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2019 Auburn Under Armour Apparel Overview
/0 Comments/by Clint RichardsonWith each new season of football comes another line of apparel. Auburn and Under Armour have slowly rolled out this year’s apparel line over the summer months. In what is the fifth edition of this series, you will find brief overviews and listed prices of much of this year’s merchandise available.
This overview is meant to guide fans through what is available most of the time. These listings have all been found on Fanatics unless otherwise noted. Images shown will feature what was available on Fanatics at the time of publishing. If you visit any store on or around campus, their selection may differ. More merchandise will most likely be available in person that isn’t online.
Even with Auburn announcing a new logo recently, the changes won’t go into effect until next year. That goes for merchandise and apparel as well. It may be the spring that new logo merchandise appears, but I wouldn’t expect to see anything reflect the change during football season.
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Hats | Polos | T-Shirts | Long Sleeves | Jerseys | Jackets | Shorts | Shoes
Hats
The sideline hat theme for the new season is rather unique, as Under Armour’s base template features a band across the back that contrasts from most of the crown. It feels more like a trucker hat, but isn’t entirely mesh-based on the back. Available in fitted and adjustable styles, both at $31.99.
Prefer a more simple hat design? Take the classic structured hat. It’s a better price also, listed at $23.99. Fanatics only lists adjustable styles, however.
Polos
There’s two new styles of sideline polos this season. Which will be worn on field is yet to be seen.
The first design released this summer is a really nice set of chest stripes that go around one of the sleeves. I’m hoping these will be the primary sideline shirts as they’re such an attractive design. Available in blue, orange, and white styles at $79.99.
The second polo design might end up being the sideline polo and also carries some stripes. The front torso has a large area of white stripes separated by a contrasting colored stripe underneath the buttons. The stripes don’t carry over to the back side, however. Unfortunately, the stacked logos from last year returns. Thankfully the Under Armour logo is slightly smaller this time around. You can grab one one yourself for $89.99.
Also available are simple, single-color polos. They come in orange and blue, according to Fanatics, but expect a white colorway also. They won’t hurt the wallet as much, priced at $64.99.
T-Shirts
This season’s sideline t-shirt is … well, not good. For whatever reason, Under Armour wanted to make the main aspect of the shirt off centered and lower than chest level. It’s all text, too, no imagery, which makes for an odd look. The location-based information isn’t a bad choice, but poorly executed here. For $44.99, I imagine most will skip over this one. Also available in orange and white. The women’s style is a bit different, with Auburn placed on the bottom hem and War Eagle on the back.
Simple logo t-shirts are often a big hit. No glitz and glamour needed with this design. The AU-logo t-shirts come in a wide range of colors, including a second, darker grey. They’ll run you $34.99 regardless of color choice.
While the primary sideline tees are a bust, these are much better. Under Armour has loved using stripes in their apparel over the last few years. These shirts will run at $29.99. This is the design that will be used for other sports, but expect those to be solely for the athletes. It’s unfortunate that Soccer, Softball, Basketball, and others don’t get retail releases.
Similar to the previous design, this shirt features a much larger set of letters, stripes, and the AU logo. These are priced at $34.99 and will more than likely only be available for Football.
Don’t want to buy any shirts with the “old” AU logo with a “new” visual identity on the way? Skip the logo shirts and go with the simple wordmark shirts. It’ll cost $34.99.
Or grab a classic arched wordmark shirt with the AU logo. At $29.99, this will be a popular option.
The most unique t-shirt of this line features a nice football icon with the AU logo over top. It will be available at $29.99. Really hope this design is used for other sports.
Long Sleeves
Many of the long sleeve shirts are based on their short sleeve counterparts. That goes for the striped sideline design. Naturally there’s a bit of an upcharge for the extra material, and these will run at $34.99.
The large AU logo shirts are also available with long sleeves for $39.99.
The classic arched wordmark shirt has an extra feature on the long sleeves – War Eagle placed on the sleeve. These are priced at $39.99.
Jerseys
Auburn will be wearing a new jersey template for 2019, so that means the retail jerseys will reflect the changes. The biggest change is to the collars on the white jerseys, as they are now white as opposed to blue. Fanatics lists #1 and #34 as the available numbers, but #2 jerseys have been seen elsewhere. Base replica models will run at $94.00, while youth sizes will cost $74.99.
The best improvement to retail jerseys is the addition of premium jerseys featuring stitched numbers and embroidered chestmarks and logos. The additional cost is well worth the price tag, as numbers won’t break and crack like their screen printed counterparts. They’ll run at $119.99 but you won’t be buying another one for a while.
Alumni jerseys have been rather popular lately, as popular player’s names can finally appear on retail jerseys once they’ve left school. At the time of publishing this article, only Kerryon Johnson has been added to Fanatics’s website. Expect more former Auburn Tigers to appear on the new template, as there have been many names used previously. These feature screen printed graphics rather than any embroidery. They’ll unfortunately have the NFLPA logo stamped underneath the rear numbers. The one available currently is priced at $109.99.
Jackets
The 2019 sideline jacket features the stacked logos and a contrasting stripe on the shoulder. It will cost $119.99.
If you like the look of the previous design, but want some extra color (and save some money), this quarter-zip with nice contrasting sleeve stripes would be perfect. $89.99.
Under Armour put a “new twist on a classic” hoodie with a “unique pattern to give a one-of-a-kind look.” Yes, that’s really what the product description says. It’s an odd pattern on a hoodie, so of course it’ll run $79.99.
Go for a clean look with this white/grey full-zip hoodie for $129.99.
Hopefully you will stay warm and dry with this grey rain jacket. $89.99.
This classy pullover jacket features a collar-snap rather than a traditional zipper. It’s priced at $64.99.
If you prefer a traditional quarter-zip, go with this grey pullover for $74.99.
If white is more your style, this pullover would be a great choice. $84.99.
The final jacket showcased might be the warmest option. This all fleece navy jacket will cost $89.99 and I sure hope it’s as comfy as it looks.
Shorts
Shorts see a nice price tag increase, jumping $10 from last year to $64.99. The busy dot-pattern adds a lot of character to the sides of this year’s shorts. At least they have pockets.
A first for this series, Fanatics listed women’s shorts online. The white shorts with navy details feature an interesting pattern sublimated. They’re priced at $39.99.
