NAIA Independents

NAIA Independents


AVE MARIA	DAKOTA STATE	EDWARD WATERS
"Gyrenes"	"Trojans"	"Tigers"
Ave Maria, FL	Madison, SD	Jacksonville, FL


HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS	JAMESTOWN	LINDENWOOD-BELLEVILLE
"Indians"	"Jimmies"	"Lynx"
Lawrence, KS	Jamestown, ND	Belleville, IL


MAYVILLE STATE	MENLO	POINT UNIVERSITY
"Comets"	"Oaks"	"Skyhawks"
Mayville, ND	Menlo, CA	West Point, GA


ROBERT MORRIS	SOUTHERN VIRGINIA	VALLEY CITY STATE
"Eagles"	"Knights"	"Vikings"
Chicago, IL	Buena Vista, VA	Valley City, ND


WEBBER INTERNATIONAL
"Warriors"
Babson Park, FL

Comments

Point University and Lindenwood-Belleville are both playing their first seasons of football in 2012.

Menlo is using a new helmet design in 2012 (shown above).

Historical Helmets

AVE MARIA


2011 -

2011 was the first year of existence for the Ave Maria football team.

DAKOTA STATE


1996 - 1999	2001 only?	2002 - 2006?


2007 - 2008	2009 -

In 2000, Dakota State used a different "trojan head" logo, of which I have received a copy. I would appreciate some photographs of the 2000 helmet so that I may add this one to the web site.

The pre-1996 helmet logo has been described to me as the block letters "DSU" in yellow with white outlines, "descending down the helmet". Again photos would be appreciated.

EDWARD WATERS


2001? - 2006	2007 (first game)	2007 - 2010


2011 -

The football team at Edward Waters returned in 2001 following a 34-year absence.

HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS


2001 - 2005	2006 - 2008	? - 2000; 2009 - 2010


2011 -

JAMESTOWN


? - present

I have never received any information about historical helmet designs used by Jamestown, but the team has apparently used plain orange helmets for many years - at least since the late 1990s.

MAYVILLE STATE


? - 2001	2002 - 2003	2004 - 2005


2006 - 2008	2009 - 2010	2011 -

MENLO


1996 - 2008	2009 - 2010	2011


2012 -

Descriptions of some earlier Menlo helmet designs have been received:

c.1980 - 1988: helmets were gray with a logo consisting of a navy blue oval shape containing a white "M" and the team name "Oaks";

1989 - 1990 and 1992 - 1995: plain gray helmet with blue stripe and blue facemask;

1991: "Menlo written on the left side in block letters like the Old San Diego State Aztec helmet that arched with the shape of the helmet";

1996: switch made to white helmets; initially plans were made to use a large, navy blue block "M" logo, "but before the first game they decided to take it off".

Photographs of any of these earlier helmets would be appreciated.

ROBERT MORRIS (IL)


2011 -

This team played its first season in 2011.

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA


2003	2004	2005 (mid-late season)


2005 (early season); 2006 - 2009	2010 -

2003 was the first season of football for Southern Virginia.

VALLEY CITY STATE


? - 2008	2009 -

The first helmet design shown above had apparently been in use since at least the late 1990s. I have not received any information about earlier VCSU helmets.

WEBBER INTERNATIONAL


? - 2005	2006 - 2009	2010


2011 -