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ILLINOIS COLLEGE |
KNOX |
| "Pioneers" |
"Blue Boys" |
"Prairie Fire" |
| Grinnell, IA |
Jacksonville, IL |
Galesburg, IL |
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| LAKE FOREST |
LAWRENCE |
MONMOUTH |
| "Foresters" |
"Vikings" |
"Fighting Scots" |
| Lake Forest, IL |
Appleton, WI |
Monmouth, IL |
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| RIPON |
| "Red Hawks" |
| Ripon, WI |
Historical Helmets
BELOIT
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2006 only? |
2007 - 2010 |
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2014 - 2016 |
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The 2006 Beloit helmet featured a logo similar to the one shown on the first helmet above, but colored differently - I would appreciate a very clear photo of the 2006 helmet design.
*1 The buccaneer logo is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numerals are worn on the right side (as depicted below).
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
The design labeled "? - 2021" was apparently in use since at least the early 1990s. Chicago has had a football team from 1969 to present, and an earlier team existed through the 1939 season.
CORNELL
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2002 - 2005 |
2010 - 2012 |
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2013 - 2021 |
? - 1989; 2006 - 2009; 2022 - |
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*1 This design was in use during at least the 1988 and 1989 seasons in addition to the more recent period. A switch to purple helmets was reportedly made in 1990.
GRINNELL
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1996 |
1997? - 2007 |
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2012 - 2019 |
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During the period covered by this web site Grinnell apparently always used red helmets prior to 2012; the following statement appeared at the team's web site in reference to the new-for-2012 black helmets: "In the 123-year history of Grinnell Pioneer Football, no team has ever taken the field wearing a helmet that wasn't either leather or scarlet".
ILLINOIS COLLEGE
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1983 - 1986 |
? - 2003 |
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2008 - 2010 |
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In 2004, the team used a decal consisting of the word "Illinois" in a cursive style with a "tail". The letters were blue and were worn on white helmet shells. I would appreciate a copy of the 2004 helmet decal so that I may add this one to the web site. Below is a photo of the 2004 helmet:
*1 This design was in use by at least 1980.
KNOX
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2009 |
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2014 - 2015 |
2016 |
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| 2017 - 2021 |
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*1 Both these designs have the "K" logo on the left side only of each helmet; the right side features white uniform numerals (as shown below).
*2 The "K" logo is worn on the left side only of this design; uniform numerals are worn on the right side (as shown below).
LAKE FOREST
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*1 This design has apparently been used during at least some games each year since 2015 (and perhaps earlier); it may have even been used for the entire season in 2015 and/or 2016; there is uncertainty due to scarcity of photographs.
LAWRENCE
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1996 |
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2005 - 2007 |
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2010 |
2011 - 2014 |
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2021 - |
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*see note 5 below |
*1 During at least parts of the 2006 season the numerals were worn on the right sides of the helmets only, with the left sides remaining "blank", and I suspect that this scheme was in place throughout the period 2005=2007.
*2 Rather small numerals were worn on the 2009 design at the back of the helmet - not visible from the vantage point used at this web site.
*3 In 2010 the numerals were worn on the left sides of the helmets only, with the right sides being "blank".
*4 The "LU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; the right side features white uniform numerals (as represented below).
*5 The "LU" logo is present on the left side only of this design; the right side is "blank".
MONMOUTH
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| c.1980s - 2000 |
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2015 - 2021 |
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*1 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; an "M" logo is present on the right side (as shown below).
*2 The 'Scots' logo is worn on the left side only of this design; an "M" logo is present on the right side (as shown below).
RIPON
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1962 - 1967 |
1968 - 1970 |
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1971 - 1972; 1974 |
1975 - 1976 |
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c.1982 - 1984 |
1985 - 1986 |
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1989 - 1990 |
c.early 1990s |
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2000 - 2004 |
2005 - 2008 |
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