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University of Houston to wear Oilers-like uniforms for Saturday’s football season opener

The Cougars will make their debut as a member of the Big 12 Conference by paying homage to Houston’s football past.

ADAM ZUVANICH | POSTED ONAUGUST 31, 2023, 11:14 AM (LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 31, 2023, 1:09 PM)

The University of Houston is entering a new era for its athletic department by paying tribute to the city's football past.

The Cougars' football team will make its debut as a member of the Big 12 Conference with a home game against UTSA at 6 p.m. Saturday at TDECU Stadium. Houston's players will be wearing special uniforms that resemble those of the Houston Oilers, the city's first professional football franchise that debuted in 1960 and relocated to Tennessee after the 1996 NFL season.

The Coogs will don light blue jerseys with red trim and white numbers and letters, with the word "Houston" across the front and on their helmets, which will be white with blue and red stripes across the crown – much like the helmets worn by the Oilers but without their signature oil derrick logo. The same stripe pattern will be on the players' sleeves as well as the sides of their white pants.

Houston's coaches will be wearing light blue hats during the game, and both end zones at TDECU Stadium will be painted light blue as well.