THE UNISWAG UNIFORM OF THE WEEK COUNTDOWN IS BACK WITH COLLEGE FOOTBALL. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEAMS THAT ARE CATCHING THE EYE OF THE UNISWAG COMMITTEE WITH THEIR WEEK 8 UNIFORM COMBINATIONS SO FAR.
THE OFFICIAL TOP 10 COUNTDOWN LEADING TO THE WEEK 8 UNIFORM OF THE WEEK WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY.
Air Force football has revealed their 2019 Air Power Legacy Series for the 2019-20 season. The uniform will honor the C-17 aircraft, which is a large military transport.
The helmet comes in with a flat gray color and designed after the nose of the plane. The gray uniform will have black lettering and feature nine different Air Force base tail flashes in the place of the players nameplate on the backs of the jerseys. The nine bases that will be featured are Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, March Air Reserve Base, California, Travis Air Force Base, California, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
This years uni will be the first to utilize reflective material which is on the side of the aircraft. The uniform has reflective material on the helmet and shoulders, sides of the jersey and side of the pants.
The team will wear special uniforms honoring the C-17 for the Hawaii game, Oct. 19.
Rutgers is known as the birthplace of college football, back in 1869 Rutgers University claimed the first win in college football. The team will honor that first game by wearing special throwback uniforms this season. The design element features features a long sleeved jersey design to really give that retro vibe. The colorway for the uniform features Rutgers original “Victory Red’ jersey and brown pants. The original R logo is sewn not the center of the jersey right below the neckline. Each time you look at the jersey you see the different details that have been incorporated. The uniforms will be supported by black gloves with a throwback “R” logo on the palm, and the head-to-toe look is completed with black cleats that feature 1869-inspired lace jewels.
The special uniforms will make their on-field debut at home on Saturday, October 19, vs. Minnesota.
Oklahoma will wear their crimson version of the alternate ‘Rough Riders’ uniform. The team has worn the alternate look back when they were nike and now we see it with Jordan. The special helmet features a woodgrain pattern with a grey facemask and the OU logo on each side. The crimson jerseys will feature numbers on the top of the shoulders with a cream collar. Cream pants and black accessories will finish off the look for the Sooners.
Texas will honor the 1969 National Championship team, this week with special throwback uniforms. The team will have retro burnt orange jersey that have removed the Texas wordmark across the chest like we see the team wear now. On the helmet will be a special decal with the traditional longhorns logo with a football shape above with 150 in it for the 150th year of college football. The same logo will be on the gloves of each player when the palms are placed together.
Illinois is kicking off their homecoming week and in honor of homecoming they will wear their Galloping Ghost Grey uniforms on Saturday. The grey uniforms will honor Harold “Red” Grange, the Galloping Ghost, the nickname Red received from Famed sports writer Grantland Rice. The Ghost Grey have become a fan and player favorite each year for the Fighting Illinis.
Boston College will honor one of their greatest players with special throwback uniforms again this season. The Under Armour team created a special uniform that features design elements unique to the BC uniforms during the early 1980s. These retro uniforms authentically recreate the uniforms worn during 1981-1984; from the font on the back of the jerseys, to the number style, to the stripes on the jersey sleeves. Staying true to the colors used on the uniforms at that time, the throwback uniforms feature a deeper gold hue than the color used today by Boston College.
“Doug Flutie is a special figure in the BC community. His Heisman winning season was played long before current students were around but, whether you lived it or just heard about it, BC fans think of it as a defining moment for the program. These throwback jerseys closely resemble those worn during the Flutie era and we hope it serves as a fond recall of that unbelievable play in an unforgettable season.” - Nick Billiris, Senior Design Director of Team Sports at Under Armour
We will see the Eagles hit the field in the throwback uniforms on 10/19 vs NC State.
The Redhawks will once again wear special helmets for the second year in honor of their Cancer Awareness game. The player will have nine different options when it comes to the decals they will wear on the sides of their helmet.
“Overall, 43 players selected pink to signify those affected by breast cancer, while 19 picked blue (colon cancer and esophageal cancer) and 12 chose white (lung cancer). Other colors include nine purple (leiomyosarcoma, pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer), eight orange (kidney cancer and leukemia), six black (melanoma), four red (blood cancers), four green (liver cancer, ovarian cancer and cervical cancer) and three yellow (bladder cancer, sarcoma/bone cancer).” - MiamiRedhawks.com
THE 2019-20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON UNDERWAY WITH A NEW SEASON, COMES THE UNISWAG WEEKLY COUNTDOWN. FOR EACH WEEK UNISWAG WILL PRESENT THE TOP 10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL UNIFORMS FROM THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE #1 SPOT. THIS YEAR THE UNISWAG UNIFORM OF THE WEEK IS PRESENTED BY TEAM ISSUE AND THE WINNING TEAM EACH WEEK WILL BE AWARDED A CUSTOM FOOTBALL TO PROUDLY PUT ON DISPLAY.
BELOW IS THE WEEK 7 UNIFORM OF THE WEEK COUNTDOWN.
UAB will once again honor the Children’s Harbor patients by having their players wear a patients name on the backs of their jerseys. The Blazers will come out in their white helmets with green dragons on each side. The gray jersey will feature the same green on the numbers and shoulders with each players being paired with a patient and representing their name on the back. This is a great partnership between UAB Football and the Children’s Harbor once again.
