Patriot League
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BUCKNELL |
COLGATE |
FORDHAM |
"Bison" |
"Raiders" |
"Rams" |
Lewisburg, PA |
Hamilton, NY |
Bronx, NY |
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GEORGETOWN |
HOLY CROSS |
LAFAYETTE |
"Hoyas" |
"Crusaders" |
"Leopards" |
Washington, DC |
Worcester, MA |
Easton, PA |
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LEHIGH |
"Mountain Hawks" |
Bethlehem, PA |
Historical Helmets
BUCKNELL
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1966 - 1968? |
? - 1964; 1969? - 1975 |
1976 - ? |
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1983 - 1986 |
1987 - 1988 |
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1989 - 2001 |
2002 - 2003 |
2004 - 2012 |
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2013 - 2019 |
2020* - |
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*1 The "bison" logo is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as depicted below).
COLGATE
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1966 - 1968 |
1969 |
1970 - 1972 |
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1973 - 1976 |
1977 - 1985? |
1993 - 1994 |
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1995 |
1986? - 1992; 1996 - 1999; 2004 |
September 3, 2005 |
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'A' |
'B' |
2000 - 2003; 2005 - 2013 |
2014 - 2015 |
2014 |
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'C' |
'D' |
'E' |
2015 |
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2016 |
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'F' |
'G' |
'H' |
2016 - 2019 |
2018 |
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'I' |
'J' |
'K' |
2019 |
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2021 - |
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During recent years Colgate has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2022: J-J-K; J-J-J; K-L-J; J-L
- 2021: J-J-K; J-K-J; L-L-J; K-J?
- 2020: J-J
- 2019: I-F-F; F-I-I; F-I-F; I-F-I
- 2018: F-F-G; F-F-F; F-H-F; F-F-F
- 2017: F-F-C; F-C-F; C-F-F; F-F
- 2016: E-E-E; F-F-F; E-E-F; E
- 2015: C-C-D; C-C-D; A-C-A; A-C-A; A-A (the last three games being FCS playoff games at New Hampshire, at James Madison, and at Sam Houston State)
- 2014: A-A-B; A-B-B; A-B-B; A-B-B
During at least 1960 and 1961 Colgate used white helmets with numerals and an "arrow" of unknown color; below are some photographs from these years. Note the two different styles of numerals. I have received a report that the 1962 Yale media guide contained descriptions of opposing teams' helmets, and that the Colgate helmet was described thusly: "White helmet w/maroon and gold markings & maroon numerals". "Markings" presumably refers to the arrow but it is unclear what parts of the helmet were "gold".
The report I received earlier indicating that the 1969 Colgate helmet featured a version of the "100" logo has been disproven by the photograph below (and others), which reveal that the team actually used a "150" logo, recognizing the college's 150th anniversary. All of the photographs appear to show additional small letters (or something) after the "0", but whatever it is is not legible.
FORDHAM
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1964 - 1967 |
1968 - 1974 |
1975 - 1977 |
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1978 - 1980 |
1981 - 1985 |
1986 - 1990 |
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1995 |
1996 - 1998 |
1999 - 2005 |
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2006 - 2011 |
September 20, 2014 |
September 19, 2015 |
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2012 - 2017 |
2018 |
2019 - |
*see note 1 below |
*see note 2 below |
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*1 The "F" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as shown below).
*2 The red and white "stripes" are present on the left side only of this design; the right side is blue with a pattern of white stars (as represented below).
*2 The "F" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as shown below).
*3 The "F" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as shown below).
