This page contains helmet designs used in the past by teams whose schools do not have high school varsity football team. Some of these schools may have since changed names, merged with other schools, or closed altogether. Some of these schools you probably will not recognize. I would greatly appreciate information about football helmets used by varsity teams that may not be seen below.
 

Schools

1976-?

1991-2006

Barnesville-Rothsay were paired together and known as the Agassiz Valley Thunder. They played home games in Barnesville, and were part of the Heart O Lakes Conference, and a member of Section 6AA. In 2007 the became Barnesville-Rothsay Trojans. Thanks to Jeremy Z. for this information.
 

In 2010 AlBrook paired their varisty program with Cotton.
 

In 2010 AlBrook and Cotton paired teams. It was their first and last season as a paired team. In 2011 the two schools have merged to become South Ridge of the St. Louis County Conference.
 

In 1953 Alexander Ramsey High School opened. In 1987 they merged with Frank Kellogg High School to form Roseville Area High School. The 1985-1986 school year was last year of Ramsey athletics.
 

Amboy would pair with Good Thunder in 1970. They would later become Maple River Eagles in 1989.
 

Amboy and Good Thunder paired in 1970. They would pair with Mapleton from 1985-1988 before they would become the Maple River Eagles in 1989.
 

Ashby paired with West Central Area in 2015.
 

In 2011 Babbitt-Embarrass merged with Tower-Soudan to form Northeast Range.
 

?-1977

Barrett discontinued its football program in 1977 due to low numbers. In 1978 they paired with Elbow Lake-Wendell.
 

In 1991 Battle Lake and Henning merged to form Ottertail Central (Prairie Conference). There were Columbia Blue numbers on the back of the helmets.

I have recieved some conflicting information from some viewers wether this (1) helmet was ever used. If anyone has more information, please let me know.

Belgrade would pair with Elrosa and later with Brooten in 1988.

In 2015 Blake paired with St. Paul Academy and Minnehaha Academy to form the SMB Wolfpack.

Bloomington Lincoln

?-1949

Bloomington High School opened in the early 1920's. In 1957, Bloomington joined the Lake Conference after previously being in the Minnesota Valley Conference. The name change to Lincoln took place in 1965 when the second Bloomington high school (Kennedy) opened. Jefferson opened in 1970, giving Bloomington three high schools through the 1970's and early 1980's. Lincoln closed following the 1981-82 school year, due to dropping enrollment numbers in the Bloomington school district. Bloomington has had two schools (Jefferson and Kennedy) since the fall of 1982.

After the 1985 school year Brandon merged with Evansville to form Brandon-Evansville Chargers.

Brooten would merge with Belgrade-Elrosa in 1988.

Buffalo Lake later merged with Hector. Buffalo Lake-Hector plays in the Southern Minnesota Conference.

In 2019 Carlton began a co-op with Wrenshall.
 

Clarissa would pair with Eagle Bend in 1987 to became Eagle Valley.

Climax/Fisher co-oped with Sacred Heart to form the Polk County West in the Top of the State Conference.

Chokio-Alberta split with Herman-Norcross before the 2011 season. Chokio-Alberta joined Morris Area (Wright County South) and Herman Norcross joined in Wheaton (Pheasant Conference). Chokio-Alberta-Herman-Norcross played in the Pheasant Conference South.

Concordia Academy Bloomington
(aka Minneapolis Lutheran and Lutheran High Bloomington )

"Lancers"
Minneapolis, MN

"Lancers"
Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis Lutheran High School began their football program in 1963 when located at 42nd and S. Wentworth in Minneapolis. The school moved to the former Edina East high school at the beginning of the 1980 season. The football program was dropped for one season to JV in 1989. The school moved to its third and final site in east Bloomington beginning in 1990. The Lancers competed in the Tri-Valley Conference until the conference folded after the 2001-2002 school year. From the 2005-2006 school year, the Lancers competed as Concordia Academy Bloomington after merging its administration with Concordia Academy in Roseville. The football program ended after the 2008 season prior to the closing of the Bloomington campus.

(a) Both of these helmets were worn during there last few seasons.

Cook High School merged with Orr and Western Tower to form North Woods.
 

