July 5, 2008

New SMU uniforms harken back to the Pony Express

With so much to look forward to with new head coach June Jones, the SMU Mustangs are donning new uniforms to honor the school's legendary past, complete with white helmets and uniform pants that harken back to the "Pony Express" days of the 1980s.

"The fans have spoken and we have listened. Since I arrived at SMU, I have stated that I wanted to return the Mustang football program to national prominence," said SMU Director of Athletics Steve Orsini. "When people think of SMU, they think of white helmets with a red Mustang logo. When you have a rich tradition like we do here at SMU, it only makes sense to draw from that."

The Mustangs dropped the "Southern Methodist" banner from the front of their jerseys during their last redesign in favor of "SMU" across the chest. That change is one of the only holdovers from the last coaching staff.

The helmet features the traditional red Mustang logo trimmed in blue, with a red facemask and blue and red stripes down the center line. The Ponies wore red helmets from 1915 - 1970s and navy helmets from 2003-2008, but most fans view the white shells as the "traditional" Mustang design.

Three jersey colors (white, red and SMU blue) feature a Mustang logo at the base of the collar. SMU will wear white pants with red and blue stripes for both home and away games.

Kudos to SMU for dropping the navy from the uniform and returning to the school's traditional color schemes. This is absolutely the best look that SMU could have come up with and absolutely the best looking uniform in Conference USA... by far.

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New SMU uniforms harken back to the Pony Express
With so much to look forward to with new head coach June Jones, the SMU Mustangs are donning new uniforms to honor the school's legendary past, complete with white helmets and uniform pants that harken back to the "Pony Express" days of the 1980s.
"The fans have spoken and we have listened. Since I arrived at SMU, I have stated that I wanted to return the Mustang football program to national prominence," said SMU Director of Athletics Steve Orsini. "When people think of SMU, they think of white helmets with a red Mustang logo. When you have a rich tradition like we do here at SMU, it only makes sense to draw from that."
The Mustangs dropped the "Southern Methodist" banner from the front of their jerseys during their last redesign in favor of "SMU" across the chest. That change is one of the only holdovers from the last coaching staff. The helmet features the traditional red Mustang logo trimmed in blue, with a red facemask and blue and red stripes down the center line. The Ponies wore red helmets from 1915 - 1970s and navy helmets from 2003-2008, but most fans view the white shells as the "traditional" Mustang design. Three jersey colors (white, red and SMU blue) feature a Mustang logo at the base of the collar. SMU will wear white pants with red and blue stripes for both home and away games. Kudos to SMU for dropping the navy from the uniform and returning to the school's traditional color schemes. This is absolutely the best look that SMU could have come up with and absolutely the best looking uniform in Conference USA... by far.