South Atlantic Conference
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| BARTON |
CARSON-NEWMAN |
CATAWBA |
| "Bulldogs" |
"Eagles" |
"Indians" |
| Wilson, NC |
Jefferson City, TN |
Salisbury, NC |
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| EMORY & HENRY |
ERSKINE |
LENOIR-RHYNE |
| "Wasps" |
"Flying Fleet" |
"Bears" |
| Emory, VA |
Due West, SC |
Hickory, NC |
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| LIMESTONE |
MARS HILL |
NEWBERRY |
| "Saints" |
"Lions" |
"Wolves" |
| Gaffney, SC |
Mars Hill, NC |
Newberry, SC |
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| TUSCULUM |
VIRGINIA-WISE |
WINGATE |
| "Pioneers" |
"Highland Cavaliers" |
"Bulldogs" |
| Greeneville, TN |
Wise, VA |
Wingate, NC |
Comments
Barton, Emory & Henry, and Erskine are new members of this conference in 2022.
Historical Helmets
BARTON COLLEGE
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| 2021 (1st 2 games) |
2020* - |
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This team played its first games in February and March 2021.
CARSON-NEWMAN
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| 1996 - 2016 |
? - 1995; 2017 - |
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CATAWBA
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| 1970? - ? |
? - 1978 |
1988 - 1990 |
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| 1990? - ? |
1995 - 2021 |
2022 - |
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*see note 1 below |
*1 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; a "C" logo is worn on the right side (as depicted below).
EMORY & HENRY
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| c.early 1980s - 1994 |
1995 - 2004 |
2005 |
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| 2006 - 2012 |
2013 - |
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LENOIR-RHYNE
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| c.1990 |
? - 2001 |
2002 - 2007 |
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| 2008 - 2012 |
2013 - 2018 |
2019 - |
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LIMESTONE
2014 was this team's first year.
MARS HILL
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| 1963 |
1960 - 1962; 1964 - 1965 |
1966 - 1967 |
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*see note 1 below |
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| 1971 - 1974 |
1975 - 1976 |
1977 - 1978 |
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| 1979 - 1980 |
1981 - 1982 |
1984 |
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2004 - 2010 |
2011 - 2012 |
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*1 During the 1960 season, the team captains wore a slightly different design - the stripe and facemasks were white. In 1965, large white players' uniform numerals were worn at the back of the helmet, on either side of the middle stripe.
NEWBERRY
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| c.1988? - 2001 |
2002 |
2003 - 2007 |
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| 2008 - 2010 |
2011 |
October 26, 2013 |
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November 2, 2013;
November 9, 2013 |
November 23, 2013 |
2012 - 2013 |
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October 18, 2014;
October 25, 2014 |
November 8, 2014;
November 15, 2014 |
2014 |
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Newberry's team nickname was "Indians" in 2007 and earlier years.
TUSCULUM
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| ? - c.1999 |
c.2000 - 2015 |
2016 - |
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*see note 1 below |
*1 This design has uniform numerals on its left side only; the right side has a large 'pioneer head' logo (as shown below).
VIRGINIA-WISE
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| ? - 2010 |
2011 - 2014 |
2015 - 2016 |
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Prior to 1999 this school was named Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia. Clinch Valley had a football team from 1991 through 1998; I have received no information regarding football helmet designs for that period.
WINGATE
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| 2001? - 2003 |
2004 - 2011 |
September 14, 2013 |
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| 2012 - 2014 |
2015 - |
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The "?-2000?" helmet design used by Wingate has been described to me as being white with a blue "W", similar to that used on the first helmet shown above; I would appreciate some photographs of this design.