Cotton's varsity program paired with AlBrook in 2010.
 

Cottonwood and Wood Lake combined in 1991, forming Lakeview High School.
 

Crookston Cathedral High School opened in 1914. The name was changed to Mount St. Benedict High School before the school closed in 1983. They played in the Top of State Conference. Thanks to Rom O. for this information.

Merged with Renville-Sacred Heart to become Danube-Renville-Sacred Heart Jaguars in 1988.
 

Delavan would pair with Minnesota Lake from 1985-1988. They would later become Maple River Eagles in 1989.
 

In 1990, Dodge Center merged with the neighboring towns of West Concord and Claremont to form Triton High School. The school colors were maroon and gold until the 1930s or 1940s, when the school colors were changed to green and white.

Duluth Central merged with Duluth Denfeld in 2010 for one season. The school closed at the end of the 2010-2011 school year.

Eagle Bend would merge with Clarissa to form Eagle Valley in 1987.

Eagle Bend and Clarissa merged in 1987 to form Eagle Valley. In 2012 Eagle Valley merged with Parkers Prairie and became Prairie Valley.

Edina High School opened in 1949. They were also known as the Edina-Morningide Hornets. The Hornets played in the Lake Conference until 1971. Due to growing enrollment Edina built another high school only a few miles away. Edina High School was renamed Edina East High School. The new high school was called Edina West. A special thanks to the Edina Historical Society for sharing photographs and providing yearbooks for missing years.

After Edina West opened in 1972 Edina-Morningside changed their name to Edina East. They also kept the Einda- Morningside name the Hornets. But enrollment in the district eventually peaked and later declined. They eventually had to merge with Edina West in 1981. They are currently know as the Edina Hornets and play in the Lake Conference. A special thanks to the Edina Historical Society for sharing photographs and providing yearbooks for missing years.
 

1972-1974

Opened 1972 Edina West was built to accommodate the growing enrollment in the Edina School District. However enrollment eventually peaked and later declined. They eventually had to merge with Edina East in 1981. They are currently know as the Edina Hornets and play in the Lake Conference. A special thanks to the Edina Historical Society for sharing photographs and providing yearbooks for missing years.
 

Elmore Academy was founded in 1998. Sometime there after they started a football program.

"Tigers"
Evansville, MN

After the 1985 school year Evansville merged with Brandon to form Brandon-Evansville Chargers.

The nickname Chargers was selected by a vote of the students. They aslo voted on school colors and school song. In 1987 Kellogg merged with Alexander Ramsey High School to form Roseville Area High School. The 1985-1986 school year was last year of Kellogg athletics.
 

"Yeomen"
Freeborn, MN

Yeomen is an English term for a freeborn man.
 

"Raiders"
Fulda, MN

Fulda started a co-op with Heron Lake-Okabena in 2018. They nicknamed themselves the Coyotes and now play in the 9-Man South - West District.
 

Glenville-Emmons merged with Alden-Conger before the 2016 season.
 

Golden Valley High School opened in 1957. Due to a drop in enrollment the school was absorbed by Hopkins School District in 1981. The remaining Golden Valley students would attend Hopkins Lindbergh High School. The Golden Valley High School building was later bought by the Breck School and converted it to there high school. For a more detailed history please read here.

The photos I've seen of this helmet (1) are only black and white photos from yearbooks. It's hard to tell what color the helmet is in the photos. More information is needed.w

Granite Falls fielded it's first football team around 1933. They consolidated with Clarkfield and Echo in 1995 to form Yellow Medicine East.
 

In 1983 the Goodridge Huskies and Grygla-Gatzke Eagles merged programs to form the Goodridge-Grygla/Gatzke Blue Devils. In 2011 they changed their name to Goodridge-Grygla Chargers, to coincide with all sports combining between the two schools.
 

In 1993 Harmony consolidated with Preston Fountain to form Fillmore Central.

Henderson high school football has a long tradition, with a documented team organized as early as 1901. Henderson discontinued its football program with the end of the 1985-86 school year. For the years 1986 through 1989 Henderson was paired with Arlington-Green Isle, forming the Sibley East Bengals. In 1990 Henderson consolidated its school district/varsity athletic teams with LeSueur to form LeSueur-Henderson of the Minnesota River Conference.
 

