On Saturday against Wisconsin, Northwestern will feature a traditional road-game look for its first Big Ten contest. The Wildcats will wear their classic purple helmet for the first time this season, along with white jerseys and purple pants.
The Wildcats last wore this uniform combination in a dominant 45-17 victory at Purdue last season, although the same color scheme was worn last season against Michigan State but with the Alternate Purple ‘Cat Head helmet. Before that, the purple-white-purple look was worn against Michigan in 2015 (*shudders*). On a more positive note, this is the combination Northwestern wore on a cold November afternoon in South Bend.