Shoes
This year’s Under Armour shoes go back to white with orange and blue details. The Auburn logo is placed on the inside of the heel rather than the tongue like previous editions. The athletes were issued a navy shoe that, personally, looks a whole lot better.
The inner sole of the shoes feature an eagle head image, the same one Auburn wore on base layers and gloves in the 2014 Outback Bowl.
They’re also a little bit more expensive this year, priced at $120.
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Auburn Changing Logo
/12 Comments/by Clint RichardsonAuburn University attempted to change from the well-known interlocking AU logo in 1995. It didn’t go well.
History tends to repeat itself, and that’s the case here.
Rumblings of Auburn changing the primary AU logo have swirled on social media for a few weeks now. The fanbase has been understandably unhappy with the potential for change. Read more
Crazy Auburn Concept Uniforms – Round 5
/0 Comments/by Clint RichardsonIn what has quickly become one of my favorite traditions here on the Auburn Uniform Database, it’s time for another round of insane, crazy, and sometimes potentially great concept uniforms!
Each summer, I put out the request for Auburn fans to submit their ideas for concept Auburn confirms – the crazier the better. Most of these have been for football only, but we’re slowly branching out to include basketball and baseball. Previous editions have had uniforms based on a car, other football teams, a beloved childhood video game franchise, and even gold sparkles with capes.
This round of suggestions didn’t fall short. In fact, I think this might be the best group of designs thus far!
And because some people are bound to get upset – these are meant to be fun, goofy, and, for the most part, bad. These are in no way supposed to be ideas for anyone to expect Auburn to actually wear.
Without further ado, let’s dive in to the newest concept uniforms.
In honor of playing in Jerry’s world opening weekend, I would want to see an Auburn/Dallas Cowboys mashup, kinda like what Arkansas did.
— Cody Adair (@cadair78) July 3, 2019
In just a few weeks, Auburn will kick off the 2019 season against Oregon in Dallas, playing in Jerry’s World. In 2017, Arkansas and Texas A&M faced off in AT&T Stadium, and the Razorbacks wore Cowboys-inspired uniforms in honor of alumni Jerry Jones.
When Arkansas copied Dallas, they simply swapped blue for red. That’s an easy choice when both teams only have a single primary color. With Auburn have blue and orange, it’s a bit more difficult. I wanted to keep a splash of the orange to differentiate from the original Cowboys uniforms, so the shoulders get an orange stripe. Playing around with more orange, and even an orange jersey, just didn’t work.
Let’s stick with the NFL look-a-like designs.
Football unis, Jacksonville jags level minimalism 🤷🏽♂️ pic.twitter.com/Moikduxej5
— Colin Turner (@colin_turner95) July 3, 2019
My Jacksonville Jaguars have struggled on the field for too long now. But at least the uniforms are a bit better. I still miss the original design.
Unlike the Cowboys, the Jaguars have a lot of colors to chose from. I struggled trying to pair the black, gold, and teal with Auburn’s blue, orange and white. I decided to use the navy to replace the black and used the orange for the details.
One more design mimicking other teams.
Matte Navy Helmet with standard AU and striping, but no stripes on pants or jersey. I’m thinking something like the color rush uniforms of the Lions.
— San Andreas (@SanAndreasAU) July 3, 2019
After some discussion with San, he decided to go more Penn State like rather than Lions, as Detroit has stripes all over the uniform.
While Penn State wears white helmets, the navy pairs well here. I actually like this design, one we’ve seen plenty times before. I think the matte look really helps if Auburn were to actually wear a blue helmet shell.
There are always a few people I can rely on for really good concept ideas, and Carter Michaels is no doubt in that group.
Give me a football uniform based on this basketball uniform. pic.twitter.com/Zb84kPPw3S
— Carter Michaels (@TheRealCMike) July 3, 2019
The turn of the century was a really dark time for Auburn basketball uniforms. The uniform Carter showcased was a one-year special worn in 1999. The collar and armholes feature what I’ve called an “Aztec pattern” that feels very out of place.
As the basketball uniform sticks with traditional striping on the side panels and shorts, I wanted to reflect those on the shoulders and pants. This one is pretty much a one-for-one recreation, and it’s equally as… not flattering.
As basketball uniforms are a much smaller canvas for design, it’s sometimes difficult to make up for it with a helmet on a football uniform. I wanted to stick with the orange theme and made for an orange helmet with matching stripes. The shell actually features the same Aztec pattern as the jerseys but lightly sublimated. It creates a nice texture on the lids.
And of course the real-life mockup would use a photo against Clemson, making for a lot of orange in one photo.
I really enjoy seeing new ideas for non-football teams.
What about one inspired by the full-sash soccer kits pic.twitter.com/rR5H29kRZl
— ⭐️⭐️🇺🇸⭐️⭐️ (@JamesJones_55) July 3, 2019
The soccer uniforms looked amazing with the full stripe sash. Unfortunately the new kits aren’t as great in that sense. But how would basketball look utilizing such a great feature? The program has worn uniforms featuring the Northwestern stripe before, but it wasn’t entirely well done.
Yea, I think I’m in love with this.
Old school A with the eagle for the helmet decal. Grey facemask. White jersey, 2019 template with no AUBURN wordmark on the chest. 2004 collar design with the AU. Navy and white socks, full length.
— gAUlf (@originalgAUlf) July 4, 2019
Nostalgia hits hard in 2019. Let’s go with an old-school logo, a football jersey design feature from the early 2000s, and the classic grey masks.
It’s rather simple, but that’s ok. Auburn’s uniforms have gone rather unchanged for decades because it works.
The grey mask is a nice touch and throws back to the Sullivan era. The simple “button” on the chest could be a cleaner design than the chestmark currently worn. And who doesn’t like the old school logos??
Two words: SPACE THEMED
To honor Auburn’s astronauts
— Tom (@ths0002) July 4, 2019
Auburn has a great space and NASA history, having six alumni being selected as astronauts. In fact, Columbia’s final test flight in 1982 featured two Auburn graduate alums. NASA employed over 800 Auburn people at the time.
UCF has made space uniforms their thing recently, and I wanted to avoid copying any of their designs.
