Since redesigning in 2016, UCF has made fans very familiar with its whiteout looks. The Knights have gone all-white four times since then, sporting everything from standard decals to chrome and chrome gold.
But no UCF whiteout – maybe no whiteout in whole country – has ever looked quite like this.
UCF is breaking out the reverse UCF decal and removing the sword stripe from its helmet for the team's marquee matchup against Louisville, creating one of the cleanest looks in all of college football. The Knights' whiteouts have always been top tier, especially the version with chrome gold decals that we've seen against Maryland in 2017 and Tulane in 2019.
But where that combo looked its best by emphasizing the gold accents of UCF's white uniforms, this look takes things to another level by focusing on the white itself. A white decal. No sword stripe. White all the way through the uniform. And just enough accents to keep things interesting, with the hint of gold in the decal playing off the gold number trim and the black numbers and sleeves popping more than ever before.
When UCF last played at Louisville back in 2013, the Knights scored one of their biggest wins in program history over the then 8th-ranked Cardinals. The team was still years away from its uniform revolution, so it wore one of its typical road combos of white helmets, white jerseys and gold pants. Despite being worn multiple times, that combo has since become synonymous with that big win.
This weekend's combo is deservedly great since it could also be remembered for a lot of reasons, but most importantly Gus Malzahn's first road win at UCF.
So, it only makes sense to go with the cleanest and possibly most memorable road look that the Knights have ever worn. There's an old quote often attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci: Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. This uniform proves him right in a big way.
Combo Trivia
- The reverse UCF decal has now appeared on all four base helmets
- This is just the fourth time since 2007 that UCF will go without a helmet stripe
- This becomes the fourth unique whiteout that UCF has worn since 2016
- The Knights have now worn a brand new look in nine of their last 10 games
- This is the first UCF whiteout since November 2019 against Tulane
Uniform Records Since 2016
- White Helmet: 15-4
- White Pegasus Jersey: 17-2
- White Pants: 11-5
- White/White/White: 4-0