White helmets with a one-inch green center stripe worn for just two games during the 1954 season.
Helmet
All-American Earl Morrall wearing the white helmet with a kelly green one-inch center stripe
The 1954 opener was a loss at Iowa as the Spartans came out in their usual kelly green helmets.
For the first two home games, against Wisconsin on October 2 and Purdue on October 23, Duffy Daugherty for unknown reasons put the team in white helmets with a kelly green one-inch center stripe. The helmets didn’t help Duffy Daugherty against either opponent.
Michigan State football hasn’t played in a white helmet since the loss to Purdue on October 23, 1954.
Helmet Hut’s website indicates that Michigan State wore white helmets at Indiana on October 9. I couldn’t find any historical evidence to prove or dismiss this fact.
- White helmet
- Kelly green one-inch center stripe
- No face mask
Jersey & Pants
Home jerseys and pants along with white helmets worn against Purdue on October 23
The jersey and pants worn for the 1954 games against Wisconsin and Purdue were the 1947 – 1955 home style.