The Duke football program unveiled new uniforms before the season, altering their usual blue, white and black jerseys to look more similar to the uniforms of the 1989 Steve Spurrier-coached team, which this season celebrates the 25th anniversary of its ACC Championship. Well this Saturday the retro angle comes full circle, as the Blue Devils will don a throwback helmet against Tulane.
The lid, nearly a dead ringer for the one worn during that fateful ’89 season, features a white backdrop with “Duke” scrawled in blue in cursive-italics across each side, and a single blue stripe down the center. The only noticeable difference between the 2014 and 1989 editions is a grey facemask on the former, as opposed to the white facemask on Spurrier’s squad. No qualms here though; we Nikeblog folks love a nice grey facemask.
Look for the 1989 Duke throwback helmets when the Blue Devils host Tulane on September 20, 12:30 EDT.
Photos via Duke Equipment.