Mizzou is leaning into its past for a big date at Memorial Stadium.
The Tigers will wear newly unveiled throwback uniforms on Sept. 19 against Troy as part of the stadium’s 100th Anniversary Game, a centerpiece event for the centennial celebration of Memorial Stadium, which opened in 1926.
The look is built to pull pieces from several different eras of Mizzou football and stitch them into one clean, vintage package. The black jersey carries a classic M logo that points back to the 1920s, when Memorial Stadium was first built and Missouri football entered a new era. There is no MISSOURI or MIZZOU across the chest, echoing the program’s earlier years before that wording was added in the 1980s, as well as the cleaner jersey designs that showed up again in the 1990s and 2020s.
The sleeves bring in black, gold and white stripes tied to the 1970s, when the Tigers moved out of the defensive-heavy 1960s and into a more modern, high-powered offense led by Phil Bradley, Kellen Winslow and James Wilder.
The helmet also reaches back through program history. The Block M first appeared on a Mizzou helmet in 1971, and that era shows up in the narrow type and gray facemask. The Block M has taken on different looks over the decades, but it remains one of the program’s most recognizable marks.
There’s another detail on the front bumper: the six Ionic-style Columns of Mizzou’s Francis Quadrangle. Those columns have been a symbol of the University since 1892, two years after Missouri football was born.
Even the pants are part of the throwback story, reflecting the historic shade of gold the Tigers wore before the 21st Century.
Together, the pieces are meant to tie a century of Mizzou football into one uniform, linking the program’s past with what comes next as Memorial Stadium begins its next 100 years.
The Troy game is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network+.
Fans can also buy a Centennial Celebration Ticket Package that includes four tickets and one parking pass for $100.
A Nike merchandise line inspired by the uniforms is available now at shop.mutigers.com and will also be sold at the soon-to-be-completed new Tiger Team Store inside Memorial Stadium. The collection is also being sold at other retailers around Columbia, along with additional 100th Anniversary commemorative items from top brands.
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