Southland Conference

CENTRAL ARKANSAS	McNEESE STATE	NICHOLLS STATE
"Bears"	"Cowboys"	"Colonels"
Conway, AR	Lake Charles, LA	Thibodaux, LA

NORTHWESTERN STATE	SAM HOUSTON STATE	SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
"Demons"	"Bearkats"	"Lions"
Natchitoches, LA	Huntsville, TX	Hammond, LA

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN	TEXAS STATE
"Lumberjacks"	"Bobcats"
Nacogdoches, TX	San Marcos, TX

Comments

Central Arkansas has a new helmet design for the 2010 season (shown above).

Historical Helmets

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

? - 2002	2003? - 2009	2010 -

The helmet design used by UCA immediately prior to the adoption of the current design featured a white shell with the letters "UCA" in purple, arranged diagonally - I would appreciate a clear photograph of this helmet design, which may have been used for many years by the team.

Despite the fact that UCA has had a football team for more than a century I have not received any information about earlier helmet designs used by the team.

MCNEESE STATE

c.1970s	1987 - 1989	1990 - 2000
*see note 1 below

2001	2002 -

*1 At least one or two other helmet designs slightly different from this one were used during various years from the early 1970s through 1986. A single blue stripe was apparently used with this design at some point, and a white outline was present around the horse/rider logo for an unknown period. A white-blue-white sequence of stripes was also present during some of these years. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can clarify when these various changes were made.

NICHOLLS STATE

1980 - 1998	1999 - 2004	2005 -

I have never received any information about earlier helmet design used by Nicholls State - any information would be appreciated.

NORTHWESTERN STATE

? - 1998?	c.1987; 1999?	2000? - 2001

October 19, 2002	2002; 2007	2003 - 2006; 2008 -
*see note 1 below

I have not received any information about any earlier helmet designs used by Northwestern State.

*1 An orange stripe was added to NSU's helmet for a single game in 2002 against Southwestern Oklahoma State.

SAM HOUSTON STATE

1976	1975; 1977	1979

1978; 1980	1981	1982 - 1985
	*see note 1 below

1986 - 1988	1989 - 1993	1994 - 1996

1997 (first 2 games)	1997 (last 9 games)	1998? - 2004

2005 (first game or two)	2005 -

*1 The logo shown on this design was actually worn only on the right sides of the helmets; the left sides were actually "blank".

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

1959 - 1964	1965 - 1971	1972 - 1978

1979	1980	1982 - 1985

2005	2003 - 2004; 2006 -
*see note 1 below

The SLU football team was discontinued following the 1985 season but resurrected in 2003.

*1 A black stripe was added to the helmet in 2005 as a tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

? - 1976	1982 - 1985	1986 - 1988

1989 - 1991	2002	1992 - 2001; 2003 -

From 1977 through 1981, Stephen F. Austin used a logo consisting of the letters "SFA" arranged diagonally above an axe; the axe head contained the word "JACKS". Both the letters and the axe were apparently depicted in a combination of purple, white, and black. I would appreciate a copy of the logo for this design, as well as some photographs clear enough to show the colors of the various logo parts.

I have not received any information about pre-1976 helmet designs for this team.

TEXAS STATE

? - 1972	1973 - 1982	1984 - 1989

1991	1990; 1992 - 1996	1997 - 2002

2003	2004 - 2007	2008 -

The 1983 helmet was similar to the 1973-1982 one, but a narrow gold outline was present around the letters. Thanks to Stephen R. for information on these helmets.