Pac-10 Conference
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| ARIZONA | ARIZONA STATE | CALIFORNIA |
| "Wildcats" | "Sun Devils" | "Golden Bears" |
| Tucson, AZ | Tempe, AZ | Berkeley, CA |
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| OREGON | OREGON STATE | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| "Ducks" | "Beavers" | "Trojans" |
| Eugene, OR | Corvallis, OR | Los Angeles, CA |
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| STANFORD | UCLA | WASHINGTON |
| "Cardinal" | "Bruins" | "Huskies" |
| Palo Alto, CA | Los Angeles, CA | Seattle, WA |
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| WASHINGTON STATE |
| "Cougars" |
| Pullman, WA |
Comments
Washington State is presently using two different helmet designs; the home helmet is shown above.Oregon is presently in a state of using several different designs, the most often-used one is shown above.
Historical Helmets
ARIZONA
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| 1960 - 1964 | 1965 - 1966? | 1966? - 1967 |
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| 1968 - 1969 | 1970 - 1971 | 1972 |
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| 1973 - 1976 | 1977 - 1979 | 1980 |
| *see note 2 below |
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| 1981 - 1982 | 1983 - 1989 | 1990 - 2003 |
| *see note 3 below | *see note 3 below |
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There are three known historical helmets for Arizona (used since 1960) which I have not yet been able to add to the web site; below are photographs of these:
The first design was used in 1965 and apparently in 1966, also; the helmets appear to be plain white in all photographs that I have seen, with an unknown stripe sequence (probably blue-red-blue). The spacing of the stripes may have varied, and some photos seem to indicate a narrow gap between the colored stripes, effectively creating two additional white stripes.
The middle photographs shows the intricate, multi-colored "wildcat head" logo used during the 1967 season, and apparently during at least some games in 1966, also. This is by far the best photograph, and the only color one, which I have received of this helmet. Does anyone have a larger or clearer photograph, or a copy of the helmet logo from this design?
The 1972 helmet appears in the third photograph. The helmet shells were almost certainly red, and the oval shape blue, but I have received conflicting information about the presence or absence of a red outline around the white, stylized "UA" letters inside the oval shape. There was a pair of white stripes on this design with a dark stripe (probably blue) between them. Again a color photograph would be appreciated greatly.
*1 The stripe sequence may have differed from this during the very early 1960s.
*2 Some of the photographs I have seen from these years show a "wildcat head" logo worn on or near the front of the helmet, while others do not show this. I suspect this was an award decal of some sort rather than an inherent part of the "helmet design".
*3 Both of these helmet designs included a white stripe in the middle, flanked by a blue stripe on the left side and by a red stripe on the right side.
ARIZONA STATE
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| 1969 | ? - 1973? | 1974? - 1975 |
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| 1976 - c.1980 | c.1980 - ? | ? - 1991 |
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| 1992 - 1995 | 2003 (away games) | 1996 - |
Arizona State is reported to have used helmets of some dark color (presumably maroon) during the very early 1960s, but I have not received any photographs showing such a design. I believe this set is nearly complete for the period 1965 to present, however.
There are some uncertainties about the dates of use for these helmets, and I would appreciate any clarification from someone with access to reference materials.
In 1969, ASU used the "100" decal that many teams used that year; I do not know what colors were used in ASU's version. Below is the only photograph I have of ASU's 1969 helmet:
*1 The size, color, and style of the numerals may have varied during the years when this design was in use.
CALIFORNIA
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| c.1960 | c.1962 | c.1966 - 1971 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 1972 - 1975 | 1976 - 1977; November 10, 2007 |
1978 - 1980 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 1981 | 1982 | 1984 |
| *see note 2 below |
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| 1985 | 1983; 1986 | 1987 - |
| *see note 3 below |
During at least parts of the 1962 and 1963 seasons, California used blue helmets with light-colored (probably gold or yellow) numerals on the sides; color photographs would be appreciated. Below is a photograph from 1962:
It is possible, though I suspect unlikely, that there are other historical helmet designs for this team from the 1960s. I do not have any photographs from '61, '64, '65, or '67.
