Ontario University Athletics

GUELPH	McMASTER	OTTAWA
"Gryphons"	"Marauders"	"Gee-Gees"
Guelph, ON	Hamilton, ON	Ottawa, ON

QUEEN'S	TORONTO	WATERLOO
"Gaels"	"Varsity Blues"	"Warriors"
Kingston, ON	Toronto, ON	Waterloo, ON

WESTERN	WILFRID LAURIER	WINDSOR
"Mustangs"	"Golden Hawks"	"Lancers"
London, ON	Waterloo, ON	Windsor, ON

YORK
"Lions"
North York, ON

Comments

Waterloo has a new helmet design for the 2012 season (shown above), while Guelph is using several different design in 2012 (one shown above).

Historical Helmets

GUELPH

		'A'
? - 2002	2003 - 2006?	2007? - 2011

'B'	'C'	'D'
2011 -	2012 -	2012 -
*see note 1 below	*see note 2 below	*see note 3 below

'E'
2012 -
*see note 4 below

During the 2012 football season Guelph has used four of the above helmet designs in the following sequence: B-B-C; B-D-E.

In 2011 Guelph used two of the above helmet designs in the following sequence: A-A-A; B-B-A; B-B.

*1 First worn September 24, 2011 (vs McMaster).

*2 First worn September 15, 2012 (vs Waterloo).

*3 First worn September 29, 2012 (at wilfrid Laurier).

*4 Worn October 6, 2012 (vs Western).

McMASTER

? - 2005	2006 -

OTTAWA

? - 2008	2009 -

QUEEN'S

? - 2000?	2001? - 2005	2006

2007	2008 (first two games)	2008 -

TORONTO

? - 2002	2003 - 2005	2006?

2006? -

WATERLOO

? - 2000?	2001? - 2007?	2007? - 2009; 2011
		*see note 1 below

2012 -

*1 During at least some of the years when this design was in use the logo was worn only on the right side of the helmet, with the left side remaining "blank". Waterloo did not play a 2010 football schedule due to repercussions from a steroid abuse scandal involving some members of the team.

WESTERN

? - 2003	2003 - 2007	September 29, 2012
	*see note 1 below	*see note 2 below

2008 -

*1 This helmet design was adopted sometime during the 2003 season; the previous design was in use at least as late as the September 13 game against Queen's.

*2 Worn during the 2012 home game vs McMaster.

WILFRID LAURIER

c.1971	c.1974	? - 2003
*see note 1 below

2009 (early season)	2004 -
*see note 2 below

*1 The name of the university was Waterloo Lutheran University prior to November 1, 1973.

*2 "Plain" purple helmets were used during the team's first three games of the 2009 season; helmet decals appeared once again for the team's fourth game (september 26 vs McMaster).

WINDSOR

1973 - 1997	1999 - 2003	2004 -

YORK

? - 2002	2003 - 2010	2011 -
*see note 1 below	*see note 1 below

York's team nickname was changed from "Yeomen" to "Lions" prior to the 2003 football season.

*1 On both these helmet designs the logo was actually worn on the right side only, with the left side being "blank". I believe that this was the case through least the period from 2000 through 2010.