Tulane Football Unveils New Orleans Inspired City Edition Uniform and Helmet
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Tulane Releases Its City Edition Unis
Tulane Athletics revealed a City Edition uniform and hand-painted helmet today that Green Wave Football will wear for this year’s Homecoming game. Debuting on Saturday, November 15, these special edition uniforms celebrate the culture, history, and spirit of the Crescent City, and fans have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to own these game worn collector’s items through the relaunched . All proceeds from the helmet and uniform sales will benefit the Green Wave Talent Fund to provide NIL opportunities to Tulane student-athletes.
Introducing our first City Edition uniform! ⚜️
— Tulane Football (@GreenWaveFB) October 21, 2025
Debuting 11.15.2025#UptownFootball pic.twitter.com/mSCQyV2a9o
The City Edition uniform and helmet are uniquely New Orleans. The helmet was designed and hand-painted by renowned helmet artist Armando Villarreal. Since 2018, Villarreal has personally airbrushed helmets for 13 different programs, including Michigan, Tennessee, Maryland, Boise State, BYU and Utah. A former U.S. Army Reserve member who served deployments in Kosovo and Iraq during the early 2000s, Villarreal juggled his city job while airbrushing hundreds of helmets annually. In 2022, he made the shift to full-time artistry and has since become a prominent figure in this niche craft.
The helmet has a light gray base textured with cracks mimicking New Orleans’ sidewalks, and the iconic street tile font proudly spells out “Tulane” on each side. Mardi Gras beads wrap around the helmet, paying homage to the world-famous celebration synonymous with New Orleans, while the stripe features the elegant wrought iron found throughout the city’s legendary architecture. Since the helmets are hand painted, each helmet has subtle differences in the beads and street tile lettering, meaning no two helmets are exactly the same. Even the back warning sticker is a nod to the Sewerage & Water Board logo, adding a secret local flair. The front bumper is the final piece, boldly stamped with “Uptown,” a shoutout to the heart of Tulane Football’s home turf.
The uniform incorporates many of the same elements, with wrought iron on the shoulders of the Tulane blue jersey, and down the sides of the white pants. Player names on the back of each jersey will also be in street tiles, and the inside the back collar, a hidden message reads, “Welcome to Uptown,” a phrase commonly associated with Green Wave Football.
One Time, and One Time Only
These City Edition helmets and uniforms will only be worn one time ever, making them extremely rare collectibles. A limited number of helmets and jerseys are available to purchase now through the relaunched , though fans will not receive them until after the game on November 15. All proceeds from the helmet and jersey sales will go directly to the Green Wave Talent Fund, fueling NIL opportunities and supporting the next generation of Tulane student-athletes.
Fans interested in owning this unique piece of New Orleans memorabilia and supporting the Green Wave can purchase a City Edition helmet or jersey HERE.
Doug has covered a gamut of sporting events in his fifty-plus years in the field. He started doing sideline reporting for Louisiana Tech football games for the student radio station. Doug was Sports Director for KNOE-AM/FM in Monroe in the mid-80s, winning numerous awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association for Best Sportscast and Best Play-by-Play. High school play-by-play for teams in Monroe, Natchitoches, New Orleans, and Thibodaux, LA dot his resume. He did college play-by-play for Northwestern State University in Natchitoches for nine years. Then, moving to the Crescent City, Doug did television PBP of Tulane games and even filled in for legendary Tulane broadcaster, Ken Berthelot in the only game Kenny ever missed while doing the Green Wave games. His father was an alumnus of Tulane in the 1940s, so Doug has attended Tulane football games in old Tulane Stadium, the Superdome, and Yulman. He was one of the 86,000 plus on December 1, 1973, sitting in the North End Zone to seeTulane shutout the LSU Tigers, 14-0. He was there when the Posse ruled Fogelman and in Turchin when the Wave made it to the World Series. He currently is the public address voice of the Tulane baseball team.