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

Kentucky Wesleyan is using a new helmet logo in 2008 - the new logo is a panther in front of the letters "KWC". I would appreciate a copy of the new helmet logo, as well as a better photograph than the one below. This photograph appears to suggest that there may be some texture within the panther part of the logo; it may not be a simple outline.

Central State's 2007 helmet design featured a maroon helmet shell with the team name "Marauders" in yellow letters; below is a photograph of this design. I still need a copy of the helmet decal in order to add this one to the web site.

The college known previously as the University of Missouri-Rolla has changed its name to Missouri University of Science and Technology, or Missouri S&T, and the football team is using a new helmet design in 2008 (shown above).

Historical Helmets

CENTRAL STATE

? - 1996	2005 only?	2006? -

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.

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

1996 - 1998	1999 - 2002	2003 -

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 -

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.