Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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| DELAWARE STATE |
HOWARD |
MORGAN STATE |
| "Hornets" |
"Bison" |
"Bears" |
| Dover, DE |
Washington, DC |
Baltimore, MD |
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| NORFOLK STATE |
NORTH CAROLINA
CENTRAL |
SOUTH CAROLINA
STATE |
| "Spartans" |
"Eagles" |
"Bulldogs" |
| Norfolk, VA |
Durham, NC |
Orangeburg, SC |
Historical Helmets
DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
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| c.1967 |
? - 1981 |
1982 - 2004 |
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| 2005 - 2009 |
2015 |
2016 - 2017 |
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*see note 1 below |
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| 2010 - 2014; 2017 - 2020* |
2021 - |
2022 - |
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| September 2, 2023 |
2023 |
2024 - |
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I have received hardly any information about helmet designs used by this team during the 1960s and 1970s. The third design shown above was apparently used throughout the period 1982 - 2004.
*1 The hornet logo is present on the left side only of this design; white uniform numbers are worn on the right side (as shown below).
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY
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| 1968 |
1969 - 1977 |
1978 - ? |
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*see note 1 below |
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| 1996 - 2001 |
2002 - 2006 |
2007 - 2009 |
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| 2010 - 2011 |
2012 - 2014 |
2015 (1st four games) |
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| 2019 (1st 8 games) |
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2022 - |
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*1 From at least 1972 through 1976 Howard did not have a uniform helmet design for the entire team. During this period bison decals of at least three different sizes were used, the largest of which appeared to differ in shape from the two smaller ones; other helmets were "blank". Stripes were also used inconsistently but were apparently present on most helmets.
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MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
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| c.1970s |
c.late 1970s |
c.mid 1980s |
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| ? - 2001 |
2002 - 2005 |
2009 (early season) |
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| 2006 - 2008; 2009 - 2010 |
September 3, 2011 |
September 10, 2011 -
2012 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 2013 |
November 19, 2016;
November 26, 2016 |
2014 - 2017 |
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| 'A' |
'B' |
'C' |
| 2018 |
2018 |
2018 |
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| 'D' |
'E' |
'F' |
| 2019 |
2019 |
2021 - 2022 |
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| 'G' |
'H' |
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2023 - |
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*see note 2 below |
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During recent years Morgan State has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2023: G-G-G; G-G-H; H-H-H; H
- 2021 & 2022: F (entire season)
- 2020: [no schedule played]
- 2019: D-D-E; E-E-E; E-E-E; E-E-E
- 2018: A-A-A; B-C-C; B-B-B; A-A
*1 Morgan State played at least its first game of the 2009 season (September 12 at Akron) with "blank" helmets, but had added helmet decals by at least game #3 (September 26 vs Towson).
*2 The "slash mark" logo is worn on the left side only of this design; a different logo is present on the right side (as depicted below).
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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
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| 2001 - 2002 |
2003 - 2004 |
2005 (early season) |
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2006 - 2008 |
2009 - |
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*1 Decals were added to the sides of the helmets in 2005 after an unknown number of games (either one or two), but by at least game #3 against Bethune-Cookman.
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NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
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| ? - 1998 |
2000 - 2001 |
2003 - 2004 |
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'A' |
'B' |
| 2005 - 2014 |
2015 |
2015 - 2016 |
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| 'C' |
'D' |
'E' |
| 2015 |
2016 - |
2017 - |
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During recent years NCCU has used the following sequences of helmet designs:
- 2021 - 2023: D (all games)
- 2020: [no schedule played]
- 2019: D-D-D; D-D-D; D-D-E; D-D-E
- 2018: D-D-D; D-E-E; D-D-D; D-E
- 2017: D-E-D; D-E-D; D-D-D; F-D
- 2016: D-D-D; D-D-D; D-D-D; D-D-B
- 2015: A-A-A; B-A-A; A-C-B; C-B
During the mid-1990s NCCU used silver helmets with maroon faceguards and the team name "Eagles" on the sides of the helmets, in cursive, maroon letters.
In 2002, NCCU used a silver and/or white "flying eagle" decal, as shown in the photograph below. I would appreciate a copy of this logo, which would enable me to add this helmet to the web site.
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SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
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