To celebrate Auburn’s history with NASA and space travel, this uniform is meant to honor the past successes. Five of the six Auburn alumni astronauts have been launched into space, and their mission logos don the pant stripes. The AU logo now resembles a constellation and features a space shuttle flying across. The shuttle is also placed on the front chest, circling the player numbers.
Lets go
Matte White Helmet with Tiger Eyes chrome decal
Orange Chrome Facemask
Orange Jersey with White Numbers, blue outline
White pants with 1 single orange strip parallel & touching 1 single navy stripe. (Think Scar pants)
Orange socks and cleats— Auburn Rants (@AuburnRants) July 3, 2019
Some crazy designs aren’t actually all that crazy.
The Tiger Eyes logo is rather divisive among Auburn fans, but that might be the least offensive to many. I would love to see the return of the orange facemasks for real – that’s the one real uniform tweak I advocate for. When Auburn wore orange jerseys during the Doug Barfield era, one of the design issues was the white numbers. A blue outline could easily fix that issue. The pant stripes are a bit different, but can work well here.
I must say, this is my favorite real-life Photoshop image of this entire batch of concepts.
Turn forward the clock, Auburn style. pic.twitter.com/KCZZRAzZ0F
— David (@dsmall75) July 4, 2019
The Turn Ahead the Clock era in MLB history is one of my favorites. The unique designs were all fun and it’s crazy that we’re now at the point were futuristic uniforms are now old enough to be throwbacks.
For this TATC design, I wanted to stick to the theme of the program without blatantly ripping off some designs.
Large logos were a common motif, but a large AU logo wouldn’t have been very dynamic. The now-retired Samford Hall tower logo felt like the right choice here. An illustration of the entire building was considered, but again, this looks dynamic (and obnoxious) enough to fit the mold well.
The vest-like jerseys get a lot of the attention from the TATC era, because the hats and pants didn’t see all that much change. The Mariners wore large striped pant stripes, so Auburn will basically be wearing football pants here. The hat features an oversized AU logo tilted the opposite direction of the jersey logo. While some real hats have shown logos can be continued to the brim of the cap, this one gets cut off. Cause why not.
And you can’t have Turn Ahead the Clock without odd player names and numbers, complete with the horizontal nameplates.
Yellawood themed pic.twitter.com/8hVXSLbTay
— Trace Pridgen (@TracePridgen) July 13, 2019
Ah, good ole YellaWood. Jimmy Rane, who acted in the television spots as the Yella Fella, is an Auburn alumni and Board of Trustee member.
The Yella Fella outfit is so distinct that I wanted to stick as close as possible to it. The jerseys have a yellow body with orange side stripes to represent the shirt and vest worn. Sublimated buttons really drive home the look. The helmet is meant to mimic the top hat and looks rather similar to the Iowa Barnstomers lids.
The chest mark has a YellaWood label like the slabs of wood. And of course, to be authentic, it must be stapled on to the real thing.
Since auburn is a cow college, I want a cow themed jersey. Do with it as you will.
— Thomas Northcutt (@RealTCutt) July 3, 2019
Cow College. Ight.
Once again, I wanted to avoid being really cliche with this look and not place spots everywhere. I found a nice illustrated cow head on Google and wanted to use it as the new logo. It’s placed on the helmet and the chest of the jersey. The black and white spots get placed on the shoulders, pant stripe, and are used on the back end of the helmet.
The pink from the cow head logo is used to add some color, specifically with the numbers and pants. And just because it felt even more silly, the cow horns are added to the front side of the helmets.
Good luck avoiding the cow college jokes at this point…
Whenever I request concept ideas, I always hope for the truly crazy designs. The ideas that are so out there you know it’s entirely silly. And that’s where the next two fall in line.
Football: Gradient fade from blue at the top to orange at the bottom. Transition occurs above the waist but below the numbers. White numbers/lettering. 2-3″ wide stripe on sides of bottoms, maybe. Contrasting tiger stripes on the sleeves.
— Emily Enfinger (@EmilyEnfinger) July 3, 2019
Gradients are weird enough. So we have that going for us!
Emily wanted a large single stripe along the pants, so I wanted to mimic that with the helmet. The shell is orange to continue the gradient upward, while the pants continue down. The chest and back numbers feature a gradient outline, reversing the color of the jersey underneath.
The shoulder cap tiger stripes are just the cherry on top for this uniform.
How can we top that crazy?
what if auburn changed their nickname to the watermelons, and changed the colors to red and green like a watermelon. Sure would be something
— joshdub (@joshdub_) July 3, 2019
Oh, that’s how.
I asked for crazy, and I got crazy.
These are the fun ideas where creativity can take over.
I found a watermelon stripe pattern on Google and wanted to run with it. The stripes are slapped onto the shoulder caps and pants stripe. The numbers and pants go pink, with the numerals featuring “watermelon seeds.”
The helmet features a dark green set of stripes to resemble the rind of the fruit to top everything off.
When you suggest the world’s first football cape (and gold sparkly jerseys), you earn a spot on the next round of concepts (being a sister-in-law also helps).
baseball uniforms based on the rugby cheer uniforms!!
— jillian (@wtmjillian) July 26, 2019
Auburn cheerleaders always wear their rugby sweater uniforms for the Iron Bowl. It’s a fun little tradition that I personally love.
The male and female cheerleader uniforms naturally differ a little bit. This baseball design features details from both versions.
The orange and blue stripes fully encompass the jersey. The women tops have a small script Auburn on the chest, so we kept the baseball script but made it much smaller on the side. The men wear long blue pants, but the ladies wear skirts, so the baseball team should wear their pants bloused to showcase the hosiery. The stirrups are white with the same orange and blue stripes, just to break up all the blue.
The hat is similar to the current tri-color design, but sticking to just the orange and blue, no white.
So there you have it. Eleven new absolutely crazy but beautiful concept uniforms for the Auburn Tigers. Again, these are all just for fun and no, I don’t expect or even wish to see (most of) these come to life.
Thank you to everyone that submitted ideas. We had a ton of great ideas and I deeply regret not being able to tackle all of them. Just because your idea wasn’t selected does not mean it was a bad one. There’s only so much time to create these mockups.
Hold on to your ideas and let’s do this again next summer!
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Auburn Tweaks Football Uniforms
/0 Comments/by Clint RichardsonThe 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.
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.
