The unranked Auburn Tigers wore orange jerseys for the first time in a quarter of a century in 1978. It was for one game, a 22-22 tie with No. 8 Georgia. Barfield’s Boys were back at it in 1979 in a 6-0 homecoming win over Mississippi State (attended by Ambassador George H.W. Bush).
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Come for the history, stay for the soundtrack.
Tack on the two orange jersey games in 1980, and we’re looking at an orange-clad 2-1-1. As far as win-loss records for uniform gimmicks go, hey — not too shabby.
Oh, and here’s Barfield talking about the orange jersey mystique with Phil Snow.
“Well, there’s nothing magical about the orange jerseys, Phil. A lot of people ask me about that. I told our players the jerseys wouldn’t win the game, the people in them would. But they wanted to wear them, and we thought it was a good opportunity.”
Footage via the fabulous Auburn Football Videos. You can watch the entire 1978 highlights reel here, and all of 1979’s here.
from The War Eagle Reader https://www.thewareaglereader.com/2022/09/five-minutes-of-auburn-orange-jersey-highlights-from-1978-and-1979/
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