*1 This design was brought back for a home game against Southern California during the 2007 season.
*2 The logo on this helmet included a small "100" - perhaps it is safe to assume this was in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the first rugby team at California?
*3 From 1987 to 1989, the "Cal" decal was worn only on the right side of the helmet, with the left side left "blank".
OREGON
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| c.1961 | 1963? - 1966? | 1967 only? |
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| 1968 | 1969 - 1971 | 1972 - ? |
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| c.mid 1970s | 1978 - 1983 | 1984 - 1994 |
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| 1995 | 1996 - 1998 | December 21, 2006 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| October 20, 2007; November 24, 2007 |
December 1, 2007 | 1999 - |
| *see note 2 below | *see note 3 below |
In 1968 Oregon used green helmets with a logo consisting of the letters "UO" in green, inside a white oval shape. The letters either had yellow outlines or yellow "shadows" around them; I would appreciate a photograph large and clear enough to show the detail within the helmet logo. Other than this one design, the helmets represented above may be a complete set for Oregon for the period 1960 to present.
*1 This design was worn during the Las Vegas Bowl game against BYU at the end of the 2006 season. A small green "O" decal was worn at the back of the helmet in a position not visible from the "vantage point" used at this web site.
*2 This design was used during games at Washington and at UCLA in 2007. Like the helmet shown immediately before it above, it featured a subtle "flame" pattern which was even less prominent than that on the yellow-green helmet, and I have not attempted to represent the "flames" on this helmet.
*3 This design was worn during the home game against Oregon State late in the 2007 season.
OREGON STATE
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| c.early 1960s | 1965 - 1972 | 1973 |
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| 1974 | ? - 1978 | 1978 |
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| 1980 - 1982 | 1983 - 1984 | 1985 |
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| 1986 - 1990 | 1991 - 1994 | 1994 - 1996 |
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| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 - |
In 1969, the "100" decal was added to the 1965-1972 design. I have no color photographs of this version, but it appears to have featured dark-colored numerals with white outlines, against a lighter-colored football shape. Black on orange would be the natural assumption, but a color photograph would be necessary to verify this.
For at least some games during the 1975 season, an "OSU" logo was worn on black helmet shells; the letters were slanted and colored orange, with black and white outlines. I have several decent photographs of this design, but I have not yet been able to obtain a copy of the helmet logo itself.
In 1979, a script "Beavers" logo in white, outlined in black, was worn on orange helmets. The logo is quite similar to, but slightly different from, the one used in recent years, and I need a copy of it also before I can represent this helmet here.
*1 A switch from the decal with orange letters to the one with black letters was apparently made at some point during the 1993 season, though I do not know precisely when. The black version was is use by at least the Oregon game.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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| 1969 | 1964 - 1968; 1970 - 1971 |
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| 1988 - 1991; 1993 - 2000 |
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The only photographs I have found from the years prior to 1964 are not in color, but they all appear to show USC using dark-colored helmets, which are presumably similar in color to the ones used later by the team. Numerals of some light color (probably white or gold) were worn on these helmets during at least one year during the early 1960s.
*1 USC apparently used this decal on only the left sides of the helmets, with the right sides left "blank".
STANFORD
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| ? - 1964 | 1965 - ? | ? - 1976 |
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| 1977 - 1978 | 1979 | 1980 - 1991 |
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| 1992 - 2001 | 2002 - |
Stanford has apparently used white helmet shells throughout the period covered by this web site (1960 to present).
*1 The "S" was apparently first used in either 1967 or 1968.
