With so many divisions of college football not playing any games this fall, Balladeer’s Blog’s readers have been asking for at least SOME kind of additional pigskin content. In that spirit here’s a look at some of the coolest football helmets from now-defunct college programs.
Enjoy this latest Top 20 List For 2020:
CANISIUS COLLEGE GOLDEN GRIFFINS
Division: NCAA Div 1
Dropped Football: 2002
Comment: “Oh, those Golden Griffins/ Oh, those Golden Griffins” … Remember the Golden Grahams commercial? Oh, forget it.
CAL STATE-NORTHRIDGE MATADORS
Division: NCAA Div 1
Dropped Football: 2001
Comment: The name Matadors is cool if you remind yourself that no bulls were killed during any of this team’s football games.
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE PURPLE ACES
Division: NCAA Div 1
Dropped Football: 1997
Comment: Purple helmets never fail to catch the eye and there’s a certain Riverboat Gambler feel to the name Purple Aces. Continue reading