South Carolina football to wear throwback 1980 uniforms with nod to George Rogers in Akron game
COLUMBIA — For the first night game Williams-Brice Stadium this season, South Carolina football is paying tribute to 1980.
The team announced Wednesday that the Gamecocks (2-1, 1-1 SEC) would be wearing throwback uniforms to represent 1980, which is when former running back George Rogers won the Heisman Trophy.
Rogers played for South Carolina from 1977-1980 and became the first player to have their jersey retired while actively playing. He still holds the record at South Carolina for rushing yards in a season with 1,894 (1980) and career with 5,204. Rogers was drafted No. 1 overall in the 1981 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints.
According to the press release, coach Shane Beamer expressed interest in throwback uniforms, and Under Armour, the program's official apparel provider, came back to Beamer with different ideas and variations of a 1980-inspired uniform.
South Carolina hosts Akron (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU), from the Mid-American Conference on Saturday.
What South Carolina football's throwback uniforms look like
The Gamecocks will wear white helmets that have a larger Block C logo and stars on the front. The jerseys will be garnet, and will say "Carolina" in large block letters across the front.
"(The jerseys) will even have a white collar resembling the neck rolls that were common in that era," the press release explained.
South Carolina's pants will be white with a garnet stripe and black outlines.
What uniforms South Carolina football has worn this season
In the home opener against Old Dominion, South Carolina donned its all-garnet uniforms with black helmets.
Against Kentucky on the road in Week 2, the Gamecocks wore all white uniforms with garnet helmets.
For the Week 3 matchup against LSU, South Carolina wore white pants, black jerseys and white helmets.
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Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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