Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Northern Division
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| BLUEFIELD STATE |
BOWIE STATE |
ELIZABETH CITY STATE |
| "Big Blue" |
"Bulldogs" |
"Vikings" |
| Bluefield, WV |
Bowie, MD |
Elizabeth City, NC |
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| LINCOLN |
VIRGINIA STATE |
VIRGINIA UNION |
| "Lions" |
"Trojans" |
"Panthers" |
| Lincoln University, PA |
Petersburg, VA |
Richmond, VA |
Southern Division
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| FAYETTEVILLE STATE |
JOHNSON C. SMITH |
LIVINGSTONE |
| "Broncos" |
"Golden Bulls" |
"Blue Bears" |
| Fayetteville, NC |
Charlotte, NC |
Salisbury, NC |
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| SHAW |
WINSTON-SALEM STATE |
| "Bears" |
"Rams" |
| Raleigh, NC |
Winston-Salem, NC |
Helmet images for Saint Augustine's University have been moved to the page for 'defunct small college teams', since the football team remains 'suspended' for a second year in 2025.
Historical Helmets
BLUEFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY
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| 2021 (first 3 games) |
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2023 - |
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Bluefield State did not have an intercollegiate football team from 1981 through 2020; before 1981 the college had a football team for several decades. I have been unable to locate any information about helmet designs for the 1960 - 1980 period other than a few photographs of similar quality to those below, which appear in Elon University's 1976 yearbook. I believe these helmets are those worn by Bluefield State, which did play Elon in 1975 and used "devil" imagery for the school's athletic teams during this period; the logo appears to be a simple "pitchfork". Any additional information about helmet designs used by earlier Bluefield State teams would be appreciated.
*1 The logo is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numbers are present on the right side (as depicted below).
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BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 1998? |
1999? - 2000 |
2001 - 2002 |
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| 2008 - 2013 |
2014 |
2015 - 2021 |
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ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
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| 1981? - ? |
? - 1999 |
2000 only? |
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| 2002 - 2004 |
2005 - 2010 |
2011 - 2012 |
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| 2013 |
2014 - 2015 |
2016 |
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*1 This design has uniform numbers on the left side only; the right side has "STATE" in large letters beneath "ELIZABETH CITY" in smaller letters (as depicted below).
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FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 1999 |
2001 |
2002 - 2006? |
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| 2007? - 2012 |
2013 - 2015 |
2016 |
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*see note 1 below |
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| 2017 - 2019 |
2021 - |
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*1 Uniform numerals are present on the left side only of this design; a "bronco head" logo adorns the right side (as represented below).
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JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY
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| 2000? - 2001 |
2002 - 2003 |
2004 |
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| 2005 - 2008 |
2009 - 2010 |
2010 |
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| 2011 - 2014 |
2011 - 2015 |
September 3, 2016 |
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| 2016 |
September 2, 2017 |
2017 - 2018 |
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August 30, 2018;
2019 |
2021 |
2022 - |
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The dates of use listed for the earlier helmets are very uncertain. I believe that JCSU used blue helmets only during the 2000 season, with no logo earlier in the season, and with the yellow "JC Smith" logo added later. Yellow helmets were used during 1999 and earlier, but the logo sequence is unclear, but I believe the white bull logo is more recent than the one with the blue bull. There was also a version of the yellow helmet with the word "Bulls" in a script font, used some time in the early 2000s.
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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
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| 2008 (first few games) |
2008 |
2009? - 2011? |
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| 2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
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*see note 3 below |
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2019 |
2021 |
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*see note 4 below |
*see note 5 below |
This team played its first season of football in 2008. The team used plain orange helmets during at least its first game, but helmet decals were added by early October 2008 (see photo below). I would appreciate a copy of the helmet logo for this design.
Beginning in 2009 a different logo was used (see photo below) - again I would appreciate a copy of the artwork for the helmet logo of this design.
*1 Uniform numerals are present on the left side only of this design; the right side has a "lion" logo with the school name (as represented below).
*2 The "LU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numerals are worn on the right side (as represented below).
*3 The "LU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; uniform numerals are worn on the right side (as represented below).
*4 The "LU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; a "lion head" logo is worn on the right side (as represented below).
*5 The "LU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; a "lion head" logo is worn on the right side (as represented below).
*6 The "LU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; a very intricate logo which I have not been able to locate is worn on the right side (photograph below).
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LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE
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| 2002 |
2004 - 2007 |
2008 - 2009 |
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2018 - 2019 |
? - 2001?; 2003;
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SHAW UNIVERSITY
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| 2002 only? |
2004 - 2006 |
2003; 2007 (early season); 2008 |
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2007 (most of season);
2009 - 2016 |
2017 - 2019 |
2021 |
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*1 Shaw's team was still at the JV or club level when this helmet design was in use. 2003 was the first year for the varsity team (though the school had a varsity team previously which played its last season in 1978).
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VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 2001 |
2002 (game #1) |
2002 - 2012 |
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| 2013 - 2014 |
2015 - 2018 |
2019 - |
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VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 2000? |
2001? - 2003 |
2004 - 2007 |
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2009 - 2013 |
2014 - 2017 |
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'B' |
| 2018 - 2019 |
2021 - |
2023 - |
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During recent years VUU has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2024: B-B-A; B-B-B; ?-A-A; B-A-A; A-B (the last four games being vs Virginia Union in the CIAA championship game at Salem, VA, and NCAA Division 2 playoff games at Wingate, at Lenoir-Rhyne, and at Valdosta State; no information for October 19 at Lincoln (PA))
- 2023: B-A-B; A-B-A; A-A-?; A-B-B (the last two games being vs Fayetteville State in the CIAA championship game at Salem, VA, and an NCAA Division 2 playoff game at Kutztown)
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WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 1975 |
1976 - 1981 |
1983 - ? |
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| ? - 1992 |
? - 2002? |
2012 only? |
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| 2003? - 2013 |
September 6, 2014 |
2014 |
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2016 |
2017 |
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From 1993 through 1998 WSSU used an interesting helmet logo which consisted of the team name 'RAMS' composed of letters which together formed the shape of a charging ram (photographs below). More precisely, two logos were used - one for each side of the helmet, which was red during these years. The ram was blue, and was outlined in white during each year of use except the first year. I would greatly appreciate a copy of the artwork for these helmet logos, or any reports of other football teams (including high schools, etc) that may have used this logo.
*1 The North Carolina state outline logo is present on the left side only of this design; the right side features a large version of WSSU's "ram head" logo (as depicted below). The stripe on this design contains a list of ten years from 1977 to 2012 during which WSSU won the CIAA championship.
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