The Iowa Hawkeyes are joining the all-yellow uniform fad in college football that has victimized programs such as West Virginia, Southern Miss and even Michigan. The Hawkeyes will wear a brand new all-yellow uniform for their home game against Penn State on October 12. Iowa showed off the new uniform in a video posted on their Twitter account Thursday evening.
Iowa is marketing the new uniform as a gold. Make no mistake. These are yellow uniforms.
October 12th. It’ll be golden | #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/w3l1X8QXXe
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) June 27, 2019
Going BOLD for Our Dear Old GOLD | #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/utbMrQJgcz
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) June 27, 2019
One aspect of the uniform design that stands out is the black wing-like design on the shoulders. This harkens back to Iowa’s past uniforms. It was very much a 1990s design for the brief period of time they were in use, but they were unique and made Iowa a little more distinguishable from the Pittsburgh Steelers. And since Iowa isn’t placing the Iowa logo on one side of the front of the jersey here as they did in 1994, this is a nice touch to bring back the wings on the shoulders. Maybe that can become a recurring staple of Iowa’s uniforms moving forward, and not just for these all-yellow uniforms.
Even the helmet is getting a dash of yellow with a yellow facemask replacing the typical black facemask. This is another solid choice for Iowa here, and one that should probably remain as a main feature.
For now, it appears this uniform will be worn just for one game, although we shouldn’t rule out the possibility of seeing the yellow jersey again during the 2019 season if it is well-received.
What do you think about Iowa’s all-yellow uniform design?