While trying to end a 54-year drought by winning a bowl game against Indiana, the Blue Devils will don helmets featuring a Devil decal that is almost 50 years old.
Duke will wear throwback helmets featuring a decal that was used from 1966 until 1969, the team announced on Twitter Monday afternoon. The Blue Devils take on the Hoosiers in the Pinstripe Bowl Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Throwback headgear logo for the @PinstripeBowl -- decal circa 1966-69 seasons. #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/S5UblfFfc3
— Duke Football (@Duke_FB) December 21, 2015
Duke is making its fourth straight bowl appearance under head coach David Cutcliffe and hoping to bounce back after three consecutive postseason losses and dropping four of its last five games.
Sports Channel 8 also created mock alternate helmets for Indiana Monday, putting a photo of Hoosier men's basketball head coach Tom Crean on a red helmet.
Not to be outdone, here are the alternate helmets that #iufb will be wearing vs. Duke pic.twitter.com/MuAJC336VB
— SportsChannel8 (@SportsChannel8) December 21, 2015
Throwback headgear logo for the @PinstripeBowl -- decal circa 1966-69 seasons. #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/S5UblfFfc3
— Duke Football (@Duke_FB) December 21, 2015
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