Do You Like This BYU Football Uniform With Navy And Royal Blue?
Nov 16, 2021, 1:55 PM
Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake celebrates as BYU and Utah play at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. (Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News)
(Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – One of the more polarizing topics for BYU football fans is the team’s colors. Yes, it might seem odd, but it’s a topic that will draw some passionate responses on social media or in person.
Some are team royal through thick and thin; others have a loyal allegiance to navy blue (mono-royal). Then there is some like head coach Kalani Sitake, who wear them all. It’s not uncommon for the sixth-year head coach to wear a royal blue hat with a navy blue jacket. He’s done it three times this year (in case you were wondering).
Both navy blue and royal blue are official colors in BYU’s brand identity. So why not rock both colors?
“Whether it’s royal or navy, we own it because it’s BYU blue,” said Kalani Sitake in 2016 when introducing himself to BYU fans.
Again, it’s a controversial take at times for BYU football fans. You could say it’s so controversial that it has never appeared together on uniforms. Until this week, well, at least for practice.
BYU will wear royal blue helmets, white jerseys, and white pants against the 3-7 Eagles this Saturday. So to break in the royal blue lids, the players have been donning those helmets with their navy blue practice threads.
THIS WEEK'S UNI COMBO …
𝒯𝐻𝐸 𝑅𝒪𝒴𝒜𝐿 𝒮𝐼𝒯𝒜𝒦𝐸 pic.twitter.com/qsKo9MQYZw
— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) November 16, 2021
BYU Football Navy & Royal Blue Uniform
BYU Director of Player Experience and Equipment Operations Billy Nixon posted a picture of the royal and navy blue combination with tight end Masen Wake and wide receiver Samson Nacua in the picture. Honestly, the navy and royal together don’t look too bad.
Royal & Navy looks good! pic.twitter.com/wgs3m0sCMi
— Billy Nixon (@byuequipment) November 15, 2021
BYU currently has 26 different uniform combinations in their 2021 identity guide. Each year could potentially have new additions. Would you be a fan of a royal/navy mashup? Honestly, in this day and age of uniforms, try it out.
First Royal Helmet Practice in the books!! What do you think of the new lids?! #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/ou1R0ke7Ng
— Billy Nixon (@byuequipment) August 31, 2021
BYU football players were given the autonomy last spring to select which threads they would wear for each game in the 2021 season. So maybe in this year’s bowl game or next year, we could see royal and navy blue together.
2021 BYU Uniform Combinations by week
vs. Arizona (Las Vegas) – Royal Rush (Win, 24-16)
UTAH – Royal blue uniform, white pants, white helmet with royal decal plus 9/11 tribute (Win, 26-17)
ARIZONA STATE – All-white uniform with royal blue accents (Win, 27-17)
USF – Navy blue uniform with a white helmet, white pants (Win, 35-27)
at Utah State – White helmet with royal blue decals and “Giff” facemask, white jersey, royal blue pants (Win, 34-20)
BOISE STATE – All-Navy Blue (Loss, 17-26)
at Baylor – Navy helmet, white jersey, navy pants; Sailor Coug logo on the back of the helmet (Loss, 24-38)
at Washington State – All-white uniform with navy blue numbers, stripes, and decals (Win, 21-19)
IDAHO STATE – “Midnight Virgil” with navy blue helmet featuring gray facemask; white pants, navy blue jersey (Win, 59-14)
Georgia Southern – “Royal Kalani” – Royal helmet, white jersey, white pants.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