Mood All 2019:😂😎🏈❗️❗️ pic.twitter.com/AvgVrbRXop
— 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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2018-19 Auburn Season Review
/0 Comments/by Clint RichardsonAfter Auburn’s successes last year, many thought the 2017-18 athletic season was one of the best in Auburn history. The 2018-19 season might have something to say about that. While the lead horse in football struggled compared to the previous year, many other sports upped their game. Baseball makes it to the World Series. Men’s Basketball appears in the Final Four. Equestrian claims another national title. Many other teams earned NCAA Tournament teams. This is easily the best period for Auburn Athletics, and it’s incredibly enjoyable as a fan.
This also might be the best aesthetic period for Auburn athletic teams. Nearly every program is sporting fantastic uniforms across the board. Naturally, some tweaks would make it all the better, but it’s hard to be dissatisfied with how Auburn teams look aesthetically when they’re competing.
As we officially close the year here on the Auburn Uniform Database, let’s take a look at each of the Auburn programs’ uniforms and anything newsworthy that happened during the season.
Baseball
The Auburn Tigers Baseball program experienced the best season in decades in 2019. After a 22 year drought failing to make the College World Series, Auburn fought for their first Super Regional title and return trip to Omaha. Uniform-wise, this was also one of the busier years for the baseball team. Multiple new additions to the wardrobe helped create new combinations and a record total number of mix-and-matches.
Auburn sprinkled in multiple new hat designs this season. The Tigers wore five different hats, just shy of the six caps worn in 2013. The 2019 schedule began with the return of an old cap – the tri-color design. The three-colored hat was last worn six years ago and hasn’t sniffed returning to the field. In recognition of St. Patrick’s Day, the Tigers wore all-green caps with blue AU logos for the entire weekend series against Tennessee. Interestingly enough, Auburn wore alternate uniforms for the Tennessee series a few years ago also. The field at Plainsman Park was also decorated to join the St. Paddy’s Day party.
The most controversial addition to the uniform in 2019 was the return of the blue digi-camo hats. After a two-year hiatus, the camo hats returned for the Capital City Classic against Alabama and the Ole Miss weekend series, in which the Tigers celebrated Military Appreciation. After keeping the caps on the shelf the rest of the season, Auburn broke them back out for the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers rode the camouflage caps through their Regional and Super Regional victories and into the College World Series.
During the College World Series games, head coach Butch Thompson was spotted wearing a slightly different style of camo hat, one with a blue-outlined logo rather than the white.
Butch Thompson was seen last night wearing the older blue-outline cap while the rest of the team wore the white version.
Turns out he’s done that for a while at least. Butch wore the old style in the Regionals at GT and Super Regional round at UNC. pic.twitter.com/OCXAwfv8qg
— Clint Richardson (@Clintau24) June 17, 2019
2019 has been a rough year for the Auburn community. In March, tornadoes ripped through Lee County and struck just miles from Auburn’s campus. Beginning with the March 8 game versus UTSA through the remainder of the season, Auburn wore Lee County Strong decals on their helmets. The decals even made their way onto the uniforms with third base coach Gabe Gross wearing it on his chest. On May 25, Voice of the Auburn Tigers and longtime baseball broadcaster Rod Bramblett and his wife Paula were killed in a car wreck. The baseball team would play their first NCAA Tournament game just five days later, without their beloved broadcaster. In Rod’s honor, the team added memorial decals to their hats and batting helmets.
Auburn set a record for number of uniform combinations in 2019, sporting 20 different looks. The 2013 season previously held the record, which featured 16 combinations. Three new hats on the year plus the addition of the College World Series patch for two games helped surpass the old record. Auburn wore the orange jerseys with five combinations, the white tops with five, and the blue jerseys were used for four combos. The pinstripe uniforms were worn with three different caps, whereas Auburn traditionally pairs them with the same hat.
Basketball (Men’s)
The men’s basketball program at Auburn also saw amazing success in the 2018-19 athletic calendar. Much like baseball, Bruce Pearl’s team struggled through conference play but showed no mercy come tournament time. After winning four games in four days in Nashville, the Tigers took home the SEC Tournament title. Then magic happened in the big dance. Auburn defeated four teams – including three blue blood basketball programs in Kansas, North Carolina, and Kentucky – to make the program’s first appearance in the Final Four. Even though mere seconds separated Auburn from the final game in Minneapolis, the Tigers’ season was nothing short of spectacular.
Since Bruce Pearl took over as head coach, the AUTLIVE Cancer initiative has continued to raise money to support families going through cancer treatment. Each of the previous four seasons have featured an AUTLIVE game with the team, coaches, students, and fans wearing specially made t-shirts. For the first three games, Auburn mixed the t-shirt colors, going orange in year one, white the next, and then blue. The team uniforms have matched the color of the shirts. Auburn once again went with orange shirts (this time with a different design altogether) and the team also wore their orange uniforms at home.
Auburn’s NCAA Tournament run was played on three different court designs (two of which changed the “Round” text on the baselines). You can view all those, plus the Final Four court design, on the Basketball Courts page.
During Auburn’s Sweet 16 game versus North Carolina, a few Tigers were seen without their NCAA patches. They started the game with them, but at some point they disappeared during the game.
Auburn’s Chuma Okeke (#5), Bryce Brown (#2), and Malik Dunbar (#4) all lost their NCAA patches during Friday’s Sweet Sixteen game versus North Carolina.@PhilHecken @UniWatch pic.twitter.com/1QESqFnfQB
— Clint Richardson (@Clintau24) March 30, 2019
Auburn’s Chuma Okeke tore his ACL late in the UNC game and missed the rest of the tournament. Malik Dunbar showed support for Okeke during the final two games by wearing Chuma’s #5 jersey in pre-game warmups.
Malik Dunbar (@malik_ihoop) wore injured Chuma Okeke’s jersey in pregame warmups prior to Sunday’s game versus Kentucky.
(📸 via Wade Rackley) pic.twitter.com/aIIbVyHD94
— Clint Richardson (@Clintau24) April 1, 2019
Basketball (Women’s)
After a whole season of being AWOL, the orange uniforms returned! Auburn went 46 games, dating from January 27, 2017 to November 28, 2018, without wearing the alternate orange unis. They were only worn twice this year, but the Tigers did go 2-0 in orange.
