Week 12: November 16, 2024

The Ducks' biggest road test against Wisconsin and they opted for black-white-black. With the Badgers opting for a "red out" it kinda reminds me of that old joke, "What's black and white and red all over?" (a newspaper) 

This combo is similar to Oregon's win last season at Utah. Before 2023, the last time the Ducks wore this combo was 2015, and this year marks only the 5th time they have ever worn it. See the last few times they wore this combo.  For several years they opted for their Nightmare Green instead of black in this combo. The black helmet gets used for the 4th time this season, but with chrome facemask.

Week 11: November 9 , 2024

THIS is Oregon football folks! Third time in Dan Lanning tenure that they wore this throwback-ish combo. 12th time  in yellow-green-yellow since 1999 if you count 1 midnight green jersey. 5 of the 11 apple green jerseys were a "throwback" set. This year's yellow helmet uses the O instead of the historic UO. But this was the standard home uniform before 1998 Nike redesign.

Week 10: November 3, 2024

In an unusual Sunday uniform release (the habit has been Wed. 5pm) the Ducks showed their uniform for their big game at the Big House. It is the much anticipated last installment in their "Generation O" sets—this time called "Warp Speed" that completes the trilogy of black, yellow and now-white futuristic uniforms to compliment their green and yellow throwbacks.

Diamondplate on white has not been seen since the Dennis Dixon era of 2006-2008 personified by Oregon's last visit to Michigan!

Chrome-White-White is a relatively common combo of late. At Texas Tech last year (and with eggshell at UW, but we wont mention that game). This appears to be the 10th time since 2017. They wore it three times in 2018. But if you count gray/carbon fiber it's an even more common look going back to Chip Kelly's years.

Generation O #5: Warp Speed White and Chrome look

Rumored for months, this new look is the third in their more futuristic line of Generation O sets. Based on the same jersey template as the previous two...black and yellow, this one allegedly takes inspiration from the 2007 Michigan game set worn by Dennis Dixon and the 2010 Stormtrooper look at USC with Marcus Mariota. Both great inspirations!

2007: Oregon wins at Michigan in white with silver diamondplate

2012: Oregon wins at USC 62-51

Week 9: October 26, 2024

Homecoming at UO and the first game playing as #1 since 2012 and the Ducks get nationally ranked Illinois! 

Each part of the uniform is a repeat from either the MSU or tOSU home games: the black cancer helmets and yellow cancer jersey paired with the black pants.

This combo is same as their win vs. USC last year, and the 8th time they have worn it in the modern era since they started wearing black lids. If you count Nightmare Green as "black" it is the 9th time. They have never lost in this combo!

The first time they were #1, in 2010, they wore this combo against UCLA and won.

Week 8: October 18, 2024

I was really hoping the Ducks would wear yellow-white-green, which was their standard road look in the 1990s. But back to 2024 where the Ducks are wearing yellow helmet and white jersey and pants. This exact combo is rare: the last—and only—time was a win at Washington in 2021. But going all-white has been common, but usually with green or chrome lids. Chrome over all white was the common road look in 8 games from 2017-2020.

 

A Friday night game after the emotional 1-point win over Ohio State! Purdue decided to go all black.

Eventhough this weekend's date or opponent are not appropriate, this weekend is the closest to the 30th anniversary of "The Pick" by Kenny Wheaton against Washington that pretty much ignited the modern era of Oregon football. So On Oct. 22, remember Kenny Wheaton's Gonna Score 

Week 7: September 12, 2024

The #3 Ducks' HUGE game against #2 Ohio State brought out the all-black uniform they teased this summer. 

It is basically the same helmet and jersey template as week 6. You can read about its design motifs in my post from earlier this year. It is similarr to the 2018 Jordan jersey.

This is the first mono-black uniform since 2021win against Cal. And the first all-dark since the 2022 all Nightmare win vs BYU. In Mario Cristobal's four years the Ducks wore all-dark severn times. And it's been an almost-annual combo since the first black helmet in Mike Belotti's last season in 2008.