The Blue Devils recently released images of the throwback Battleship Grey football helmets that will be worn by the team to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 1942 Rose Bowl Team.
Duke Football advanced to the 28th annual Rose Bowl under head coach Wallace Wade. The game was originally scheduled to be played at the Rose Bowl Stadium in California, but was moved to Durham due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Duke has hosted the only Rose Bowl game not played in Pasadena but the Blue Devils lost to Oregon State 20-16 in what was then Duke Stadium on New Years Day in 1942.