Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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| ADRIAN | ALBION | ALMA |
| "Bulldogs" | "Britons" | "Scots" |
| Adrian, MI | Albion, MI | Alma, MI |
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| HOPE | KALAMAZOO | OLIVET |
| "Flying Dutchmen" | "Hornets" | "Comets" |
| Holland, MI | Kalamazoo, MI | Olivet, MI |
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| TRINE |
| "Thunder" |
| Angola, IN |
Comments
Trine is the college previously known as Tri-State University; the football team is using a new helmet design in 2008 (shown above). No other new designs have yet been reported for this conference in 2008.
Historical Helmets
ADRIAN
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| ? - 1999 | 2000 - 2004 | 2005 - |
From ? to 1996, Adrian was using a yellow paw print (a la Clemson) on its helmets (photographs of this one would be appreciated).
ALBION
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| 1989 - c.1992 | c.1993 - |
Three earlier historical helmets have been described thusly: c.1970s: purple helmet with yellow facemask and a white "A" decal; c.1980s: yellow shell with purple facemask, purple "A" with white outline, and white-purple-white central stripes, the middle one being wider than the others; ? - 1988: yellow helmet, white facemask, purple stripe, and a logo consisting of the team name "BRITONS" in purple letters.
ALMA
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| ? - present |
The logo on Alma's current helmet design has actually been worn only on the right sides of the helmet for (apparently) several years. I have never received any information as to earlier helmet designs used by the team.
HOPE
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| 1961 | 1962 - 1967 | 1969 |
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| 1970 - 1971 | 1972 - 1975 | 1976 - 1977 |
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| 1978 - 1979 | 1981 | 1982 - 1985 |
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| 1956 - 1960; 1968; 1980 | 1986 - |
| *see note 1 below |
A few years ago a visitor to this web site sent me a link to a page with photographs of many old Hope College helmets, but the link is no longer working - if those photographs are available elsewhere, I would greatly appreciate a report as to their location.
*1 From 1986 through 1994 the oval "H" logo was worn only on the left sides of the helmets; it has been used on both sides since 1995.
KALAMAZOO
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| ? - 1999? | 2000? - present |
Kalamazoo is reported to have begun using black helmets in 1991. Prior to then, the team used orange helmets with a "K" logo; the "K" was white with a black outline.
OLIVET
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| ? - 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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| 2002 - 2004 | 2005 - 2006 | 2007 - |
The logo on the 2001 Olivet helmet has been described as "similar to the Tennessee Titans with an OC on it"; I would appreciate a photograph of this one.
TRINE (was Tri-State University prior to August 1, 2008)
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| 1995 - 2000 | 2001 - 2003 | 2004 - 2005 |
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| 2006 - 2007 | 2008 - |