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Herman-Norcross later merged with Chokio-Alberta
 

Hoffman and Kensington merged there programs in 1980. In 1993 Hoffman-Kensington merged with West Central to form the West Central Area Knights which currently play in the Heart O' Lakes Conference.
 

Holy Trinity paired with Lester Prairie in 2007.
 

Hopkins High School openend 1896. The earliest record MNHSHP found of Hopkins fielding a varsity team was in 1931. Due to growing enrollment Hopkins opened a second high school in 1970 named Dwight D. Eisenhower Senior High School. The original high school was renamed Charles A. Lindbergh Senior High School. Eisenhower kept the old Hopkins High School nickname "Warriors." After the 1981-1982 school year Hopkins closed Eisenhower High School and renamed the remaining school Lindberg school, Hopkins Senior High School. A special thanks to the Hopkins Historical Society for sharing photographs and providing yearbooks for missing years.Thanks to Mike B. for also for this information.
 

In 1970 Hopkins School District added another high school in the district: Dwight D. Eisenhower Senior High School. The original high school was renamed Charles A. Lindbergh Senior High School. Eisenhower kept the old Hopkins High School nickname "Warriors." After the 1981-1982 school year Hopkins closed Eisenhower High School and renamed the remaining school Lindberg school, Hopkins Senior High School. A special thanks to the Hopkins Historical Society for sharing photographs and providing yearbooks for missing years.Thanks to Mike B. for also for this information.
 

After Hopkins School District built and opened their second high school, Dwight D. Eisenhower Senior High School,. the original high school was renamed Charles A. Lindbergh Senior High School. A special thanks to the Hopkins Historical Society for sharing photographs and providing yearbooks for missing years.Thanks to Mike B. for also for this information.

Isle began a co-op with Onamia in 2021 now called Mille Lacs.

The Jackson Blue Jays merged with the Lakefield Panthers in 1997 to form Jackson County Central.

Thanks to Jarrod L. for this historical information. Here a great site of the history of football in Jackson.

Lester Prairie paired with Holy Trinity in 2007.
 

In 1990 Henderson consolidated its school district/varsity athletic teams with LeSueur to form LeSueur-Henderson.

(1) I have seen both helmets used through out the three year period of which these helmets were used.
 

Le Center used a white helmet with a Puple wildcat logo on the helmet. I could use a clear logo or photo of that helmet.

After the 2011-2012 school year the school districts of Le Center and Montgomery - Lonsdale merged to become Tri City United. They opened a new school and fielded their team in the Minnesota River Conference in 2012.

"Rebels"
Ivanhoe, MN
3 9 Man

Lincoln-H.I.'s varsity program disbanded after 2010. In 2012 they paired with Minneota
 

Lion's Gate Christian Academy was a new school that began there football program in 2009. They first paired with Bethany Academy after being paired with Concordia Academy of Bloomington during the previous season. They folded after one year of play.

Mahnomen merged their program with Waubun in 2018 to form Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds. They play in the Northwest - West District.

Mankato Loyola merged their program with St. Clair in 2018 to form St.Clair/Loyola. They play in the Mid Southeast - West District.

Madelia/Truman had a combined football program up until 2006. They both have their own teams now. Thanks to Craig M. for the description on this helmet.
 

Duluth Marshall ended there football progam at the end of the 2015 season. In 2021 they began a co-op with Two Harbors.
 

Marshall County Central combined with Tri-County High School to form Northern Freeze.

Mapleton opened some time around 1960. They would later merge with Amboy-Good Thunder in 1985. They now make up Maple River Eagles.

Mapleton would merge with Amboy-Good Thunder in 1985. They would later merge with Minnesota Lake-Delavan to form the Maple River Eagles in 1989.

McLeod West was forced to close at the end of the 2008-2009 school year due to the economic conditions. The neighboring schoold districts absorbed both the students and football team. Rick Reilly of ESPN Magazine wrote a great article of the teams last year. Here is the link to the article.

Mesabi Academy closed in 2016.

West High School opened in 1907. The shcool along with their football program ended in 1982 due to low enrollment. They were part of the Minneapolis City Conference. Thanks to James M. for this info.

