The Locomotives' New Colors?

Last year, all four UFL teams used the same color pallet. The colors that were used were the colors of the UFL logo, and were used to raise awareness and branding for the league.

This year, all bets are off for team colors. So far, the UFL has been pretty quiet on information regarding the subject. The only thing we've heard is that the Florida Tuskers will be keeping their "Tusker" blue. Coach Jagodzinksi of the Omaha Nighthawks mentioned that their colors may be black, silver, and white. The Locos have been using the same shade of blue as the Tuskers in their uniforms and logo. If the Tuskers are keeping the color, then that would probably mean that the Locos will be changing their scheme to stray away from the original shared color pallet.

So what colors should the Locos use? When are we going to learn and see the new colors and uniforms? Will there be an updated logo? Unfortunately, these questions have yet to be answered, but I feel that the league has already been giving hints towards the Locos branding going forward.



Now before I continue, I just want to make sure that it's clear that this is 100% complete speculation. This is in no way information gained from the UFL or any UFL employees or players. This is just observational.

So here goes my theory. About a week or two ago, the UFL posted information for cheer/dance squad tryouts for all teams. There were flyers made for each team's auditions. On the flyers, there's important information for each audition, a cheerleader, and a distinct color pattern on each flyer.

Now yesterday, the Hartford Colonials debuted their team colors and logo. Check out this flyer for the cheer/dance auditions:



If you click on the photo and look at the colors towards the top left, you'll see dark blue, gold, and light blue. Interestingly enough, those are the three colors that were unveiled for the Colonials yesterday.

So now let's take a look at the flyer that the UFL are using to advertise the Locomotives cheer/dance squad:



You'll notice that the colors on the flyer are red, black, and silver. This would make absolutely no sense to use for the Locos if our colors were to stay silver, blue, and white. So it looks like these will be the team colors for the new Locos branding. I think that if this were the case, that it would be great for the team. The team would match Sam Boyd Stadium, be easier for UNLV fans to relate to, and stand out from the other UFL teams.

For fun I made a mock-logo for Locos Station using this color scheme.



Anyway, this is all just in good fun, and in no way is official. I guess we'll find out sooner than later. All of the teams' branding are set to be announced soon. We'll keep you posted on all important league news.