Departure from the school colors with gold and black jerseys and winged helmets. Winged helmets worn a year before Crisler at Princeton.
Helmet
Black and gold winged 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
Carl Walter “Ole” Nelson’s 1937 black 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
Carl Walter “Ole” Nelson’s 1937 gold pants
- Solid gold pants, no stripes
- Same pants used for home and away games
Home and Away Uniform
Michigan State’s Arthur Brandstatter in 1937
- 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
Michigan State debuting the away football jersey at Michigan on October 7, 1939
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
Michigan State wearing the white away jersey at Purdue