Pac-12 Conference
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| BOISE STATE |
COLORADO STATE |
FRESNO STATE |
| "Broncos" |
"Rams" |
"Bulldogs" |
| Boise, ID |
Fort Collins, CO |
Fresno, CA |
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| OREGON STATE |
SAN DIEGO STATE |
TEXAS STATE |
| "Beavers" |
"Aztecs" |
"Bobcats" |
| Corvallis, OR |
San Diego, CA |
San Marcos, TX |
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| UTAH STATE |
WASHINGTON STATE |
| "Aggies" |
"Cougars" |
| Logan, UT |
Pullman, WA |
There are six new member of this conference in 2026: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Texas State, and Utah State.
Historical Helmets
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
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2009 - 2011 |
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'C' (and 'C1') |
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2010 - 2012 |
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*see note 2 below |
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'F' |
'G' |
| 2012 |
2013 - |
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*see note 5 below |
*see note 6 below |
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'I' |
'J' |
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2014 - 2015; 2017 - |
2014 - |
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*see note 8 below |
*see note 9 below |
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'L' |
'M' |
| 2015 |
2016 - |
2017 - |
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*see note 11 below |
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| 'N' |
'O' |
'P' |
| 2018 - |
2018 - |
2018 - |
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*see note 13 below |
*see note 14 below |
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| 'Q' |
'R' |
'S' |
| 2019 - |
2019 - |
2019 - |
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*see note 16 below |
*see note 17 below |
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| 'T' |
'U' |
'V' |
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2020 - |
2020 - |
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*see note 17 below |
*see note 5 below |
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| 'W' |
'X' |
'Y' |
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2021 - |
2022 - |
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'AA' |
'AB' |
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2023 - |
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'AD' |
'AE' |
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2025 - |
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'AG' |
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During recent years Boise State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2025: V-I-Q; AE-G-AF; Q-V-R; V-AG-AD; Q-Q (the last two games being vs UNLV in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Boise, ID, and vs Washington in the LA Bowl at Inglewood, CA)
- 2024: F-Q-P; G-AC-P; AD-R-R; X-G-G; G-Q (the last two games being vs UNLV in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Boise, ID, and vs Penn State in a College Football Playoff game/ Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, AZ)
- 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)
*20 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; on the right side is a large "bronco head" (as represented below)
*21 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.
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COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
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| 1959 - 1961 |
1964 |
1962 - 1963; 1965 - 1968 |
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1970 - 1972 |
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1993 - 1994 |
September 8, 2007 |
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October 27, 2012;
September 28, 2013;
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'E' |
'F' |
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2019 |
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During recent years Colorado State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2025: A-F-A; G-A-A; A-A-H; A-A-A
- 2024: A-F-A; G-A-A; A-A-A; A-A-A; A (the last game being vs Miami (OH) in the Arizona Bowl at Tucson, AZ)
- 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 Tucson, 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)
CSU was one of the earlier teams to use a helmet logo - in 1963 the team wore a 'ram head' logo of which no good photographs seem to exist. Below are the clearer photographs found in the school's 1964 yearbook:
*1 The 'STATE' logo is present on the left side only of this design; the right side appears as below:
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
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1961 - 1965 |
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1997? - 2010 |
2011 |
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'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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'H' |
'I' |
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'K' |
'L' |
| 2019 |
2021 - |
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'N' |
'O' |
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'Q' |
'R' |
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'T' |
'U' |
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During recent years Fresno State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2025: T-T-T; K-T-T; T-U-T; V-W-T; T (the last game being vs Miami (OH) in the Arizona Bowl at Tucson, AZ)
- 2024: G-G-P; N-M-G; H-Q-R; S-G-G; G (the last game being vs Northern Illinois in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
- 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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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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1965 - 1972 |
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1991 - 1994 |
1994 - 1996 |
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1997 - 1998 |
1999 - 2012 |
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'B' |
'C' |
| 2013 - 2015 |
2013 - 2014 |
2013 - 2014 |
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'E' |
'F' |
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2015 - 2018 |
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| 'G' |
'H' |
'I' |
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'K' |
'L' |
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| 'M' |
'N' |
'O' |
| 2018 |
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'Q' |
'R' |
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2023 - |
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'T' |
'U' |
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During recent years Oregon State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2025: S-R-R; S-S-Q; V-R-U; Q-Q-S
- 2024: R-S-S; R-Q-R; T-Q-U; S-S-S
- 2023: K-K-K; K-Q-K; N-K-K; P-K-Q; Q (the last game being vs Notre Dame in the Sun Bowl at El Paso, TX)
- 2022: K-K-K; K-K-K; N-K-K; P-K-K; K (the last game being vs Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl at Las Vegas, NV)
- 2021: K-K-K; K-K-K; K-K-K; O-P-K; K (the last game being vs Utah State in the LA Bowl at Inglewood, CA)
- 2020: K-K-K; K-K-K; K
- 2019: K-K-K; K-K-N; K-K-O; K-K-K
- 2018: F-K-F; K-F-K; M-F-E; F-F-K
- 2017: G-E-J; F-E-F; F-K-E; K-J-L
- 2016: F-G-E; E-E-G; G-H-G; E-E-I
- 2015: D-A-A; E-C-E; C-C-A; A-C-A
- 2014: A-A-C; C-A-B; C-C-C; C-A-B
- 2013: C-C-A; A-C-A; A-C-B; A-C-B; C (the last game being vs Boise State in the Hawai'i Bowl at Honolulu, HI)
*1 A switch from the decal with orange letters to the one with black letters was apparently made at some point during the 1993 season, though I do not know precisely when. The black version was is use by at least the Oregon game.
