If you’ve ever looked back at old Sun Devil photos and thought, “Wow, that’s a different team,” azcentral has a new gallery that makes the comparison easy. The piece, published Aug. 28, 2026, walks through Arizona State football uniforms across the years and gives a quick visual history of how the look has shifted with the program.

One of the earliest images in the gallery shows the 1970 home uniform worn by the Arizona State Sun Devils in a game against Washington State, according to azcentral. From there, the gallery moves through a string of familiar names and eras: Danny White, who started at ASU from 1971-73; Mark Malone in 1976; Mike Pagel; and later players like Jake Plummer, Steve Campbell, Jeff Krohn, Jamar Williams, Rudy Carpenter, Andrew Walter, and Brock Osweiler.

What makes the gallery fun is how clearly it shows the little style swings that add up over time. The 1996 road uniform, for example, is described as a gold helmet, white jersey and maroon pants. By 2003, the look had gold on the shoulder pads, and the 2008 home uniform gives another snapshot of where the team was stylistically at that point. Then there’s the 2010 season, when the uniforms still carried the Sparky helmet, before ASU unveiled a new look in April 2011 featuring a pitchfork on the helmet instead of Sparky, according to the gallery.

The later entries show how the Sun Devils leaned into special looks for big moments. In 2013, ASU wore all black with a special flame helmet for the game against Notre Dame in Arlington, Texas. That kind of one-off uniform always gets people talking, and it’s easy to see why: football gear is part identity, part nostalgia, and part statement piece.

For anyone who likes the history of the program as much as the game itself, the full azcentral gallery is worth a scroll. It’s a reminder that uniforms do more than dress a team — they help mark the eras fans remember most.

Full details at azcentral: https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/sports/college/asu/2026/08/28/asu-football-uniforms-through-the-years/74493456007/