In 2015 Minnehaha Academy paired with St. Paul Academy and Blake to form the SMB Wolfpack.

Minnesota Lake would pair with Delavan from 1985-1988. They would later become Maple River Eagles in 1989.

Montgomery-Lonsdale's logo(1) only appears on the right side of their helmets, with the left side blank. I've shown the logo on the left side here just to be consistent with the rest of this web site.

After the 2011-2012 school year the school districts of Montgomery-Lonsdale and Le Center merged to become Tri City United. They opened a new school and fielded there team in 2012.

In 2009 Nashwauk-Keewatin merged there football program with .

Starting in 2008, New Life Academy fielded it's own varsity football team ending a four-year co-op arrangement with Concordia Academy-Bloomington. In 2009 they merged there program with St Croix Lutheran for the 2009 season. In 2017 they began a cooperative with Bethany Academy, Mounds Park Academy, Twin Cities Academy High School, St. Croix Preparatory Acadeym and Liberty Classical Academy called the Academy Force.

Merged with Ada-Borup in 2017.

Northland paired with Hill City in 2016

In the late 1980's Olivia's high school system partnered with Bird Island and Lake Lillian became BOLD Schools (Bird Island, Olivia, Lake Lillian District).

Onamia began a co-op with Isle in 2021 now called Mille Lacs.

In 2012 Parkers Prairie merged with Eagle Valley to become the Prairie Valley Nighthawks. In 2015 Parkers Prairie started up there program again leaving Eagle Valley behind. Eagle Valley later paired with Browerville.

Preston Fountain paired with Wykoff for two years, 1983-1984. In 1993 they consolidated with Harmony to form Fillmore Central.

Robbinsdale High School opened in 1900. At first their school colors were purple and yellow/gold. In 1960 they switch their colors to blue and yellow/gold. They closed in 1982 due low attendence.
 

The Red Lake Falls Eagles became a cooperative varsity program with Red Lake Falls High School High School in 2008. They are now the Red Lake County Rebels.
 

The Red Lake Falls Eagles became a cooperative varsity program with Red Lake County Central High School in 2008. They are now the Red Lake County Rebels.

In 1990 Walnut Grove merged with Westbrook-Storden-Jeffers. Then at the start of the 1994 school year, Storden-Jeffers opted to pair with Sanborn-Lamberton. This left Westbrook-Walnut Grove on its own. Storden-Jeffers-Sanborn-Lamberton pairings became Red Rock Central Falcons.

Renville would later merge with Sacred Heart to become the Renville-Sacred Heart Raiders in 1980.

Renville and Sacred Heart merged to become the Renville-Sacred Heart Raider in 1980. They would later pair with Danube-Renville-Sacred Heart Jaguars in 1988.

Sacred Heart would later merge with Renville to become the Renville-Sacred Heart Raiders in 1980.

Sacred Heart co-oped with Climax/Fisher to form the Polk County West in the Top of the State Conference in 2014.

In 2013 the Eagles wore two pink stipes on their helmet (a) for Breast Cancer Awareness month (October). Each stripe started on the side of the helmet bumper. Ths stripes crossed on the back of the helmet forming an "X".

Thanks to Rom O. for all the info on Sacred Heart.

Sibley East was originally a cooperative program between Arlington-Green Isle and Henderson from 1986-1989. In 1990 Henderson consolidated its school district/varsity athletic teams with LeSueur to form LeSueur-Henderson of the Minnesota River Conference. The current Sibley East team is now made up of Arlington-Green Isle and Gaylord.

Silver Lake merged with Glencoe after the 1993 season. They become Glencoe-Silver Lake.

"Bulldogs"
St. Paul, MN
4A

St. Bernards school opened in 1957. They closed at the end of 2009 school year.

Weeks before the 2011 season St. Clair had to cancel their varsity program due to low participation. They resumed play in 2012. In 2018 they teamed up with Mankato Loyola and formed the St. Clair/Loyola Spartans

St. John's Prep fielded a team since St. John's University has. They were forced to go down to only a JV team for the 1992 season. After this they fielded a team until the 2009 season. They began a co-op with St. Cloud Tech High School of St. Cloud in 2010.

