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_Helmet History

1946-1950
First helmet after the switch from leather helmets. White with Cardinal stripe. No facemask.

Record was 27-22-3 (.519) while wearing this helmet.

1951
Changed to a blank white helmet with no stripe. No facemask.

Record was 2-8-0 (.20) while wearing this helmet.

1952-1957
Plain cardinal Shell with no numbers or facemask

Record was 30-30-1 while wearing this helmet.

1958-1963
In Frank Broyles first year he added 3" numbers on the side of the cardinal helmet with grey or White facemask.

Record was 43-21-0 while wearing this helmet.

1964-1966
First Razorback decal Cardinal shell with white or light grey 1/2 bar facemask. Huge! 3" white numbers on back.
Record was 29-3-0 while wearing this helmet!

1967-1974
more detail on the razorback decal. Cardinal shell with grey facemask. Still has 3" white numbers on back.

Record was 57-25-4 while wearing this helmet.

1975-1976
Same as previous with the addition of small razorback award decals.

Record was 15-7-1 while wearing this helmet.

1977
Same as previous, but when Lou Holtz took over as HC he removed all back decals. (no numbers or award decals)

Record was 10-1-0 while wearing this helmet.

1978-1994
Same as previous, but changed to a white facemask begenning with the Orange Bowl game from the '77 season

Record was 127-69-5 while wearing this helmet.

1995-2000
Same as previous, but enlarged the logo by 15%,

Record was 39-32-0 while wearing this helmet.

2001-2002
Razorback logo is re-designed. Sharper tusks along with a stronger more agressive body

Record was 16-10-0 while wearing this helmet

2003-2004
Changed helmet paint to a metallic finish.

2004
*Houston Nutt added a black square decal with "BB" after the death of Barbara Broylses. Barbara Broyes was the Wife of long time AR AD Frank Broyles. The decals were worn the final 6 games of the 04 season.

2005
Added the SEC logo to the back of the helmet to the left of the number - removed the "Schutt" logo that had been there since 2003.

Numbers on the back of the helmet were changed to a white square with red numbers instead of a clear circle with white numbers.

A silhouet of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama were added to the helmet for most of the 2005 season after Hurricane Katrina.

2006
After the Death of long time "Voice of the Razorbacks" Paul Eels just before the start of the 2007 the Hogs added a decal of a microphone with the initials PE.


2007
small white razorback silhouet with the initials JFB in red in honor of Frank Broyles last year as Athletic Director.

Wore a small "VT" logo for the season opener vs Troy.
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