Back to the College Football Uniforms
The wonder years, starring Ben Roethlisberger, are over for the Redhawks but at least their uniforms have improved since the Nike era. Currently under Adidas, Miami of Ohio’s uniforms are modeled after a design that first appeared in 2011 for three stripes-sponsored programs.
Twin stripes were added to sleeves, contrasting side panels were eliminated and the school’s primary “M” logo was added as the jersey centerpiece instead of a wordmark. Since 1974, the Redhawks have worn white shells with a red “M” graphic.
Gray facemasks were switched to red in 1979 and have remained bright since. In 1998, black was added as an outline color of the school’s primary logo. Miami of Ohio currently has four choices on gamedays — red on red, red on white, white on red and white on white.
The Redhawks have yet to buy into black alternates, matte finishes on shells or gray baselayers. The team’s gameday pants are double-striped and numerals are solid color free of outlines. With Nike in the early 2000s, the Redhawks donned a stripe that stretched from below the neck to the knee — one of the many common swoosh templates.
The one mark that’s made Miami of Ohio distinguishable over the last several decades has been its white shell with a red “M”. The Redhawks’ two-color red and black base layer has been added recently.