It’s not often we see changes to the Auburn Arena court, especially after the new design was put down a few years back. But, for the first game of the year, the Women’s NIT logo was placed on the court for their preseason tournament.
The pink uniforms from last season were carried over into the 2018-19 season and worn for another two games. Auburn first wore them on the road at Arkansas and again two games later hosting Alabama.
Football
The football season was the biggest rollercoaster for Auburn fans,having big wins over Washington and a late come-from-behind victory over Texas A&M, but also with bad loses to Tennessee and LSU.
Not much changed on the uniforms, as Auburn added 3D rear bumpers for the UCF bowl game last year. The Tigers did add a pink ribbon decal to the helmets for the Tennessee game, which was also the AUTLIVE game in which Bruce Pearl teamed up with the Auburn University Marching Band. The band broke out pink capes during the halftime performance.
Speaking of the marching band, the AUMB wore new uniforms for the season. Many minor changes, but a few larger tweaks that many weren’t too fond of. More details here.
Gus Malzahn has recently shelved his signature sweater vest. After 22 games without wearing one, Malzahn returned to his vest style on the sideline for the Music City Bowl in Nashville.
Gus Malzahn is wearing a vest for the first time since the September 17, 2017 victory over Mercer.
The 22-game no-vest streak is over.
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— Clint Richardson (@Clintau24) December 28, 2018
Soccer
After starting the season 9-0, Auburn struggled to end the season, finishing 12-6-2 overall. For the season, the Tigers sported new kits that changed the ever popular sash design. Previously extending the entire length of the front jersey, the stripes now truncate to just below the number. While the template design might be to blame, it’s a shame the stripes had to suffer. Once a wonderful aspect of the uniform is now more awkward than anything.
Over the past handful of seasons, Auburn has supported multiple sclerosis through awareness and fundraising. Auburn’s goalkeeper Sarah Le Beau has been effected by MS personally, as her father battles the condition. Le Beau and Taylor Troutman both sported orange ribbons on their jerseys for the MS Awareness game versus Georgia.
Softball
Unlike their baseball counterparts, the Auburn Softball program didn’t change a whole lot with their uniforms. The second season of the current uni set did see a drop in combinations worn throughout the year – from 14 last season to 11 this year.
The number of combinations wouldn’t have been as high if it weren’t for a new pair of beautiful Northwestern Striped socks, which were worn with three different combos. The new socks added a great splash of color to the lower leg, something that has been missing since stirrups were removed in 2014.
Auburn has now worn the striped socks with three different sets of uniforms.
The new socks continue to improve the look for each uniform and has been one of the best aesthetic additions in recent years.
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— Clint Richardson (@Clintau24) April 1, 2019
New batting helmets have been an interesting choice for Auburn the last two or so seasons. This year, the Tigers changed from DeMarini to Under Armour brand batting helmets. A white and navy, both matte finished, shell were worn. The white helmet was paired with a white mask and a 3D blue/white AU logo. The navy helmet had a silver mask and an orange/white helmet. Unfortunately, the superior blue helmets were only worn nine times, finishing with an 8-1 record.
The Softball program also added Lee County Strong decals to their batting helmets following the March tornadoes that struck just miles from Auburn’s campus.
Volleyball
A disappointing season on the court record wise and uniform wise for the Auburn Volleyball team. The Tigers finished 12-16 and only wore the superior Northwestern striped jerseys for six games.
Auburn did reveal a new pink jersey that features similar sleeve stripes that were worn for three games, amassing a 1-2 record. The new version is a massive upgrade over the previous style.
And that will wrap up the Fifth Anniversary for the Auburn Uniform Database. Year five was pretty good. The AUD Instagram and Facebook accounts have become more of a priority in order to publish more content. The growth on both pages has been encouraging and hoping to continue with that.
This also marks the first full year on the new website. I like how everything looks and works, I’m but still working on growing this site and creating more content.
Thank you as always for continuing to support the Auburn Uniform Database! The summer tends to be the busiest season for the AUD, with the season recaps, the always fun and challenging CFB Uniform Roundups, the upcoming concept uniform series, and more. Keep an eye out for all of those and be sure to following the AUD on all of our social media accounts.
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Auburn’s College World Series Uniform History
/0 Comments/by Clint RichardsonSpecial things can happen when people and circumstances come together in the right way.
That’s what the Auburn Baseball program has taught many fans over the last month.
After struggling through the conference schedule and tournament, Auburn seemingly had to earn their way into the NCAA Tournament with a win or two in Hoover. Now, they’re heading to Omaha for the fifth College World Series in program history.
It’s been twenty-two years since Auburn’s last appearance in 1997. Only a few players on the current roster were even born the last time Auburn played in Omaha, Nebraska.
To celebrate the return to the College World Series, let’s take a look back at Auburn’s history – particularly the uniforms – of Auburn’s four trips to the homeland of college baseball.
1967
Auburn made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1963 and wouldn’t see postseason play until the 1967 season. Led by Paul Nix, the Tigers had to fight through West Virginia, Florida State, and Clemson (twice) to advance out of the District 3 Regional in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Auburn went 2-2 in Omaha, defeating Ohio State and Rider, but falling to Stanford twice.
The Tigers’ uniforms were beautifully simple in the 1960s. Unique to the time period, the jerseys included a zipper down the middle rather than the conventional button setup. A simple arched “Auburn” wordmark sat on the chest and a single-color number on the back. A relatively thick stripe ran down the pant leg. As noted by Kevin Ives on Twitter, there was actually an inconsistency in the wordmark font. Quality control then isn’t nearly what it is today, so these things often popped up.
I could only find one photo of one uniform for this season, which isn’t entirely unheard of. Auburn did, however, pair the single uniform with two different hats. The more commonly used hat, at least per the available photos, was one that featured a thin orange A outline in white. The other cap featured a much more square A logo.
You have to wonder how often the wrong cap made it on the field. In fact, the team photo shows one player sneaking in the square-A hat when the rest of the team is wearing the thin-A.
1976
The Auburn baseball team would see a tournament drought after their first Omaha appearance, not even playing in the postseason again until 1976 – nine years later. Auburn was sent to the South Regional in Tallahassee, Florida, to face Florida State (you can see where this postseason rivalry began), Middle Tennessee, and Jacksonville. The Tigers defeated the JU Dolphins 7-5 to advance to Omaha to for the second time.
