UCF Knights unveil new throwback helmet for BYU game

ORLANDO, Fla. – BYU football will face a UCF Knights team sporting a new helmet on Saturday afternoon.

The 3-4 Knights are celebrating their homecoming this Saturday at the Bounce House by releasing a retro helmet.

UCF announced that they will wear retro helmets with the UCF logo from the Daunte Culpepper era of Knights football.

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— UCF Equipment (@UCF_Equipment) October 24, 2024

The Knights wore these helmets from 1996 to 2002, the early years of their time as an FBS program.

BYU football will wear a uniform combination for the first time on Saturday. The Cougars will wear a royal blue helmet with a royal blue face mask, a white uniform and royal blue pants.

BYU has never had the royal blue face mask on the royal blue helmet combined with the white uniform and royal blue pants.

The last time BYU wore a royal blue helmet with a white uniform and royal blue pants was at Arkansas in 2023. However, the difference in this combination was a white face mask.



BYU is 3-0 all-time in royal blue helmet, white uniform and royal blue pants combination games since 2021. The Cougars introduced a royal blue helmet as part of their uniform identity at the start of the 2021 season.

The remainder of the UCF uniform will consist of a black uniform with black pants.

BYU is visiting the Bounce House for the first time since 2014. Saturday marks the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs.

No. 11 BYU at UCF

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Kick-off: 1:30 p.m. (MT)

TV: ESPN

Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM) – Extended preview begins at 9 p.m

Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12-3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch's coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.

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