UCLA
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| 1969 | ? - 1968; 1970 - 1972 | 1973 - 1995 |
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| 2000 - 2003 | 1996 - 1999; 2004 - |
UCLA was using plain gold helmets at least as early as 1962; I do not have any photographs from 1960 or 1961, but I would think that the helmets used during those years were in all probability plain gold. Therefore, I believe that the five helmet designs shown above should constitute a complete set for UCLA for the period covered by this web site.
WASHINGTON
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| 1960 - 1971 (regular design); September 29, 2007 |
1972 - 1974 (regular) c.1962 - 1971 (award) |
1975 - 1989 |
| *see notes 1 & 2 below | *see note 1 below |
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| 1995 | 1996 - 1998 | 1990 - 1994; 1999 - |
During the 1969 season, Washington used a version of the "100" decal that many teams used that year; Washington's version appears to have included a yellow football-shape with a white outline, and with numerals of some dark color outlined in white. Based on color photographs that I have seen of other teams' versions of these decals, I think it is not necessarily safe to assume that Washington's version featured purple numerals, and that blue or black were perhaps just as likely.
*1 According to information I have received from visitors to this web site, Washington's default helmet shell color was gold from at least 1960 through 1971, and purple from 1972 through 1974. However, during both of these periods, certain players were "awarded" with alternate helmet designs for good performances. At least as early as 1962 and up through 1971, some players were awarded with plain purple helmets. Site visitor Rick O. reports that, in 1970 and 1971, the purple helmets were awarded only to "defensive players that gave 110% effort at all times", and that the number of players awarded with such helmets was twelve in 1970 and eleven in 1971. The criteria by which these helmets were awarded prior to 1970 is unknown to me at present.
With the change from gold helmets to purple ones at some point in 1972 (whether at the beginning of the season or some time later remains unknown), a change in the "award helmet" scheme was also made. Players were now awarded with a gold "W", similar in shape to that which appeared regularly on Washington's helmets beginning in 1975. Fifteen players were given the gold "W" in 1972 (four on the offensive team, eleven on defense). In 1973, only three players (all defensive) were awarded with the gold "W"; these players were also allowed to wear two gold stripes on their helmets. The "award helmet" program may have been discontinued in 1974.
*2 This design was brought back for a home game against USC in 2007.
WASHINGTON STATE
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| 1964 - 1967 | 1969 | 1970 - 1975 |
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| 1976 - 1977? | 1978? - 1987? | 1995 (game #5) |
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| 1995 (last six games) | January 1, 1998 | 1988 - 1995 (first four games); 1996 - 1999; All games vs. Washington 2004-2007 |
| *see note 2 below | *see note 3 below |
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| January 1, 2003 | 2000 - | 1999 - |
| *see note 4 below | *see note 5 below | *see note 5 below |
Two earlier Washington State helmets for which I have only partial information are shown in the photographs below (thanks to Dan C. for these pictures):
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The first was used during at least the years 1962 and 1963. These helmets were white or perhaps silver in color, but I am unsure about the color of the numerals (red would be just a guess). A color photograph from these years would be appreciated.
The other helmet featured a white leaping cougar logo worn on red helmet shells, and was used during at least parts of the 1968 and 1969 seasons; I need a flat copy of this cougar logo in order to add this one to the site.
*1 This helmet design was used only during the game against Oregon State in 1995, in observance of the team's 100th anniversary. Two white stripes were added to the helmet for its remaining games in 1995.
*2 A rose was incorporated into the "Cougars" decal for WSU's appearance in the Jan. 1, 1998 Rose Bowl game against Michigan.
*3 This design was used continuously from 1988 through 1995 with the exception of the last seven games in 1995; it has also been used during each game against Washington during the years 2004 through 2007.
*4 Washington State used a special decal for its January 1, 2003 appearance in the Rose Bowl game against Oklahoma.
*5 Beginning with the 2000 season, WSU introduced an unusual dual helmet scheme; the crimson helmet was used for road games, and the gray one for home games. The design for the gray helmet had also been used for some games during the 1999 season (specific dates would be appreciated).
