On August 22nd the divisions of college football covered here at Balladeer’s Blog will kick off. To help all of us endure the time until the 2012 season starts I’ve been presenting looks at the coolest football helmets from each of the divisions covered here. Previously I’ve examined helmets from the NAIA, NCCAA, NJCAA, SCFA, NCFA and NCAA Division 3. Now it’s Division Two’s turn.
20. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MULERIDERS
Location: Magnolia, AR
Conference: Great American Conference
Comment: Coach Tommy Tuberville played his college ball for the Muleriders, a team with a catchy nickname, cool helmets and a quintissentially southern sounding home city.
19. DELTA STATE STATESMEN
Location: Cleveland, MS
Conference: Gulf South Conference
Comment: Okay, so it’s just the Greek letter Delta and the word State. I still think it’s a clever and concise helmet logo that’s very eye-catching.
18. NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY TIMBERWOLVES
Location: Midland, MI
Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Comment: Carolina-blue shells with a big, bold Timberwolf pawprint on the side. How can you not love great helmets like this.
17. UNC-PEMBROKE BRAVES
Location: Pembroke, NC
Conference: Independent
Comment: The Braves are known for their gridiron toughness and they’re helping to keep independent play alive in this conference- crazed time period we live in.
16. UPPER IOWA PEACOCKS
Location: Fayette, IA
Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Comment: The conjoined “U” and “I” on this helmet look incredibly stylish and the name Peacocks is almost unique in the various divisions of college sports.
15. CALIFORNIA (PA) VULCANS
Location: California, PA
Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Comment: Direct from the Keystone State, it’s the Vulcans! That’s the Roman fire and forge god Vulcan swinging his hammer in the helmet pic.
14. HUMBOLDT STATE LUMBERJACKS
Location: Arcata, CA
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Comment: The Humboldt State University Lumberjacks have completed the Balladeer’s Blog Hat Trick: they have a cool nickname, cool helmets AND they play in the infinitely cool stadium the Redwood Bowl.
13. WEST LIBERTY HILLTOPPERS
Location: West Liberty, WV
Conference: West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Comment: This team from West Liberty boasts the coolest helmets out of all the college teams that go by the name Hilltoppers.
12. SAINT ANSELM HAWKS
Location: Manchester, NH
Conference: Northeast Ten Conference
Comment: Saint Anselm is famous not only for its impressive academic reputation but also for this avant garde football helmet design.
11. ARKANSAS TECH WONDERBOYS
Location: Russellville, AR
Conference: Great American Conference
Comment: Wonderboys radio broadcasts are great to listen to via internet on Saturday nights in the fall for some real Old School southern football charm.
FOR PART TWO WITH HELMETS TEN THROUGH ONE CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2012/08/11/the-coolest-helmets-in-d2-college-football-part-two/
FOR MORE COOL HELMETS CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/category/cool-helmets/
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Thanks for the pingback !
Nice helmets! I’d go out with a guy wearing most of these!
Ha! I’l llet them know!
Timberwolves rock! ! I want to play there now!
You should let them know!
Cal Vulcans are pretty cool! And Pennsylvania’s a pretty good football state!
It sure is!
Delta State’s helmet is the best! Never heard of any of these colleges until now!
Always glad to spread the word about these divisions of college sports!
Yes, Upper Iowa University (#16 in your listing, but #1 in our hearts) has the Peacock for its mascot. We have a newly renovated stadium this year and the Peacocks are ready to rumble.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for stopping by!
Upper Iowa should have been higher.
I can understand your thinking on that.
Muleriders? ja ja ja
Yes indeed!!!!!!!
Sioux Falls or the Griffins shood have been # 1
They have their merits!
Wild helmets and wild team names!
Aren’t they??
What about the UAM Boll Weevils?
They would have made the list except you can barely make out the Boll Weevil on their new helmets.
Love the Hilltoppers helmet!
I know what you mean!!
I live in the Uk but you make following these divisions more fun than following the crooks in the top division.
Thank you! That’s my goal!
Good to see D2 getting some love!
My pleasure!
Bowman Gray all the way!
You may have someting in that!
Upper Iowa Peacocks! My brother plays there!
Good of you to stop by!
Muleriders should have been top ten.
I can see your thought process on that.
Muleriders deserved number one!
Could be///
Sioux Falls was the best!
They have a lot of fans!
USF Cougars were the best!
They do have a great helmet!
USF all the way!
Could be!
I like USF
It is pretty cool!
Hi there! I never even knew these teams were out there. Awesome!
Thanks.
USF have the best helmets.
They did get a lot of votes.
These really are awesome lids, dude!
Thanks!