D-D-D; D-D-D; D-D-D; D-C-E; D (the last game being vs Louisiana-Lafayette in the New Orleans Bowl at New Orleans, LA)
- 2013: A-B-A; A-A-A; A-C-A; A-A-A
*1 Design 'G' (used 2008-2011) has the silver wolf head logo on both sides; 'G1' has the wolf head on the left side only while the right side has a silver-colored version of the 'Pack' logo (as on design 'B').
*2 Worn during home games vs UNLV in 2013 and vs Fresno State in 2014. The right side of this design is different from the left and has a "wolf head" logo (as shown below).
*3 Helmet design 'H' has the 'Pack' logo on both the left and right sides; design 'H1' has the 'Pack' logo on the left side only, with uniform numbers adorning the right side (as represented below).
*4 The 'Battle Born' logo is worn on the left side only of this design; the right side has uniform numbers enclosed within an outline of the state of Nevada (as shown below).
*5 Both designs 'J' and 'J1' have the script 'Pack' logo on their left sides only; 'J' has a 'Nevada Day' logo on its right side, while 'J1' has uniform numbers on its right side. Below are representations of the right sides of these two designs.
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*6 The script "Pack" logo is present on the left side only of this design; on the right side are silver uniform numbers (like those on the right side of design 'H1').
*7 The "Battle Born" logo is worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side are silver uniform numbers (as represented below).
*8 The "Pack" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as represented below).
*9 The "Pack" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as represented below).
*10 The "Pack" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as represented below).
*11 The "Pack" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as represented below).
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
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November 8, 2013;
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- 2023: S-O-U; S-S-T; O-O-V; U-O-O
- 2022: O-S-O; S-O-T; Q-O-S; S-T-S
- 2021: O-Q-O; O-P-O; O-T-R; T-O-O
- 2020: O-O-O; O-O-P; P
- 2019: M-M-M; M-M-M; L-L-L; M-M-M
- 2018: M-M-L; L-M-M; M-M-L; M-M-M
- 2017: M-I-M; M-M-K; L-L-L; M-M-M
- 2016: H-I-G; J-J-K; L-M-N; L-L-M1; M1 (the last game being vs UTSA in the New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM).
- 2015: A-D-A; A-E-C; F-A-G; A-F1-G; E (the last game being vs Arizona in the New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM).
- 2014: A-A-A; C-A-A; A-A-B; A-A-A
*1 Design 'M' has the lobo head logo on both sides; 'M1' has the logo on the left side only and uniform numbers on the right side (as depicted below).
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SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
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October 12, 1963 -
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*2 San Diego State's new helmet design for the 2001 season featured black "airbrushing" around the "edges" of the helmet, which was, to the best of my knowledge, the first time any team had done such a thing with its helmets.
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SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
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September 27, 2014 |
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'J' |
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During recent years San Jose State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2022: E-G-H; E-E-E; G-G-E; E-I-J (the last game being vs Eastern Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
- 2021: G-E-E; E-G-G; G-E-G; G-G-E
- 2020: E (entire season)
- 2019: F-G-E; G-E-E; E-E-G; G-E-G
- 2018: A-A-A; A-A-D; A-D-A; D-A-A
- 2017: A-A-A; A-D-D; D-A-A; A-A-D; A
- 2016: A-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; C-C-A
- 2015: A-A-A; A-C-A; A-A-C; A-A-A; A
- 2014: A-A-A; B-A-A; C-A-A; A-A-A
There are several other historical helmet designs for this team which I have not yet been able to add to the site due to insufficient information. Very few clear photographs have been received from the 1960s and early 1970s, and the dates of use for the various older helmets are highly uncertain. Additional information would be appreciated.
Below are a couple of photographs from the 1960s which appear to show one or two "unknown" logos on San Jose State's helmet; the second one is presumably a "spartan head" logo:
By at least 1974 the team had switched to blue helmets. These were "plain" (aside from stripes) for several years, but in 1980 the team began using a script "Spartans" logo which was used through 1985. The team made frequent helmet design changes for several years thereafter. I have not yet been able to add the 1986 and 1987 designs to the site because I do not have the helmet logos used during these years (photos below). The script "Spartans" logo used in 1987 is slightly different from the one used from 1980 to 1985.
Information is scarce from the 1990s, also, and it is possible that additional designs may have been used.
*1 The "Spartan helmet" logo is worn on the left side only of this design; a different logo adorns the right side (as depicted below).
*2 The number 408 (apparently in reference to a local telephone area code) is worn on the left side only of this design; a logo is present on the right side (as depicted below).
