Ohio Valley Conference
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| AUSTIN PEAY | EASTERN ILLINOIS | EASTERN KENTUCKY |
| "Governors" | "Panthers" | "Colonels" |
| Clarksville, TN | Charleston, IL | Richmond, KY |
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| JACKSONVILLE STATE | MURRAY STATE | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE |
| "Gamecocks" | "Racers" | "RedHawks" |
| Jacksonville, AL | Murray, KY | Cape Girardeau, MO |
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| TENNESSEE STATE | TENNESSEE TECH | UT-MARTIN |
| "Tigers" | "Golden Eagles" | "Skyhawks" |
| Nashville, TN | Cookeville, TN | Martin, TN |
Comments
Eastern Kentucky has a new helmet design for the 2009 season (shown above), and Tennessee Tech has switched from purple facemasks to white ones in 2009.
Historical Helmets
AUSTIN PEAY
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| c.1982 | ? - 1999? | 2000? - 2005 |
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| 2006 | 2007 - |
I have never received much historical information for this team, and the "AP" logo, in the various versions shown on the helmets above, is the only which I am aware of the team having used.
EASTERN ILLINOIS
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| 1990 - 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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| 1995 - 1999 | 2000 - present |
The photograph below shows a helmet design used by Eastern Illinois during at least the 1972 season; the shell appears to be white, but the colors of the "E" and the dark stripe cannot be determined, of course, from this photograph. Information about other historical helmets would be appreciated.
EASTERN KENTUCKY
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| 1955 - 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
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| 1964 | 1965 - 1967 | 1968 |
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| 1969 - 1970 | 1971 - 1976 | 1977 - 1978 |
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| 1979 | 1980 - 2005 | September 6, 2008; September 13, 2008 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 2006 - 2008 | 2009 - |
Eastern Kentucky's team nickname was changed from "Maroons" to "Colonels" in 1963.
The 1964 EKU helmet is shown in the photograph below. The logo is obviously a very simple "E", and I could quite easily add this one to the web site if I could get a photograph of it taken more directly from the side of the helmet (the angle of this photograph is so oblique that I can only guess at the height/width ratio of the "E").
*1 This design was used at least during home games against Western Kentucky and Morehead State in 2008 (and perhaps during other games, also?).
JACKSONVILLE STATE
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| 1985 - 1996; October 26, 2002 |
1997 - 1999 | 2000 - 2001 |
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| 2002 (first 7 games) | 2002 (last 3 games) | 2003 - |
I have received a report indicating that Jacksonville State used red helmets with white uniform numerals on both sides from at least 1967 through 1976. The 1984 helmet design has been described as having a "pearl white" shell and white facemask, a red 1" stripe, and a logo consisting of a red "Old English 'J'". I would greatly appreciate photographs of these or other historical JSU helmets.
The team used three different helmet designs in 2002. JSU began the season wearing white numerals on their helmets; these were used for the team's first seven games. On October 26, the old oval-shaped logo was brought back for a single home game against Stephen F. Austin; this was done in recognition of the 10th anniversary of JSU's 1992 Division II National Championship season. The team used plain red helmets for its last three games in 2002 and then adopted a new design in 2003.
MURRAY STATE
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| c.1980s | c.early 1990s | 1997 - 1999 |
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| 2000 - 2005 | 2006 - |
I have not yet received any information about other historical helmet designs used by Murray State; any information would be appreciated. There are probably many other historical designs.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
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| ? - 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Before Southeast Missouri State began using the "? - 2002" helmet logo, the team used a logo consisting of the letters "SE" in red, inside a white circle, with "feathers" hanging off the circle (as in the Washington Redskins logo). I would appreciate a copy of this old logo, as well as any information about earlier designs used by SEMO.
The team nickname was changed from "Indians" to "RedHawks" prior to the 2005 season.
TENNESSEE STATE
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| ? - present |
The one earlier Tennessee State helmet design for which I have any information featured a logo similar to the currently-used one, except that the letters were red with white and blue outlines; this logo was worn on white helmet shells with blue facemasks. I do not know if there were any stripes on this design. Information about any other historical designs would be appreciated.
TENNESSEE TECH
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| c.1950s - mid 1960s | c.1965 | 1968? - 1976 |
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| 1977 - 1982 | 1983 - 1985 | 1986 |
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| 1987 - 1988 | 1989 - 1992 | 1993 |
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| 1994 - 1996 | 1997 - 2005 | 2006 |
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| 2007 - 2008 | 2009 - |
UT-MARTIN
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| c.1980s | 1987 - 1988 | ? - 1999? |
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| 2000? - 2002 | 2003 - 2004 | 2005 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 - |
At some point during the late 1990s, UT-Martin used white helmets with a decal of the team name "Skyhawks" on the sides; I would appreciate a clear photograph of one of these helmets. The team name was changed from "Pacers" to "Skyhawks" in 1995.
*1 The numerals on this helmet design were worn only on the left sides of the helmets during at least the 2004 season.