Things weren’t too great this time around, as Auburn went 0-2 in the College World Series. The Tigers fell 9-4 to Clemson and 9-4 to Maine to be sent home way too early.
As far as the uniforms go, these might be my favorite of the bunch. Auburn truly channeled their 1970s and mimicked many of the professional baseball uniform looks of the time. All three jerseys found were pullover tops (Auburn once again avoiding the button-fronts). Each had large stripes around the sleeves and the white pants had a large stripe down the pant legs. The Tigers even broke out the powder blue colorway for their road uniforms!
The white and orange tops had the AU logo and number aligned on the top half of the jersey, which is always an interesting look. Even more intriguing is the AU logo itself – the A and U are connected rather than the outline break between letters.
1994
Auburn would make the NCAA Tournament a few more times without reaching the College World Series – 1978, 1987, 1989, and 1993. But it would be nearly two decades before Auburn returned to Omaha. Auburn would travel to face another rival as Clemson hosted the East Regional. The Tigers would defeat Virginia Tech, Old Dominion, Clemson, and Notre Dame en route to the Regional title.
Once in Omaha, Auburn again struggled against the best teams. Auburn would lose in the first round to eventual champion Oklahoma. Miami would knock Auburn out of the next round.
The Tigers’ uniforms were rather traditional in design but inconsistent across the elements. It created an interesting wardrobe, though. Head Coach Hal Baird was obviously a fan of the vest style during his tenure, and thus outfitted his team in one this season. The vests were simple with just an AU logo on the front, but the undershirts featured the decorations. The sleeve cuffs showcased a nice set of stripes.
An orange-only AU logo sat on the left sleeve. The right sleeve had some sort of patch above the cuff stripes, but it was difficult to make out any details.
Auburn also wore a nice set of grey road unis, with the beautiful script wordmark. Note how the A is different than the current script – I want to detail script differences more in a future post. Another AU logo was worn on the sleeves, but the left sleeve was home to a new detail – a manufacturer logo.
Sports Belle manufactured athletic uniforms for years, including Tennessee’s football uniforms, but they’re uncommon for Auburn. The only other instance I’ve seen this logo was for the women’s basketball team during this era.
The blue uniform is the most interesting of this set, personally. Auburn would return to the pullover style of jersey with a look very reminiscent of the 1976 set. The cuff and collar stripes create a great color balance on the blue body. Also, what looks to be a paw print appears on the left sleeve. Not often you see Auburn using that design.
For the CWS games, Auburn wore their white vest and grey road uniforms. The vest featured the 1994 College World Series patch, while the grey did not.
1997
A three year gap between CWS appearances is obviously the best in Auburn baseball history. Even more impressive is that Auburn reached the NCAA Tournament in two of those seasons, with 1996 being the exception. Auburn would once again travel to Tallahassee for Regional play, along with Florida State, Marist, Western Carolina, UCF, and South Florida. The Auburn-Florida State rivalry stepped up a level this time around, as Tallahassee native David Ross hit a walk-off homerun to keep Auburn alive. Auburn would come back the next day and defeat Florida State again for the regional title.
Much like the first trip, Auburn was bounced out of the tournament by Stanford, a team the Tigers would again face twice. Auburn went 1-2 this time around. A win over Rice was sandwiched by the two Stanford defeats.
The 1997 season featured the largest selection of uniform combinations in Auburn’s four trips to Nebraska. The Hal Baird staple vests were still in rotation, this time with a slightly different AU logo, colored placket and headspoon piping, and no decorative features on the undershirts. Auburn wore also wore a white jersey that matched the vest, but also included the SEC patch, Russell Athletic logo, and player names.
The wardrobe would mix up a bit with the orange and blue tops. A very different script was used for the orange jerseys, in which “Tigers” was rendered in a very Minnesota Twins-esque style. For the blue jerseys, “Auburn” would return in yet another different style script. In fact, I couldn’t find any photographs that showed what the A looked like, so the mockup shown is simply an educated guess.
I would assume a grey jersey was also part of this set, as I was able to find a photo of the orange jerseys paired with grey pants. Gotta love the blue/white/orange pants striping.
Auburn would wear the white jerseys for all three Omaha games, which also included the 1997 CWS logo patch on the sleeves.
I also love this photo of Tim Hudson wearing a jacket on base. The weather was a bit cool for the Rice game – temperatures stayed in the 50s throughout the game.
2019
After over two decades, the Auburn Tigers are finally back to the College World Series! This season has truly been an uphill fight for this team, but they started putting it together at the best time possible.
Uniform-wise, this season has seen the most baseball uniform combinations in Auburn history. The Tigers have already worn 18 different combos, with more to come with the addition of the CWS patch.
Auburn took an unprecedented approach and wore their camouflage hats during the Regional and Super Regional rounds. The Tigers went 5-1 over the last two weekends, all while wearing the camo hats.
With baseball being the superstitious sport it is, the camo hats are unfortunately sticking around for the College World Series. The Auburn Baseball Instagram account shared a behind-the-scenes look at CWS Media Day on Thursday. The Tigers were wearing the dreaded caps with the orange jerseys featuring the CWS patch.
If I had to guess, I would imagine Auburn patched and packed the orange, white, and grey jerseys along with the white and grey pants. With two guaranteed games for the Tigers, I expect to see 20 combos on the season, if not more.
Here’s how Auburn has fared this season in the 18 different hat/jersey/pant combinations:
The batting helmets now feature two memorial decals – Lee County Strong for those affected by the March tornadoes and an RB design honoring the late Rod Bramblett.
The 2019 College World Series kicks off on Saturday, but Auburn doesn’t hit the field at TD Ameritrade Park until Sunday night. The CWS has two if-necessary games scheduled for Saturday, June 22, which incidentally is my wedding. So, Auburn, please advance to the finals without that last game! Or make sure you get the late slot. Thanks!
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Auburn Honors Rod Bramblett
/0 Comments/by Clint RichardsonDeath is natural in life, but some deaths are no doubt more difficult than others. Losing anyone in a tragic manner is something you simply can’t prepare yourself for. The Auburn community was presented with this situation over the weekend once again.
