Navy's 1926 centennial uniform has nine chevron stripes, one for every win that season

Navy 1926 centennial uniform: gold helmet, navy jersey with gold chevron stripes, gold pants

Navy will wear a commemorative Under Armour uniform against Notre Dame on October 31 at Gillette Stadium, honoring the 100th anniversary of the 1926 national championship team, the only national title in program history.

The striping is the whole idea. The jersey is a modern take on the 1926 Chevron Stripe design and carries nine stripes, four on the front and five on the back, one for each win that 9-0-1 season. The numerals use the Class of 1926 pin typography, the collar reads "Navy Blue and Gold" after the alma mater first performed in April 1926, and an anniversary patch sits on the chest. The gold helmet and gold pants are unchanged.

Uniform images courtesy of Navy Athletics and Under Armour.

I like it, I do not love it. The helmet is great and the pants are great, but the stripes sitting above the numbers make the chest too busy for me. Honoring something is cool, so I respect the throwback, I am just not a huge fan of this one.
Jake Daneshgar

Source: UNISWAG·Full breakdown and grade→

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San Diego State debuts the Age of the Jaguar uniform Saturday, its first red jersey and red pants together

San Diego State unveiled the Age of the Jaguar uniform on Tuesday and wears it Saturday against James Madison, 7 p.m. Pacific at Snapdragon Stadium.

The helmet is black, with the Ocelotl jaguar glyph on one side and the player's number on the other. The jersey is red with black numerals and red-on-red sublimated Aztec artwork on the sleeves, over red pants. The school says it is the first time the program has worn a red jersey and red pants together.

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Rams debut the gold Classic Sol on Monday night, their first gold jersey in a decade

The Rams wear the gold Classic Sol for the first time on Monday night against the Giants. It is a tribute to the 1951 NFL championship team: royal triple striping on the sleeves, block numbers, and white pants with a blue, gold, blue stripe down each leg.

It is also the first gold jersey the Rams have worn since the all-gold Color Rush set in 2015. They wear it twice this season, both in prime time, with the second date December 3 against the Chiefs on Thursday night.

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Air Force's B-21 Raider uniform is a blackout where you can still read the numbers

Air Force wears its 2026 Air Power Legacy Series uniform against Navy on October 3, and it honors the B-21 Raider stealth bomber. Matte black head to toe, a dark camouflage helmet wrap with B-21 above the facemask, and chrome silver numerals.

The back plates read STRATEGIC DETERRENCE and POWER PROJECTION. The patches are Air Force Global Strike Command, the 412th Test Wing that flight tests the B-21 at Edwards, Air Force Materiel Command and the Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing. We graded it A-.

Uniform images courtesy of Air Force Athletics and Nike.

This one is sick. I do not usually like black uniforms, but the pop on the jersey numbers makes it.
Jake Daneshgar

Source: @AF_Football·Full breakdown and grade→

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Vanderbilt has not actually worn the all-gold uniform it revealed, and nobody noticed

Vanderbilt revealed a gold uniform in August: gold helmet with the black and white center stripe, gold jersey, gold pants. For the Gold Out against Delaware on September 12, outlets reported the Commodores "went all gold."

They did not. The broadcast frames show the gold jersey worn with the white helmet and white pants, not the gold ones. The complete gold set from the reveal still has not been worn in a game.

It is a small thing, but it is the kind of small thing that ends up in every season recap as fact once one outlet writes it down. We check the frames.

I do not love the all gold. It is a bit too much for me.
Jake Daneshgar

Source: @VandyFootball and the broadcast·Vanderbilt uniform schedule→