UCF officially dropped their highly-anticipated “Mission X” Space Game uniforms on Tuesday, September 29, just about a month before they hit the field, and trust me, these aren’t your average threads. This is the tenth annual Space Game for the Knights, a tradition born from their incredible undefeated 2017 season, and they are leaning *hard* into their deep space roots this year. This team was founded as Florida Technical College back in ’63, specifically to crank out scientists and engineers for the space program at Cape Canaveral, so you know this tradition is legit.
Citronauts Are Suiting Up in All White, Head to Toe
For this epic annual clash, UCF totally reverts to its original “Citronauts” nickname, and these uniforms? Each one is a wild, intricate tribute to space exploration, and “Mission X” is no different. They unveiled the full look at 3:21 p.m., a nice nod to the launch countdown, and for the third time in Space Game history, the Knights are going with an all-white uniform. We’ve seen five black jerseys and two Canaveral blue looks in the past, but this year it’s pure, crisp white from the helmet right down to the pants. It’s a clean slate ready for blastoff, you know?
Every Stitch Tells a Story: The Insane Details You Might Have Missed
UCF went all out, laying out the granular details of this uniform design on their website, and it’s seriously next level. The helmet alone is a masterpiece, rocking a thick red stripe that’s a direct callback to the red stripes on Apollo mission spacesuits. Plus, that chrome facemask? It’s mimicking those Apollo spacesuit visors, and you even get an American flag tucked into the UCF emblem. Talk about patriotism!
Then you get to the jersey. The stitching itself is based on Project Mercury spacesuits, which is just insane. The number font is Modified Microgramma, straight out of 1960s science fiction, and get this: the numbers actually contain 10 Polaris stars, a direct shoutout to “Mission X.” Below those stars, it’s stitched with “Property of Florida Technical University 1963.” The jersey cuffs are blue on the left and red on the right, mirroring the connecting gloves of a Project Gemini spacesuit, and the Canaveral blue collar is designed to look like a spacesuit collar from Project Gemini. And of course, the “Space U” patch on the shoulders pays homage to the Gemini X mission patch. Honestly, every inch of this uniform is a history lesson.
The pants keep the theme going strong, with blue on the left leg and red on the right, designed to look like Apollo rockets and spacesuits. “Mission X” is embroidered on the left side in blue, with “United States” in red on the right, and the legendary Citronaut logo is right there on the front right hip. This isn’t just a uniform; it’s a freaking museum exhibit!
So what’s next for these Citronauts? They’re set to unveil these incredible Space Game uniforms to a public audience at the Bounce House on Friday, October 30, when they host Baylor in a Big 12 matchup. This will be the first-ever Space Game against Baylor, and it’s the second straight Space Game slated for a Friday night showdown. The Citronauts have a phenomenal 8-1 record in their previous nine Missions, totally outscoring opponents by a combined 432-189. Get ready, because these new threads are gonna be flying high!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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