Rod Bramblett, the Voice of the Auburn Tigers, and his wife Paula tragically lost their lives on Saturday evening in a car wreck. According to reports, the Bramblett SUV was rear-ended and injuries were extensive.
Bramblett was named the Voice of the Auburn Tigers, becoming the lead announcer for Auburn football and men’s basketball, following legendary Jim Fyffe’s passing in May 2003. Rod, the Director of Broadcast Operations for Auburn Sports Properties, had called Auburn baseball games since 1993.
Rod and Paula are survived by their two children, Shelby and Joshua.
To honor the two Auburn University graduates, Auburn baseball will be wearing memorial decals on their batting helmets starting in NCAA Tournament Regional play at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The decals include the Rod’s initials with a microphone.
The decals will also be worn on the caps.
Per our limited Auburn baseball uniform research, the Tigers have only worn one memorial patch on their uniforms. In December 2003, W. James Samford, the namesake for Auburn’s Samford Stadium and the great-grandson of Samford Hall’s William J. Samford, passed away at age 53 from a lengthy illness. The stadium at Plainsman Park was named in his honor in April 2003. Samford, a longtime Auburn Board of Trustee, helped in the efforts to build the park in 1996 and renovate in 2001.
A black sleeve patch with JS was worn during the 2004 season.
Auburn has a lengthy history with memorializing deaths on uniforms.
Most recently, Auburn wore black ribbons during the last five games of the 2014-15 men’s basketball season following the passing on New York Knicks star, Anthony Mason. Mason’s son, Antoine, was playing for the Auburn team at the time and missed a handful of games following his father’s passing. Anthony passed the night before Auburn played on the road at Texas A&M, so the A&M equipment team helped sew black ribbons onto the team uniforms.
The Auburn football team wore small #31 decals on the side of their helmets for the 2014 Outback Bowl after freshman tight end Jakell Mitchell was murdered at an off-campus party.
In November 2008, Virgil Starks, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Support Services, passed away from a heart attack. Most Auburn teams added a special VS logo to their uniforms for the remainder of the athletic year.
Frank DuBose, basketball legend, passed away at 100 in 2006. The basketball team wore a black memorial band over the left chest in his honor for the last few games of the season and SEC Tournament. The SEC was celebrating the 80th anniversary of conference basketball with a league-wide throwback uniform program.
Pat Dye took over the football program in 1981 and had two such incidents early on in his tenure. Late in his first season as head coach, the week before the Iron Bowl, Alan Manley and Cary Condray were killed when their car collided with a diesel tanker truck and caught fire in Florida. The two freshman were honored during the rivalry game with Auburn wearing black tape above the AU logo on the right side of the helmet.
Two years later, in 1983, Auburn fullback Greg Pratt collapsed during practice. The team wore large #36 decals on the back of the helmets for the entirety of the season.
Sometimes, the mourning of beloved public figures doesn’t make it on a uniform.
In June 2014, fan-favorite tight end Phillip Lutzenkirchen was killed in a car wreck. I wrote back then what I believed was the right way to honor the former Tiger. I’m still surprised that Auburn didn’t wear #43 decals. I believe the football team would have worn something if Lutz’s death was closer or during the season.
Bramblett’s predecessor, Jim Fyffe, passed in May 2003 from a brain aneurysm. Auburn played 11 baseball games following Fyffe’s passing. Lack of photographs from this period make it difficult to confirm or deny the use of a memorial patch, but none of been found at this point.
The Bramblett family will no doubt be missed in the Auburn community. Auburn football, baseball, and men’s basketball games will never be the same without Rod on the call.
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150th Anniversary of College Football
/0 Comments/by Clint RichardsonCollege football turns 150 this season.
The first football game between two college programs was played on November 6, 1869 as Rutgers defeated Princeton 6-4 in New Jersey.
The College Football 150th Anniversary organization announced in November a new program to honor the 150th anniversary of the first college football game. Throughout the 2019-20 season, all top level football teams will be wearing the CFB150 logo. The 130 FBS teams will wear the logo as a patch on the chest. The organization recommended the patch be located above the conference patch.
FCS programs will wear the 150 logo as a decal on the back of helmets.
All patches and decals are provided to the schools at no cost. According to the press release from November, over 200,000 patches and decals have been ordered by all Division 1 teams and multiple NAIA and junior college programs.
Auburn hasn’t announced the addition of the patch as of this post, but we presume the Tigers will join the rest of the nation in wearing the patch.
The 150th anniversary is the second major celebration of college football that will effect the team uniforms. In 1969, numerous schools celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first game and wore a 100 logo on their helmets, in multiple orientations. The helmet decal was naturally a team-by-team decision, so there were many games in which one team wore the logo and the opponent did not. By The Helmet Project‘s count, over 80 teams have been spotted wearing the 100 decals.
Auburn was one of the teams that did not wear the 100th anniversary logo. Auburn had just added the AU logo to the helmets in 1966 and apparently wasn’t interesting in changing. While many teams across the country wore the commemorative logo, the Tigers only faced one team with the 100 donning their helmets: Alabama.
Auburn is no stranger to anniversary logos and patches. In 1992, the Tigers football team wore a 100th Season of Auburn Football patch. Only one white-backed patch was created, which made for an interesting look on the blue jerseys.
2006 was the 150th anniversary of Auburn University, and the commemorative logo was featured on the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The SEC celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2007 with all teams wearing a patch for the occasion. The logo was also painted on Pat Dye Field.
Auburn revealed a 125th season of football logo in 2017 but it never saw action on the football uniforms or on the field.
The issue with the current landscape of uniforms is they tend to become very crowded. With a manufacturer logo, conference patch, and typically a school name or logo featured on the chest, there isn’t a whole lot of room for much more. Bowl patches have seemingly increased in size in recent seasons. Some teams add captaincy patches and memorial patches along with a myriad of other patches. Adding a season-long patch like the CFB150, it can easily make for a loud, billboard-like appearance of a uniform.
I like the idea of commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of collegiate football. I like what the CFB150 organization has put together for the upcoming season. I wish teams had more of an opportunity to do it in more unique ways. Naturally, with the current state of branding and identity for schools and businesses in general, there wasn’t much of a chance to see teams replicate the 100 decals from 1969. Very few teams, if any, would agree to remove their logo from even one side of their helmets. That, along with the equipment and attention to design, is one of the bigger changes in sports in the last half century.
