Conference of New England
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| CURRY | ENDICOTT | HUSSON |
| "Colonels" | "Gulls" | "Eagles" |
| Milton, MA | Beverly, MA | Bangor, ME |
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| MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY |
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE |
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND |
| "Mariners" | "Pilgrims" | "Nor'easters" |
| Castine, ME | Henniker, NH | Biddeford, ME |
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| NICHOLS | WESTERN NEW ENGLAND |
| "Bison" | "Golden Bears" |
| Dudley, MA | Springfield, MA |
There are two new members of this conference in 2025: New England College, which will have a football team for the first time since the 1970s, and Maine Maritime Academy, whose football team has been 'suspended' since 2020.
Historical Helmets
CURRY COLLEGE
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| ? - 1972 | 1977? - 1978 | 1973 - 1976; 1979? |
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| ? - 2002? | 2003? - 2009 | 2010 - 2012 |
| *see note 1 below | *see note 1 below |
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| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 - 2019 |
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| 2021 (first 2 games) | 2021 | 2022 - |
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| 2023 - | ||
ENDICOTT COLLEGE
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| 2003 - 2006 | 2007 - | 2018 - |
The 2003 season was the first for the Endicott football team.
HUSSON UNIVERSITY
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| 2003 - 2005 | 2006 - 2010 | 2011 - 2012 |
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2003 was the first season of football for Husson.
MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY
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| c.early 2000s | c.2003 | 2005? - 2013 |
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| 2014 - 2018 | 2019; 2025 - |
| *see note 1 below | *see note 2 below |
Maine Maritime Academy's scheduled 2020 football season was canceled due to the global pandemic; the team was 'suspended' the following year and remained so through 2024.
The dates of use for the earlier helmet designs shown above are quite uncertain; I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can clarify the years of use for each design. The second and third shown above were used during at least parts of the 2003 and 2005 seasons, respectively.
*1 This design has uniform numerals on its left side only; on the right side is a large "anchor" logo (as depicted below).
*2 This design has uniform numerals on its left side only; two different logos have been used on the right side (as depicted below).
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| 2019 | 2025 - |
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE
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| 2025 - |
Prior to the restoration of the NEC football team in 2025 the school had most recently had a football team in either 1973 or 1974 (according to different sources). No color photographs have been found showing the team's helmet designs from the earlier period, but the photograph below suggests that in 1972 the helmets were white with an "NEC" logo in unknown colors (but probably blue and/or red, if the school colors have not changed). Any information about early NEC football helmet designs would be appreciated.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
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This team played its first season of football in 2018.
NICHOLS COLLEGE
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| ? - 2004? | 2005 | 2006 - 2010 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 2011 - 2015 | 2017 | 2016; 2018 - 2019; 2021 - 2022 |
| *see note 2 below |
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| 2023 (first 2 games) | 2023 - | 2024 - |
*1 This design was used throughout the 2005 season except for the last game (November 5 at Western New England); during that game the bison logo was not worn.
*2 This design has uniform numerals on its left side only; the right side is "blank"
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 1983 | 1984 - 1985 | 1986 - 1989? |
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| 1990 | 1991 - ? | 2002 - 2004 |
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| 2005 - 2012 | 2013 - 2018 | 2019 - 2024 |
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This team played its first season of football in 1981; a club-level team existed prior to 1981.
