The helmet is the visual identity of a football team. Some teams in the NFL, like the Cowboys, Steelers, Packers, 49ers and Raiders, to name a few, have had the same helmets for decades.
The same goes in college football. When you think of Michigan, you think of the maize-colored wings. When you think of USC you think of the Trojan. Notre Dame and Penn State? You think of a plain canvas of gold and white respectively. Alabama? The numbers.
Texas fans are very proud of the Longhorns helmet. It is iconic, and iconic is the best trait for a college football helmet. Helmets that are instantly recognizable. Helmets that are classic. There are some newer helmets that work well. Even rotating through helmets can be its own tradition, like in Oregon.
But for the most part, the best helmets are the ones that have remained mostly unchanged for decades.
16. Vanderbilt Commodores
It feels like Vandy changes every year. They’ve had a black base. They’ve had a gold base, but not even an attractive gold like Notre Dame or Colorado. Vanderbilt’s helmet has had a star. They’ve had chains down the middle instead of a stripe. “Vandy” has been in script cursive. There’s been a “V” with “Vanderbilt” across it. Sometimes there are stripes. Sometimes there aren’t.
All of these iterations have been since 2000. It’s hard to keep up. The Commodores currently have a black helmet with a white “V” outlined in gold. There is also an alternate (of course there is) that is dull gold with a white “V” outlined in black. The black one isn’t bad. If it lasts a few more seasons it will probably rank higher.
15. South Carolina Gamecocks
The Gamecocks also change their helmet a lot. It has featured the same block “C” with the rooster in the middle since the 70s. But sometimes the helmet is white. Sometimes it is garnet. Sometimes it has two stars on the…
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