I have seen (1) and (2) helmets used during the same season.

In 2015 St. Paul Academy/Mounds Park Academy paired with Minnehaha Academy and Blake to form the SMB Wolfpack.

St Paul Arlington was forced to close at the end of the 2010-2011 school year. They played in the St Paul Conference.

They might have used this helmet (1) design in 2005 or 2006. I saw the helmet on TV and didn't get a good view of the logo.
 

In 2021 Humboldt merged with Harding to become the Harding/Humboldt Knights.

2017-2020

Humboldt’s nickname was formerly the “Indians.” After four years of debate the school board changed the school's name and new logo to the Hawks, starting in the 1992–1993 school year.

They suspended their program for the 2016 season due to low numbers.

In 2021 Humboldt merged with Harding to become the Harding/Humboldt Knights.

Spectrum/PACT Charter first season was in 2009. The folded after one year of play in 2010.

Wykoff paired with Spring Valley in 1985. They paired until 1992 when both schools consolidated to form Kingsland.

Stephen played independently before combining with Argyle in 1996.

Storden played in the Red Rocks Conference with other schools like Westbrook, Jeffers, Sanborn, Lamberton, and Walnut Grove. They combined with Jeffers in 1971 and to become the Storden-Jeffers Chiefs. Thanks to Darell R. and Gary J. for this info.

In 1971 Storden and Jeffers cobined their varisty programs. In 1990 they combined with Westbrook.

Played in the Southwest Ridge Conference before merging with Southwest Star Concept to form
Southwestern United.

Toivola-Meadowlands were state runner ups in 1979 and 1980 despite the low enrollment in there school. The low enrollment caused the school to drop varsity football from 1994-2000. The school closed in 2000 and kids had the choice either to go to Floodwood, Cotton, Albrook, or Hibbing.

Thanks to Jacob Y. for this information.

In 2011 Tower-Soudan merged with Babbitt-Embarrass to form Northeast Range.
 

Truman discontinued it's program after the 2011 season.
 

Ulen-Hitterdal merged with Norman County East starting in 2013. They now play in the North Tri County Conference.

Before Upsala paired with Swanville they were known as the Upsala Cardinals. Upsala paired with Swanville in 1998 to form the now Upsala-Swanville Area Patriots.

Virginia football program began in 1903. The team wore a thin leather helmet with one chin strap from the start of the program in 1903 until 1928.

In 2021 Virigina began a co-op with Eveleth-Gilbert and is now called Rock Ridge.

Thanks to Ed C. and Dan Haege for the information Virigina's historical helmets. Dan's father, Art, was the head coach of Virigina from 1971-1976. He took a took a football program that had won 3 games in 3 years to two years of 8-1 seasons. To learn more about Coach Art Haege go to: www.coachfootballnow.com

In 2018 Waubun joined a co-op with Mahnomen. They formed the Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds and now play in the Northwest - West District.

In 1993 West Central merged with to Hoffman-Kensington to form the West Central Area Knight.

West Luthern began their varsity program in 2004. In 2018 they joined a co-op with Providence Academy.

Westbrook fielded their own varsity program until 1989. In 1990 they joined programs with Storden-Jeffers.

In 1989 Westbrook merged with Storden-Jeffers. They only paired for two seasons before Walnut Grove joined them.

In 1993 Walnut Grove merged with Westbrook-Storden-Jeffers. They only paired for one season before Walnut Grove joing them. In 1994 Westbrook-Walnut Grove boke off the paring and started their own program. They now play in Southern Confederacy Conference. Storden-Jeffers joined with Sanborn-Lamberton to become Red Rock Central. They also play in the Southern Minnesota Conference.

White Bear Mariner High School opened in 1972. In 1983 Mariner mergerd with White Bear High School. Mariner was also known has the South Campus and White Bear was known as North Campus.

Wykoff paired in 1983 with Preston-Fountain for two years, then switched to a pairing with Spring Valley in 1985. By 1992, Spring Valley and Wykoff consolidated schools, forming Kingsland.

Zumbrota went on to merge with Mazeppa Public Schools in the fall 1987 and became the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars.