dress code for football games?

[jen0610]

In what world do you see anyone (much less that football team) "dictating" what you wear?

There are some exceptions to the rules.

If the person attending the game is a student with a ticket in the student section, depending on what the student section is promoting, you may very well have to wear a specific color to be in that area. It is not unsual for there to be a white out student section. If your ticket is for that area, you need to wear white or be ready to sit else where. The student sections are known for being the rabidest of fans and they have their own set of rules for being in that area. I have not ever seen that you have to wear that years shirt or else, but most of the kids who go game in, game out, know this and they get the special t-shirt(s) for that season. When it's for a special cause, pink for breast cancer, usually the school will foot that bill and the shirts are placed on the seats in the student section and when the kids get in there, they change into said t-shirt.

 

[sam_gordon]

There are some exceptions to the rules.

If the person attending the game is a student with a ticket in the student section, depending on what the student section is promoting, you may very well have to wear a specific color to be in that area. It is not unsual for there to be a white out student section. If your ticket is for that area, you need to wear white or be ready to sit else where. The student sections are known for being the rabidest of fans and they have their own set of rules for being in that area. I have not ever seen that you have to wear that years shirt or else, but most of the kids who go game in, game out, know this and they get the special t-shirt(s) for that season. When it's for a special cause, pink for breast cancer, usually the school will foot that bill and the shirts are placed on the seats in the student section and when the kids get in there, they change into said t-shirt.

And what school is this?

 

[jen0610]

And what school is this?

We did it with Purdue.
My best friends kids have to do it at Texas A&M and Arizona State.
Neice and 4 current students had/have to do it with IU.
Have seen it with Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, MI State, Michigan, Notre Dame, FSU, MIami as just a few examples. This is from friends and family members sharing photo's of themselves or their kids at games. Of being at games ourselves.

And like I said this is for those students that are sitting in the Student Section.

If your a student that ponied up the cost of a general admission ticket, you can wear what you want. And when the Student section hasn't dictated a color block for that game, you can wear which ever of school colors you want.

 

[cabanafrau]

Saturday night was a matchup between Michigan State Spartans and Oregon Ducks at Spartan stadium. The overhead shots looked cool because different sections were advised what color to wear and the stadium was green and white stripes. It's part of the fun & tshirts are handed out like water on college campuses so it's not a burden.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Anyone else think this is a bit too much? I wore my school colors with pride in high school, but it seems silly for college.

Why? You don't get to pick your high school. You pick your college.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

One of the games I saw the end of had checkered colors in the stands. I forget which game it was. My wife was reading about it, and from what I understand the attendees were given free shirts.

The Temple games we have gone too haven't had dress codes, but you certainly don't show up in the other teams colors. And since you have to think about it, you might as well wear your school colors.

 

[jen0610]

Saturday night was a matchup between Michigan State Spartans and Oregon Ducks at Spartan stadium. The overhead shots looked cool because different sections were advised what color to wear and the stadium was green and white stripes. It's part of the fun & tshirts are handed out like water on college campuses so it's not a burden.

Loved those MI State helmets. Loved seeing the Duck take a place of honor on both the helmets and uniform sleeves of Oregon. Can't wait to see all their uniform options this year.

 

[HM]

A lot of college kids don't wear team colors, but dress up in jackets ties/dress wear for the games as tradition at many southern (others?) schools. And then there are the die hard fans will wear the colors that they are 'asked' to wear to show school spirit.

 

[brookmey]

I went to the University of Michigan and now have alumni season tickets. Every year with our tickets we can buy the "official" game shirt, which is maize, but it's not mandatory. There are certain games that call for a "maize out," encouraging everyone in the stadium, not just the students, to wear that color. Years ago, for a game against Central Michigan, we were encouraged to wear blue instead of maize to differentiate the U of M fans from the CMU fans, whose colors are maroon and yellow.

I don't know about anyone else, but as soon as I left high school I stopped wearing my school colors. I wear my maize and blue, with pride, every football Saturday and sometimes during basketball and hockey season, even though I've been out of college for years. I don't even think about wearing my high school colors, at any time, anymore. I identify with my college now, not my high school.

 

[DopeyDame]

We did it with Purdue.
My best friends kids have to do it at Texas A&M and Arizona State.
Neice and 4 current students had/have to do it with IU.
Have seen it with Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, MI State, Michigan, Notre Dame, FSU, MIami as just a few examples. This is from friends and family members sharing photo's of themselves or their kids at games. Of being at games ourselves.

And like I said this is for those students that are sitting in the Student Section.

If your a student that ponied up the cost of a general admission ticket, you can wear what you want. And when the Student section hasn't dictated a color block for that game, you can wear which ever of school colors you want.

Nope. I went to ND. We are rabid fans for sure, and no doubt there is an expectation to wear "the shirt" or whatever color for a game, especially in the student section. But "required"? No. Absolutely not. Never ever in a bazillion years would someone be kicked out of the student section because they weren't wearing the right color shirt. I am 100% positive about that for ND, and find it extraordinarily hard to believe that any of the other schools you listed are kicking people with valid student tickets out of the student section because of the color of their shirt.

As for the OP... this strikes me as a very bizarre rant. No one is "dictating" what shirt you wear. People are coordinating for effect and school spirit! If you want to join in the fun, do so and enjoy it! If not, don't stress about it.
And it makes far far far more sense to me to do that in college than in HS, but I went to a small all girls school for high school, so it's probably a little different there.

 

[scrapquitler]

If a college doesn't have a dress code for classes, I find it odd that the football team dictates what colors the fans should wear to each game. If the team colors are burgundy and navy, you'd need a burgundy t-shirt for one game, then navy for another, then white for the white out, then black for the blackout. And if you have Adidas sponsoring the shirts one year and they switch to Nike, you're considered out of fashion if you still wear Adidas. If you choose a polo or jersey, that's even more $$$ on top of the overpriced season tickets.

Anyone else think this is a bit too much? I wore my school colors with pride in high school, but it seems silly for college.

rant over.

I think it's probably more of a suggestion to show team spirit. It's not required. And if you do want to participate, I'm sure that you don't need an offical product. Any garment in that color would work. And are you really worried about being seen as 'out of fashion' for wearing the wrong brand gear to a football game???

 

[gotomu212]

It just for fun and school spirit! There is a shirt for everything in college. We go to Mizzou games, and everyone knows ahead of time if it is a Blackout, or a Gold Rush or something else. I would say it is an even bigger deal in college than high school.

M I Z

 

[pooh4evr]

M I Z

Z O U

 

[galaxygirl76]

I'm near Iowa city, our team colors are black an gold. We have a 'be bold wear gold' game, a 'black out' game, and a spirit game. At the spirit game people attending are getting tickets that say which color shirt to wear so this is the end result:

Most people here think it's pretty cool.

I own many Iowa shirts, all sorts of colors, but when I go to a game I wear black or gold.

 

[ksjayhawks]

We did it with Purdue.
My best friends kids have to do it at Texas A&M and Arizona State.
Neice and 4 current students had/have to do it with IU.
Have seen it with Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, MI State, Michigan, Notre Dame, FSU, MIami as just a few examples. This is from friends and family members sharing photo's of themselves or their kids at games. Of being at games ourselves.

And like I said this is for those students that are sitting in the Student Section.

If your a student that ponied up the cost of a general admission ticket, you can wear what you want. And when the Student section hasn't dictated a color block for that game, you can wear which ever of school colors you want.

I have to disagree about Arizona State. Our son is a student there--he is finishing up a double major and will graduate in December. So, this is his 5th football season there. While the school has various nights--this last weekend was "maroon monsoon" for example, no student would be told to sit elsewhere if they don't have on the right color shirt. In fact, if you look at a picture of the student section tweeted by the school, there are several students in yellow or black shirts in the crowd.

I asked my son and his reply was to ask where I got that crazy idea. He said it is great to wear the same color for unity but noone would be denied sitting in the student section for having the wrong color shirt. He said the students wouldn't ask other students to leave and security has enough to do with checking wristbands. So, it isn't true for ASU.

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

My daughter attends Arizona State.

They usually have free t shirts sitting right on the bleachers for the students as they enter. Most everyone participates in wearing the "color of the day," but it isn't required. She has so many free shirts from school I can't believe it!

This year, she moved to an apartment on Rural which is on the other end of campus from the stadium. She hasn't made a single game because it is too far to walk and too hot. I just call it being lazy. She'd rather stay at her apartment and swim or go to the gym!

 

[Mkrop]

My son's high school has these for football games but it isnt dictated it is for fun

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

We did it with Purdue.
My best friends kids have to do it at Texas A&M and Arizona State.
Neice and 4 current students had/have to do it with IU.
Have seen it with Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, MI State, Michigan, Notre Dame, FSU, MIami as just a few examples. This is from friends and family members sharing photo's of themselves or their kids at games. Of being at games ourselves.

And like I said this is for those students that are sitting in the Student Section.

If your a student that ponied up the cost of a general admission ticket, you can wear what you want. And when the Student section hasn't dictated a color block for that game, you can wear which ever of school colors you want.

Not required at Texas A&M at all. We do have Maroon Out where you are asked to wear maroon to the game, but you are not required to at all. Now, back in 2001, we did a "Red, White, and Blue Out" that was pretty darn cool.

Again, though, it wasn't "required". You can even see some places that people didn't wear the right color for their level but are still in the stands.

 

[MomofKatie]

A lot of college kids don't wear team colors, but dress up in jackets ties/dress wear for the games as tradition at many southern (others?) schools. And then there are the die hard fans will wear the colors that they are 'asked' to wear to show school spirit.

Back in the 80's, we wore dresses, heels and hose to games. Our dates wore navy blazers, red ties, and khakis. This was the unofficial dress code for Greeks, although most "regular" students wore more sensible shorts and t shirts (it was sweltering in the student section for most of the games). Not sure what it like nowadays, but I tend to think most kids are pretty casual- makes more sense, IMO.

 

[My2Cinderellas]

Hey, I'm in this picture! I love the stripes. Odd# sections and students wear black - even # sections wear gold. It was about 80-90% compliance and that's enough to get the distinct stripes.