The Awesome History of Oregon Ducks Football Uniforms
The University of Oregon Ducks have long been known as a team that pushes the envelope when it comes to team attire. The 2009 uniforms (as seen above), which debuted this week, are yet another addition to a long line of flashy outfits the Ducks have donned. Even though their uniforms are pretty eccentric, we’ve always dug the Ducks’ style. Since the team paired up with Nike in 1996 to design their outfits, they’ve come out with some of the funkiest garbs in college football history. As a token of our appreciation to these mighty Ducks, we’ve put together a quick look back at some of the team’s most notable uniforms…
UNIFORM: Donald Duck Dickies
WORN: 1995 Rose Bowl, Oregon vs. Penn State
• One of the least visually abrasive get-ups ever worn by Oregon, these pre-Nike uniforms sported Donald Duck on the shoulder and an interlocking “U & O” on the helmet. Perhaps some more eye-scraping fluorescent would’ve helped the Ducks beat the Nittany Lions.
UNIFORM: Just Do It
WORN: 1996 season
• Simplicity is nice. Here’s a glimpse of the Ducks’ “simply swoosh” jerseys that filled the team’s locker room in the seasons before Oregon’s uniforms really started to get hectic.
UNIFORM: Monochromatic Madness
WORN: 2000 Holiday Bowl
• This jersey put the Ducks in all black from head-to-toe, with a few signature dashes of green and yellow. The all-black joints are pretty sweet, especially when seen in action.
UNIFORM: Electric Jersey Acid Test
WORN: August 30, 2003, Oregon vs Miss. State
• These Hi-Liter yellow jerseys elicited gasps from the shocked crowd when the Ducks trotted onto the field in the 2003 season opener at Mississippi State. These jerseys, perhaps the brightest ever in the history of college football, were worn only once. It turns out that electric yellow bleeds in the washing machine and that was the end of these, ahem, uniforms. If the team came out rocking O.G. Air Max 95s, it would’ve been a wrap, son.
UNIFORM: We Goin’ DIAMOND
WORN: 2006-2008
• When these bad boys were rolled out in 2006, the possibilities were almost endless. Actually, according to the University of Oregon web site, there were literally 384 possible combos between helmets, jerseys, pants, socks, and shoes. One notable combo was the notorious mustard-and-relish version. The number of possibilities jumped to 512 when the Ducks introduced their fluorescent-yellow helmets during the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl. The white jerseys would also become a source of controversy because they were literally so bright players began to complain about being blinded by the diamond-plated reflectors.
UNIFORM: Wingin’ It
WORN: 2009
• Here’s the newest addition to the Ducks’ wardrobe, which look strikingly similar to the special edition “Lights Out” uniforms the Ducks sported at home against Arizona last season. These uniforms are more durable with a design that is 28% lighter than their diamond-plated predecessors. As for the wings, they’re just another way for the Ducks to look even more flamboyant—word to Big L!
nahnahnahnah June 25, 2009 at 8:48 pm
ducks jerseys are WACKKKK!!!!! y u saying these shits r hot when they’re fuckin stupid dude??
541support June 26, 2009 at 3:26 pm
I can’t believe that.
You must be smoking crack,
To say that we’re wack.
Say that we’re wack?
You’ll probably get smacked.
If you say we’re wack.
Did you say we’re wack?
beaver lover June 25, 2009 at 9:12 pm
yo ducks suck … go beavers … OSU rocks …
nOSU June 25, 2009 at 11:35 pm
65-38
chris June 25, 2009 at 9:18 pm
the jersey from the 2000 holiday bowl actually doesnt have black on it. though it looks black in photos, the color was a dark green. it was pretty noticable when seen in person.
chris June 25, 2009 at 9:23 pm
osu rocks. except when getting blown out by non confrence teams on national television and choking for a birth in the rosebowl by giving up 65 points and 700 yrads of offesne to oregon. vaunted run defense my ass!
sooners June 25, 2009 at 9:41 pm
osu socks, sorry man. and i was at the 2000 holiday bowl, that jersey was definitely black. i think the ducks jerseys are great people always hate things that are different…
duckemup June 26, 2009 at 1:14 am
i promise you the 2000 holiday bowl uniforms were NOT black.. They looked that way on tv and in some pictures. It really was a dark green
GoForest September 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Dark Forest Green looks black, especially in the shade. However in the sunlight there is a tint of green that becomes more apparent.
(I also was at the 2000 holiday bowl)
sooners June 25, 2009 at 9:43 pm
good work, complex
alafalava June 25, 2009 at 9:44 pm
The Beavers study gay sheep…nuff said. Go Aggies!
Die at the hand of the Ducks!
dee June 26, 2009 at 12:05 am
Chris is exactly right Sooners. The Joey Harrington era uni’s are not black. It’s a very dark shade of green that looks black from a distance. These jerseys are sick…you lames just gotta deal with it.
chris June 26, 2009 at 12:57 am
i tell no lies. i like these new unis, except for the silver and white. wtf? dux do not equal raiders!
SpiderMacLeod June 26, 2009 at 6:44 am
Amazing how the ever envious rodents continue to murder the english language on our duck feeds. Our fans continue to support our program with season ticket sales that would overflow that leaky, potato salad bowl they call a stadium. Yet, they still can’t sell out the burrito without giving tickets away last minute to friends & family of their grazing cheerleaders, 4H friends or that guy who walks around with the super secret color-shade swatches of orange and black in his scooby doo lunch pale…oh and his body guards. Higher education at work! GO DUCKS…GO SOONERS!!!
Geoff June 26, 2009 at 3:55 pm
The new “steel” unis are not all silver and white either. The outline of the # is green. So there you go, don’t hate, it’s still got a little Oregon aspect to it
CaiRo Montana July 6, 2009 at 11:15 am
Could you imagine the Eagles in the Oregon Ducks white road jerseys or green homes for 2009? That’d be ill… Thumbs up for pushing the envelope. But I’m a FSU\Texas Tech fan all the way… Down with USC! And down with the Gators!
Reed Rothchild September 28, 2009 at 12:33 pm
No matter whats going on in College Football, I always make an effort to see what uniforms Oregon is rocking.
T Hall September 28, 2009 at 4:37 pm
I just love the different combinations that can be put together from this group of new uniforms. I still think that they should have a yellow helmet. Way to be different and funky at the same time. I wish a lot of other schools will take the steps to be just a little different.
Blk Magik October 1, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Fo sho the unis this year i feel aren’t as hot as last year i was expectin a lil bit more but they still rock( i tottally agree) the yellow helmet would be fya!!
mary October 12, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Was the U of O duck ever african-american? My husband swares it was but I can’t find anything!
nutzmod November 1, 2009 at 11:18 pm
The mascot is a Disney knockoff, leased from Disney Corp. Can you imagine it being black? I don’t think so. Donald and Daisy would croak.
Sam Youno November 18, 2009 at 8:48 am
As a UO grad, I love some of the uniforms—and think that others would have been better left in the shipping crates. But overall, how many sports programs get heavy, unending national coverage for what the teams wear? Believe me, that translates into national recruiting power and national poll and scheduling attention—not to mention that Oregon gets to try out the latest hi-tech materials and designs from Nike before anyone else. (Not always a success; see the electric yellow pic above.)
Mainly, I think it’s great that UO is DIFFERENT! I mean, who wants to look like everyone else? Or, for that matter, have a team name that 47 other teams also have? Go Ducks! Go Horned Frogs! Go Banana Slugs!
SPOT 107 November 19, 2009 at 6:04 pm
NUMBER SEVEN IS MY BOY WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WIT HIM