Presidents' Athletic Conference

BETHANY	GENEVA	GROVE CITY
"Bison"	"Golden Tornadoes"	"Wolverines"
Bethany, WV	Beaver Falls, PA	Grove City, PA

SAINT VINCENT	THIEL	THOMAS MORE
"Bearcats"	"Tomcats"	"Saints"
Latrobe, PA	Greenville, PA	Crestview Hills, KY

WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON	WAYNESBURG	WESTMINSTER
"Presidents"	"Yellow Jackets"	"Titans"
Washington, PA	Waynesburg, PA	New Wilmington, PA

Comments

This conference had two new members in 2007: Geneva and Saint Vincent. Geneva had previously been in the NAIA, and was using a new helmet design in 2007 (shown above). Saint Vincent was a new team which was playing for the first time in 2007. This team was reported to have used plain green helmets during its first game against Gallaudet, before adding helmet decals for its next game. However, I have received a subsequent report indicating that while Saint Vincent was indeed using helmet decals later in the 2007 season, they were being worn only on the right sides of their helmets, with the left sides left blank - is it possible that the report of blank helmets for the first game was based on photos showing only the left sides of the helmet?

Thomas More was also using a new helmet design in 2007 (shown above).

Historical Helmets

BETHANY

c.1970	? - 1999?	2001? - 2003?

2005	2006 -

I have received conflicting information as to the dates of use for the recent Bethany helmet designs. The helmet with the green oval-shaped logo was in use during at least parts of the 2001 and 2002 seasons (verified with dated photographs), and reportedly during the 2003 season also (not verified), but it has also been reported to me that during at least part of the 2002 season, the team used a logo consisting of the school's name in green capital letters, which was supposedly worn on the left sides only of the helmets, with the right sides left "blank". I have received a photograph of such a helmet (below), though its precise date is not known (it is supposedly from 2002). I would appreciate hearing from anyone familiar with the team who can clarify when these different helmet designs were in use.

During 2004, Bethany was using a helmet design which I would assume was a new one for that year. The helmets were white with green uniform numerals on the sides. I would appreciate a clear photo of one of the 2004 helmets (the photos at the team's web site are not large enough).

GENEVA

? - 2006	2007 -

GROVE CITY

1963; 1972	1973 - 1976	1977 - 1981

1982 - 1983	1984 - 1989	1990

1991 - 1998	1999 -

SAINT VINCENT

2007 (first game)	2007 -

Saint Vincent had an earlier football team which was terminated in the year 1963.

THIEL

? - 2000	2001 -

THOMAS MORE

? - 1999?	2004	2000? - 2003; 2005 - 2006

2007 -

WAYNESBURG

? - 2005	2006 -

WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON

? - 1998	1999 -

WESTMINSTER

? - present

The current helmet design has been used (I think) for several years. Its predecessor was similar, but with the colors inverted (white "W" on blue helmet shell). Photographs of this earlier helmet would be appreciated.