Ranking the best Georgia football helmets through the years

Maybe no school has a more recognizable football helmet than the Georgia Bulldogs.

It’s timeless. Everybody knows exactly what they’re looking at when they see that Georgia G on the Bulldogs’ players head. It projects strength, features clean lines and conveys an iconic image. It’s crisp and clear in both the color combination and in the union of the G and the red oval.

Through the years, Georgia has had different looks to its headgear. Here’s our ranking of Georgia’s best helmets over the course of history:

8
2011 vs. Boise State: Nike Pro Combat Uniforms

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Let’s just pretend like this never happened.

7
1959-63: Not even a stripe

Head Coach Wally Butts of the University of Georgia, center, poses with players, from left, Jimmy Vickers, Frances Tarkenton, Pat Dye and Don Soberdash in Miami on Sunday, Dec. 27, 1959. AP Photo

Georgia got rid of the stripe it had on its helmet for three seasons to go back to this. Nothing special.

6
1991 Independence Bowl: The black stripe and facemask

I mean, it’s a nice effort. But there’s just too much going on here.

5
1996-2000: The black stripe, Jim Donnan and not an awful lot of winning

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Georgia had some pretty good teams during these years, but these helmets are just not what UGA is about.

4
1964-1995 (with a slight redesign halfway through): The Georgia G

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When I see these helmets, I think Herschel Walker, Vince Dooley and winning.

3
In 1962 Georgia wore these for three games. Let’s bring them back

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