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Clemson Tigers

Years	Decal	Shell	Mask	Stripes L to R	Stripe Width (full sz)
?-1939-?	none	navy (leather)	none	perpendicular stripes orange + orange	1 1/2" + 1 1/2"
?-1958-1960	none	orange	gray	white/ navy/ white	1"- 1"- 1"
1961-1964	navy player's #	orange	gray	white/ orange/ navy/ orange/ navy/ white	1"- 1/4"- 1"- 1/4"- 1"
1965	navy "C"	orange	gray	white/ orange/ navy/ orange/ navy/ white	1"- 1/4"- 1"- 1/4"- 1"
1966	navy "C" w/ white ol	orange	gray	navy/ white/ orange/ white/ navy	1/2"- 1"- 1"- 1"- 1/2"
1967#-1968	white "C" w/ navy ol	orange	gray	navy/ white/ orange/ white/ navy	1/2"- 1"- 1"- 1"- 1/2"
1969	rounded white "C" w/ navy ol	orange	gray	white/ navy/ white/ orange/ white/ navy/ white	1/4"- 1/2"- 1/4"- 1"- 1/4"- 1/2"- 1/4"
1970-1974	large, white tiger paw	orange	gray	white	1"
1971-1972^	large, orange tiger paw	navy	gray	orange	1"
1975-1977	white tiger paw	orange	gray	white	1"
1995,1996 (special)*	none	navy	navy	perpendicular stripes orange + orange	1 1/2" + 1 1/2"
1978-2000	white tiger paw	orange	white	navy/white/navy	3/4"- 1"- 3/4"
2001-current	white tiger paw	orange	white	purple/ white/ purple	3/4"- 1"- 3/4"

# - The 1967 helmet has been seen with and without the navy outline around the "C".
^ - May have been used concurrently with the orange helmets of 1970-1974
* - Clemson "Turn Back the Clock" helmet worn on Oct 7, 1995 at home vs. Georgia and on  Sept 7, 1996 @ Furman

Thanks to Tom R. for the 1971 photo.

Banks McFadden  Clemson 1939	Clemson 1959	Clemson 1964	Clemson 1965
Clemson 1966	Clemson 1967	Clemson 1969	Clemson 1972
Clemson 1974	Clemson 1976	Clemson 1996	Clemson 1997
Clemson 2001