Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
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| ADAMS STATE | BLACK HILLS STATE | CHADRON STATE |
| "Grizzlies" | "Yellowjackets" | "Eagles" |
| Alamosa, CO | Spearfish, SD | Chadron, NE |
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| COLORADO MESA | COLORADO STATE- PUEBLO |
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES |
| "Mavericks" | "ThunderWolves" | "Orediggers" |
| Grand Junction, CO | Pueblo, CO | Golden, CO |
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| FORT LEWIS | NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS |
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES |
| "Skyhawks" | "Cowboys" | "Hardrockers" |
| Durango, CO | Las Vegas, NM | Rapid City, SD |
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| WESTERN COLORADO |
| "Mountaineers" |
| Gunnison, CO |
Historical Helmets
ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY
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| c.early 1970s | c.late 1970s | c.early 1990s |
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| 2001 - 2003 | ? - 2000; 2004 - ? | ? - 2011 |
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| 'B' | 'C' | 'D' |
| 2015 - | October 3, 2015 | 2017 - |
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During recent years Adams State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
In 2015 ASU used at least three of the above helmet designs in the following sequence: A-B-B; A-C-B; A-?-A; A-B. Design 'C', used during the October 3 game at CSU-Pueblo, has a green shell with a logo composed of a white rectangular shape with a "bear face" profile at one end and with the letters "ASU" (see photograph below). I would appreciate a copy of the artwork for this logo.
*1 During at least the 2007 season the "bear paw" helmet logo was apparently used only on the right side of each helmet, with the left side left "blank".
*2 A stripe was added to this helmet design by at least 2008, and perhaps earlier.
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 1968 | 1969 - ? | 1990 - 1992 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 1993 - 1998 | 1999 - 2001 | 2002 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| September 2, 2004 | 2003 - 2008 | 2009 - |
| *see note 2 below |
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| 2013 - 2014 | 2015 - 2019 | 2020 - |
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| 'B' | 'C' | 'D' |
| 2021 | 2021 | 2022 - |
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| 'E' | 'F' | |
| 2022 - | 2023 - | |
During recent years BHSU has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
*1 This design was used through at least the 1971 season.
*2 The team wore plain green helmets during the 2004 game against South Dakota Tech in memory of former team member Judd Fulton, who had died in an automobile accident which occurred August 16, 2004.
CHADRON STATE COLLEGE
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| c.early 1980s | c.early 1990s | c.late 1990s |
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| ? - 2005 | 2006 | 2007 - 2008 |
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| 'A' (and 'A1') | 'B' | |
| 2009 | 2010 - 2017 | 2016 - 2017 |
| *see note 1 below | *see note 2 below |
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| 'C' | 'D' |
| 2018 - | 2019 - |
| *see note 3 below | *see note 4 below |
During recent years Chadron State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
*1 Designs 'A' and 'A1' both have uniform numerals on their left sides only; 'A' (used from 2010 through 2016) has an "eagle head" logo on its right side (as depicted below), while 'A1' is "blank" on its right side.
*2 This design has uniform numerals on its left side only; an "eagle head" logo adorns the right side (as represented below).
*3 This design has uniform numerals on its left side only; an "eagle head" logo adorns the right side (as represented below).
*4 This design has uniform numerals on its left side only; an "eagle head" logo adorns the right side (as represented below).
COLORADO MESA
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| ? - 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| 2012 - 2014 | 2015 - | 2020 - 2021 |
| *see note 1 below | *see note 2 below |
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Prior to August 10, 2011 the name of this school was Mesa State University.
*1 The "CMU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; the right side features a large "maverick head" logo (as depicted below).
*2 The "bull head" logo is present on the left side only of this design; a "CMU" logo is worn on the right side (as depicted below).
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
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| c.1980s? | 1999 only(?) | some games in 2001, 2002, & 2003 |
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| 2000 - 2014 | 2015 | 2016 - October 30, 2021 |
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| November 6, 2021 - | 2024 - | |
Colorado Mines used helmet stripes irregularly during the early 2000s. The stripes are visible in photographs from the following games: 2000 vs MidAmerica Nazarene, 2001 Vs Oklahoma Panhandle State, 2002 vs Western State, and 2003 vs Missouri-Rolla. The stripes were not used during at least the following games: vs South Dakota Tech in either 2001 or 2002, and vs Western New Mexico in 2003. An explanation for this inconsistency has been provided by a visitor to this web site: ..."in a couple seasons we did not have enough stripes at the begining of the season for everyone to have them, so we played without them until we could get enough stripes. The true helmet design is to have the stripes, the design without the stripes was more or less a mistake/extenuating circumstances" (thanks T.Y. for this information).
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-PUEBLO
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| 2008 - | September 14, 2024 |
CSU-Pueblo was known as the University of Southern Colorado until 2003. USC had a football team until 1985 at which time the team nickname was "Indians". The football team was restored in 2008.
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
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| ? - 2000 | 2001 | 2002 - 2005 |
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| 2006 - 2009 | 2010 - 2011 | 2012 |
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| 2013 - 2018 | 2019 | 2020* |
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| 2021 - | 2022 - | |
| *see note 1 below |
The 2019 Fort Lewis helmet design had a dark blue shell and a "mirror"-like logo in the shape of a flying bird (photographs below); I have been unable to locate the artwork for this logo, which I will need in order to add this one to the website.
*1 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; a logo is present on the right side (as shown below).
MEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 2000? | 2001 only? | 2003 - 2006 |
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| 2007 - 2010 | 2011 - 2015 | 2016 |
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| 2017 - 2019 | 2020* | 2021 - |
| *see note 1 below | *see note 2 below |
NMHU used the helmet design shown in the photo below during the 2002 season. The color of the letters on the helmet cannot be determined from this photo (they could be either silver or white).
It has been reported to me that from at least 1990 through 1995, the team used silver helmets with a logo similar to the one currently used by the University of Wyoming, but with the logo in purple. Photos would be appreciated.
*1 Both the 2016 and 2017-2018 NMHU helmet designs have a large 'horse and rider' logo on their right sides; a different logo was adopted in 2019 (as represented below).
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| 2016 - 2018 | 2019 |
*2 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; a logo is present on the right side (as depicted below).
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY
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| ? - 2002? | 2003 only? | 2004 |
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| 2005 | 2006 - 2011 | 2012 - 2015 |
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| 2016 | 2017 - 2019 | October 31, 2020 |
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| 2020 - 2021 | September 10, 2022 | 2022 - |
WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 2000? | 2001? | 2002 - 2005 |
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| 2006 - 2011 | 2012 | 2013 - |
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Western Colorado University was prior to September 2018 named Western State Colorado University.
*1 The left side of this design is "blank"; uniform numbers adorn the right side (as represented below).
Also, there is a large "mountaineer head" logo at the rear side of the helmet (see photograph below).
