the_grateful_ted Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I guess we can chat about all college sports, but specifically curious about football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, the_grateful_ted said: I guess we can chat about all college sports, but specifically curious about football I guess technically speaking, when games started getting broadcasted on TV and teams started wearing white jerseys to help tell teams apart on black and white screens. But I think the late 1980's would probably be the best place to start looking for a consistent alternate jersey. Navy wore an alternate uniform in the 1960's with the BEAT ARMY lettering on the shoulders I seem to remember they had a BEAT ARMY jersey too, but in 1962, Beat Army was placed on the helmets. Maybe Mandela effect kicking in? They also wore these in the 1963 game as they won the fifth straight game that year. The jerseys were gold as well, so Navy had alternates as early as 1960, if not earlier. Ohio State wore plain white or red jerseys to the Rose Bowl during Woody Hayes' tenure, going with fishnet jerseys over there heavier Durene jerseys that they wore during the regular season. 1973 may have been the first year they wore their regular jerseys to the Rose Bowl Game during the Woody Hayes era. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I guess you could go back to Notre Dame's occasional use of green jerseys, which began in the 1920s and was originally done when their opponents also wore dark blue. Oddly enough, when the Irish began wearing road whites in 1950, the home jerseys were green (and wouldn't change back to blue until 1959). 2 Quote A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Similar to the Navy jerseys, Lafayette wore "Beal Lehigh" jerseys in the late '60s. Otherwise, I definitely remember the Notre Dame green jerseys being used in the late 70s. In particular, I remember them playing USC in 1977(?), warming up in blue jerseys, then putting on green jerseys after going back into the locker room before the game. Quote Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrina5zunoi Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) On 1/18/2023 at 5:38 PM, MJWalker45 said: I guess technically speaking, when games started getting broadcasted on TV and teams started wearing white jerseys to help tell teams apart on black and white screens. But I think the late 1980's would probably be the best place to start looking for a consistent alternate jersey. Navy wore an alternate uniform in the 1960's with the BEAT ARMY lettering on the shoulders I seem to remember they had a BEAT ARMY jersey too, but in 1962, Beat Army was placed on the helmets. Maybe Mandela effect kicking in? They also wore these in the 1963 game as they won the fifth straight game that year. The jerseys were gold as well, so Navy had alternates as early as 1960, if not earlier. Ohio State wore plain white or red Alternate jerseys in college football have become popular in recent decades. This trend began to take off in the 2000s as teams began introducing new designs and styles to attract attention and support from fans. I studied this question and chose it among many research paper topics, found topics for a research paper in high school here. These alternate uniforms give teams more creative freedom in choosing colors, graphics, and overall visual style. As a result, college football programs have adopted alternative uniforms as a way to highlight their individuality. This is it in a nutshell! jerseys to the Rose Bowl during Woody Hayes' tenure, going with fishnet jerseys over there heavier Durene jerseys that they wore during the regular season. 1973 may have been the first year they wore their regular jerseys to the Rose Bowl Game during the Woody Hayes era. Didn't they start gaining popularity in the 2000s? Edited December 28, 2023 by sabrina5zunoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 hour ago, sabrina5zunoi said: Didn't they start gaining popularity in the 2000s? Army-Navy started doing alternates in the early 2000's. Nike used them to promote the Pro Combat templates that were coming out at that time. When Navy moved to UA, that's when both teams dug into selecting one unit for the game. I miss players wearing patches for multiple units on both sides. 2015 was the last time there were a mix of brigade or higher patches for the Army. Since then, if more than one patch was offered, it was a choice of three units subordinate to the unit being honored at that time. An article on the recent uniforms. https://uni-watch.com/2023/12/09/army-navy-special-rivalry-uniforms-through-the-years/ 2011 2015 2016 2017 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 If we're talking modern times, I seem to recall Miami having alternate green jerseys in the latter part of the '90s alongside their orange primaries. EDIT: yep, they did. Jarrett Payton circa 1997: Fake afteredit: now that I think about it, Northwestern may have also had alternate jerseys during that timeframe, as well. It would have been around the time of Darnell Autry and Damien Anderson if they did, but I don't feel like looking right now... Quote *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 10:16 PM, Discrim said: I guess you could go back to Notre Dame's occasional use of green jerseys, This was my first introduction to alts in college sports back when I watched. I know they had been doing it for decades, but the '91 Sugar Bowl was my first sight of it on live TV. I also recall seeing lots of old photos of Joe Montana in them, which made little-Vet wonder how it was allowed to have a totally different uniform to wear only some times (oh, how the world has changed:) Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubfan19 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 12/27/2023 at 7:57 PM, tBBP said: If we're talking modern times, I seem to recall Miami having alternate green jerseys in the latter part of the '90s alongside their orange primaries. EDIT: yep, they did. Jarrett Payton circa 1997: Fake afteredit: now that I think about it, Northwestern may have also had alternate jerseys during that timeframe, as well. It would have been around the time of Darnell Autry and Damien Anderson if they did, but I don't feel like looking right now... they had switched to black jerseys for almost the entirety of the 1990's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 12/27/2023 at 7:57 PM, tBBP said: If we're talking modern times, I seem to recall Miami having alternate green jerseys in the latter part of the '90s alongside their orange primaries. EDIT: yep, they did. Jarrett Payton circa 1997: Fake afteredit: now that I think about it, Northwestern may have also had alternate jerseys during that timeframe, as well. It would have been around the time of Darnell Autry and Damien Anderson if they did, but I don't feel like looking right now... Who is Miami playing against in that photo? It's hard to tell without seeing any visible logos. Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubfan19 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 23 minutes ago, neo_prankster said: Who is Miami playing against in that photo? It's hard to tell without seeing any visible logos. rutgers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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