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UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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October 13, 2012 |
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'N' |
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- 2023: D-S-R; T-U-U; V-W-X; Y-Z-Z; S-Z (the last two games being vs Boise State in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Las Vegas, NV, and vs Kansas in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl at Phoenix, AZ)
- 2022: R-J-K; H-N-J; K-P-N; L-P-P
- 2021: L-M-N; O-K-K; J-P-M; K-Q-J
- 2020: H-I-J; K-J-J
- 2019: G-A-A; E-E-B; A-A-B; A-B-B
- 2018: A-E-A; B-A-B; E-E-B; E-B
- 2017: D-E-B; A-E1-A; B-A-A; F-B-E
- 2016: A-B-A; A-C-B; C-A-B; C-C-A
- 2015: A-A-B; A-B-A; B-A-B; A-A-B
The first UNLV football team played in 1968, at which time the school was named Nevada Southern University. The helmet design shown in the photograph below was apparently the first one used by the team. One would naturally assume that the colors within the football-shaped helmet logo were similar to those used on the flag which is popularly referred to as the "Confederate Battle Flag" (i.e., blue "X" with white stars on a red field), but I have never received any color photographs to confirm this. The helmet shell appears to be silver. A color photograph of this design would be appreciated greatly.
The team's second helmet design (apparently used 1969-1972, though I have very few photographs from these years) featured a silver shell with a "UN" logo which was probably red in color (photo below).
*1 Design 'E' has the UNLV logo on both sides; 'E1' (worn October 7, 2017 vs San Diego State) has the UNLV logo on its left side only, with the right side having a red "ribbon" logo (as represented below). The ribbon was worn in memory of the 58 people killed during the mass shooting in Las Vegas six days earlier.
*2 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a "UNLV" logo like that worn on both sides of design 'H'.
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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
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'J' |
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'M' |
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'O' |
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'S' |
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- 2023: A-A-R; A-A-V; R-A-A; W-B-W; W (the last game being vs Georgia State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
- 2022: W-W-W; B-W-R; A-R-A; A-R1-A; R (the last game being vs Memphis in the First Responder Bowl at University Park, TX)
- 2021: A-S-F; F-T-T?; B-A-A; A-T-B; W (the last game being vs Oregon State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl at Inglewood, CA)
- 2020: A-A-A; B-R-R
- 2019: A-F-A; W-W-P; F-O-A; Q-W-W; J (the last game being vs Kent State in the Frisco Bowl at Frisco, TX)
- 2018: B-B-F; W-F-W; B-E-W; U-L-W; F (the last game being vs North Texas in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM)
- 2017: A-B-B; B-L-E; A-A-B; B-M-H; N (the last game being vs New Mexico State in the Arizona Bowl at Tucscon, AZ)
- 2016: B-H-I; B-B-A; E-J-B; K-A-H
- 2015: D-B-A; A-A-E; C-F-F; F-G-B; A (the last game being vs Akron in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
- 2014: B-B-A; B-B-B; C-B-A; B-A-B; A-B (the last game being vs UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM)
- 2013: B-B-B; A-B-B; A-C-B; B-C-B; B-D (the last two games being vs Fresno State in the Mountain West Conference Championship Game at Fresno, CA, and vs Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, CA)
- 2012: B-B-B; B-A-B; A-B-B; A-D-D; B (the last game being vs Toledo in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
The above are the complete set of historical helmet designs for Utah State for the period covered by this web site (1960 to present), to the best of my knowledge.
*1 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side of this design only; a large "bull" logo is worn on the right side (as represented below).
*2 Design 'R' has the 'U-STATE' logo on both sides; 'R1' has it on the left side only, while on the right side is the number 6 (as represented below), in memory of former San Jose State football player Camdan McWright, who was killed in a traffic accident on October 21, 2022 and who had worn uniform #6 for SJSU. 'R1' was worn by Utah State in the November 19, 2022 game against San Jose State.
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UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
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1990 |
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October 15, 2005;
October 14, 2006 |
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2000 - 2006 |
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October 8, 2011 |
September 10, 2011 |
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'G' |
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December 3, 2011 |
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September 11, 2021 |
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From 2014 through 2022 Wyoming apparently used helmet design 'Q' above for all games but one; 'Q' is essentially identical to the design used in 1989 and from 1991 through 1996.
During the period 2011 through 2013 Wyoming used the following sequence of helmet designs:
- 2013: A-L-B; H-B-M; N-B-O; P-P-H
- 2012: A-A-B; E-A-H; G-A-I; J-H-K
- 2011: A-D-A; A-C-A; B-B-A; E-A-F; G (the last game being vs Temple in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM)
*1 During the 1986 season the horse/cowboy decal was modified slightly; the number "100" in yellow was placed over the body of the horse, apparently to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the university.
*2 I have found only a single clear photograph of Wyoming's 1990 helmet design, but it shows quite clearly the number "1890" atop the horse decal on the LEFT side of one player's helmet, and the number "1990" on the logo on the RIGHT side of a different player's helmet. These special decals were apparently used in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Wyoming's statehood, and I do not know if they were used for every game during 1990.
*3 First worn during September 18, 2010 (vs Boise State); subsequently worn November 20, 2010 (vs Colorado State), October 29, 2011 (at San Diego State), November 5, 2011 (vs TCU), and September 15, 2012 (vs Cal Poly).
*4 The middle yellow stripe on this design was narrower in 2014 and 2015 than in later years.
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