Gulf South Conference

Gulf South Conference


ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO	ARKANSAS TECH	DELTA STATE
"Boll Weevils"	"Wonder Boys"	"Statesmen"
Monticello, AR	Russellville, AR	Cleveland, MS


HARDING	HENDERSON STATE	NORTH ALABAMA
"Bisons "	"Reddies"	"Lions"
Searcy, AR	Arkadelphia, AR	Florence, AL


OUACHITA BAPTIST	SOUTHERN ARKANSAS	VALDOSTA STATE
"Tigers "	"Muleriders"	"Blazers"
Arkadelphia, AR	Magnolia, AR	Valdosta, GA


WEST ALABAMA	WEST GEORGIA
"Tigers"	"Wolves"
Livingston, AL	Carrollton, GA

Comments

West Alabama, Arkansas Tech, West Georgia, Ouachita Baptist, and Valdosta State are all using new helmet designs in 2007 (shown above).

Information about other historical helmet designs for these teams would be appreciated. Most of these schools have had football teams for many decades, so there should be a substantial helmet history for most of them.

Historical Helmets

ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO


? - 2001	2002 - 2004	2005 -

A photograph from the 1963 season shows Arkansas-Monticello using what appear to be white helmets with numerals of some dark color on the sides. I have received no information about any other historical helmet designs for this team.

ARKANSAS TECH


? - 2006	2007 -

During at least the 1993 and 1995 seasons, Arkansas Tech used white helmets with a logo consisting of the letters "ATU" in a color described as "light green". The "T" was larger than the other letters. This is the only earlier helmet for this team for which I have received any information.

DELTA STATE


c.early 1990s(?)	? - present

HENDERSON STATE


1997 - 2001	2002 - 2004	2005


2006 -

From 1994 through 1996, Henderson State reportedly used red helmets with gray facemasks and with the team name "Reddies" in black letters on the sides, and from 1989 through 1993 the helmets were plain red with gray facemasks. I would appreciate photographs of these and other historical helmets for this team.

NORTH ALABAMA


1977 - 1987	1988	1989


1990 - 2001	2002 - 2004	2005 -

This school was known as Florence State College from 1957 until 1968, when it was renamed Florence State University. The name was changed to University of North Alabama in 1974.

OUACHITA BAPTIST


1999	2000 - 2001	2002


2003 - 2004	2005 - 2006	2007 -

A visitor to this web site had sent me some information about a few earlier OBU helmet designs from the 1990s, including some that featured a "paw print" logo. Unfortunately this information was not backed up when I experienced a hard drive failure a couple of years ago, so if the person who sent this information could please re-send it, I would greatly appreciate it.

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS


? - 2005	2006 -

I have never received any information about earlier helmet designs used by Southern Arkansas.

VALDOSTA STATE


1997 - 1999	? - 1996; 2000 - 2003	2004


2005	2006	2007 -

Here are descriptions of some earlier VSU helmets provided by site visitor H2F:

"1982 - Shells were probably black. No logo or stripes were used.

1983 - Dark center stripe (probably black) flanked by a light stripe on each side (either white or red). Shells were probably black. A 'V' with a flame extending from its right side was used as a logo.

1984 - Shells were probably black with a dark center stripe (probably black) and flanked by either red or white stripes. No logo was used.

1985 - I'm still trying to find a decent photo.

1986 - Helmet shells were probably black. No stripes. The letters 'VSC' were arched as a logo. That was probably red or white.

1987-91 - Hey, some variation! Shells appear to be red. A red or white stripe was in the center and was flanked by a stripe that I heavily believe to be black. Block numbers were on the sides that were lighter than the shells, so I'm pretty positive they were white."

The VsU team first played in 1982. Below is a photograph of another supposed VSU helmet design from an unknown year:

WEST ALABAMA


? - 2000?	2001? - 2003	2004 - 2006


2007 -

This school was known as Livingston University prior to 1995. I have not received any information about earlier helmet designs for the football team, which dates back to at least 1946.

WEST GEORGIA


? - 2002	2003 - 2004	2005


2006	2007 -

An earlier West Georgia helmet design (roughly late 1980s/early 1990s) featured red helmet shells with the letters "WG" in white on the sides. The team first played in the year 1982. The team nickname was "Braves" prior to the 2006 football season.