Washington Huskies To Wear Military-Inspired Alternate Football Uniforms On Nov. 15

The Washington Huskies will pay tribute to those who serve or have served in the United States military by wearing new “Honor and Support” alternate football uniforms during their Nov. 15 game against Purdue.

🇺🇸Introducing the UW and @adidasFballUS Honor and Support uniform.

We'll pay tribute to those who serve – past and present, on and off the field – on 11/15 vs Purdue at the @GreatestSetting for the 2025 Salute to Service game.

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— Washington Football (@UW_Football) October 1, 2025

The uniforms feature a sublimated camouflage pattern on the purple jerseys, gold numbers and gold pants, while a “Dawgs” wordmark appears beneath the Big Ten logo on the right shoulder, mimicking the nameplate on a military uniform.

The jerseys display an American flag in the advancing position on the right sleeve, Washington’s Block “W” logo on the left sleeve and a contrasting nameplate on the back, while the pants have an “Honor and Support” roundel on the right hip.

The uniforms are complete with the aforementioned “Dawgs” wordmark running down the side of the right leg and will be paired with the Huskies’ standard gold helmets, which they’ve worn in every game so far this season.

For those curious about Washington’s decision to wear military-themed uniforms, look no further than the ASUW Shell House, a historic building on campus that was constructed in 1918 as a Navy seaplane hangar during World War I.

Located on Union Bay, just southeast of Husky Stadium, the building was also the home of the Huskies’ men’s rowing team from 1920-49, including the 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalists, who were dubbed the “Boys in the Boat.”

The University of Washington was the site of a Naval training camp at the time, led by commander Miller Freeman. The Shell House is one of only two surviving wood hangars from WWI, joining Hangar 9 at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.