Great Lakes Football Conference

CENTRAL STATE	KENTUCKY WESLEYAN	LINCOLN
"Marauders"	"Panthers"	"Blue Tigers"
Wilberforce, OH	Owensboro, KY	Jefferson City, MO

MISSOURI S&T	SAINT JOSEPH'S
"Miners"	"Pumas"
Rolla, MO	Rensselaer, IN

Comments

Central State, Kentucky Wesleyan, and Lincoln are each using new helmet designs in 2009 (shown above).

Historical Helmets

CENTRAL STATE

? - 1996	2005 only?	2006? - 2008

2009 -

Central State's football team was restored in 2005 after a nine-year absence. During at least the 2005 season, the team used the helmet design shown in the photograph below - I would appreciate a copy of the logo used on this helmet, also, as well as information about the team's helmet designs from 1996 and earlier seasons.

Apparently from 2006 through 2008, the team used the helmet logo visible in the photograph below - I would appreciate a copy of this helmet logo, also.

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

1996 - 1998	1999 - 2002	2003 - 2007

2008	2009 -

This team first played in 1983, so a complete helmet design history could probably be ascertained quite easily by someone at the college with access to reference materials (yearbooks, game programs, etc.). I have not received any information about pre-1996 helmet designs for KWC.

LINCOLN

? - 2002	2003 - 2007?	2008 -

2009 -

I have not yet received any information about earlier helmet designs used by Lincoln.

MISSOURI S&T (was Missouri-Rolla prior to January 1, 2008)

1962 - 1964	1965	1967 - 1969

1970	1971 - 1973	1974 - 1979

1980 - 1989	1990 - 1994	1995 - 1998

1999 - 2003	2004 - 2007	2008 -

Earlier helmets have been described as follows:

• 1962-1964: black helmets with gold stripe;
• 1965: gold helmets with black stripe and "UMR" logo in "Arial" font;
• 1967-1969: gold helmets with white/black/white stripe sequence;
• 1970: gold helmets with black/white/black stripe sequence;
• 1971-1973: white helmets with gray facemasks, black/gold/black stripe sequence, and logo depicting a cartoon miner named "Joe";
• 1980-1989: gold helmets with black/white/gold/white/black stripe sequence and black facemasks;
• 1990-1994: black helmets with black facemasks and script "Miners" logo in gold (logo said to be similar to the 1995-1998 logo).

SAINT JOSEPH'S

? - 2001	2002 - 2003	2004 -

This team has existed for decades but I have not yet received any information about its 20th century helmet designs.