*2 In 1997 and 1998, the same beaver logo that has been worn on the right sides of OSU's helmets since 1999 was worn on the right side of the helmets, with the left sides "blank".
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SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
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October 12, 1963 -
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1980 |
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1996 -
c.mid-season 1997 |
c.mid-season 1997 -
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2004 - 2005 |
2006 - 2011 |
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*1 Although the difference shows up only poorly with this image size, this helmet differs from the 1981-1988 version in that the black letters had both red and white outlines, while the letters on the earlier helmets were outlined in white only.
*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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TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
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1961 - 1963 |
1968 - 1970 |
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1972 |
1973 - ? |
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? - 1982 |
1984 - 1989 |
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| 1991 |
1990; 1992 - 1996 |
1997 - 2002 |
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2004 - 2007 |
2008 - 2009? |
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| 2010? - 2011 |
2012 - 2013 |
2013 (last 2 games) |
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'B' |
'C' |
| 2014 |
2014; 2017 |
2015 - 2016 |
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| 'D' |
'E' |
'F' |
| 2015 - 2016 |
2015 - 2016 |
2016 |
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| 'G' |
'H' |
'I' |
| 2016 |
2016 - 2017 |
2017 |
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| 'K' |
'L' |
'M' |
| 2017 |
2017 |
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| 'N' |
'O' |
'P' |
| 2017 - 2018 |
2017 |
2017 - 2018 |
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| 'Q' |
'R' |
'S' |
| 2018 |
2018 |
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| 'T' |
'U' |
'V' |
| 2018 |
2018 |
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| 'W' |
'X' |
'Y' |
| 2018 |
2018 |
2018 |
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| 'Z' |
'AA' |
'AB' |
| 2019 - |
2019 - |
2019 - |
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| 'AC' |
'AD' |
'AE' |
| 2019 - |
2019 - |
2019 - |
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*see note 1 below |
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| 'AF' |
'AG' |
'AH' |
| 2019 - |
2020 - |
2020 - |
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'AJ' |
'AK' |
| 2021 - |
2021 - |
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'AM' |
'AN' |
| 2022 - |
2022 - |
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'AP' |
'AQ' |
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2023 - |
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| 'AR' |
'AS' |
'AT' |
| 2023 - |
2023 - |
2023 - |
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| 'AU' |
'AV' |
'AW' |
| 2024 - |
2024 - |
2024 - |
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| 'AX' |
'AY' |
'AZ' |
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During recent years Texas State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2024: AJ-AS-AU; AD-Z-AS; AV-AH-AW; AX-AD-AY; AS (the last game being vs North Texas in the First Responder Bowl at Dallas, TX)
- 2023: Z-AT-AP; AP-AQ-AB; AH-AR-AH; Z-AD-AS
- 2022: Z-AL-Z; AB-AD-AH; AJ-AM-AN; AB-AO-AK
- 2021: AF-AI-AJ; Z-AB-AD; AK-AJ-AK; S-Z-AK
- 2020: AD-AF-AB; AG-AD-AB; AD-AH-S; Z-AF-AF
- 2019: Z-AA-AB; S-AA-AC; AD-AA-AD; AB-AD-AE
- 2018: N-Q-R; P-S-T; U-V-S; W-X-Y
- 2017: B-B-I; B-H-K; L-M-N; O-P-O
- 2016: C-F-C; E-E-D; D-C-G; H-C-E
- 2015: C-C-D; C-C-D; D-D-C; E-C-E
- 2014: A-B-A; B-B-A; A-B-B; A-B-B
The name of this school was Southwest Texas State University prior to September 1, 2003. Southwest Texas had at least one other "interesting" helmet design in addition to the ones above, this being the design used from 1968 to 1970 when a "bobcat head" logo was worn on white helmets (photograph below:)
Obviously these are two different logos, and not enough photographs have been located to ascertain whether these logos were used simultaneously, or independently at different times. The one on the right, at least, appeared to be the expected reddish or maroon color in another photograph.
