When Dooley took over, he changed the “G” logo to make it look like the Green Bay Packers. He then changed the “silver britches” to white pants, but switched back to silver right before the 1980 national championship season.
During the 80’s, Georgia would wear the red pants but that was short lived. Then they would tweak their jersey and go back to wearing silver or black pants. But in the main uniform would feature the red helmet, the white or red jersey and the silver pants.
It wasn’t until 2007 when the uniform change for Georgia became a big deal. Before the Auburn game, Bulldog fans were encouraged to wear black, but they didn’t know why.
After the team finished their warm-ups and went back into the locker room, they changed from their red jersey to black and when they ran out on the field, Sanford Stadium went ballistic and that led to a big win against the Tigers.
The next time Georgia did a blackout it was against Alabama the following year and the Tide hammered the Dawgs and they have not worn the jerseys since.
In 2009, Mark Richt wanted to do something different for the Florida game and had the players wear black helmets with white jerseys and black pants. That did not go well for the Bulldogs because they got hammered by the Gators and that uniform has not been worn since the defeat.
So with the new uniforms set to be worn for the opening game of the season, it should be interesting how the fans will react. One thing for sure is the fact, no matter what the jerseys or the color of the helmets and pants are...the Georgia Bulldogs are the Dawgs!
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