A College Football Bowl Game Helmet thread 🧵showing teams wearing a helmet customized/tied to the Bowl Game & only wearing it/introduced in that game. The first to do it was Texas
@TexasFootball
in 1982 with Cotton Bowl Classic text & logo. 1/13
@PhilHecken
To celebrate college football's 150th anniversary I'm going to post a photo of one school's entire helmet history each day from the first game 8/24 through the championship game on 1/13. All 130 FBS schools and 8 Ivy League schools.
@CFB150
@UniWatch
@Ivan_Maisel
@PhilHecken
The
#CFB150
helmet history is done! 130 FBS & 8 Ivy League schools. Stay tuned for my Top 17 "coolest" helmets starting tomorrow. 4 helmets/day and
#1
on championship Monday. Criteria include a design that is unique to that school, no/few letters, cool logo!
@UniWatch
@PhilHecken
To celebrate college football's 150th anniversary I'm going to post a photo of one school's entire helmet history each day from the first game 8/24 through the championship game on 1/13. All 130 FBS schools and 8 Ivy League schools.
@CFB150
@UniWatch
@Ivan_Maisel
@PhilHecken
Countdown to College Football Kickoff! 8/15-26, I'm posting the helmet history of every FBS & Ivy League team. One conference per day with 1000+ new helmets since 2019 (last time I did this) and 6000+ total helmets!
The first (1/130) helmet history is Central Florida (UCF).
@UCF_Football
began play in '79 at Div III. 30 different helmets pictured through '17; 22 versions in '18 (not pictured) because of variations of same helmet. Total 52
@CFB150
@UniWatch
@Ivan_Maisel
@PhilHecken
NFL 1st season 1920 (Prototypes)
Akron Pros
Buf All-Americans
Canton Bulldogs
Chi Cards
Chi Tigers
Cleve Tigers
Columbia Panhandles
Dayton Triangles
Decatur Staleys
Det Heralds
Hammond Pros
Muncie Flyers
Rochester Jeffersons
Rock Island Independents
#NFL100
@UniWatch
@PhilHecken
Up next in our helmet history is Cincinnati (Team 2/130).
@GoBearcatsFB
has an estimated 57 versions (52 pictured, 5 missing from '18). 28 different helmets since '13.
@UniWatch
@CFB150
@PhilHecken
If you're in Las Vegas for NFL Draft, stop by the Caesars Sportsbook booth at the NFL Experience and check out my custom pocket pro helmet collection displaying the helmet history of 32 NFL teams and 130 FBS schools.
#NFLDraft
@UniWatch
@PhilHecken
The Pirates from East Carolina are team 4/130 in the helmet history reveal.
@ECUPiratesFB
has 37 different helmets with 35 pictured and 1 missing from '16 and 1 from '18 (see pictures in thread).
@UniWatch
@PhilHecken
New teams to the NFL in 1921 (prototypes).
Chicago Staleys
Cincinnati Celts
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Evansville Crimson Giants
Green Bay Packers
Louisville Brecks
Minneapolis Marines
NY Brickley Giants
Tonawanda Kardex
Washington Senators
#NFL100
@UniWatch
@PhilHecken
Countdown to College Football Kickoff with the helmet history of every team heads to the Sun Belt
@SunBelt
. First up is Appalachian State
@AppState_FB
who has worn 9 different helmets with its mascot Yosef as the logo.
1/14 🧵
It's the day before the College Football Kickoff & we are featuring the helmet history of all 14 Big 10
@bigten
schools. First up is Illinois
@IlliniFootball
who has worn 21 different helmets with the block I logo since introducing it in 2012.
1/14🧵
Oklahoma's
@OU_Football
1st logo was round font interlocking OU (L) introduced by 1st year coach Jim Mackenzie in '66. He would only coach 1 year as he passed away from a heart attack in '67. OU changed the logo in '67 to a block font (R).
#CFBHelmetFact77
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@PhilHecken
This is the last time we will see this collection of helmets together as it's the final year of this version of the Pac-12
@pac12
. The helmet history countdown continues with Arizona
@ArizonaFBall
who has used a variation of the letter A on every helmet since 1977.
1/12🧵
Why I'm the Most Interesting College Football Fan! The search is over. Put my statue (and my helmet collection) in the College Football Hall of Fame.
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#IHaveThemAll
Our helmet history today takes us to Connecticut (Team 3/130). The Huskies
@UConnFootball
have 33 different helmets with 30 pictured and 3 from '18 not pictured. They also brought back the '03-'12 blue helmet with white C in '18.
@CFB150
@UniWatch
@PhilHecken
@Ivan_Maisel