New Mexico’s bowl game uniforms become big winner
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College football fans demand a lot from a bowl game that doesn’t involve high stakes like competing for a national championship.
But the New Mexico Lobos turned heads when they faced the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Rate Bowl on Friday night.
Fans were amazed by the team’s turquoise jerseys.
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New Mexico quarterback Jack Layne (2) throws the ball around Minnesota linebacker Maverick Baranowski during the first half of the Rate Bowl on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
They announced this before and during the match.
New Mexico announced United in Turquoise campaign before the start of the 2025 season. The team wore the unique uniforms in the game against Utah State in October.
The school said in August that the color was added to the school’s official color palette in the 1970s and was used on its jerseys until it changed to cherry and silver in 1980. Alternate turquoise colors returned in 2013 and 2022.
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New Mexico running back Minnesota linebacker Steven Curtis runs against Damon Bankston (1) during the first half of the Rate Bowl on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
New Mexico quarterback James Laubstein clears the ball away from Minnesota linebacker Anthony Smith (0) during the first half of the Rate Bowl on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
“Every jersey has a storytelling component. None has the significance of United in Turquoise. The importance of turquoise to the state of New Mexico cannot be underestimated, and that is why we will wear this color with pride,” the school said in a statement in August.
“We honor the past. For the state we live in. For New Mexico.”
New Mexico safety Austin Brawley clears the ball away from Minnesota wide receiver Jalen Smith during the first half of the Rate Bowl on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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It was a big hit when the Lobos announced their colors in the summer, and they were a big hit again in the Rate Bowl.
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