Historical Helmets

CARNEGIE MELLON

? - 2004	2005 - 2006?	2007? -

CASE WESTERN RESERVE

c.late 1990s	2004	? - 2003; 2005

2006 -

CWRU wore a special helmet design vs. Kenyon on September 5, 2009 as part of its observance of "Heritage Day". The team used white helmets with two different logos: on the left sides, a "Rough Rider" in brown, and on the right sides, a "Red Cat" in red; these logos were to commemorate the football teams of Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University - those two schools merged in 1970 to form Case Western Reserve University. I have sufficient information to add this helmet to the web site except for the facemask color, which is unclear in the photographs that I have received so far - I believe that they are blue in color, but I cannot rule out black, brown, or gray as other possibilities.

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CHICAGO

? - present

The current helmet design has apparently been in use since at least the early 1990s. Chicago may have been using white helmets in 1969 (which was the first football season for Chicago since 1939) and in the early 1970s.

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WASHINGTON

c.late 1990s	? - 2005	2006

2007 -

I believe that Washington used a different "W" logo immediately prior to the adoption of the "?- 2005" logo - it was apparently a simple red "W" without a "bear face" atop it. Photographs of this one would be appreciated.