The Duke football team will pay tribute to the past when it takes the field on Tuesday evening against the Northern Illinois Huskies in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit.
Earlier this month, the Blue Devils equipment team unveiled the special throwback helmets the team will be wearing.
The old school helmes — which feature “Duke” written in script blue rather than the classic “D” logo — come with a chrome blue facemask and dark blue visor. They’ll be complemented be an all-white “Icy White” uniforms.
Check out a look at the helmets below:
Kicking it back to the script Duke for the @quicklanebowl #dukegang @DukeFOOTBALL pic.twitter.com/2CWQM36cdE
— Duke FB Equipment (@DukeFBEquipment) December 15, 2017
And here is how the slick helmets look with the full uniform.
The Christmas edition of the @DukeFOOTBALL uniform reveal for the @quicklanebowl #dukegang #icywhites pic.twitter.com/P0zd3hRpvH
— Duke FB Equipment (@DukeFBEquipment) December 25, 2017
As you can see, Duke is really excited to wear these uniforms for the postseason matchup.
One more 🔥🔥💪😤pic.twitter.com/xc76VlxuJ7
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) December 26, 2017
Kickoff between Duke and Northern Illinois at Ford Field is set for 5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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