GEORGETOWN
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1964 - 1968 |
1969 - 1992 |
1993 - 1999 |
*see note 1 below |
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'B' |
'C' |
'D' |
2015 |
2015 |
2016 - |
*see note 2 below |
*see note 2 below |
*see note 3 below |
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'E' |
'A' |
'F' |
2018 |
2000 - 2018 |
2019 - |
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'G' |
'H' |
'I' |
2021 |
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'J' |
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During recent years Georgetown has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2022: I-I-I; I-I-I; I-I-I; I-J
- 2021: G-G-G; G-H-H; H-H-H; H
- 2019: F-F-F; F-D-D; D-D-D; F-F
- 2018: A-A-A; E-E-E; E-E-E; A-E
- 2017: A-A-D; D-D-A; A-A-A; A-D
- 2016: A-A-D; D-A-D; D-A-A; D-D
- 2015: A-B-B; B-A-C; C-C-C; A-C
*1 Georgetown had a club-level football team prior to 1970. In 1970 and 1971, the team played at the NCAA College Division level (predecessor to Division II); it moved to NCAA Division III in 1972 when the College Division was split. Georgetown moved to NCAA Division I-AA in 1992.
*2 The left side of both designs 'B' and 'C' are "blank" but the right sides of both have the numeral 2 on all helmets (as represented below), in honor of team member Ty Williams, who suffered a serious injury during Georgetown's first game of the 2015 season (at St. Francis (PA)).

*3 The 'bulldog' logo is present on the left side only of this design; the right side features blue uniform numerals (as represented below).
*4 The 'bulldog' logo is present on the left side only of this design; the right side has white uniform numerals (as represented below).
*5 The logos on both 'I' and 'J' are worn on the left side only; uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as represented below).
HOLY CROSS
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1979 - 1980 |
1981 - 1991 |
1992 - 1995 |
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1999 only? |
2000 - 2001 |
2002; 2005 |
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'A' |
'B' |
2003 - 2004; 2006 - 2014 |
2014 - |
2016 - 2018 |
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'C' |
'D' |
'E' |
2016 |
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During recent years Holy Cross has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2022: A-A-A; E-E-A; E-A-A; A-E-E; A (the last two games being FCS playoff games vs New Hampshire and at South Dakota State)
- 2021: A-A-A; E-E-E; A-A-E; E-A-E; E (the last two games being FCS playoff games vs Sacred Heart and at Villanova)
- 2020*: A-E-E; A (the last game being an FCS playoff game at South Dakota State)
- 2019: A-A-A; A-A-A; A-E-E; E-E-A; E (the last game being an FCS playoff game at Monmouth)
- 2018: A-A-A; B-A-A; B-A-B; B-A
- 2017: A-A-D; D-A-A; A-D-A; A-A
- 2016: A-A-A; B-A-A; A-A-A; A-C
LAFAYETTE
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1999 |
2000 - 2001 |
2002 - 2003 |
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November 19, 2011 |
2014 |
2004 - 2013; November 22, 2014; 2015 |
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'B' |
'C' |
'A' |
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2021 - |
2016 - |
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During recent years Lafayette has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2022: D-D-E; A-A-A; B-B-B?; B-C
- 2021: A-A-A; A-A-A; C-C-C; B-B
*1 Uniform numbers are present on the left side only of this design; a "leapord head" logo is present on the right side (as depicted below).
LEHIGH
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1960 - 1963 |
1964 |
1965 - 1967 |
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1978 - 1982 |
1983 - 1984 |
1985 - 1994 |
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'B' |
'A' |
1995 - 1997 |
November 22, 2014; 2015 - 2017; 2022 - |
1998 - 2019; 2021 |
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'C' |
2018 - 2021 |
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During recent years Lehigh has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2022: B (entire season)
- 2021: A-A-A; C-C-C; C-C-C; C-C
- 2020*: C-C-C
- 2019: A-A-C; C-C-C; C-C-C; A-C
- 2018: A-A-C; A-A-C; C-C-C; C-C
- 2017: A-A-A; A-A-B; B-B-B; B-B-B (the last game being an NCAA Division I-FCS playoff game at Stony Brook)
- 2016: A-A-A; A-A-B; B-B-B; B-B-A (the last game being an NCAA Division I-FCS playoff game at New Hampshire)
- 2015: A-A-A; A-A-B; B-B-B; B-A
During at least two games in 1964 Lehigh used a small helmet logo which appears to be a modified version of the cartoon 'engineer' logo shown below. The helmet version appears to lack the train and airplane, and the position of the arm is apparently different. I would appreciate any clearer photographs of this 1964 Lehigh helmet.