Auburn Tweaks Football Uniforms

The Auburn football team will be wearing new uniforms for the upcoming 2019 season.

In mid June, Auburn shared photos of a new Under Armour template. The updated Armour Grid template features multiple minor changes only to the jersey. The game pants ultimately remain the same from previous styles.

One of the biggest differences with the new jerseys is along the chest. The previous design had the shoulder and chest panels coming together in a wide V-shape design. Those have been changed to a look that resembles file tabs, which are clearly built to solely house the Under Armour logo along with any team’s conference patch. These kind of design features aren’t unheard of in this realm, but it’s disappointing to see Under Armour follow suit in this way.

Among the other changes include a tweak to the abdomen panel that separates the stronger textured panels and mesh areas. The V-shape has now been changed to a more square look. That panel is also duplicated on the back now, whereas there was no such panel previously. Under Armour made the jerseys to feature more “ventilation areas” and removed the solid polyester panels on the sides for perforated mesh.

With the changes to the chest area, Under Armour took the opportunity to simplify the back of the jersey just above the nameplate. No longer is there a diamond-shaped mesh area underneath the collar but rather a set of perpendicular stitches connecting the collar to the shoulder caps. The collar also saw a tweak and is now much smaller compared to the previous template. It also now stops at the intersection of the chest stitching, leaving a bit of a phantom collar directly below.

(image via Dylan Baker, Auburn Athletics)

Auburn did make one design change with the new uniform, which has a bit of a retro flare to it. Since the 2004 undefeated season, the Tigers have worn navy collars on the white uniforms. With the new template, Auburn will wear white collars once again, a look that nearly every white Auburn jersey had featured through 2003.

Fans will also notice an addition to the uniforms this season, as every college football team will be joining in the celebration of the sports 150th anniversary. The CFB150 organization has supplied patches or decals to countless teams across the country. Auburn, like all FBS and FCS teams, will be wearing the patches on their chests. With the 150 patch, the SEC logo, Under Armour’s maker mark, and the always expected bowl game patch, expect most teams to have incredibly busy chest areas with all these patches. Learn more here.

Large Numbers Return?

When Auburn players first donned the new jerseys for the summer photo shoot, many fans began to believe that the numbers were larger than in previous years. When Auburn first adopted Under Armour’s newest template in 2011, the smaller numbers and nameplates (which were not due to Philip Lutzenkirchen’s lengthy surname) were a point of contention for many. Since then, the numerals have been made larger, but still falling short of the 2010 uniform’s size. It’s difficult to say at this point without good side-by-side images (or even the ability to personally measure the numbers) whether or not they are any bigger. There’s a decent chance that the size has been increased, but once again, they aren’t the size the were prior to the 2011 season.

Here’s a look at the new jersey in action. Judge the number size for yourself.

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— daniel thomas (@gamechanger021) June 18, 2019

As with any uniform change for the Auburn football program, the design is still the same. You still have the orange and blue Northwestern stripes. The pants stripe still doesn’t match the jersey or helmet (and I’m ok with that personally). It’s simply a template change – a chassis upgrade, if you will.

If you want to see some different Auburn uniform designs, be sure to check back in a few weeks as we publish the yearly Concept Uniform piece, full of designs dreamed up by Auburn fans and AUD readers! It’s always a treat to work on.

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