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Northwestern has officially announced its uniform combination for their Saturday afternoon matchup against Nebraska. In a move that may upset the all-purple and white traditionalists, the ‘Cats will be rocking black helmets and pants with a white jersey.
⚫️⚪️⚫️#B1GCats x #GoCats pic.twitter.com/7kUSdd73dJ
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) October 4, 2019
Per the Daily’s Ella Brockway (a great source on uniform statistics and in general), Northwestern is 2-0 since 2012 wearing the uniforms. In its last time donning the black and white, NU defeated Minnesota 24-14, and in 2015 the ‘Cats took down Wisconsin 13-7.
Another undefeated combo this week for the Wildcats. Here’s what you need to know about the W-B-B uniform:
— Ella Brockway (@ellabrockway) October 4, 2019
Record in combo since 2012: 2-0
Other games when worn: Minnesota 2018 win (24-14), Wisconsin 2015 win (13-7) https://t.co/nn1hASiCOn
Here’s to hoping Northwestern can pull off a similar result in Lincoln this weekend.