[edit] Uniforms
Oregon's jerseys went through a major remake in 2006.The University of Oregon football team is known for their unique uniform style in recent years, occasionally to the criticism of alumni and football purists,[89] though they have been often praised by football recruits.[90] The new schemes are designed by the nearby Nike Corporation, who have the outfitting rights for the Ducks.[91]
The football team used nine different football combinations in the 2005 season, but introduced even more combinations in the 2006 season.[92] The new uniforms in 2006 provided 384 possible different combinations of jerseys, pants, helmets, socks, and shoes. A metallic-yellow colored helmet with silver flames debuted in the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl increased the possible combinations to 512.[93] These uniforms were more technologically advanced than other uniforms, 28% lighter when dry, 34% lighter when wet, and greater durability with reinforcing diamond plating patterns at the joints.[91] The Ducks wore the previously announced white helmets for the first time on October 20, 2007 in Seattle, when they played the Washington Huskies.[94] In 2008, during the Arizona-Oregon game, they wore new, all black uniforms nicknamed "lights out", but instead of the typical metal diamond plated shoulder pads, the new uniforms had a wing pattern.[95][96]
On June 23, 2009, Nike unveiled a new uniform design based on the "lights out" design from the previous season featuring the "wings" pattern on the shoulder pads as well as a more simplified uniform design, while retaining the number font style of "Bellotti Bold" and the colors of green, black, white, yellow, and grey.