*1 The right sides of each of these designs differ from the left as depicted below:
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
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During recent years Utah State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2025: X-W-W; B-B-W; AA-B-W; B-W-AB; X (the last game being vs Washington State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
- 2024: X-B-B; W-W-Y; B-B-B; B-Z-W
- 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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WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
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November 22, 2008 |
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During recent years Washington State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2025: E-T-E; F-A-F; F-U-B; H-H-F; L (the last game being vs Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise, ID)
- 2024: E-B-B; Q-L-R; S-J-F; H-C-F; E (the last game being vs Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl at San Diego, CA)
- 2023: F-G-E; J-L-F; L-B-H; B-O-P
- 2022: E-E-C; K-C-B; C-N-G; E-E-F; L (the last game being vs Fresno State in the LA Bowl at Inglewood, CA)
- 2021: E-C-K; G-F-E; H-F-E; B-G-C; E (the last game being vs Central Michigan in the Sun Bowl at El Paso, TX)
- 2020: L-F-B; M
- 2019: E-B-G; K-F-L; E-H-C; F-G-E; F (the last game being vs Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl at Phoenix, AZ)
- 2018: F-E-G; L-E-C; K-B-F; E-B-M; C (the last game being vs Iowa State in the Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, TX)
- 2017: F-F-E; J-K-L; F-F-L; G-K-H; B (the last game being vs Michigan State in the Holiday Bowl at San Diego, CA)
- 2016: E-C-F; G-H-G; F-C-E; I-F-F; E (the last game being vs Minnesota in the Holiday Bowl at San Diego, CA)
- 2015: A-B-B; C-B-B; C-B-B; B-D-C; B (the last game being vs Miami (FL) in the Sun Bowl at El Paso, TX)
- 2014: A-B-A; C-A-B; B-A-C; C-B-B
- 2013: B-B-A; B-A-B; B-B-B; B-A-A; B (the last game being vs Colorado State in the New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, NM)
- 2012: B-A-B; B-A-B; A-B-B; B-B-A
- 2011: A-A-B; B-B-A; B-B-B; A-A-A
During at least the 1962 and 1963 seasons WSU used white helmets (or perhaps gray or silver helmets) with uniform numerals on the sides; the color of the numerals is unknown presently. A color photograph from these years would be appreciated. Below is a photograph from this period.
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*1 This helmet design was used only during the game against Oregon State in 1995, in observance of the team's 100th anniversary. Two white stripes were added to the helmet for its remaining games in 1995.
*2 A rose was incorporated into the "Cougars" decal for WSU's appearance in the Jan. 1, 1998 Rose Bowl game against Michigan.
*3 This design was used continuously from 1988 through 1999 with the exception of the last seven games in 1995 and an unknown number of games in 1999; it was also used during each game against Washington during the years 2004 through 2010, except for 2008.
*4 Washington State used a special decal for its January 1, 2003 appearance in the Rose Bowl game against Oklahoma.
*5 Beginning with the 2000 season, WSU introduced a two-helmet scheme; the crimson helmet with white "WSC"/cougar head logo was used during road games, and the gray helmet with the same logo in crimson was used for home games. The design for the gray helmet had also been used for some games during the 1999 season (specific dates would be appreciated). This scheme was in place through the 2007 season with occasional exceptions, particularly for the annual games against Washington (see other notes in this section).
During the 2008 season, the same scheme was retained, with the exception that a different logo - the team name "Cougars" in crimson - was used on the gray home helmets. In 2009 and 2010 the team switched back to the "WSC"/cougar head logo for use on the gray home helmets.
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