Jaguars Debut New Navy Uniforms

A week after stunning Mississippi State for the biggest win in program history, the South Alabama Jaguars came home to a nice surprise. After photos surfaced showing blank matte navy helmets above the Jaguars' home lockers, speculation began to cycle. It was only a matter of time before we saw what was being planned - it just came faster than expected.

The South Alabama Jaguars debuted a new navy helmet and jersey this weekend (photo via Mike Kittrell - al.com)

A few hours prior to Saturday's game against Georgia Southern, the South Alabama equipment manager Twitter posted the game's uniform combination. In the graphic, there sat the new navy helmets. It was difficult to see minor details due to the filter applied, but the game was only a few hours away. Once the team hit the field, we got a much better view of the addition to the uniforms.

The new helmets - the first non-white helmets in the program's history - are a similar design to the default helmets, featuring a tapering stripe on the top, and the team's JAGS wordmark on the sides. Aside from the new shell color, the biggest change was the addition of chrome. The facemasks, the outline of the stripe and JAGS decal, and the player number on the back were all chrome finished.

The Jaguars debuted a new blue helmet and jersey this weekend
against Georgia Southern (photo via Mike Kittrell, al.com)

The helmets weren't the only new addition that saw the field on Saturday. The Jaguars also debuted a brand new blue jersey, which was set on the Mach Speed template from Nike, just like the white jerseys. The new jerseys replace the previous set that featured red piping around the shoulders that had been worn for five years since the 2011 season, the second year of the program.

It has been a trend for South Alabama to slowly introduce new or update aspects to the uniform wardrobe. Ever since the beginning of the football program, the Jaguars have added at least one new item, whether it be a jersey, pants, or even a full alternate uniform like the greys first worn in 2014.

Unfortunately for the Jaguars, they lost the game to Georgia Southern 24-9, unable to capitalize on the momentum from the previous week's massive win. Hopefully the blue helmets won't be labled "unlucky" or "cursed," as many fans and superstitious teams like to do, and we get to them a bit more.