College football isn’t the alone in celebrating milestones – the Auburn Uniform Database is celebrating five years this season! A fifth anniversary logo was designed for the celebration and is featured at the top of this site and on new anniversary t-shirts.
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Auburn Through the Years – Football: 2010
/0 Comments/by Clint RichardsonThe Auburn Uniform Database is dedicated to documenting all Auburn athletic uniforms. This is the finale of a nine-part series detailing the history of Auburn’s football uniforms. Be sure to check the previous entries, starting from the beginning or checking last week’s article.
2010
Auburn began the new decade with a bang, finishing 13-0 and claiming the BCS National Championship with a win over Oregon. For the game, Auburn wore the newer BCS logo on the helmets.
Prior to the game, Under Armour set up a display in Phoenix and ran a commercial in which new Auburn pants were shown. The stripes were made to mimic the sleeve and helmet stripes. These would not be worn in the game or since.
2011
Following the national championship victory, Auburn adopted the latest Under Armour template, ultimately leading to some major changes.
The new cut featured truncated shoulder and pant stripes and smaller numbers and nameplates. These changes were a product of the template, not Auburn making any design changes. “War Eagle” was embroidered on the back of the pants, along the belt tunnel. Many referred to this as the “tramp stamp.”
As Auburn earn a Chick-fil-a Bowl bid, the bowl game logo would replace the SEC logo on the helmets. Virginia would wear orange jerseys, resulting in a rare color-on-color matchup for Auburn.
2012
The 2012 season probably saw the most minor changes to the Auburn uniforms.
The SEC changed their patch logo from the pennant design to the circle logo. All the SEC teams adjusted their jersey patches accordingly.
Most, if not all, of the teams reflected the SEC logo change on their helmets as well. Not Auburn. The Tigers wanted to stick with their pennant design, so they went with an NCAA pennant logo, reminiscent of 2004.
Auburn would celebrate their first Military Appreciation Game against new conference foe Texas A&M. In addition to the new apparel, Auburn wore special decals on the helmets. This would be the first and only time the logo appeared on the helmets.
2013
2013 was a magical season for Auburn.
The unfortunate “War Eagle” “tramp stamp” was thankfully removed from the pants.
As Auburn hosted Florida Atlantic, the Tigers sported pink breast cancer awareness ribbons on the helmets for the first time. The BCS logo replaced the NCAA decal for the national championship game in Pasadena. The bowl patch was placed in an odd spot, below the Under Armour logo, rather than above on the shoulder.
2014
Following the SEC Championship title, Auburn wore special helmet decals for A-Day, the annual spring game. The logo was also placed on the field for the April scrimmage.
Auburn’s Outback Bowl appearance was a somber one for the Tigers. Freshman Jakell Mitchell was murdered just two weeks prior to the game. In his honor, Auburn added #31 decals to the helmets. The bowl patch once again was placed under the Under Armour logo.
2015
Auburn upgraded to the newest Under Armour template. The Baltimore-based apparel company claimed the new uniforms to be “ungrabbable” and that they wouldn’t stretch as much.
The new tailoring set fixed a lot of problems that had plagued Auburn’s uniforms for a few years now. The shoulder and pant stripes were returned to full size. Numbers were also a bit bigger.
Auburn took the opportunity to make a few changes to the helmet as well, adding “titanium” finished facemasks and making the orange stripe metallic. Belts were changed from blue to white, mimicking the 1990 uniforms.
The team also sported new accessories in blue, orange, and white colorways, attempting to create a more uniformed look. The orange sleeves, socks, and shoes were considered unnecessarily loud by many, and Auburn ultimately shelved the look mid-season.
The new uniforms saw their debut in the Chick-fil-a Kickoff Game in Atlanta. The jerseys donned Kickoff Game patches and the logo was worn on the back of the helmet as well.
All 14 SEC teams held Prostate Cancer Awareness games in honor of former conference commissioner Mike Slive, who was originally diagnosed with the disease in the 1990s. All the teams wore special decals on their helmets for the games. Auburn wore the decal for two games, in fact – at LSU and at home against Mississippi State.
2016
The “titanium” facemasks didn’t last long, as they were removed for the 2016 season for a more traditional finish.
The SEC makes a wonderful decision and adds a special SEC Graduate patch midway through the season for all conference student-athletes that had earned their degree. The patch was first tested by Arkansas, and the majority of teams joined in halfway through the season. Auburn’s graduate patches first appeared on the road at Mississippi State.
Auburn’s Sugar Bowl appearance against Oklahoma saw the bowl game logo worn as a patch on the jersey and helmet decal. The large Sugar Bowl helmet decal was worn in place of the NCAA pennant decal.
2017
Auburn added 3D Bumpers to the front of the helmet at the beginning of the season. The original plan was to test out the new bumpers on the front for 2017 and added rear bumpers in 2018. With Auburn’s run to end the regular season and Peach Bowl berth, the Tigers went ahead and wore the 3D rear bumpers for the bowl game.
The NCAA pennant decal on the back of the helmet was replaced with the circle SEC logo. This marked the conference logo’s return to that location for the first time since 2011. The Peach Bowl logo was also worn on the helmet for the season finale.
2018
Pink Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon decals were worn for the Tennessee game in conjunction with Bruce Pearl’s AUTLIVE Cancer campaign.
Over the last few years, Auburn has continued to make smaller changes and additions to the uniforms. The 2011-14 template from Under Armour resulted in incredibly unfortunate changes to Auburn’s uniforms, but the new and current tailoring decisions fixed the majority of them. The Tigers hands down look the best on the gridiron now.
Thank you so much for checking out this series of Auburn football uniforms since 1933. I realize nine entries is rather long, but it felt like the best way to present all this information. I have hopes to do a similar feature for other Auburn uniforms, specifically men’s basketball, but will plan to keep it shorter for sure.
The Auburn Uniform Database is celebrating five years! Take time to check out the brand new website and consider purchasing an anniversary t-shirt. Do you enjoy uniforms and want to see more like this? Be sure to follow the Auburn Uniform Database, like the AUD Facebook page, Instagram page, and follow me on Twitter for even more uniform news. You can also purchase your favorite team’s merchandise through Fanatics, with a portion of your sale going to support this website.