1934 - 1946 Michigan State Football Jersey & Helmet Style

Departure from the school colors with gold and black jerseys and winged helmets. Winged helmets worn a year before Crisler at Princeton.

Helmet

• Winged helmet
• Gold leather helmet with contrasting black wings and a black single center stripe
• Emblazoned gold Block S Logo in the middle of the wing
• No face mask

Jersey

• Black jersey
• Solid gold color player numerals on front
• No player last names on the back above the player numerals
• Solid gold color player numerals on back
• Long sleeves

Pants

• Solid gold pants, no stripes
• Same pants used for home and away games

Home and Away Uniform

• From 1934 to the end of the 1938 season, Charlie Bachman's teams wore the same uniforms for both the home and away contests: black jersey, gold pants, black socks

1939 Season Changes

• Starting in 1939, the Michigan State fooball team wore a white jersey at away games - this is the official debut of the white away jersey, which has been worn at away games ever since