Northeast Conference

CENTRAL
CONNECTICUT STATE		 DUQUESNE LONG ISLAND
UNIVERSITY
"Blue Devils" "Dukes" "Sharks"
New Britain, CT Pittsburgh, PA Brookville, NY
MERCYHURST NEW HAVEN ROBERT MORRIS
"Lakers" "Chargers" "Colonials"
Erie, PA West Haven, CT Moon Township, PA
SAINT FRANCIS STONEHILL WAGNER
"Red Flash" "Skyhawks" "Seahawks"
Loretto, PA North Easton, MA Staten Island, NY

New Haven is a new member of this conference and of NCAA Division I-Football Championship Subdivision in 2025.

Historical Helmets

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

2001? - 2003 2004 - 2007 2008 - 2010
2011 - 2015 2016 2017 - 2019
*see note 1 below *see note 2 below
'A' 'B' 'C'
2021 - 2021 - 2023 -
*see note 2 below *see note 2 below

During recent years CCSU has used the following sequences of helmet designs:

During the 2000 season CCSU used blue helmets with decals containing the words "Blue Devils" and a pitchfork; below is a rather poor picture of this helmet. I would appreciate a copy of the decal used on this design.

*1 Uniform numbers are present on the left side only of this design; the right side features the same "CC"/"pitchfork" logo which was used from 2011 through 2015.

*2 The right side of each of these designs differs from the left side as depicted below.

2017 - 2019 'A' 'B'

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DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY

? - 1998 1999 - 2002 2003 - 2007
'A' 'B'
2008 - 2013 2014 - 2018 2018
*see note 1 below *see notes 1 & 2 below
'C' 'D' 'E'
2018 2019 - 2024 -
*see notes 1 & 2 below *see note 3 below *see note 4 below

During recent years Duquesne has used the following sequences of helmet designs:

This team's modern history dates back to 1969 but I have never received any information regarding helmet designs used before the late 1990s. The first design shown above was in use by at least 1994.

*1 Each of these designs has an asymmetrical stripe sequence - the white middle stripe is flanked by a red stripe on the left side, and by a blue stripe on the right.

*2 Designs 'B' and 'C' both have a script "D" logo on their right sides (as represented below ).

*3 Uniform numerals are worn on the left side only of this design; a "D" logo adorns the right side (as represented below ).

*4 Uniform numerals are worn on the left side only of this design; a "D" logo adorns the right side (as represented below ).

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LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY

? - 2009 2010 - 2018 2019 - 2022
2023 -

The pre-2019 helmet designs shown above are those used by the NCAA Division II LIU Post "Pioneers" team (based at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, in Brookville, NY).

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MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY

c.1980s c.1990 ? - 2001
'B' (& 'B1','B2',& 'B3')
2002 - 2007 2008 - 2009 2014? - 2017
*see notes 1 & 2 below
'C' 'A' 'D'
2017 2010 - 2018 2018
'E' 'F' 'G' (and 'G1' & 'G2')
2019 2020* 2021 - 2023
*see notes 2 & 3 below
'H' 'I' (and 'I1') 'J'
2024 - 2024 - 2024 -
*see note 4 below *see note 5 below
'K'
2025 -
*see note 6 below

During recent years Mercyhurst has used the following sequences of helmet designs:

*1 Designs 'B', 'B1', and 'B2' all have the pink "M" logo on the left side, 'B' also has the pink "M" on the right side, 'B1' is "blank" on its right side, and 'B2' on its right side has the same "shamrock" logo worn on both sides of design 'C'.

*2 Designs 'B3' and 'G2' respectively have the pink 'M' and the 'Hurst' logos on their left sides only; on the right side is a logo depicting team mascot 'Luke the Laker' the artwork for which I have been unable to locate (photograph below).

*3 Design 'G1' has the 'Hurst' logo on its left side only; on the right side is a different logo (as depicted below).

*4 Design 'I' has the 'Hurst' logo on both sides; 'I1' has it on the left side only, with a different logo on the right side (as depicted below).

*5 Design 'J' has the 'Hurst' logo on its left side only; a different logo adorns the right side (as depicted below).

*6 The 'Hurst' logo is present on the left side only of this design; a different logo is worn on the right side (as depicted below).

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UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN

1973 - 1974 1975 1976 - ?
? - 2003 2009 - 2016 2017
*see note 1 below
2018 -

New Haven did not have a football team from 2004 through 2008.

*1 This design was in use at least as early as 1999 or 2000.

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ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY

1994 - 1996? 1997 - 2001 2002 - 2005
2006 - 2013 2014 - 2017 2018 -
2020* 2021 -
*see note 1 below

RMU's football team played its first season in 1994.

*1 The logo is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as depicted below).

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SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY

c.1994 1996 - 1997 1999 - 2000
2001 2002 - 2005 2006 - 2009
2010 - 2011 2012 - 2013 2014 -
2022 -

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STONEHILL COLLEGE

1995 - 2000 2001 only? 2005 - 2007?
2008? - 2012 2013 only? 2014? -
*see note 1 below *see note 2 below *see note 3 below

The team nickname was changed from "Chieftains" to "Skyhawks" prior to the 2005 season.

*1 Apparently beginning with the 2008 season the "S" logo worn on the left side of the helmets was flipped horizontally, making the "S" on this side backwards.

*2 The left side of this design is "blank", but a logo adorns the right side (as depicted below).

*3 Uniform numerals are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is the same "S"/"wing" logo worn in 2012 and earlier seasons.

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WAGNER COLLEGE

c.1974 ? - 1980 1981 - ?
2000 only(?) 2006 2001 - 2005; 2007 -
2008 - 2011 2019 2012 - 2018; 2020* -
2023 -

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