Southern Conference
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| APPALACHIAN STATE |
CHATTANOOGA |
THE CITADEL |
| "Mountaineers" |
"Mocs" |
"Bulldogs" |
| Boone, NC |
Chattanooga, TN |
Charleston, SC |
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| ELON |
FURMAN |
GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
| "Phoenix" |
"Paladins" |
"Eagles" |
| Elon, NC |
Greenville, SC |
Statesboro, GA |
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| SAMFORD |
WESTERN CAROLINA |
WOFFORD |
| "Bulldogs" |
"Catamounts" |
"Terriers" |
| Birmingham, AL |
Cullowhee, NC |
Spartanburg, SC |
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Comments
Samford will be a new member of this conference in 2008.
Historical Helmets
APPALACHIAN STATE
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1970 |
1971 - 1976 |
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| 1977 - 1979 |
1980 - 1981 |
1982 |
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| 1983 - 1988 |
1989 - 1994 |
1995 - present |
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As far as I know, these are all of the different helmet designs used by Appalachian State during the period covered by this web site (1960 to present).
CHATTANOOGA
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| ? - 1993? |
1994 only? |
? - 1999? |
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| 2000 |
2001 - 2002 |
2003 - 2006 |
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THE CITADEL
ELON
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| 1971 - 1972 |
1979 - 1990 |
1974 - 1978; 1991 |
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| 1992 - 1999 |
2000 - 2002 |
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I have received partial information about a number of other historical Elon helmets; following are descriptions of some of these:
- 1964 - 1966: white helmets with a maroon "block 'E'" logo were used;
- 1967 - 1968: maroon helmets with white numerals on the sides;
- 1969 - 1970: gold helmets with maroon-white-maroon stripes and a maroon oval on the sides; the oval contained the word "ELON" in white letters;
- 1973: a "fairly complex" helmet design (no further description);
I have received a great deal of conflicting information about the dates of use for these various helmets; the most-recently submitted information is now reflected above. Earlier it had been reported to me that the helmet now labelled "1979 - 1990" had been used from 1975 to 1987, and that the one now labelled "1992 - 1999" had been used from 1987 to 1999.
FURMAN
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? - c.mid 1990s |
1996? - present |
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I have received an interesting photograph from about 1963 showing Furman using dark-colored helmets (probably purple) with a logo consisting of what appears to be a light-colored "knight" chess piece on the sides. The helmet also features a light-colored stripe of some unknown color.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
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1982 - 2005; 2007 - |
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SAMFORD
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? - 1998? |
1999 |
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WESTERN CAROLINA
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| 1992 - 1997 |
1998 - 2001 |
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WOFFORD
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| 1983 |
1985 - 1987 |
1988 - present |
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Wofford used black helmets during at least the early 1980s, and used white helmets around 1970. Overall, I have not received much historical information yet for Wofford.
