ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For The University of New Mexico football program, it’s another case or something old and something new. One year after debuting its white and turquoise uniforms for Homecoming, the Lobos in 2015 are honoring their past and the present with their helmet. UNM will wear its new anthracite matte helmets, but with a throwback logo that was worn for most of the 1980s and 1990s.
The logo is a version of the logo that was worn specifically in 1987, and from 1992-96, which is UNM’s former Lobo logo without the black outline. UNM wore that logo on the helmet (sometimes with a black outline, sometimes without) from 1980-98, with the lone exception being 1988, when the team had the name “LOBOS” on the helmet instead.
The most famous Lobo to wear the decal on his helmet is Brian Urlacher, who wore it from 1996-98. UNM is pairing the decal and anthracite helmet with UNM’s cherry home jersey and white pants. It’s the sixth different uniform combination of the season for the Lobos. In addition, the Lobos are wearing pink socks and wristbands, and the back of the helmet will have a pink ribbon to honor the fight against breast cancer.
Lobos Honor Past with Homecoming Helmet
