Helmet: White
Jersey: White
Pants: White
Jersey: White
Pants: White
For the second consecutive season, Mississippi State went with their clean All-White look for the last road game of the year. Though they played poorly at times and trailed 14-0 early, the #16 Bulldogs found a way to get the win and advance to 8-3 (4-3) heading into Thursday's Egg Bowl. The win was the Bulldogs' third in the current white helmets, bringing their overall record in them to .500 at 3-3. Going back to 2000, the Bulldogs are now .333 (5-10) in alternate white helmets.
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Since Arkansas joined the SEC in 1992, Mississippi State has worn All White against the Razorbacks 4 times now: 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2017. Today was their first win against the Hogs in the combo. In fact, teams wearing non-maroon/red helmets have not fared well at all in the MSU/Arkansas matchup; aside from maroon, Mississippi State worn white helmets (01,04-08,17) and silver helmets (16) in the matchup, while Arkansas has worn white (14) and anthracite (13) aside from red. State's wins in 2008 and 2017 are the only times the winner of the matchup has not been wearing either maroon or red helmets.
Coming into the week, I was hoping to see the Maroon/White/Gray combination for the first time since the Bulldogs traveled to Arkansas in 2015. However, I really can't complain about the all white look when it looks as good as it does. Plus, like last year, it worked for a win in the last road game of the year. This was probably the last time that State will wear the white jerseys this season; the SEC team will be the home team in the Bulldogs' two most likely bowl destinations (Citrus in Orlando and Outback in Tampa), so it looks like we'll have to wait until next year to see that Maroon/White/Gray look again.
After the participating in great uniform matchups each of the first 7 games of the season, State's last three weeks have featured sub-par uniforms from one of the teams involved (A&M against State, State against UMass, and State against Alabama). This week, with the Razorbacks in their standard Red-Red-White and the Bulldogs in their incredibly clean all White look, was without a doubt another great uni matchup.
The uniform model for today's win is DB #38 Johnathan Abram, who, along with Montez Sweat, Jeffrey Simmons, and the rest of the Bulldog defense, kept the Razorback offense in check all game aside from a few fluke plays. Abram recorded five tackles and forced a fumble late in the third quarter.
Coming into the week, I was hoping to see the Maroon/White/Gray combination for the first time since the Bulldogs traveled to Arkansas in 2015. However, I really can't complain about the all white look when it looks as good as it does. Plus, like last year, it worked for a win in the last road game of the year. This was probably the last time that State will wear the white jerseys this season; the SEC team will be the home team in the Bulldogs' two most likely bowl destinations (Citrus in Orlando and Outback in Tampa), so it looks like we'll have to wait until next year to see that Maroon/White/Gray look again.
After the participating in great uniform matchups each of the first 7 games of the season, State's last three weeks have featured sub-par uniforms from one of the teams involved (A&M against State, State against UMass, and State against Alabama). This week, with the Razorbacks in their standard Red-Red-White and the Bulldogs in their incredibly clean all White look, was without a doubt another great uni matchup.
The uniform model for today's win is DB #38 Johnathan Abram, who, along with Montez Sweat, Jeffrey Simmons, and the rest of the Bulldog defense, kept the Razorback offense in check all game aside from a few fluke plays. Abram recorded five tackles and forced a fumble late in the third quarter.
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