It’s a day of big news for Jacksonville Jaguars fans. Not only were the team’s new throwback uniforms revealed on Thursday, but Tom Coughlin, the franchise’s first head coach, will be inducted into the team’s special Jaguars Pride for the upcoming season.
What’s more, both events will take place on the same day. Coughlin will be inducted on the same day the Jags debut their classic uniforms: Week 5, Oct. 6, 2024, when Jacksonville plays the Indianapolis Colts.
“Everywhere I go and every comment I read, it’s clear that our fans are longing to see Jaguars players in throwback uniforms,” Jaguars president Mark Lamping said. said in a statement “That perseverance paid off and our uniforms, reminiscent of the team’s early years, are back by popular demand, just in time for the 30th season and, in particular, the induction into the Pride of the Jaguars of our inaugural head coach, Tom Coughlin.”
These uniforms are officially called the “Prowler Throwbacks” and celebrate the Jaguars’ 30th season. They include multiple details from the team’s early days in the mid-to-late 1990s (the Jaguars began play in 1995) and were debuted on X with an appropriately 1990s-themed music video.
The jerseys are teal with white numbers and letters, which are outlined in black and yellow. There is a white stripe on each sleeve and above it is the old-school Marauding Jaguar logo. The pants are white with teal and black stripes on the sides. The helmets are black with the Jaguars’ first logo on the side.
There is no better way to honor the franchise’s inaugural head coach, Tom Coughlin, than with his induction into the Pride of the Jaguars and a visual celebration of his early years with the team. Over eight seasons, Coughlin went 68-60, leading the Jags to the playoffs four times. He was fired in 2002 by then-owner Wayne Weaver, but returned to Jacksonville in 2017 to serve as team president.